Commission Decision of 28 April 2006 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2006 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2006) 1704) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2006/315/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.
(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, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the data they intend to collect between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006 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 2006 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 2007, 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 1639/2001.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision establishes for 2006 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 from the Community set out in Annexes I and II.
2. A second instalment shall be delivered in 2007, 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 2005.
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 Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006. For the Commission Joe Borg Member of the Commission
ANNEX
ANNEX I Minimum programme
Member State Eligible expenditure (EUR) Max. Community contribution (EUR) BELGIUM 1014257 507129 DENMARK 4299000 2149500 GERMANY 2444531 1222265 ESTONIA 475988 237994 GREECE 1620845 810423 SPAIN 6510667 3255334 FRANCE 6613877 3306939 IRELAND 4524442 2262221 ITALY 3954825 1977413 CYPRUS 589866 294933 LATVIA 317073 158536 LITHUANIA 122691 61346 MALTA 551845 275923 NETHERLANDS 3026346 1513173 POLAND 571660 285830 PORTUGAL 2550422 1275211 SLOVENIA 373060 186530 FINLAND 1247350 623675 SWEDEN 2709795 1354898 UNITED KINGDOM 6222481 3111241 Total 49741021 24870511
ANNEX II Extended programme
Member State Eligible expenditure (EUR) Max. Community contribution (EUR) BELGIUM DENMARK GERMANY 544246 190486 ESTONIA 26208 9173 GREECE 215350 75373 SPAIN 1842106 644737 FRANCE 339500 118825 IRELAND 371426 129999 ITALY 560554 196194 CYPRUS LATVIA 5364 1878 LITHUANIA MALTA NETHERLANDS 435762 152517 POLAND 1316 461 PORTUGAL 443832 155241 SLOVENIA FINLAND 257434 90102 SWEDEN 81518 28531 UNITED KINGDOM 2134804 747181 Total 7259420 2540798