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Commission Decision of 29 October 2008 on a Community financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2008 (notified under document number C(2008) 6262) (2008/860/EC)

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1 Subject matter
    2. Article 2 Closure of outstanding commitments
    3. Article 3 New technologies and IT networks
    4. Article 4 Automatic localisation devices
    5. Article 5 Electronic recording and reporting systems
    6. Article 6 Electronic recording and reporting devices
    7. Article 7 Pilot projects
    8. Article 8 Training
    9. Article 9 Assessment of expenditure
    10. Article 10 Seminars and media tools
    11. Article 11 Fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft
    12. Article 12
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX I New technologies and IT networks
  5. ANNEX II Automatic localisation devices
  6. ANNEX III Electronic recording and reporting systems
  7. ANNEX IV Electronic recording and reporting devices
  8. ANNEX V Pilot projects
  9. ANNEX VI Training
  10. ANNEX VII Assessment of expenditure
  11. ANNEX VIII Seminars and media tools
  12. ANNEX IX Patrol vessels and aircraft

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea, and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Member States have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2008 together with the applications for a Community financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.

(2) Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Community funding.

(3) Applications for Community funding shall comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007.

(4) It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Community financial contribution within the limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted.

(5) In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems.

(6) 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 Subject matter

This Decision provides for a Community financial contribution for 2008 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2008 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy, as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It establishes the amount of the Community financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.

Article 2 Closure of outstanding commitments

Member States shall ensure that all payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 30 June 2012. Payments made by a Member State after this deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted at the latest by 31 December 2013.

Article 3 New technologies and IT networks

Expenditure incurred on the purchase of, installation and technical assistance for, computer technology and setting up of IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I.

Article 4 Automatic localisation devices

1. Expenditure incurred in the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of EUR 4500 per vessel within the limits established in Annex II.

2. Within the EUR 4500 limit provided for in paragraph 1, the financial contribution for the first EUR 1500 of eligible expenditure shall be at a rate of 100 %.

3. The financial contribution for eligible expenditure comprised between EUR 1500 and EUR 4500 per vessel shall amount to a maximum of 50 % of such expenditure.

4. In order to qualify, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.

Article 5 Electronic recording and reporting systems

Expenditure incurred on the purchase of, installation and technical assistance for, electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS) in a fisheries monitoring centre, in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III.

Article 6 Electronic recording and reporting devices

1. Expenditure incurred on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a fisheries monitoring centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of EUR 4500 per vessel within the limits established in Annex IV.

2. The financial contribution for expenditure incurred on the purchase and fitting on board fishing vessels of ERS devices shall be at a rate of 75 % within the EUR 4500 limit provided for in paragraph 1.

3. In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007.

Article 7 Pilot projects

Expenditure incurred in pilot projects on new control technologies shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V.

Article 8 Training

Expenditure incurred on training and exchange programmes of civil servants responsible for monitoring control and surveillance tasks in the fisheries area shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VI.

Article 9 Assessment of expenditure

Expenditure incurred in implementing a system to assess expenditure incurred in controlling the common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VII.

Article 10 Seminars and media tools

Expenditure incurred in initiatives including seminar and media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public on the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing and on the implementation of common fisheries policy rules, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 75 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VIII.

Article 11 Fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft

1. Expenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fishing activities by the competent authorities of the Member States shall qualify, within the limits laid down in Annex IX, for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by Member States.

2. The financial contribution specified for each Member State in Annex IX is calculated on the basis of the utilisation of the concerned vessels and aircraft for inspection and surveillance as a percentage of their total yearly activity, as declared by the Member States.

Article 12

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 October 2008. For the Commission Joe Borg Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX I New technologies and IT networks

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 50000 50000 25000 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 Germany 50000 50000 25000 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 4500000 3000000 1500000 Spain 415936 340336 170168 France 70000 70000 35000 Ireland 2185864 2155864 1077932 Italy 4700000 1700000 850000 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 77330 77330 38665 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 1174410 1104410 552205 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 140000 140000 70000 Slovenia 51300 51300 25650 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 350000 350000 175000 Sweden 135000 135000 67500 United Kingdom 201435 200781 100391 Total 14101275 9425021 4712511 A total amount of EUR 4676254 EUR was considered as ineligible expenditures on the basis of Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007. A 50 % rate of Community contribution was applied on eligible expenditure according to Article 3 of the present Decision.

