Council Regulation (EC) No 579/2002 of 25 March 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion as a result of those regions' remoteness
Date: 2002-03-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Azores, Canary Islands, French Guiana, Madeira, Réunion, fishery product, island region, peripheral region, sales aid

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 579/2002

of 25 March 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs
incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands
and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion as a result of those regions' remoteness

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 and Article 299(2)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 17 July 1998 the Council adopted Regulation (EC)
No 1587/98 introducing a scheme to compensate for
the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain
fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary
Islands and the French departments of Guiana and
Réunion (3) as a result of those regions' remoteness. This
scheme expires on 31 December 2001, unless a new
is presented by the Commission.
proposal

Article 299(2) of the Treaty recognises the particular
handicaps affecting the structural social and economic
situation of the outermost regions, made worse by their
remoteness and insularity. This is also the case for the
fisheries sector.

The Commission, in its report to the European Parlia-
ment and to the Council of 14 March 2000, undertook
to propose, where appropriate, adjustments to be made
to the measures in force after carrying out an evaluation
of the scheme.

A detailed evaluation of the impact of the implementa-
tion of the special measures adopted for the fisheries
sector in the outermost regions is needed in order to
submit the report provided for in Article 6 of Regulation
(EC) No 1587/98. It is not possible to carry out the
evaluation by 1 June 2001, as required under that
Article.

(5)

(6)

(7)

After carrying out the above evaluation, and as part of
the debate on the future of the common fisheries policy,
the Commission will submit a report to the European
Parliament,
the Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the
implementation of the measures provided for in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/98 together, if appropriate, with a
new proposal.

the Council,

The Commission should be able to adjust the quantities
set for the various species to take account of changes in
marketing conditions and characteristics.

The scheme should be extended for one year, to ensure
the continuity of the legal framework of the scheme to
compensate for additional costs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2(6) shall be replaced by the following:

‘6.
The Commission may, in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 4, adjust the amounts and the
quantities set for the various species, in the light of their
marketing conditions and characteristics, within the overall
financial provisions set out in paragraphs 1 to 5.’

2. In Article 6, the date ‘1 June 2001’ shall be replaced by ‘1

June 2002’.

3. In Article 7, second paragraph,

the date ‘31 December

2001’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2002’.

Article 2

(1) OJ C 332 E, 27.11.2001, p. 247.
(2) Opinion delivered on 14 March 2002 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 208, 24.7.1998, p. 1.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002.

For the Council

The President

A. M. BIRULÉS Y BERTRÁN