CELEX: 31985D0280
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/280/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by Denmark pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

15 . 6. 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 157/9
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                          of 24 April 1985
                on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by Denmark
                                        pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                                  (Only the Danish text is authentic)
                                                           (85/280/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas the programme may, having regard to produc­
COMMUNITIES ,                                                         tion potential, the demand for the products concerned
                                                                      and the guidelines of the common fisheries policy,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 constitute a suitable framework for projects which may
Economic Community,                                                   qualify for financial support from the Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restruc­                 in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
turing, modernizing and developing the fishing                        Committee for the Fishing Industry,
industry and for developing aquaculture ('), and in
particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas on 30 November 1984 the Danish Govern­
ment forwarded a multiannual guidance programme in
                                                                                               Article 1
respect of aquaculture, hereinafter referred to as 'the
programme'; whereas on 5 February 1985 it forwarded
the latest additional information concerning the                      The multiannual guidance programme in respect of
programme ;
                                                                      aquaculture forwarded by the Danish Government
                                                                      on 30 November 1984, as last supplemented on
Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of                    5 February 1985 , the main features of which are set out
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908 / 83 , the time                 in Annex I hereto, is hereby approved subject to the
required for the execution of the programme covers at                 provisions set 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2908/
                                                                      This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
83 ;
                                                                      Denmark .
Whereas aquaculture in Denmark is in its initial stages
and the main objective of the programme is to lay foun­
                                                                      Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985 .
dation for future development ;
                                                                                                          For the Commission
Whereas the programme does not allow for public
funds for fish farming carried out exclusively in fresh                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
water, except in respect of eels ;                                                                           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 DANISH 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
                Denmark , 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 Denmark (excepting Greenland and the Faroe Islands) is covered by the
                programme.
           4.   Development policy
                Future activity will be concentrated on species for which proven rearing technology exists.
                Among these species the most important are :
                (a) trout in seawater ;
                (b) eels ;
                (c) oysters and mussels.
                The programme does not allow for public funds for the rearing of trout in fresh water.
           5.   Production targets
                The target total annual production to be achieved between 1995 and 2000 is :
                — trout reared in sea water : 5 000 tonnes,
                — eels : 3 000 tonnes,
                — oysters : 1 to 5 million per year,
                — mussels : present production amounts to a few hundred tonnes and might be increased
                     depending on market conditions.
            6.   Investment
                 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 0,7 million ECU.
                                                         ANNEX II
                                                  FINAL CONCLUSIONS
             1.  The Commission notes that the programme submitted by the Danish Government as a framework
                 for future Community and national financing schemes constitutes an initial measure to guide
                 investments in aquaculture in Denmark ; it agrees with the Danish authorities' analysis of the
                 development potential seawater aquaculture and eel rearing, in particular in fresh water.
            2.   The Commission points out that the investments 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 Denmark .