No L 167/50 _ Official Journal of the European Communities 1.7. 80 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1713/80 of 27 June 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1852/78 on an interim common measure for restructuring the inshore fishing industry THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Comrmunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1852/78 of 25 July 1978 on an interim common measure for - restructuring the inshore fishing industry (?), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 592/79 (3), was adopted pending better knowledge of the production potential in the different Community regions and provided for the financing by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, during 1978 and 1979, of investment projects for the development of inshore fishing or aquaculture according to the particular circumstances of certain regions of the Community; whereas, in the case of fishing, such development was secured by commissioning new vessels; Whereas the modernization and conversion of certain existing fishing vessels must be encouraged; Whereas, under the aforesaid Regulation priority was given to projects which would bring benefit to those regions which were experiencing special difficulties in developing satisfactory production structures and which met certain specific criteria; whereas it is necessary for 1980 to add to these criteria an additional criterion in order to take into account, more particularly where substantial work is concerned, the modernization and conversion needs for adjusting existing fishing capacity in relation to requirements for the rationalization of fishing operations, conservation of catches or saving of energy; (1) Opinion delivered on 1 June 1980 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () O] No L 211, 1. 8. 1978, p. 30. (3) O] No L 78, 30. 3. 1979, p. 5. Whereas provision should therefore be made to fix deadlines for the submission of applications for aid to the Commission; ' Whereas applications which could not receive aid from the Fund owing to the lack of available appropriations under Regulation (EEC) No 1852/78 should be taken into account under this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1852/78 shall be amended as follows: 1. Article 2 (a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘(a) the construction, purchase, modernization or conversion of fishing vessels;’ 2. Article 3 (1) (a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘(a) fishing vessels: — must have a length of between 12 and 24 metres (40 and 80 feet), measured between perpendiculars or a tonnage of between 25 and 130 gross registered tons, — concern substantial modernization or con- version work on one or more existing ves- sels with the aim of rationalizing fishing operations, better preserving catches or saving energy, such work costing at least 65 000 European units of account per project;’ ' 3. Article 4 (2) shall be replaced by the following: ‘2. Priority for support from the Fund shall be given to projects which bring benefit to regions which have particular difficulties in developing satisfactory production structures and which also fulfil one or more of the following criteria :