CELEX: 51990PC0358
Language: en
Date: 1990-09-07
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 4028/86 ON COMMUNITY MEASURES TO IMPROVE AND ADAPT STRUCTURES IN THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR

No C 243/6                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                28. 9. 90
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 on
              Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
                                                    COM(90) 358 final
                                      (Submitted by the Commission on 27 July 1990)
                                                       (90/C 243/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas the restructuring of fishing capacity, to
                                                                 maintain a balance between fishing effort and available,
                                                                 accessible fish stocks, may have adverse economic and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            social effects; whereas, therefore, support measures must
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and           be introduced to alleviate the burden of such effects and
43 thereof,                                                      to reorientate the activity of undertakings in those
                                                                 branches of the fishing industry most affected by this
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and               situation;
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              Whereas structural measures aimed at the reorientation
                                                                 of fishing operations must be intensified, in particular
                                                                 measures to increase and improve fishing opportunities
Having regard       to  the  opinion    of  the   European
                                                                 by encouraging the development of redeployment oper-
Parliament,
                                                                 ations;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,
                                                                Whereas restructuring of the Community's fishing fleets
                                                                 must be encouraged in order to reduce fishing effort in
Whereas Community measures to improve and adapt the              Community waters; whereas encouragement should be
structural situation of the fishing industry and of aqua-        given to schemes enabling the absorption of fishing
culture are laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No             capacity capable of operating outside Community
4028/86 O ;                                                      waters;
Whereas on 20 January 1989 the European Parliament
adopted a resolution on fair living standards for small-        Whereas it is also necessary to maintain and consolidate
scale fishermen (2);                                             traditional trade in fishery products while complying
                                                                 with the rules to ensure priority supply to the
                                                                 Community market; whereas experience has shown that
Whereas      the legislative framework for structural            stable and durable cooperation between the Community
measures    in respect of the fishing industry must be           and maritime non-member countries with which the
extended,  notably to include aid arrangements for vessels       Community has fishery relations depends upon the
excluded    from the scope of Regulation (EEC) No                development and consolidation of viable and durable
4028/86;                                                         links between the partners with a view to a genuine
                                                                 transfer of fisheries technology and know-how;
Whereas measures to promote small-scale fisheries help
to increase the economic and social cohesion of the
Community and, in particular, to speed up development            Whereas the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) N o
in the less-favoured regions which are highly dependent          4042/89 on 1 January 1990 entails the repeal of Council
on fisheries;                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 ( J ); whereas changes must
                                                                 therefore be made in the case of measures to improve
                                                                 facilities at fishing ports;
Whereas structural policy must seek primarily to ensure
balanced exploitation of the resources native to
Community waters; whereas the Community must                     Whereas promotion campaigns should be organized with
acknowledge a situation which gives rise to increasing           a view to increasing the level of consumption of certain
concern in respect of certain stocks; whereas, moreover,         species, including certain rapidly developing aquaculture
the Community, on account of its shortage of fishery             products capable of improving the supply of fishery
products, must seek to expand its sources of supply;             products;
(») OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.
O OJ No C 47, 20. 2. 1989, p. 173.                                O OJ No L 388, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1.
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Whereas the considerations outlined above and the                            — an operating range limited to the first six
operating conditions in the fisheries sector require that                        miles from the baselines,
such measures be implemented within a Community
framework and supported with public funds;                                   — a trip time of less than 24 hours,
                                                                             — a crew of no more than five,
Whereas maximum transparency is required in order to                         — inclusion in the       Community      register of
monitor the activities of the undertakings concerned;                            fishing vessels.'
                                                                    3. In Article 1, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the
Whereas provision should be made for the adjustment of                  following:
certain criteria by a simplified procedure so that they can
be adapted as closely and rapidly as possible to devel-
                                                                        '2.    The measures specified in paragraph 1 (a), (b),
opments in a situation subject to fluctuation according to
                                                                        (d) and (g) must form part of the multiannual
regional or sectoral circumstances;
                                                                        guidance programmes referred to in Title I.
