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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Commission guidelines on measures to encourage exploratory fishing, redeployment operations and cooperation operations in the context of joint enterprises shall be fixed in the form provided for in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 June 1991.