Considerations on COM(2006)587 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy

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dossier COM(2006)587 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the ...
document COM(2006)587 EN
date July 10, 2007
 
table>(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) lays down provisions relating to the management of fishing capacity.
(2)The current provisions applying to the management of fleet capacity should be adapted in the light of experience.

(3)Member States should be allowed to grant a limited increase in tonnage to new or existing vessels in order to improve safety, hygiene, working conditions and product quality on board, provided it does not increase the ability of the vessels to catch fish and gives priority to small scale coastal fisheries within the meaning of Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on a European Fisheries Fund (3). That increase should be linked to their efforts to adjust fishing capacity with public aid between 1 January 2003 or 1 May 2004 and 31 December 2006 and from 1 January 2007 onwards.

(4)The reduction in engine power required for the replacement of engines with public aid under the provisions of Article 25(3)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 should be considered as an exit of capacity from the fleet with public aid in relation to the application of the entry-exit regime and the adjustment of the reference levels.

(5)Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,