                                                                        In addition, the measures specified in paragraph 1
Whereas, under Article 155 (2) of the Act of Accession,
                                                                        (g) must form part of the zonal plans referred to in
the Council is to determine the Community structural
                                                                       Title I.
measures applicable to the fisheries sector in the Canary
Islands and in Ceuta and Melilla; whereas Regulation
(EEC) No 4028/86 provides for the application in                       3.     The measures specified in paragraph 1 (e) must
respect of those territories of the majority of the                    form part of a Community support framework under
common measures concerned; whereas; therefore; the                     the common measure introduced by Regulation
common measure provided for in this Regulation should                  (EEC) No 4042/89.'
be extended to those territories,
                                                                    4. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 1:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                       '4.    The provisions of Titles II, III and VII only
                                                                       are applicable in respect of small-scale fishing
                                                                       vessels.'
                            Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 is hereby amended as                    5. Title I is replaced by the following:
follows:
                                                                                                'TITLE I
                                                                         Multiannual guidance programmes and zonal plans'
  1. In Article 1 (1), points (c) and (f) are replaced by the
     following:
                                                                    6. The following paragraphs 5 and 6 are added to
                                                                       Article 2:
     '(c) the reorientation of fishing activities by means
           of exploratory fishing voyages, redeployment
                                                                       '5.    For the purposes of this Regulation, the term
           operations, joint ventures and joint enterprises;'
                                                                       "zonal plan", hereinafter referred to as a "plan",
                                                                       shall mean a plan covering small-scale fisheries, an
                                                                       activity carried out by vessels with a length of less
     '(f) the search for new outlets for products derived              than nine metres between perpendiculars, or 12
           from surplus or underfished species, and for                metres in the case of vessels capable of trawling,
           aquaculture products which, by virtue of their              comprising a set of objectives, together with a
           rapid growth, pose problems of disposal on the              statement of the means necessary for obtaining them,
           Community market;'                                          as a guide for restructuring in an overall long-term
                                                                       context the small-scale fisheries sector in one or
                                                                       more coastal zones of the Member State.
  2. The following point (g) is added to Article 1 (1):
                                                                       6.     The plans must cover the whole of the small-
     c                                                                 scale fisheries sector in the Member State concerned
       (g) the development of small-scale fisheries,
           meaning fishing activities carried out by vessels           and:
           with a length of less than nine metres between
           perpendiculars, or 12 metres in the case of                 — include a review of the measures taken over the
           vessels capable of trawling and that have at least               previous three to five years and a description of
           the following characteristics:                                   the current situation of small-scale fisheries,
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         describe accurately the needs of the sector and           11. In Article 9 (2), point (b) is replaced by the
         the means by which these are to be achieved, and               following:
         justify the Community assistance to be provided,
         describe also the policies to be applied by the                '(b) in the case of vessels measuring not less than
         Member State during the implementation of the                        nine metres in length between perpendiculars, or
         plan and specify precisely the targets to be                         12 metres in the case of vessels capable of
         achieved and the financing schedule,                                 trawling, form part of a programme as referred
                                                                              to in Article 2 and approved by the
         cover the period from 1 January 1991 to 31                           Commission, and in the case of vessels
         December 1992.                                                       measuring less than nine metres in length
                                                                              between perpendiculars or 12 metres in the case
                                                                              of vessels capable of trawling, form part of a
    The information to be contained in the zonal plan is                      zonal plan as referred to in Article 2 and
     set out in Annex la.'                                                    approved by the Commission.'
 7. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3:
                                                                  12. In Article 9 (3), points (a) and (c) are replaced by
     '4.    At the latest by 30 April 1991, Member States              the following:
    shall forward a plan to the Commission.'
 8. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 4:                   '(a) relate to vessels carrying the flag of a Member
                                                                             State and registered in a Community port;'
    '4.     Not later than six months after each plan has
    been forwarded, the Commission shall, acting in
    accordance with the procedure laid down in Article                 '(c) are substantial and comprise investments eligible
    47 and in the light of foreseeable developments in                       for aid of at least:
    fishery resources and the market for fisheries and
    aquaculture products, and having regard to the
    measures adopted under the common fisheries                                  ECU 4 000 in the case of vessels measuring
    policy, decide whether or not to approve it.'                                less than nine metres in length between
                                                                                 perpendiculars, or 12 metres in the case of
                                                                                 vessels capable of trawling;
 9. In Article 6 (2), points (a) and (b) are replaced by
    the following:
                                                                                 ECU 12 000 in the case of vessels not
    '(a) in the case of vessels measuring not less than
                                                                                 capable of trawling which measure not less
          nine metres in length between perpendiculars, or                       than nine metres but not more than 12
          12 metres in the case of vessels capable of                            metres in length between perpendiculars;
          trawling, form part of a programme as referred
          to in Article 2 and approved by the
          Commission;
                                                                                 ECU 25 000 in the case of vessels measuring
                                                                                 not less than 12 metres in length between
      (b) in the case of vessels measuring less than nine
                                                                                 perpendiculars.'
