A REPORT IN FIVE COPIES ON THE LESSONS TO BE DRAWN FROM THE PILOT ACTION AS A WHOLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES .
ARTICLE 5
THE ASSISTANCE THAT THE COMMISSION DECIDES UPON FOR THE PILOT ACTION SHALL NOT BIND THE COMMUNITY AS REGARDS THE FINAL SELECTION OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT .
ARTICLE 6
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1983 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
LORENZO NATALI
VICE-PRESIDENT
ANNEX 1
PREPARATORY PILOT ACTION IN THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN FRANCE
1 . TITLE
PILOT ACTION IN PREPARATION FOR THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES FOR THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN THE FRENCH REGIONS OF LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON , PROVENCE-COTE D'AZUR , CORSICA AND AQUITAINE .
2 . GENERAL PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE PREPARATORY PILOT ACTION IS TO PINPOINT AND TRY OUT WAYS OF BOOSTING THE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN A NUMBER OF FRENCH REGIONS COVERED BY THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES ; IT WILL ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY , NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES IN THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMMES ; AND IT WILL FACILITATE AN EARLY START TO THE PROGRAMMES .
THE ACTION COMPRISES :
- SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES TO THE EXPANSION OF FISHING AND AQUACULTURE , THE PRIORITY AREAS IN WHICH ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN , THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR EXPECTED COST ,
- PILOT PROJECTS TO TEST THE SURVEY FINDINGS .
3 . DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL FEATURES OF THE AREA
GIVEN THEIR OBJECTIVE , THE SURVEYS WILL COVER ALL THE AREAS IN FRANCE COVERED BY THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME .
THE AREAS IN WHICH PILOT PROJECTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ARE GIVEN BELOW . PROJECT LOCATIONS MAY BE CHANGED , HOWEVER , NOTABLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS .
4 . OPERATIONS
IN THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1983 TO NOVEMBER 1985 , THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT :
( A ) WITH REGARD TO PROTECTED MARINE AREAS :
- A SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA AND PRIORITY LOCATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING PROTECTED MARINE AREAS , TO DEFINE THE BEST WAYS OF EXPLOITING SUCH AREAS AND TO INDICATE THE SCALE OF INVESTMENT NEEDED AND THE EXPECTED COST ,
- A PILOT PROJECT IN LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON ;
( B ) WITH REGARD TO AQUACULTURE :
A SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES FOR THE SELECTION OF COASTAL LAGOONS INTENDED FOR DEVELOPMENT , TO IDENTIFY THE BIOLOGICAL , WATER-ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE SHORT TERM , TO DESIGN THE MOST APPROPRIATE EXPLOITATION MODELS AND TO ASCERTAIN THE EXPECTED COSTS ;
( C ) WITH REGARD TO PROCESSING AND MARKETING :
( I ) A SURVEY TO IDENTIFY CURRENT BOTTLENECKS , TO DEFINE AND APPRAISE THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS OPEN AND THE ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS , TO ASSESS THE SCALE AND COST OF THE INVESTMENT NEEDED AND TO LOOK