L 337/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.12.1999 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas: (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (¥ defines the general objectives and tasks of the Structural Funds and the Financial Instrument for Fish- eries Guidance (FIFG’), their organisation, the assistance methods, the programming and general organisation of the aid provided by the Funds and the general financial arrangements; (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (°) lays down the objectives and general rules of the common fisheries policy; the development of the Community fishing fleet must in particular be regulated according to the decisions that the Council is called upon to take by virtue of Article 11; it is for the Commission to translate these decisions into precise measures at the level of each Member State; furthermore, Council Regulation (EEC) No 284793 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy () is to be complied with; (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1263/1999 of 21 June 1999 on the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance () defines the specific purpose of structural measures in the sector, as it is defined in Article 1 of the said Regulation; under Article 4 thereof the Council is to decide, no later than 31 December 1999, on the terms and conditions of the contribution of the FIFG to the restructuring of the sector in order to ensure that this restructuring achieves its intended objectives; C 16, 21.1.1999, p. 12. C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 325. C 209, 22.7.1999, p. 10. L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. J L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1181/98 (O] L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1). (®) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2846/98 (O] L 358 31.12.1998, p. 5). () O] L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 54. 5 (4) (10) (11) the provisions concerning the programming should be fixed; the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 are to remain in force until they expire; appropriate provisions should be laid down for the period commencing on 1 January 2002; the provisions for the monitoring and implementation of the multiannual guidance programmes should be specified, in particular concerning the mechanism of fleet entries and exits as well as the framework of public aid for the renewal of the fleet, the modernisation of vessels and the establishment of joint enterprises; small scale coastal fishing has a special status in terms of the objectives for fishing effort adjustments; it is impor- tant that this specificity is translated into concrete meas- ures at the level of this Regulation; socio-economic accompanying measures will be needed to implement the restructuring of the fishing fleets; detailed rules should be fixed for the granting of aid for the protection and development of the aquatic resources, for aquaculture, for equipment in fishing ports, for processing, for marketing, for inland fishing and for the promotion of fisheries and aquaculture products; certain measures having a structural character for the benefit of producer organisations currently being imple- mented under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (}) should be included among the structural measures, and such inclu- sion should not jeopardise the regulatory role of the producer organisations as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92; it is also convenient to include other meas- ures of collective interest undertaken by the professio- nals; detailed rules should be fixed for the granting of indem- nities and financial compensation to fishermen and vessel owners, in cases of temporary cessation of activity or of technical restrictions being applied to certain equipment on board or fishing methods; (®) OJ L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 3318/94 (O] L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 15).