CELEX: 31985D0282
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/282/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

No L 157 / 14                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  15 . 6. 85
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 24 April 1985
                   on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by France
                                         pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                                   (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                            (85/282/ EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas the programme does allow for public funds
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          for the rearing of trout and carp carried out exclusively
                                                                       in fresh water ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                   Whereas the programme may, having regard to produc­
                                                                       tion potential , the demand for the products concerned
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/                    and the guidelines of the common fisheries policy,
 83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restruc­                 constitute a suitable framework for projects which may
 turing, modernizing and developing the fishing                        qualify for financial support from the Community ;
 industry and for developing aquaculture ('), and in
 particular Article 5 thereof,                                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
                                                                       in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
 Whereas on 31 October 1984 the French Government                      Committee for the Fishing Industry,
 forwarded a multiannual guidance programme in
 respect of aquaculture, hereinafter referred to as 'the               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 programme'; whereas on 4 March 1985 it forwarded
 the latest additional information concerning the
 programme ;
                                                                                                Article 1
 Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of
 Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 , the time                   The multiannual guidance programme in respect of
 required for the execution of the programme covers at                 aquaculture forwarded by the French Government on
 least the proposed duration of the common measure ;                   31 December 1984, as last supplemented on
                                                                       4 March 1985 , the main features of which are set out in
 Whereas the programme contains the information                        Annex I hereto, is hereby approved subject to the
 referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/                 provisions set out in Annex II hereto.
 83 ;
 Whereas a feature of aquaculture in France is the tradi­                                       Article 2
 tional shellfish farming industry which is of great eco­
 nomic and social importance ; whereas, in addition,                   This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
 there are many fish and crustacean farming enterprises
 utilizing both low and high technology rearing
 methods ;                                                             Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985 .
 Whereas the programme proposes to encourage shell­                                                         For the Commission
 fish culture and the rearing of high-market-value                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
 species, in particular crustaceans, the rearing technol­                                                      Vice-President
 ogy for which appears well established ;
( i ) OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983 , p. 1 .
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                                                          ANNEX I
           MAIN FEATURES OF THE MULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME IN RESPECT OF
           AQUACULTURE DRAWN UP BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK
                                    OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2908/83
           1.  Objective of the programme
               Development of aquaculture, taking into account the suitability of species for culture in France,
               rearing techniques, commercial viability and market prospects.
           2.  Duration
               The programme will cover the five years from the beginning of 1984 until the end of 1988.
           3.  Areas concerned
               The whole of metropolitan France and the overseas departments.
           4.   Development policy
                Future activity will be concentrated on species with good market prospects and with well­
                established rearing technology. Among these species the most important are :
                (a) oysters ;
                (b) mussels ;
                (c) fresh water prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii).
                The programme does not allow for rearing of trout and carp in fresh water.
           5.   Present output and production targets
                                                                                               (tonnes)
                                                               Present                 1988
                            Mussels                            40 000                 59 000
                            Oysters                           136 000                140 000
                            Macrobrachium                          100                  1 000
           6.   Investment requirement
                To achieve these production targets an investment of about 64 million ECU would be necessary
                during the period covered by the programme.
                National aid to be allocated to these investments may be estimated at 12,5 million ECU .
                                                         ANNEX II
                                                FINAL CONCLUSIONS
            1.   The Commission notes that the programme submitted by the French Government as a framework
                 for future Community and national financing schemes constitutes an initial measure to guide
                 investments, to ensure satisfactory economic conditions for aquaculture and to improve the
                 income of those employed in the industry. The Commission shares the French authorities'
                 analysis of the development potential .
            2.   The Commission points out that the 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 the Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 in the light of developments in the structural and
                 economic situation of fish farms in France.