ANNEX II Automatic localisation devices

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution Belgium 0 0 Bulgaria 0 0 Cyprus 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 Denmark 0 0 Germany 0 0 Estonia 0 0 Greece 0 0 Spain 0 0 France 0 0 Ireland 1500000 750000 Italy 0 0 Latvia 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 Hungary 0 0 Malta 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 Austria 0 0 Poland 0 0 Portugal 0 0 Romania 0 0 Slovenia 20000 17500 Slovakia 0 0 Finland 0 0 Sweden 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 Total 1520000 767500 The Community contribution was calculated according to the rules defined in Article 4 of the present Decision.

ANNEX III Electronic recording and reporting systems

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 210000 210000 105000 Bulgaria 0 0 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 604026 604026 302013 Germany 530000 530000 265000 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 Spain 115500 115500 57750 France 0 0 0 Ireland 2500000 2500000 1250000 Italy 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 1540000 1540000 770000 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 Total 5499526 5499526 2749763 The Community contribution has been calculated on the basis of a 50 % rate according to Article 5 of the present Decision.

ANNEX IV Electronic recording and reporting devices

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 0 0 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 France 2000000 1098000 823500 Ireland 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 739834 739834 554876 Total 2739834 1837834 1378376 For France, this expenditure concerns 244 electronic logbooks, which have a maximum threshold of EUR 4500 each. As a consequence, EUR 902000 were considered as ineligible. In conformity with Article 6 of the present Decision, a rate of 75 % has been applied to these expenditures.

ANNEX V Pilot projects

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 0 0 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 Sweden 234000 234000 117000 United Kingdom 295934 269031 134516 Total 529934 503031 251516 EUR 26903 were considered as ineligible expenditure according to Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007. A rate of 50 % of Community contribution was applied on eligible expenditure according to Article 7 of the present Decision.

ANNEX VI Training

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 40000 40000 20000 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 123753 83485 41743 Germany 18500 18500 9250 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 40000 40000 20000 Spain 173910 157110 78555 France 92000 92000 46000 Ireland 122000 122000 61000 Italy 1465230 1165230 582615 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 17400 17400 8700 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 120000 120000 60000 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 200000 200000 100000 Slovenia 48500 48500 24250 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 130000 130000 65000 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 178746 177266 88633 Total 2770039 2411491 1205746 EUR 358548 were considered as ineligible expenditure according to Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007. A rate of 50 % of Community contribution was applied on eligible expenditure according to Article 8 of the present Decision.

ANNEX VII Assessment of expenditure

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 12000 12000 6000 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 Total 12000 12000 6000 A rate of 50 % of Community contribution was applied on eligible expenditure according to Article 9 of the present Decision.

ANNEX VIII Seminars and media tools

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 58000 58000 43500 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 33557 33557 25168 Germany 0 0 0 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 1000000 1000000 750000 Spain 394800 394800 296100 France 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 Italy 497200 447200 335400 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 15900 15900 11925 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Slovenia 8500 8500 6375 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 104250 104250 78188 Total 2112207 2062207 1546656 An amount of EUR 50000 was considered as ineligible expenditure according to Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007. A rate of 75 % of Community contribution was applied to eligible expenditure as indicated in Article 10 of the present Decision.

ANNEX IX Patrol vessels and aircraft

(EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Eligible expenditure under this Decision Community contribution Belgium 0 0 0 Bulgaria 0 0 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Denmark 301678 166678 83339 Germany 3826458 68000 34000 Estonia 0 0 0 Greece 14603000 558000 279000 Spain 44225546 1657546 828773 France 575000 500000 250000 Ireland 260000 60000 30000 Italy 24000000 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 Poland 0 0 0 Portugal 0 0 0 Romania 130000 130000 65000 Slovenia 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 Finland 180000 170000 85000 Sweden 0 0 0 United Kingdom 1005765 999448 499724 Total 89107447 4309672 2154836 Among this global amount of EUR 89107447 planned in the national fisheries control programmes for patrol vessels and aircraft, a global amount of EUR 80361000 will be dealt with under the second financial decision. A reduction of this envelope will be necessary in order to respect the budgetary commitments available in 2008. EUR 4436775 of these planned expenditures were considered as ineligible according to Articles 6 and 7 and to Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007. A rate of 50 % was applied on all eligible expenditure according to Article 11 of the present Decision.

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