          metres in length between perpendiculars, or 12
          metres in the case of vessels capable of trawling,
          form part of a zonal plan as referred to in
          Article 2 and approved by the Commission and            13. Article 13 is replaced by the following:
          comprise, per Member State, a set of investment
          projects relating to the purchase or construction
          of new fishing vessels;'
                                                                        'Article 13
10. Article 8 (3) is replaced by the following:
                                                                       For the purposes of this Title "exploratory fishing
    '(3)     The replaced vessels referred to in paragraph             voyage" means any fishing operation carried out for
    2 must not have qualified for the final cessation                  commercial purposes with a view to assessing the
    premium referred to in Article 22 nor have been                    profitability of regular, long-term exploitation of
    definitively transferred to a third country in the                 fishery resources involving fishing methods or fishing
    context of a joint enterprise as referred to in Article            gear, or fishing zones, or fish species novel for the
    21a.'                                                              Community.'
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14. Article 14 (1) is replaced by the following:                     Article 17b
    '1.     The Commission shall grant Community                      1.    The Commission shall grant Community
    financial aid to projects for exploratory fishing                financial aid to projects involving redeployment
    voyages comprising operations in:                                operations carried out:
    (a) waters which fall within the sovereignty or juris-           (a) in waters falling within the sovereignty or juris-
         diction of a Member State, and waters adjacent                   diction of a third country with which the
         to the territory of Member States where no                       Community has not concluded a fisheries
         provisions of the Community legislation on                       agreement but maintains relations,
         fishing are applicable, or
                                                                     (b) in waters which do not fall within the sover-
    (b) waters which fall within the sovereignty or juris-                eignty or jurisdiction of any State, in so far as
         diction of a third country with which the                        such operations do not involve the catching of
         Community has not concluded a fisheries                          species subject to a quota assigned to the
         agreement but maintains relations, or                            Community.
    (c) waters which do not fall within the sovereignty              2.     To qualify for financial aid, the         projects
         or jurisdiction of any State in so far as these             referred to in paragraph 1 must also:
         exploratory fishing voyages do not involve the
         capture of species subject to a quota allocated to          (a) relate to fishing operations lasting a minimum of
         the Community.'                                                  60 days per year and per vessel and comprising
                                                                          one or more voyages and up to a maximum of
                                                                          220 days;
15. The following words are added to point (g) of
    Article 14 (2):
                                                                     (b) relate to fishing vessels measuring not less than
                                                                          12 metres in length between perpendiculars,
    'and a maximum duration of 220 days;'                                 which are technically suited to the fishing oper-
                                                                          ations planned, belong to natural or legal
16. The following point (e) is added to Article 14 (2):                   persons in the Community, have been in
                                                                          operation for more than five years, fly the flag
                                                                          of a Member State and are registered in a
    '(e) have an objective compatible with the guidelines
                                                                          Community port;
          determined periodically by the Commission, of
          which Member States will be informed within
          the Committee referred to in Article 16 (3), with          (c) have an objective compatible with the general
          particular regard to fishing zones, fish species,               aims laid down from time to time by the
          fishing gear and fishing methods.'                              Commission, of which the Member States shall
                                                                         be informed within the framework of the
                                                                          Committee, and relating, in particular, to fishing
17. Article 15 (1) is replaced by the following:                          zones, fish species, fishing gear and fishing
                                                                          methods;
    '1.     The aid referred to in Article 14 shall consist
    in the granting of incentive premiums. The premium               (d) facilitate stable, continuing and profitable exploi-
    for each project shall be equal to 40 % of the                       tation of the potential fishery resources.
    eligible cost of the voyage. Payment is conditional
    on payment by the Member State concerned of a
                                                                     Article 17c
    premium of between 10 and 20 % of these costs.'
                                                                     1.    The aid referred to in Article 17b shall consist
18. The following Title Va is inserted:                              in the granting of redeployment premiums. The
                                                                     amount of the premium for each project shall be 1,3
                            'TITLE Va                                times the amount of the laying-up premium in
                    Redeployment operations'                         accordance with the scale set out in Annex IV.
