51995PC0178

Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing a system of compensation for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French department of Guiana as a result of their very remote location

(95/C 163/09)

COM(95) 178 final - 94/0255(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a (2) of the EC Treaty on 16 May 1995)

The proposed text is amended as follows:

Before the first recital the following new recital is inserted:

Having regard to the Declaration annexed to the Treaty on European Union on the outermost regions of the Community;

Recital 4a (new)

Having regard to the social and economic importance of coastal and small-scale fishing in the outermost regions of the European Union;

Recital 4b (new)

Whereas it is necessary to rationalize the fishing effort with a view to sound management of stocks, and taking particular account of the research carried out to this end to a high technical standard by various scientific institutions in the outermost regions;

Article 2 (1a) (new)

In the event that the total annual quota of 15 000 tonnes is not used up by the catches of vessels registered in ports of the Azores and/or Madeira, the parties concerned may use tuna from other Member States.

Article 3a (new)

The measures provided for in this Regulation shall be intended for producers, owners of vessels registered in the ports of the regions referred to in Article 1 and carrying out their activities on those regions, or associations of such producers or owners, as well as operators in the processing sector who bear additional costs in the marketing of the products referred to herein as a result of their very remote location.

Article 5

Every three years, commencing on 1 January 1998, the Commission shall present the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with a report on the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for any adjustments which might be necessary to achieve the objectives set out in Article 1.