CELEX: 31985D0288
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/288/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

15 . 6 . 85                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 157 /35
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 24 April 1985
                on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by Italy
                                       pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                                 (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                          (85/288 / EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        value species of fish and crustaceans, the rearing tech­
COMMUNITIES,                                                          nology for which appears well established ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas the programme does not allow for public
Economic Community,                                                   funds for the rearing of trout and carp carried out
                                                                      exclusively in fresh water ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2908/
83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restruc­                 Whereas the programme may, having regard to produc­
turing, modernizing and developing the fishing                        tion potential , the demand for the products concerned
industry and for developing aquaculture ('), and in                   and the guidelines of the common fisheries policy ,
particular Article 5 thereof,                                         constitute a suitable framework for projects which may
                                                                      qualify for financial support from the Community ;
Whereas on 15 February 1985 the Italian Government
forwarded a multiannual guidance programme in                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
respect of aquaculture, hereinafter referred to as 'the               in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
programme'; whereas on 4 March 1985 it forwarded the                  Committee for the Fishing Industry,
latest additional information concerning the pro­
gramme ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 , the time                                            Article 1
required for the execution of the programme covers at
least the proposed duration of the common measure ;                   The multiannual guidance programme in respect of
                                                                      aquaculture forwarded by the Italian Government on
Whereas the programme contains the informa­                           15 February 1985 , as last supplemented on 4 March
tion referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)                     1985 , the main features of which are set out in Annex I
No 2908 / 83 ;
                                                                      hereto, is hereby approved subject to the provisions set
                                                                      out in Annex II hereto .
Whereas a feature of aquaculture in Italy is the tradi­
tional shellfish and fish farming industry in lagoons
referred to as 'valliculture' which is of great economic                                       Article 2
and social importance ; whereas there are also many
fish and crustacean farming enterprises utilizing both                This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
low- and high-technology rearing methods ;
Whereas the programme proposes to encourage, on the                   Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985 .
one hand, an increase in shellfish culture and the
restructuring of the lagoon areas by integrated rearing                                                   For the Commission
methods, and on the other hand, the culture, in par­
                                                                                                          Frans ANDRIESSEN
ticular by establishing hatcheries and production units
in coastal waters and inland of certain high-market                                                           Vice-President
(') OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983 , p. 1 .
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                                                         ANNEX 1
          MAIN FEATURES OF THE MULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME IN RESPECT OF
          AQUACULTURE DRAWN UP BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK
                                    OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2908/83
          1.  Objective of the programme
              Development of aquaculture involving marine and catadromous species, by establishing econ­
              omically viable hatcheries and production units utilizing low- and high-technology methods or
              integrated techniques.
           2.  Duration
               The programme will cover the period from the beginning of 1985 until the end of 1990.
          3.   Areas concerned
              The whole of Italy and its coastal waters, excepting hill and mountain areas.
           4.  Priorities and development policy
               Future activity will be concentrated by priority on coastal and lagoon areas particularly suited to
               aquaculture and in areas with ground water supplies. Well established and economically reliable
               technology must be available.
               Among the species covered by the programme, the most important are :
               — molluscs : mussels, oysters,
               — fish : gilthead bream, sea bass, mullet, eels,
               — crustaceans : penaeid shrimps.
               This programme does not allow for public funds for rearing trout and carp in fresh water.
           5.  Production targets
               The production targets to be achieved by the end of the programme and present estimated
               production are as follows (between 1995 and 2000):
                                                                                                   (tonnes)
                                                                  Present                    1990
                              Eels                                 3 000                    8 000
                              Sea bass                               500                    2 000
                              Gilthead bream                         800                    5000
                              Mullet                               3 500                    9 000
                              Mussels                             15 000                   30 000
                              Oysters                              1 000                    3 000
                              Clams (tapes)                           50                    2 000
                              Penaeid shrimps                         20                    2 000
           6.  Investment requirement
               To achieve the above production targets an investment of about 175 million ECU would be
               necessary during the period covered by the programme.
               This sum includes an initial phase of works involving infrastructures for lagoon reclamation. The
               investment requirement for the first phase of the programme coinciding with the first two years
                1985 to 1986 , is about 59 million ECU .
               National aid to be allocated to these investment may be estimated at 10 million ECU.
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                                                        ANNEX II
                                              FINAL CONCLUSIONS
           1. The Commission notes that the programme submitted by the Italian Government as a framework
              for future Community and national financing schemes constitutes an initial measure to guide
              investments in aquaculture in Italy ; it agrees with the Italian authorities' analysis of the develop­
              ment potential.
           2. The Commission points out that investment requirement contained in the programme does not
              imply any commitment as regards financial support from the Community.
           3. The Commission considers that the programme targets and their attainment should form the
              subject of a more detailed analysis within the framework of the annual review referred to in
              Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 in the light of developments in the structural and
              economic situation of fish farms in Italy.