                                                                     Payment is conditional on payment by the Member
                                                                     State concerned of a premium of between 10 and
    Article 17a                                                      20 % of the redeployment premium.
    For the purposes of this Title, "redeployment                    2.     If necessary, detailed rules for applying this
    operation" means any fishing operation carried out               Article, including provision for the payment of the
    for commercial purposes in a given area with a view              premium in instalments and rules governing such
    to the exploitation of fishery resources, primary                payment, shall be adopted by the Commission
    consideration being given to the supply of the                   in accordance with the procedure laid down in
    Community market.                                                Article 47.
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    3.     Community financial aid granted for a rede-           20. Article 19 (2) is replaced by the following:
    ployment project may not be drawn cumulatively
    with Community aid of the same type granted under                c
                                                                       2.    To qualify for Community aid, the projects
    the common fisheries policy.
                                                                     referred to in paragraph 1 must:
    Article 17d                                                      (a) relate to fishing vessels measuring more than 12
                                                                          metres in length between perpendiculars, which
                                                                          are technically suited to the fishing operations
    1.     The projects referred to in Article 17b shall be               planned, have been in operation for more than
    submitted to the Commission through the Member                        five years, belong to natural or legal persons in
    State(s) concerned, once the approval of the latter                   the Community, fly the flag of a Member State
    has been obtained.                                                    and are registered at a port located in the
                                                                          Community;
    2.     Within three months of the submission of a                (b) relate to fishing operations lasting a minimum of
    project, the Commission shall decide whether to                       one year;
    grant the financial aid referred to in Article 17c. This
    decision shall be notified to the beneficiaries and to
    the Member State(s) concerned. The other Member                  (c) have an objective compatible with the general
    States shall be informed accordingly within the                       aims laid down from time to time by the
    Committee.                                                            Commission, of which the Member States will be
                                                                          informed within the framework             of the
                                                                          Committee, and relating, in particular, to fishing
                                                                          zones, fish species, fishing gear and fishing
    Article 17e
                                                                          methods.'
    1.     For each project qualifying for the financial aid     21. Article 20 (2) is replaced by the following:
    referred to in Article 17c, the beneficiary or benefi-
    ciaries shall forward to the Commission and to the
    Member State(s) concerned, upon the conclusion of                '2.    The amount of the cooperation premium shall
    the redeployment operation, a report on :                        be 1,3 times the maximum amount of the laying-up
                                                                     premium in accordance with the scale set out in
                                                                     Annex IV. Payment is conditional on payment by the
    (a) the fishing operations, and in particular the                Member State(s) concerned of a premium of
         fishing methods used;                                       between 10 and 20 % of the cooperation premium.'
    (b) the species caught, the fishing zones and the            22. The following Title Via is inserted:
         corresponding yields shown on a one-degree
         grid chart;                                                                        TITLE Via
                                                                                         Joint enterprises
    (c) the economic results of the campaign;
                                                                     Article 21a
    (d) any other information of Community interest.
                                                                     For the purposes of this Title, "joint enterprise",
                                                                     means a company constituted under private law
    2.     After examining the report, the Commission                comprising one or more Community shipowners and
    shall make it available to the other Member States               one or more partners from a non-member country
    within the Committee.                                            with which the Community maintains relations, asso-
                                                                     ciated under a joint enterprise agreement set up for
                                                                     the purpose of exploiting and, where appropriate,
    3.     Detailed rules specifying in particular the data          using the fishery resources of waters falling within
    which the projects and the report referred to in                 the sovereignty and/or jurisdiction of such
    paragraph 1 must include and the form in which                   non-member country, primary consideration being
    they must be presented shall be adopted by the                   given to the supply of the Community market.
    Commission in accordance with the procedure laid
    down in Article 47.'
                                                                     Article 21b
19. In Article 18 the words 'on fishing matters' are                  1.    The Commission shall grant Community
    deleted.                                                         financial aid for joint enterprise projects.
