CELEX: 31985D0277
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/277/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of the fishing fleet submitted by the Federal Republic of German pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

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                                                 COMMISSION
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 24 April 1985
                 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of the fishing fleet submitted by the
                     Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                               (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                        (85 /277/(EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the programme may, having regard to produc­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      tion potential , the measures for the conservation and
                                                                   management of fish stocks, the demand for the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              products concerned and the guidelines of the common
Economic Community,                                                fisheries policy, constitute a suitable framework for
                                                                   projects which may qualify for financial support from
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/                the Community ;
83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restruc­
turing, modernizing and developing the fishing                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
industry and for developing aquaculture (*), and in               in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
particular Article 5 thereof,                                     Committee for the Fishing Industry,
Whereas on 15 June 1984 the German Government                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
forwarded a multiannual guidance programme in
respect of the fishing industry, hereinafter referred to as                                Article 1
'the programme'; whereas on 24 January 1985 it
forwarded the latest additional information concerning            The multiannual guidance programme in respect of the
the programme ;                                                   fishing fleet forwarded by the German Government on
                                                                  15 June 1984, as last supplemented on 24 January 1985 ,
Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of                the main features of which are set out in Annex I
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 , the time               hereto, is hereby approved subject to the provisions set
required for the execution of the programme covers at             out in Annex II hereto.
least the proposed duration of the common measure ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the programme contains the information
referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation ;                      This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                                                                  Germany.
Whereas the German fleet must undergo further
restructuring if its present fishing capacity is to be            Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985 .
maintained in reasonable economic conditions ;
                                                                                                       For the Commission
Whereas, given the particular difficulties encountered
                                                                                                       Frans ANDRIESSEN
as regards the profitability of the inshore fleet, special
attention must be paid to its restructuring ;                                                             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 THE
          FISHING FLEET DRAWN UP BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
                GERMANY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2908/83
          1.      Purpose of the programme
                  — maintenance of fishing capacity throughout the period of application of the programme at the
                      1982 level as regards the inshore fleet (cutter fleet), i.e. 23 300 grt and 126 000 hp (position at
                     31 December 1982), and at the end 1983 level as regards the distant water fleet, i.e. 55 179 grt
                     and 56 000 hp (position at 31 December 1983),
                  — safeguarding the viability of mussel-fishing enterprises.
          2.      Areas concerned
                  The programme is applicable to the four coastal Lander : Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and
                  Schleswig-Holstein.
          3.      Duration
                  The programme is valid for three years, from 1 January 1983 to 31 December 1985.
          4.      Objective of the programme
                  The objective of the programme is to :
                  — ensure a high level of profitability for the fishing fleet,
                  — safeguard employment,
                  — remedy supply shortages,
                  — help maintain processing concerns.
          5.      The following measures are to attain this objective
          5.1 .   Construction
                  Fishing capacity will be maintained by offsetting fleet additions by withdrawals of overall equiv­
                  alence.
          5.2 .   Modernization
                  Modernization projects will consist exclusively of work relating to crew safety and comfort and
                  the improvement of on-board working conditions and must not entail any increase in engine
                  power.
          5.3 .   Shellfish-farming
                  Modernization of mussel-fishing enterprises by aid for vessel modernization, and provision of aid
                  for the development of oyster-farming.
          6.      Estimated investments required to attain the objectives set out in point 4 above
          6.1 .   For vessel construction
                  — annual addition to the fleet of 21 vessels, totalling 900 grt and 6 750 hp,
                  — annual withdrawal of 30 vessels, totalling 900 grt and 7 500 hp.
          6.2.    For vessel modernization
                  20 vessels per year.
          6.3.    Aquaculture
                  Modernization and extension of one mussel-farming undertaking and establishment of one
                  oyster-farming undertaking.
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            7.  Investment forecasts (million ECU)
                Total planned investments :
                — for new vessels : 14 million ECU ,
                — for modernization : 1,34 million ECU ,
                — for shellfish and oyster farming : 0,6 million ECU .
                Planned annual national aid : 3,588 million ECU .
                The financial data, as well as the breakdown between various measures, are indicative.
                                                          ANNEX II
                                                  FINAL CONCLUSIONS
            1. The Commission considers that the programme submitted by the German Government as a
               framework for future Community or national financing schemes constitutes an initial measure,
               following the adoption of the common fisheries policy, to restructure the fleet in the medium
               term, to ensure satisfactory economic conditions for the fishing industry and to improve the
               incomes of those employed in it.
               However, the aim of maintaining fishing capacity at its 1982 level as regards the inshore fleet
               (cutter fleet), and at its 1983 level as regards the distant-water fleet must be accompanied by a
               permanent system of management of fishing capacity in association with the management of fish
               resources .
               However, the aim of maintaining fishing capacity at its 1982 level as regards the inshore fleet and
               at its 1984 level as regards the distant-water fleet must be accompanied by a permanent system of
               management of stocks and capacity. This system, which should be introduced as soon as possible,
               will have to involve surveillance of initiatives as regards construction of new vessels and mod­
               ernization of existing ones, to ensure a balance between additions to and withdrawals from the
               fleet. The arrangements for applying this system must be notified to the Commission in the frame­
               work of the annual review of the programme. The Commission considers that the system should
               include a procedure for monitoring the effects of vessel modernization on capacity.
            2. The Commission requests the German Government to ensure that measures taken by the regional
               or local authorities are compatible with this programme.
            3. The Commission points out that the investment requirement contained in this programme does
               not imply any commitment as regards financial support form the Community.
            4. The Commission considers that the programme targets and their attainment should from 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 fishing undertakings in Germany.