CELEX: 51979PC0437
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE REPRODUCTION OF SALMON IN THE BALTIC SEA#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION APPROVING TWO EXCHANGES OF LETTERS, ONE PROVIDING FOR THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNEMENT OF SWEDEN RELATING TO CERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE REPRODUCTION OF SALMON IN THE BALTIC SEA, AND ONE CONCERNING THE APPLICATION IN 1979 OF THAT AGREEMENT. (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                    PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
           EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
              RELATING TO CERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TO PROMOTE
                THE REPRODUCTION OF SALMON IN THE BALTIC SEA
                      PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
           APPROVING TWO EXCHANGES OF LETTERS ,    ONE PROVIDING FOR
             THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
            THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNEMENT OF
           SWEDEN RELATING TO CERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TO PROMOTE
    THE REPRODUCTION OF SALMON IN THE BALTIC SEA , AND ONE CONCERNING
                  THE APPLICATION IN 1979 OF THAT AGREEMENT       .
                (presented by the Commission to the Council )
COM ( 79 ) 437 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.   In a Decision adopted on 27 February 1979 the Council authorized the
Commission to negotiate an Agreement with the Swedish Government on
Community participation in the financing of certain measures concerning
the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea implemented by the Swedish
authorities . These negotiations resulted in the initialling on 30 March
1979 of the draft Agreement and the exchange of letters on its provisional
application annexed hereto .
2 . The main objectives of the negotiated Agreement are firstly to establish
a formal commitment by the Community that it will contribute to the costs of
the stocking programmes implemented by the Swedish Government on the conditions
that Sweden allows Community fishermen to benefit directly from these programmes
by granting salmon catch quotas in the Swedish fishing zone and secondly to lay
down a procedure for fixing the amount of the Community 's financial contribution ,
an amount to be agreed annually .
3.   During consultations between the Community and Sweden about catch quotas for
1979 the delegations agreed that the Community 's contribution to the reproduction
measures implemented by the Swedish Government should begin already in 1979 and
that the contribution for 1979 should be fixed at 2 million Swedish crowns . The
delegations agreed on the text of an exchange of letters which when signed would
constitute an Agreement about the Community 's financial contribution for 1979 .
The Swedish Government has already , in the expectation that the Community will
confirm the conclusions of the consultations , implemented its part of the
arrangements agreed at delegation level by granting a salmon catch quota to    •
the Community .
4.   On the basis of the foregoing the Commission :
- recommends that at its next meeting the Council authorize its President to
   designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement ;
- propose that after consultation of the, European Parliament the Council approve
   the results of the negotiations by Adopting the attached proposal for a regulation
   approving the Agreement ;
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recommends that at its next meeting the Council adopts the draft decision
attached approving the signature of the two exchanges of Letters referred to
above and authorize its President to designate the persons empowered to
sign these letters .
 ---pagebreak---                PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Swedish Government relating to certain measures intended to
promote the reproduction of salmon in the Baltio Sea
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio Community ,
and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                       1
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Government of Sweden on Community participation in the financing of
certain measures concerning the reproduction of salmon stock in the
Baltic Sea in return for salmon catch quotas allocated by Sweden to
the Community was signed at             on                     1979 ?
Whereas this Agreement should be concluded ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                              Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government
of Sweden relating to certain measures intended to promote the
reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea is hereby approved on behalf of '
the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
1
  OJ No              , page
 ---pagebreak---                                Article 2
The President of the Council shall , on behalf of the Community , notify
the Swedish Government as provided for in Artiole 4 of the Agreement •
                               Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                   For the Council
                                                   The President
1
  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities by the Secretariat-General
  of the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
approving two exchanges of letters , one providing for the provisional application
of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government
of Sweden relating to certain measures intended to promote the reproduction
of salmon in the Baltic Sea , and one concerning the application in 1979 of
that Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 103 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas an Agreement on certain measures concerning the reproduction of
salmon in the Baltic Sea between the European Economic Community and the
Government of Sweden and an exchange of letters on the provisional application
of that Agreement from the date of its signature were initialled on
30 March 1979 ;
Whereas the Community and Sweden held consultations / in accordance with the
procedure provided for in the initialled Agreement , about the financial
participation by the Community in measures taken by the Swedish Government
to promote the reproduction of the Baltic Sea salmon stock in 1979 ;
Whereas at the conclusion of these consultations the two delegations initialled
an exchange of letters providing for a contribution by the Community in 1979
of 2 million Swedish kroner towards the abovementioned measures ;
Whereas in order to prevent a significant deterioration in the state of the
Baltic Sea salmon stock   reproduction measures <: have to be stepped up as
soon as possible ;
Whereas the Swedish authorities have already decided to step up reproduction
measures in 1979 , in the expectation that the Community would participate in
their costs as provided for 1n the exchange of . letters Initialled by the
 delegations ;
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Whereas, on the same assumption, the Swedish Government has also allocated to
the Community a catch quota of salmon for 1979 ;
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Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to apply for Its part the
Agreement and the arrangements negotiated for 1979 as soon as possible / that
is from the date of the signature of the Agreement ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                               Article 1
1 . The exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the
Government of Sweden providing for the provisional application of the Agreement
on certain measures for the purpose of promoting the reproduction of salmon
in the Baltic Sea between the European Economic Community and the Government
of Sweden is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .                       }
2 . The exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the
Government of Sweden implementing for 1979 the Agreement referred to in
paragraph 1 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
3.   The text of these exchanges of letters are annexed to this decision .
                                Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons em­
 powered to sign this exchange of letters forr the purpose' of binding the Community.