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    2.     To qualify for financial aid, the joint enterprise         Article 21 d
    projects must relate to vessels of length measuring
    more than 12 metres between perpendiculars, which
                                                                      1.    The projects referred to in Article 21b shall be
     are technically suited to the fishing operations
                                                                      submitted to the Commission through the Member
    planned, have been in operation for more than five
                                                                      State(s) concerned, once the approval of the latter
    years, fly the flag of a Member State, are registered
                                                                      has been obtained.
    in a Community port and are to be transferred
    definitively to the third country concerned under the
    joint enterprise.                                                2.     Within three months of the submission of a
                                                                     project, the Commission shall decide whether to
                                                                     grant the aid referred to in Article 21c. This decision
     3.    Community financial aid granted for a joint               shall be notified to the beneficiaries and to the
    enterprise project may not be drawn cumulatively                  Member State(s) concerned. The other Member
    with Community aid of the same type granted under                States shall be informed accordingly within the
    the common fisheries policy.                                     Committee.
    4.     The Member States shall take the necessary                3.     For each project qualifying for the financial aid
    measures to ensure that the fishing capacity,                    referred to in Article 21b, the beneficiary or benefi-
    expressed in terms of the gross registered tonnage               ciaries shall forward to the Commission and to the
    and motive power of the vessels definitively trans-              Member State(s) concerned a periodic report on the
    ferred to a non-member country under the joint                   activities of the joint enterprise. Once a year within
    enterprises referred to in this Title and qualifying for         the Committee, the Commission shall present a
    Community financial aid, is not replaced by new                  general report on the implementation of the projects
    vessels, in particular by being used as operational              qualifying for financial aid.
    fishing capacity directly or indirectly associated with
    the construction of new vessels.
                                                                     4.     Detailed rules specifying in particular the data
                                                                     which the periodic report referred to in paragraph 3
    Article 21c                                                      must include shall be adopted by the Commission
                                                                     in accordance with the procedure laid down in
                                                                     Article 47.'
    1.     The financial aid referred to in Article 21b shall
    be used to cover the financial contribution of the
    Community partner(s) corresponding to the capital            23. Article 24 (1) is replaced by the following:
    invested in the joint enterprise.
                                                                     '1.     The permanent withdrawals referred to in
    2.     The financial aid may consist of:                         Article 22 shall be effected by means of:
    (a) a capital subsidy granted        in one    or  more          (a) the scrapping of the vessels concerned;
         instalments; and/or
                                                                     (b) the definitive transfer of the vessel concerned to
    (b) a reduction in the rate of interest charged on                    a third country, in so far as this transfer is not
         loans granted by national or international                       liable to undermine international conservation
         finance institutions; and/or                                     regulations and the management of fishery
                                                                          resources; or
    (c) a capital contribution towards the formation of
                                                                     (c) the definitive assignment of the vessel concerned
         guarantee funds for loans contracted for the
                                                                          to purposes other than fishing in Community
         implementation of the joint enterprise in
                                                                          waters.
         question.
                                                                     In the case of vessels measuring less than nine metres
    3.     The Community financial aid shall be as shown             in length between perpendiculars, or 12 metres in the
    in Annex VII. Payment is conditional on payment by               case of vessels capable of trawling, only the
    the Member State concerned of a premium of                       scrapping of the vessel shall amount to permanent
    between 20 and 50 % of the Community financial                   withdrawal for the purposes of this Article.'
    contribution.
                                                                 24. Article 24 (2), subparagraph (a) is replaced by the
    4.     If necessary, detailed rules for applying this
                                                                     following:
    Article, including priority criteria and the rules
    governing the payment of the Community aid, shall
    be adopted by the Commission in accordance with                  '(a) in respect of vessels flying the flag of a Member
    the procedure laid down in Article 47.                                 State and registered in a Community port;'
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25. Article 24 (3) is replaced by the following:                      consumption of fishery products derived from
                                                                      surplus or underfished species, and for aquaculture
    '3.    The permanent cessation premium shall be                   products which, by virtue of their rapid growth, pose
    fixed at a standard rate on the basis of the vessel's             problems of disposal on the Community market.'
    tonnage in the case of vessels measuring not less
    than nine metres in length between perpendiculars or
     12 metres in the case of vessels capable of trawling        30. Article 40 (2) is replaced by the following:
    and on the basis of the vessel's length in the case of
    vessels measuring less than nine metres in length                 '2.     The estimated sums required for implemen-
    between perpendiculars or 12 metres in the case of               tation of the measure provided for in this Regulation
    vessels capable of trawling. The premium shall be                 shall be determined by the budget authority in
    paid after the issue of a certificate attesting that the         respect of each budget year within the framework of
    vessel has been struck off the register of fishing               financial estimates in force.'
    vessels.'
