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Date: 1979-02-16 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION laying down directives for the negotiation of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden concerning certain measures to promote the reproductiontion of salmon in the Baltic Sea (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                             tion ) 58 final
                                             Brussels / 16 February 1979
                             Recommendation for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
         laying down directives for the negotiation of an agreement
         between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
         Sweden concerning certain measures to promote the reproduc­
         tion of salmon in the Baltic Sea
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . On 3 November 1976 the Council authorized the Commission to
open negotiations with Sweden concerning a fisheries agreement. These
negotiations resulted in the drafting of a framework agreement on
fisheries signed on 21 March 1977 and provisionally applicable from
 that date under Article 11 . On the basis of Article 2 of this
 agreement consultations took place during 1977 and 1973 in order
 to fix reciprocal fishing arrangements. During these consultations
 the Swedish Delegation expressed the wish that the Community would
 participate in financing a build-up of young salmon stocks in Sweden,
  as this was essential for preventing a rapid reduction in the salmon
  stock in the Baltic Sea.
   2. For a number of years saloon fishing in the Baltic Sea has been
   vlry important for some Community fishermen. In recent years catches
   by these fishermen have amounted to about 1.200 t per year, of which
   about 300 t per year in waters which became the Swedish fishing zone
   in 1977 *
          The level of these catches could not be maintained if salmon
    stocks were not reconstituted by means of stocking measures implemented
    by several coastal states, principally Sweden. The Member States cf
    the Community do not participate in such measures although their fisher­
    men catch about 50 * of all salmon fished in the Baltic Sea.
          In view of this, the two Member States {Germany' and Denmark)
    whose fishermen are involved have for some years been reimbursing
     Sweden part of the costs of the stocking operations.
     3. Under the abovementicned.                     resolution of 3 November 1976 one of the
                              •F - «h ->r -= =>s Dolicv i3 to obtain and maintain fishing
     aims of the common fi felier                   policy
     rights for Community   ,, ~   ^ che-men
                                      she,®– in        m the waters of non -ffleniber
                                                                                   . . countries
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                     _   ..                                aatreen)enx-sM .  In accordance
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      these principles and
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 ---pagebreak---   Community Delegation to the consultations with Sweden declared xts
readiness to recommend that the Council agree to the principle of a
financial contribution from the Community towards the stocking costs
incurred by Sweden.
4. The Swedish Delegation followed up its request for financial aid
by submitting a draft agreement . One aim of the agreement is to
obtain a formal undertaking from the Community to contribute to the
cost of the stocking programmes introduced by the Swedish Government
in return for Sweden allowing Community fishermen to benefit directly
from these programmes by allocating salmon catch quotas to them in
the Swedish fishing gone . The second aim is to estaolish a procedure
for fixing the amount of the Community ' s financial contribution each
year .
5. The abovement ioned resolution of 3 November 1976 does not
expressly mention the possibility of the Community entering into finan
cial commitments with a view to attaining its objectives . In order to
attain these objectives in an area where the " appropriate Community
agreement" must necessarily be accompanied by a financial commitment ,
the Commission proposes that the Council adopt the annexed proposed
decision laying down directives for the negotiation of an agreement
 between the European Economic Community and the Government of Sweden
 concerning certain measures to promote the stocking of the Baltic Sea
 with salmon .
 ---pagebreak---  Recommendation for a Council Decision laying down directives for
the negotiation of an agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Kingdom of Sweden concerning certain measures to Dromote ;
the reproduction of - salmon in the Baltic Sea
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPE^ COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Commission ,
Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council authorized the Commission to
open negotiations with Sweden concerning a fisheries agreement ;
Whereas this fisheries agreement was signed on 21 March 1977 and ha^.
been applied provisionally since then ;
Whereas in the context of the application of this aqreement , the
Swedish Government has reauested financial aid from the Community
towards the cost of introducinq stocks of youna salmon in return
for the allocation of salmon catch quotas to Community fishermen ;
Whereas salmon fishing in the Baltic Sea is important for some Community
fishermen ;
Whereas stocking programmes must be stepped up in order to prevent a
rapid reduction in salmon catches in the Baltic Sea;
Whereas the Swedish Government undertakes to step up its stocking
programme if the Community undertakes to contribute to the resulting
additional production costs by concluding aa agreement ;
Whereas the conclusion of such an agreaaisnt.- will qive rise to financial
commitments over several years;
 ---pagebreak---                      øm 2
  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS /  .
                      Sole Article
      The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate on behalf of the
Community an agreement with the Government of Sweden concerning
Community participation in the cost of the measures to introduce stocks
of young Salmon imolemented by the Swedish authorities, in accordance
with the detailed directives contained m the Annex hereto.
 Done at Brussels ,
                                               For the Council
                                                The President
         »
 ---pagebreak---                                                              ANNEX
            Negotiating directives
     The negotiation of an agreement between the European Economic
Community and the    Kingdom   of Sweden concerning certain measures
to promote the stocking of the Baltic Sea with salmon is based on the
principle of an exchange of :
     - salmon quotas to be allocated to Community fishermen
       in the Swedish fishing zone , in return for
     - financial aid from the Community . -
     The total amount of this aid is to be fixed each year by
consultation between the parties in proportion to the quota allocated
to Community . fishermen in the Swedish fishing zone .
 ---pagebreak---             Financial implications
     The Community 's financial contribution provided for in the agreement
will be fixed each year by consultation between the parties concerned .
It may not exceed the cost of producing the number of fish necessary
for breeding a quantity of salmon equal to the catch quota granted by
Sweden to the Community . It should be noted , however , that the Community 's
contribution must be used only to cover the costs of additional
production compared with the 1978 level undertaken on the basis of
Community financial participation .
     In 1979 "the amount of the contribution should be 2 million Swedish
kroner ( i.e. 339 431*80 EUA at the rate applied on 5 January 1979 )- In
future years the cost will vary in relation to the quota allocated and
the practical feasibi I ity ' for the Swedish authorities of stepping up
production of young salmon. It is estimated that the cost to the
Community could be between 2 and 6 million Swedish kroner per annum
over the next few years (i . e . 339 431*8 to 1 081 295*3 EUA).    '   .
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