 Done at                           1979
                                                         For the Council
                                                          The President
 ---pagebreak---                        FINANCIAL                  fSTAT RMGNT
                                                                                     | wra i      10 July 1979
     1 . BUDCtT LINS COIlCtU'fED I       891
     2. actich i       Draft Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
                       Government of Swe.den relating to certain measures intended to
                       promote the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea .
     3. legal ba^is i                43 EEC
    4. object! ve3 i       Par 1 1 c i pat ion . of the Community in the financing of certain measures
                           concerning the reproduction of salmon stock in t.he Baltic Sea in
                           return for salmon catch quotas allocated by Sweden to the Community .
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 I 5. FINANCIAL COt.'GEC'JLIJCE                     POR TOE MARKETING YEAR CURRENT FINANCIAL TEAR      FOLLOWING FINANCIAL TEAR
    5.0 EXr ~:piTOHE                                                             ( 79 ).            -I        (         )
         -CHAnCcTl) TO TUR EC BUDCET
           ( RiOimiS/INTCR VENTI 0,'JS )                                      0,36 mio EUA                      (1 )
I        -CHARGES TO NATIONAL ABKINISTR.
D        -CHARCED TO OTHER NATIONAL GROUPS
   5.1 RECHIPTS
         -CVN REiOUnCIS OP T!E EC
           ( LEV1 E3/CU5T0r2 DUTIES )
I        -NATIONAL
                                                     TEAR                  YEAR                        YEAR
   5.0.1 PLURI A.VNUAL PATTSW OF EXPENDITURE
   5.1.1 PLURI A.VNUAL PATTERN OP RECEIPTS
   5.2 KETiiOD OF CALCULATION
        The Community 's financial contribution may not exceed the cost of producing
        the number of smolts necessary to yield a quantity of salmon equal to the                                                E
        catch quota- allocated by Sweden              • .
                                                           to the Community' .         '          '                            :
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  6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS IIISCtflJED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OP CURRENT BUDGET T                         IfflJfKO
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  6.2 NECfiiolTY FOH A SUl TLK          TAR* BUDGET ?                                                             183 NO
  6.3 CK^iIT3 TO BE WHITI1-' INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?                                                                TEC/ R<J|
  cozjznts ■
  ( 1 ) The Community 's financial contribution provided for in the Agreement will be
          fixed each year after consultations between the parties in accordance with
          Article 3 of the Agreement . In future years the cost : will vary according to
          the quota allocated and the practical scope available to the Swedish authorities S
          for increasing production of smolts . The Commission staff is now considering                                          |
          how part of these costs could be charged to the fishermen concerned . •                                                J
 ---pagebreak---         AGREEMENT ON
CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE PURPOSE
OP PROMOTING TKS REPRODUCTION OP
SALMON IN THE BALTIC SEA
          BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE GOVERNMENT OP SFEDEN
 ---pagebreak---  THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, ( hereinafter referred to
 as the Community),
                                     of the one part ,
AND THE GOVERNMENT OP SWEDEN ,
                                       of the other part ,
CONSIDERING the Agreement on Fisheries between the European
Economic Community and the Government of Sweden , signed on
21 March 1977 ,
     /
HAVING REGARD to the fact that Sweden is carrying out extensive
measures for the purpose of promoting the reproduction of salmon
in the Baltic Sea,
HAVING REGARD to the fact that these measures also benefit the
                                                                 ι
fishing undertaken by vessels of Member States of the European
Economic Community ,       .
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOW : '
                         ARTICLE 1
                                          !
                                   - /
In accordance with Article 2 of the 1977 Agreement between the .
Community and Sweden the parties shall consult annually with a
view to establishing a catch quota of salmon to be fished by
Community vessels in the Swedish fishery zone in the Baltic Sea ,
                      ARTICLE 2
Sweden shall implement reproductive measures with a view of maintaining
a satisfactory stock of salmon within the Swedish fishery zone irt the
Baltic  Sea.                            ;                    \ '
                      ■'               V.                  •
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                   ARTICLE 3
 The Community shall participate in the costs of the measures
 referred to in Article 2 by a yearly financial contribution to
 be transferred to the Swedish authorities . The amount of this
 contribution shall be determined for each year during the con­
 sultations between the parties regarding fishery quotas for the year
 concerned so as to cover the actual costs to the Swedish authorities
 of breeding, tagging and releasing a quantity of smolts necessary to
 produce a quantity of salmon equal to the non-reciprocal quota allocated
 to the Community in the Swedish fishery zone for the year during which
 the contribution is to be paid .
