COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1991 amending Decision 88/149/EEC of the 11 December 1987 on the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1987-91) forwarded by Spain pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (91/454/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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas the outcome of the meetings held with the Spanish authorities on the progress of the multiannual guidance programme as defined by Commission Decision 88/149/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 90/108/EEC (4) has been taken into account;
Whereas Spain has revised the statistical assessment basis used to determine the objectives laid down in the Annex to Decision 88/149/EEC;
Whereas that revision has enabled mistakes and anomalies noted in the situation of the Spanish fleet to be corrected;
Whereas that revision provides a clearer view of the situation of the Spanish fleet;
Whereas the corrections made to the data in the Annex to Decision 88/149/EEC involve an adjustment to the objectives which maintains the rate of reductin of the Spanish fleet provided for in that Decision;
Whereas the Commission intends providing support for the restructuring efforts undertaken by Spain provided that the measures of an administrative or regulatory nature which they entail achieve results which confirm a structural trend in line with the guidelines and which allow the objectives laid down by Decision 88/149/EEC actually to be achieved by the 31 December deadline set;
Whereas, to deal with derogations from the principle that State aids in the fisheries sector are incompatible with the common market, the Commission has adopted guidelines for the examination of national aids in the fisheries sector (5);
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
The Annex to Decision 88/149/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 1 August 1991.