CELEX: 31985D0278
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 85/278/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1985 on the multiannual guidance programme in respect of aquaculture submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83

No L 157 /4                            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
                    Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
                                                (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                         (85/278/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      view of the difficult situation on the Community for
COMMUNITIES,                                                        these products ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the programme may, having regard to produc­
Economic Community,                                                 tion potential, the demand for the products concerned
                                                                    and the guidelines of the common fisheries policy,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/                  constitute a suitable framework for projects which may
83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restruc­               qualify for financial support from the Community
turing, modernizing and developing the fishing                      except for the part relating to trout and carp reared in
industry and for developing aquaculture ( ! ), and in               fresh water ;
particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
Whereas on 15 June 1984 the German Government                       in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
forwarded a multiannual guidance programme in                       Committee for the Fishing Industry,
respect of aquaculture, hereinafter referred to as 'the
programme'; whereas on 29 November                   1984 it
forwarded the latest additional information concerning
the programme ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 , the time                                          Article 1
required for the execution of the programme covers at
least the proposed duration of the common measure ;                 The multiannual guidance programme in respect of
                                                                    aquaculture forwarded by the German Government on
Whereas the programme contains the information                      15 June 1984, as last supplemented on 29 November
referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/               1984, the main features of which are set out in Annex I
83 ;
                                                                    hereto, is hereby approved subject to the provisions set
                                                                    out in Annex II hereto.
Whereas a feature of aquaculture in Germany is the
very slight development of fish farming in sea waters ;
whereas almost all fish farming in Germany is carried                                        Article 2
out in fresh water and mainly involves the rearing of
trout and carp ;                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                                                                    Germany.
Whereas the programme proposes chiefly to rationalize
and develop trout and carp rearing and, to a lesser
extent, to increase freshwater production of other                  Done at Brussels, 24 April 1985.
species ; whereas the programme proposes chiefly to
rationalize and develop trout and carp rearing and, to a                                                 For the Commission
lesser extent, to increase freshwater production of other
                                                                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
 species ; whereas the Commission cannot approve that
 part of the programme relating to trout and carp in                                                        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 GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
               GERMANY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2908/83
            1.    Objective of the programme
                  Development of the freshwater aquaculture, taking into account the suitability of species for
                  culture in Germany, rearing techniques, commercial viability and market prospects.
            2.    Duration
                 The programme will cover a three-year period from the beginning of 1983 until the end of
                  1985 .
            3.   Areas concerned
                 The whole of the Federal Republic of Germany.
            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 ;
                 (b) carp ;
                 (c) eels.
            5.   Production targets
                 The production targets to be achieved by the end of the programme in 1985 are stabilization of
                 current production of trout and carp and a significant increase in other products, in particular
                 eels .
            6.   Investment requirement
                 Investments of about 13,3 million ECU are required during the period covered by the
                 programme .
                                                         ANNEX II
                                                  FINAL CONCLUSIONS
           1.   The Commission notes that the programme submitted by the Government of the Federal
                Republic of Germany as a framework for future Community and national financing schemes
                constitutes a initial measure to guide investments in aquaculture. However, in view of the situa­
                tion on the Community market for trout and carp reared exclusively in fresh water, and pending
                the findings of a more detailed study of the foreseeable development of this market, the Commis­
                sion cannot approve the part of the programme relating to these products.
           2.   The Commission points out that the investment 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 the Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 in the light of developments in the structural and
                economic situation of fish farms in Germany.