                   ARTICLE 4                     '
 This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the
 Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures
 necessary for this purpose .
                   ARTICLE 5
 This Agreement shall remain in force for as Jong as the 1977
 Agreement on Fisheries between Sweden and the European Economic
 Community remains in force .
                   ARTICLE 6
 /
This Agreement shall apply , on the one hand , to the territories
 in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
 is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and ,
 on the other hand , to the territory of the Kingdom of Sweden .
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned , being duly authorized for
 this purpose , have signed this Agreement .
Done at Brussels , on                         , in duplicate in the
Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Italian aid Swedish languages ,
each of these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---             COMMISSION
                OF THE                                                     –Brueaal-a-
   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
    Directorate-General (or Fifheriet
         XIV/ A-2
                                           Sir .
                                           Referring to the consultations held today between a delegation
                                           of the European Economic Community and a delegation of the
                                           Swedish Government pursuant to the Agreement on certain measures
                                           for the purpose, of promoting the reproduction of salmon in the
                                           Baltic Sea between the European Economic Community and the
                                         . Government of Sweden , I have the honouib hereby to confirm the
                                           agreement of the European Economic Community that the financial
                                       ■ contribution for 1979 referred to in the above mentioned Agreement
                                           shall be fixed at 2*000«000 Sw. Cr. . which amount Bhall be
                                                                                                                              )
                                     ,     transferred by the EEC to the Swedish authorities before 15.08.19 /9 .
                                           I would appreciate confirmation of your Government 's acceptance
                                           of this agreement .
                                           Please accept , Sir . the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                   • /
                                                                                      Chairman of the Delegation of
                                                                                      the Eurbpean Economic Community
                                                                                        »
 To the Chairman of the
 Delegation of the Government
 of Sweden .
                                                                                                                            j
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                  •6dr«a Rue del* Lot 300. •- » 0«» 8'UweU - Telephone * 30 00 40 / 736 BO «0 - Tete«»e0«K edd'eu - COMt UA
 ---pagebreak---        Sir-
       I have the honour to confirm receipt of your letter of today with
       the following content :
       " Referring to the consultations held today between a delegation of
       the European Economic Community and a delegation of the Swedish
       Government pursuant to the Agreement on certain measures for the
       purpose of promoting the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea
       between the European Economic Community and the Government of
       Sweden , I have the honour hereby to confirm the agreement of the
       European Economic Community that the financial contribution for
       1979 referred to in the above mentioned Agreement shall be fixed
       at 2.000.000 Sw . Cr ., which amount shall be transferred by the
       EEC to the Swedish authorities before 15.08.1979".             \ '
        I hereby confirqj that my Government accepts this agreement .
                                        •                ■ "
       Please accept . Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                            Chairman of the Delegation of Sweden
To the Chairman of the
 Delegation of the European'
 Economic Community
 ---pagebreak---         COMMISSION
                                                                Bruseela
            OF THE
 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
  Dwctoratt-Gtnerai for Frth«ri«i
       XIV/ A-2
                                   Sir .
                                   In connection with the signing today of the Agreement on certain
                                   measures for the purpose of promoting the reproduction of salmon
                                   in the Baltic Sea between the European Economic Community and
                                 , the Government of Sweden I have the honour to inform you that
                                   the European Economic Community is ready to apply the Agreement
                                   on & provisional basis from today pending its entry into force
                                   in accordance with Article 4 » provided that the Government of
                                   Sweden is ready to do likewise .
                                   I 'would appreciate confirmation of your Government 's acceptance
                                   of such provisional application .           '
                                      "  ■ '   '   ' ■' V   ■ V " 1 / ,,                ^          '
                                                 4                                 '
                                   Please accept.' Sir . the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                   Chairman of the Delegation of
                                                                   the European Economic Community
                                    !
                               /
 To the Chairman of the
Delegation of the Government
of Sweden
                                                            735 00 40 / 73680 40 -       'COMEUR Brutwl » -
    Provitiontl •óùfrn: Ru« Ó9 U Lol 200, B-1049    -
 ---pagebreak---                          Sir .
                         I have the honour to confirm reoeiprt of your letter of today
                         with the following content *
                                                          /
                         " In connection with the signing today of the Agreement on
                         certain ipeasures for the purpose of promoting the reproduction
                         of salmon in the Baltio Sea "between the European Economic
                         Community and the Government of Sweden I have the honour to
                         inform you that the European Economic Community is ready to
                         apply the Agreement on a provisional basis from today pending
                         its entry into force in accordance with Article 4 , provided
                         that the Government of Sweden is ready to do likewice ".
                         I hereby confirm that my Government will apply the Agreement
                         from today on a provisional basis pending its entry into force
                          in accordance with its Article 4 *
                          Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                    Chairman of the Delegation of Sweden
To the Chairman of the Delegation
of the European Economio Community