Subject matter
Article 1
1. This Regulation establishes a specific Community action designed to provide for exceptional and temporary support for the persons and enterprises active in the fisheries sector affected by the economic crisis induced by the increase of oil prices in 2008, as a special regime under the European Fisheries Fund (hereinafter referred to as EFF). 2. This specific action shall consist of: (a) general measures supplementing and derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006, and (b) special measures supplementing and derogating from certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 1198/2006 that are conditional upon the implementation of a Fleet Adaptation Scheme as referred to in Article 12.