Decree No. 36 making provision for the implementation of Regulations No. 2080/93/CEE and No. 3699/93/CEE and subsequent amendments, on the permanent withdrawal of fishing activities.

The Decree establishes the procedure to be followed for the granting of premiums in case of permanent withdrawal of fishing activities. Measures to stop vessels' fishing activities permanently may include: (a) scrapping; (b) permanent transfer to a third country (provided such transfer is not likely to infringe international law or affect the conservation and management of marine resources); (c) permanent reassignment of the vessel in question to uses other than fishing.