CELEX: 31985D0292
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/292/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

No L 157/46                            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 the
                             United Kingdom pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                                 (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                          (85/292/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        whereas the Commission cannot approve this aspect of
COMMUNITIES,                                                          the programme in view of the difficult situation on the
                                                                      market for these products at the Community level ;
 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                  except for the part relating to trout reared in fresh
 particular Article 5 thereof,                                        water ;
Whereas on 7 December 1984 the United Kingdom                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
Government forwarded a multiannual guidance                           in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
programme in respect of aquaculture, hereinafter                      Committee for the Fishing Industry,
referred to as 'the programme', whereas on 17 January
 1985 it forwarded the latest additional information                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
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 United Kingdom
least the proposed duration of the common measure ;                  Government on 7 December 1984, as last supplemented
                                                                     on 17 January 1985 , the main features of which are set
Whereas the programme contains the information                       out in 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 the United
Kingdom is the recent development of salmonid culture                                          Article 2
in salt water ; whereas, in addition shellfish farming
offers undoubted potential, partly exploited at                      This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
present ;
Whereas the programme proposes, in particular, to                    Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985 .
continue the development of salmonid culture and to
increase production of cultivated shellfish ;                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                                          Frans ANDRIESSEN
Whereas the programme also proposes to encourage
some development of trout reared in fresh water ;                                                            Vice-President
(') 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 UNITED KINGDOM 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 the
               United Kingdom, rearing techniques, commercial viability and market prospects.
           2.  Duration
               The programme will cover the three years from the beginning of 1985 until the end of 1987.
           3.  Areas concerned
               The whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including all offshore
               islands .
           4.  Priorities and 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 :
               — salmon ,
               — trout reared in sea water,
               — mussels,
               — oysters.
           5.  Present output and production targets
                                                                                              (tonnes)
                                                              Present                  1988
                           Oysters                               417                  1 000
                           Mussels                             5 000                  6 000
                           Salmon                             4 000                   6 000
                           Trout reared              Il
                           in sea water                           50                    500
           6.  Investment requirement
               To achieve these production targets an investment of about 15 million ECU would be necessary
               during the period covered by the programme.
               National aid to be allocated to these investments may be estimated at 0,75 million ECU .
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                                                        ANNEX II
                                                 FINAL CONCLUSIONS
            1. The Commission considers that the programme submitted by the United Kingdom Government
               as a framework for future Community and national financing schemes constitutes an initial
               measure to guide investments in aquaculture in the United Kingdom ; it agrees with the United
               Kingdom authorities' analysis of the development potential.
            2. As far as the rearing of trout in fresh water is concerned, taking account of the existing situation
               at the Community level concerning the market for these products and in the expectation of the
               result of an in-depth analysis of the feasible development of the market, the Commission cannot
               approve that part of the programme.
            3. The Commission points out that the investment requirement contained in the programme does
               not imply any commitment as regards financial support from the Community.
            4. 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 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2908 /83 in the light of developments in the structural and
               economic situation of fish farms in the United Kingdom.