CELEX: 51980PC0558
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-06
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a tax on catches of salmon in the Baltic Sea by Community vessels

No C 280/4                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            30. 10.80
                                              COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a tax on catches of salmon in the Baltic
                                                Sea by Community vessels
                           (Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 13 October 1980)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    the Community and intended to offset in part the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   expenses incurred,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 43 thereof,
                                                                                       Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              1.   A tax is hereby introduced on catches of salmon
                                                               in the Baltic Sea by Community vessels.
Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament,                                                    2.     The tax shall be collected by the Member States
                                                               at the time of landing.
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of
Auditors,                                                      3.     The tax on quantities landed outside the
                                                               Community shall be collected by the Member States
                                                               when these quantities are declared in accordance with
 Whereas the Council has approved the Agreement                Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 753/80 (2).
 between the European Economic Community and the
 Swedish Government relating to certain measures
                                                               4.     The amount of the tax shall be fixed each year,
 intended to promote the reproduction of salmon in
                                                               before 1 November for the coming year, by the
 the Baltic Sea (');
                                                                Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal
                                                                from the Commission.
Whereas under that Agreement the Community has
 undertaken to contribute towards the cost of                   5.    The tax shall be fixed at a level which ensures
 measures implemented by Sweden in order to                     that the anticipated product of the tax in a given year
 promote salmon breeding in the Baltic Sea; whereas             constitutes 50 to 75 % of the Community's financial
 such measures are likely to increase the productivity          contribution laid down for that year under the
 of Community fishermen in this area;                           Agreement between the Community and Sweden on
                                                                the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea.
 Whereas it is fair that all fishermen benefiting from
 the additional fishing opportunities provided by this          6.    The Member States shall, within 60 days
 Agreement should bear part of the cost entailed by             following the end of each quarter, pay over to the
 these measures, proportionately to the catches made,           Commission the amounts collected during that
 through a tax levied on salmon landings on behalf of           quarter.
 (') OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 7.                             O OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1980, p. 33.
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                            Article 2                               It shall apply to landings made on or after 1 January
                                                                    1981.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
day following its publication in the Official Journal of           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
 the European Communities.                                         directly applicable in all Member States.
                Proposal for a Council Regulation
                 I. amending Regulation (EEC) No 725/79 as regards the granting of financial support
                     for demonstration projects in the field of energy saving
                II. amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 726/79 as regards the granting of financial
                     support for projects to exploit alternative energy sources
                              (Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 13 October 1980)
                Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 725/79 as regards the
                    granting of financial support for demonstration projects in the field of energy saving
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas the Commission has submitted to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        Council estimates relating to expenditure for the
                                                                    overall four-year programme,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1303/78 of 12 June 1978 on the granting of financial               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
support for demonstration projects in the field of
energy saving ('), and in particular Article 10 thereof,                                    Article 1
                                                                   The Sole Article of Regulation (EEC) No 725/79 is
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 replaced by the following:
                                                                        'Sole Article
Having regard to the opinion of the                European
Parliament,                                                             The maximum amount of aid to be granted
                                                                        pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1303/78 is
                                                                        hereby estimated at 110 million European units of
Whereas the maximum amount of aid to be made
                                                                        account for the whole of the four-year
available pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        programme. This figure is given purely for
1303/78 was fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        guidance purposes.'
725/79 O ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the developments that have occurred in the
energy sector since the entry into force of Regulation              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
(EEC) No 725/79 make it necessary to increase the                   day following its publication in the Official Journal of
finance for the energy-saving sector initially fixed at             the European Communities.
55 million European units of account, in order to
expedite       the      application     of     energy-saving        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
technologies, processes and equipment;                              directly applicable in all Member States.
(') OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 6.
(2) O J N o L 9 3 , 12.4. 1979, p. 1.