Commission Decision of 23 June 2005 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2005 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2005) 1858) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2005/486/EC)
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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/439/EC of 29 June 2000 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the expenditure incurred by Member States in collecting data and for financing studies and pilot projects for carrying out the common fisheries policy, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 2000/439/EC lays down the conditions whereby the Member States may receive a contribution from the Community for expenditure incurred in their national programmes as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy. Under that decision the Commission, on the basis of the information provided by the Member States, decides each year on the eligibility of the expenditure forecast by the Member States and on the amount of the financial assistance from the Community for the following year.
(2) The Commission has received the annual submissions of the national programmes from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the data they intend to collect between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000. They have also submitted applications for a financial contribution for the expenditure referred to in Article 4 of Decision 2000/439/EC.
(3) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000, the Commission has examined Member States’ national programmes for 2005 and has assessed the eligibility of the expenditures on the basis of those programmes. A first instalment should be delivered to the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of Decision 2000/439/EC on the basis of that assessment.
(4) A second instalment is to be forwarded, in 2006, following the transmission and acceptance by the Commission of a financial and technical report of activity detailing the state of completion of the aims set at the time of drawing-up the minimum and extended programmes, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of Decision 2000/439/EC and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision establishes for 2005 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State and the rates of the Community financial contribution for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy.
Article 2
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure for the minimum programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
Article 3
Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 35 % of the eligible expenditure for the extended programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
Article 4
1. The Community shall pay a first instalment of 50 % of the financial contribution set out in Annexes I and II.
2. A second instalment shall be delivered in 2006, after the reception and approval of a financial and a technical report as provided for in Article 6(1)(b) of Decision 2000/439/EC.
Article 5
1. The euro exchange rate used to calculate the amounts eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in May 2004.
2. The expenditure declarations and applications for advances in national currency received from the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euro at the rate in force for the month in which those declarations and applications are received by the Commission.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2005. For the Commission Joe Borg Member of the Commission
ANNEX
ANNEX I Minimum programme
(in EUR) Member State Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contribution Belgium 931929 465965 Denmark 4632157 2316079 Germany 3027084 1513542 Estonia 434185 217092 Greece 1551247 775624 Spain 6932181 3466091 France 5617757 2808879 Ireland 4260714 2130356 Italy 4214183 2107092 Cyprus 479018 239509 Latvia 309113 154556 Lithuania 148381 74190 Malta 593120 296560 Netherlands 3223864 1611932 Poland 521500 260750 Portugal 2855414 1427707 Finland 986122 493061 Sweden 2144333 1072166 United Kingdom 6791948 3395974 Total 49654250 24827125
ANNEX II Extended programme
(in EUR) Member State Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contribution Belgium 0 0 Denmark 13745 4811 Germany 0 0 Estonia 22322 7813 Greece 204180 71463 Spain 832402 291341 France 343851 120348 Ireland 280878 98306 Italy 470958 164835 Cyprus 0 0 Latvia 12080 4228 Lithuania 0 0 Malta 71980 25193 Netherlands 446583 156304 Poland 1050 368 Portugal 442513 154880 Finland 279723 97903 Sweden 158263 55392 United Kingdom 956754 334864 Total 4537282 1588049