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WRITTEN QUESTION P-3035/00
by Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE) to the Commission
(20 September 2000)
Subject: FIFG and fish diseases
Can the Commission confirm whether any applications have been made under
the new FIFG regulations that came in on 1 January 2000 to allow Member
States to compensate fishermen for fish diseases? If so, can the
Commission provide details of such applications, which Member States are
concerned and the level of assistance foreseen?
Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission
(10 October 2000)
To date, the Commission has no knowledge of any aid schemes in the
fisheries and aquaculture sector under Structural Fund programmes for
2000-2006 which involve granting compensation for fish diseases.
During implementation of programmes, the Commission makes sure that they
comply with the eligibility criteria laid down in Community legislation
and the selection criteria set out in each programme. However, the
selection of individual projects as such falls within the responsibility
of the management authority designated by each Member State. The
Commission receives information about the details of projects in the
course of being implemented only through the annual reports, the first of
which will not have to be produced until 2001. |