                                                                 31. Article 48 (2) is replaced by the following:
26. Article 26 (5) is replaced by the following:
                                                                     '2.      Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
    '5.    Within the framework of the decisions referred             1676/85, the amounts in ecus specified in Articles
    to in paragraph 3, the Community shall reimburse                  17c and 20 and in Annexes IV, V and VII to this
    50 % of the Member States' eligible expenditure.                 Regulation shall be converted into national
    However, where the permanent withdrawal consists                 currencies at the agricultural conversion rates in
    of the scrapping of the vessel, the Community shall              force on 1 January of the year in which the
    reimburse 70 % of the Member States eligible                     premiums are granted.'
    expenditure within the framework of the decisions
    referred to in paragraph 3.'
                                                                 32. Article 50 is replaced by the following:
27. In Article 27 (2), point (a) is replaced by the
    following:                                                         'Article 50
    '(a) be included in a Community support framework                The provisions of this Regulation shall be applicable
         under the common measures introduced by                     in the Canary Islands, in Ceuta and in Melilla.
         Regulation (EEC) No 4042/89;'                               However, they shall apply only to fishing vessels of
                                                                     these territories within the meaning of Council
28. Article 28 (3) is replaced by the following:                     Regulation (EEC) No 1135/88 (').
    '3.    Investments eligible for aid shall be financed
    on a priority basis under the common measure
                                                                     0) O J N o L 114,2. 5. 1988, p. 1.'
    introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No
    4042/89 ('). To this end, aid applications relating to
    the projects referred to in Article 27 shall, when                                     Article 2
    submitted pursuant to this Regulation, be considered
    to have been submitted at the same time pursuant to          Annexes II, IV and V are replaced and Annexes la and
    Regulation (EEC) N o 4042/89.                                VII are added in accordance with the Annex hereto.
    O OJ No L 388, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1.'                                                    Article 3
29. Article 29 (1) is replaced by the following:                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
    '1.    The Commission may           grant Community          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
    financial    aid for projects       to promote the           directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                                      ANNEX
                                                                    'ANNEX    la
                              MINIMUM INFORMATION T O BE INCLUDED IN ZONAL PLANS
          Definition of zones covered by zonal plans.
          Initial situation of small boat fleet, by type of fishing, and estimate of overall fishing capacity.
          Estimate of available fish stocks in zone(s) covered by plan.
          Survey and assessment of fleets operating in zone.
          Description of strengths and weaknesses of small boat fleet.
          Estimate of optimum fishing capacity of fleet in zone(s).
          Estimate of number of vessels to be withdrawn and socio-economic impact.
          Estimate of number of vessels to be modernized, converted and rebuilt.
          Financial resources provided or to be provided for implementation of plan.
          Link with multiannual guidance programme for fishing fleet of Member State concerned.
          Compatibility with regional development programmes.
          Consistent with the Community support frameworks.'
                                                                   'ANNEX     II
          COMMUNITY AID AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS                                         FROM MEMBER               STATES       FOR
                                                                 REBUILDING
          1. Vessels measuring nine metres or less in length between perpendiculars or 12 metres or less in the case
             of vessels capable of trawling:
                                                                                     Community aid             Financial contribution
                                          Regions
                                                                                                                from Member States
               1. Greece, Andalusia, Canaries, Galicia, West of
                  Scotland ('), arrondissement of Quimper and
                  Lorient, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Mezzo-
                  giorno,      Portugal,     the    French       Overseas
                  Departments and Veneto                                                40%                   between 10 and 30 %
              2. Other regions                                                          25%                   between 10 and 30 %
              (') The "West of Scotland" means Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, together with
                  the districts of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochaber, Argyll and Bute, Cunninghame,
                  Kyle and Carrick.
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            2. Vessels m e a s u r i n g over nine metres in length b e t w e e n p e r p e n d i c u l a r s o r over 12 m e t r e s in the case of
                 vessels capable of t r a w l i n g b u t n o t m o r e t h a n 33 m e t r e s :
                                                       Regions                                                                Financial contribution
                                                                                                     Community aid
                                                                                                                                from Member States
                  1.   G r e e c e , Andalusia, C a n a r i e s , Galicia, W e s t of
                       S c o t l a n d ('), a r r o n d i s s e m e n t of Q u i m p e r a n d
                       Lorient, Ireland, N o r t h e r n Ireland, M e z z o -
                       giorno,           Portugal,           the       French     Overseas
                       D e p a r t m e n t s and V e n e t o                                              35%              b e t w e e n 10 a n d 30 %
                  2. O t h e r regions                                                                    20%              b e t w e e n 10 a n d 30 %
                  (') The "West of Scotland" means Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, together with
                      the districts of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochaber, Argyll and Bute, Cunningham,
                      Kyle and Carrick.
