Commission Decision of 21 June 1991 fixing Commission guidelines on fishing zones, species and fishing gear and methods for exploratory fishing voyages, redeployment operations and cooperation operations within the context of joint ventures

COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 June 1991
fixing Commission guidelines on fishing zones, species and  fishing gear and methods for exploratory fishing voyages, redeployment operations and cooperation  operations within the context of joint ventures
(91/327/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to  improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector  (1), and in particular  Articles 14 (2) (e), 17 (b) (2) (c) and 19 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas it should be specified how the fisheries' structures policy can improve the cohesion of  the common fisheries' policy by transferring part of the Community fleet's fishing capacity to  novel resources and fishing zones in order to reduce the fishing effort on traditional species and  zones;
Whereas exploratory fishing voyages aim to assess the profitability of regular, long-term  exploitation of fishery resources involving fishing methods of fishing gear, or in fishing zones,  or for species which are novel for the Community; whereas the novel nature of these exploratory  fishing voyages is becoming more and more important;
Whereas redeployment operations must, in particular, be the logical result of exploratory fishing  voyages undertaken previously permitting the introduction of regular exportation of fishery  resources;
Whereas the terms of cooperation of joint ventures aim to develop general initiatives in the  fishery sector in the context of priority supply of Community markets;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,