1999/447/EC: Commission Decision of 14 June 1999 amending Decision 98/122/EC approving the multi-annual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Germany for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (notified under document number C(1999) 1533) (Only the German text is authentic)
L 175/66 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 June 1999 amending Decision 98/122/EC approving the multi-annual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Germany for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (notified under document number C(1999) 1533) (Only the German text is authentic) (1999/447/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2468/98 of 3 November 1998 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 97/413/EC of 26 June 1997 concerning the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the Community fisheries sector for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 with a view to achieving a balance on a sustainable basis between resources and their exploitation (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, (1) Whereas the objectives fixed by Commissione Decision 98/122/EC of 16 December 1997 approving the multi-annual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Germany for the priod from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (3) were calculated using the information available at that time; (2) Whereas in the light of new information provided by Germany on the historical activity levels of the vessels in the fleet the objectives for certain segments should be revised; (3) Whereas the measures envisaged in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The table of objectives for the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleet of Germany for the period 1997 to 2001, shown in the Annex to the present Decision, including the footnotes, cancels and replaces that shown in the Annex to Decision 98/122/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 14 June 1999. For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 312, 20. 11. 1998, p. 19. (2) OJ L 175, 30. 7. 1997, p. 27. (3) OJ L 39, 12. 2. 1998, p. 21. Area Stocks Segment Catch composition Pilot rate ANNEX Weighted reduction Situation 1. 1. 1997 Objective 31. 12. 1996 Objective 31. 12. 2001 GT (*) kW GT (*) kW GT (*) · t (’000) kW · t (’000) GT (*) kW GT (*) · t (’000) kW · t (’000) Baltic and North Sea Demersal and herring Small scale coastal : 12 metres 0 % 0 % 4 050 27 999 4 827 31 433 4 827 31 433 Baltic and North Sea Baltic and North Sea Demersal Passive gear ; 12 metres Demersal Trawlers North Sea Flatfish Beam trawlers North Sea Flatfish and crustacea Beam trawlers (Lists I and II) EU waters Pelagic Trawlers Third country, NAFO, NEAFC and EU waters Demersal Trawlers DR: OF: DR: OF: DR: OF: DR: OF: DR: OF: DR: OF: 4,8 % 18,6 % 14,9 % 54,4 % 93,5 % 0,9 % 25,5 % 5,9 % 29,3 % 24,3 % 9,9 % 10,2 % Subtotal 4 050 27 999 4 827 31 433 25 % 5,9 % 2 004 5 605 2 186 6 200 4 827 31 433 2 057 5 834 30 % 20,8 % 11 204 34 798 14 910 40 657 11 809 32 200 30 % 28,3 % 1 731 5 903 2 263 6 759 564 1 658 2 263 6 759 404 1 189 30 % 9,4 % 12 544 50 334 11 944 52 522 10 821 47 585 30 % 16,1 % 18 264 11 749 18 356 12 841 4 684 3 336 18 356 12 841 3 930 2 799 30 % 6,0 % 20 357 25 495 33 872 35 529 31 840 33 397 Subtotal 66 104 133 884 83 531 154 508 Total 70 154 161 883 88 358 185 941 77 146 138 617 81 973 170 050 DR: Depletion risk. OF: Overfished. (*) Includes estimated GT values in accordance with Article 4 of the present Decision. The objectives will be revised as real GT values become available. 1 0. 7. 1 9 9 9 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s L 1 7 5 / 6 7