           3. Vessels m e a s u r i n g over 33 metres in length b e t w e e n p e r p e n d i c u l a r s :
                                                                                                                              Financial contribution
                                                      Regions                                       Community aid
                                                                                                                               from Member States
                  1.  G r e e c e , Andalusia, C a n a r i e s , Galicia, W e s t of
                      Scotland ('), a r r o n d i s s e m e n t of Q u i m p e r a n d
                      Lorient, Ireland, N o r t h e r n Ireland, M e z z o -
                      giorno,           Portugal,            the       French     Overseas
                      D e p a r t m e n t s and V e n e t o                                               25%              b e t w e e n 10 and 30 %
                 2. O t h e r regions                                                                     10%              b e t w e e n 10 a n d 30 %
                 (')  The "West of Scotland" means Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, together with
                      the districts of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochaber, Argyll and Bute, Cunningham,
                      Kyle and Carrick.'
                                                                                    'ANNEX IV
                                                                  SCALE OF LAYING-UP PREMIUMS
                                                                                                            Maximum premium per vessel
                                                                                                                    (ECU/day)
                                            Tonnage of vessel
                                      (In gross registered tonnes)
                                                                                               Vessels less than 10 years Vessels more than 10 years
                                                                                                         old (')                        old O
          Less t h a n 25 grt                                                                                75                            50
          of 25 a n d less t h a n 50 grt                                                                   150                           100
          of 50 a n d less t h a n 70 grt                                                                  200                            150
          of 70 and less t h a n 100 grt                                                                   300                            250
          of 100 a n d less t h a n 200 grt                                                                600                            400
          of 200 and less t h a n 300 grt                                                                  950                            700
          of 300 a n d less t h a n 500 grt                                                              1 200                          1 000
          of 500 a n d less t h a n 1 000 grt                                                            1 500                          1 300
          of 1 000 a n d less t h a n 1 500 grt                                                          2 000                          1700
          of 1 500 a n d less t h a n 2 000 grt                                                          2 400                          2 100
          of 2 000 a n d less t h a n 2 500 grt                                                          2 700                          2 300
          of 2 500 and less t h a n 3 000 grt                                                            3 100                          2 600
          of 3 000 grt a n d over                                                                        3 500                          3 000
          ( l ) The age of the vessel is determined from the day of the introduction of the application to the competent national
                fishing authority.'
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                                                                'ANNEX V
           ELIGIBILITY OF EXPENDITURE ON THE GRANTING OF FINAL CESSATION PREMIUMS
          A. Vessels measuring less than nine metres in length between perpendiculars, this length being increased to
             12 metres for vessels capable of trawling.
             The eligible amount is limited, per vessel scrapped to:
                                                                                  From 10 to
                       Vessel of length between perpendiculars:                                           More than 20 years (')
                                                                                  20 years (')
             0 to 5 metres                                                      ECU 3 000/m                   ECU 2 000/m
                                                                               + ECU 25 000                 + ECU 20 000
             5 to 9 metres                                                      ECU 4 000/m                  ECU 3 000/m
                                                                               + ECU 25 000                 + ECU 20 000
             9 to 12 metres                                                     ECU 5 000/m                   ECU 4 000/m
                                                                               + ECU 25 000                 + ECU 20 000
             (') The age of the vessel is decided from the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
                 authority.
          B. Vessels measuring over nine metres in length between perpendiculars or over 12 metres in the case of
             vessels capable of trawling.
               I. Vessels of a tonnage of less than 100 gross registered tonnes:
                  The eligible amount is limited, per vessel, to:
                                                                                                            Vessel intended for
                                                                                  Vessel due            purposes other than fishing
                                      Age of vessel (')
                                                                                to be scrapped           or definitively transferred
                                                                                                            to a third country
                   10 year or less                                                                            ECU 2 400/grt
                                                                                                              + ECU 30 000
                  Over 10 years but not more than 20 years                     ECU 4 000/grt                 ECU 2 000/grt
                                                                               + ECU 50 000                   + ECU 25 000
                  Over 20 years                                                ECU 3 000/grt                  ECU 1 600/grt
                                                                               + ECU 37 500                   + ECU 20 000
                  (') The age of the vessel is decided from the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
                      authority.
              II. Vessels of a tonnage equal to or higher than 100 gross registered tonnes but lower than 400 gross
                  registered tonnes:
                  The eligible amount is limited, per vessel, to:
                                                                                                            Vessel intended for
                                                                                  Vessel due            purposes other than fishing
                                      Age of vessel (')                         to be scrapped           or definitively transferred
                                                                                                             to a third country
                   10 years or less                                                                           ECU 1 200/grt
                                                                                                             + ECU 150 000
                  Over 10 years but not more than 20 years                     ECU 2 000/grt                  ECU 1 000/grt
                                                                              + ECU 250 000                 + ECU 125 000
                  Over 20 years                                                ECU 1 500/grt                  ECU 800/grt
                                                                              + ECU 187 500                 + ECU 100 000
                  (')  The age of the vessel is decided from the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
                       authority.
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              III. Vessels of a tonnage equal to or higher than 400 gross registered tonnes but lower than 3 500 gross
                   registered tonnes:
                   The eligible amount is limited, per vessel, to:
                                                                                                              Vessel intended for
                                                                                     Vessel due           purposes other than fishing
                                         Age of vessel (')
                                                                                   to be scrapped          or definitively transferred
                                                                                                               to a third country
                    10 years or less                                                                             ECU 600/grt
                                                                                                               + ECU 390 000
                    Over 10 years but not more than 20 years                     ECU 1 000/grt                   ECU 500/grt
                                                                                 + ECU 650 000                 + ECU 325 000
                   Over 20 years                                                 ECU 750/grt                     ECU 400/grt
                                                                                 + ECU 487 500                 + ECU 260 000
                   (')   The age of the vessel is decided from the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
                         authority.
              IV. Vessels of a tonnage equal to or higher than 3 500 gross registered tonnes:
                   The eligible amount is limited, per vessel, to:
                                                                                                              Vessel intended for
                                                                                     Vessel due           purposes other than fishing
                                        Age of vessel (')                         to be scrapped           or definitively transferred
                                                                                                              to a third country
                   10 years or less                                                                             ECU 480/grt
                                                                                                              + ECU 810 000
                   Over 10 years but not more than 20 years                       ECU 800/grt                   ECU 400/grt
                                                                               + ECU 1 350 000                + ECU 675 000
                   Over 20 years                                                  ECU 600/grt                   ECU 320/grt
                                                                               + ECU 1 012 500                + ECU 540 000
                   (')   The age of the vessel is decided from the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
                         authority.'
                                                                'ANNEX VII
                         MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY AID FOR JOINT ENTERPRISES
                       Category of vessel                   Age of vessel (')                Maximum amount per vessel
                  (gross registered tonnes)
                                                      10 years or less                    ECU 7 800/grt + ECU 97 500
                                                     Over 10 years but not
          Less than 100 grt                          more than 20 years                   ECU 5 200/grt + ECU 65 000
                                                     Over 20 years                        ECU 3 900/grt + ECU 48 750
                                                      10 years or less                   ECU 3 900/grt + ECU 487 500
          Equal to or higher                         Over 10 years but not
          than 100 but lower                         more than 20 years
          than 400                                                                       ECU 2 600/grt + ECU 325 000
                                                     Over 20 years                       ECU 1 950/grt + ECU 243 750
                                                      10 years or less                  ECU 1 950/grt + ECU 1 267 500
          Equal to or higher                         Over 10 years but not
          than 400 but lower                         more than 20 years
          than 3 500                                                                     ECU 1 300/grt + ECU 845 000
                                                     Over 20 years                        ECU 975/grt + ECU 633 750
                                                     10 years or less                   ECU 1 560/grt - ECU 2 632 500
                                                     Over 10 years but not
          Equal to or higher than 3 500              more than 20 years                 ECU 1 040/grt - ECU 1 755 000
                                                     Over 20 years                       ECU 780/grt - ECU 1 316 250
          (') The age of the vessel is decided from the day of the introduction of the application to the competent national fishing
              authority.'