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Commission Decision of 23 November 2010 on an additional Union financial contribution for 2010 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance (notified under document C(2010) 7996) (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish texts are authentic) (2010/711/EU)

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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 Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules
    8. Article 8 Total maximum Union contribution per Member State
    9. Article 9 Addressees
  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 INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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) Based upon the requests for Union co-finance that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2010, the Commission has adopted Decision 2010/352/EU, which has left some of the 2010 budget available for fisheries control unused.

(2) That unused part of the 2010 budget should now be allocated by a new Decision.

(3) In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programmes related to additional funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission, i.e. automation and management of data, new technologies, and seminars in the area of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

(4) On that basis requests in the programmes for Union funding related to actions such as pilot projects, training and exchange programmes as well as the construction of patrol vessels and aircrafts, have been rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above.

(5) Within the priority areas indicated by the Commission, not all the eligible expenditure in the programmes could be retained, due to budgetary restraints. The Commission selected the projects to be co-financed on the grounds that they were in conformity with the priorities defined by the Commission. Concerning electronic recording and reporting devices, a priority was given to devices combining ERS and VMS functions

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

(7) Applications for Union funding are to comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007.

(8) It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Union 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.

(9) In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to the abovementioned priority areas should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

(10) 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.

(11) In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007.

(12) 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 Union financial contribution for 2010 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2010 in implementing certain projects on monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It establishes the amount of the Union financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Union financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.

Article 2 Closure of outstanding commitments

All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 30 June 2014. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. Unused budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed at the latest by 31 December 2015.

Article 3 New technologies and IT networks

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the setting up of new technologies and IT networks, in order to allow efficient and secure collection and management of data in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Article 4 Automatic localisation devices

1. Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on 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 financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.

2. The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 2500 per vessel.

3. In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.

Article 5 Electronic recording and reporting systems

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Article 6 Electronic recording and reporting devices

1. Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, 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 financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.

2. The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 3000 per vessel, without prejudice to paragraph 4.

3. In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established under Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008.

4. In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 2244/2003 and (EC) No 1077/2008, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be limited to EUR 4500.

Article 7 Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on 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 illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to implement the new control Regulation, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Article 8 Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

The total planned expenditure, the total expenditure for projects selected under this Decision, and the total maximum Union contribution per Member State allocated under this Decision are as follows: (in EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium 235000 222500 195000 Denmark 2284608 907124 816412 Germany 1367695 1151035 1035932 Estonia 161803 89835 80852 Ireland 2145000 580000 330000 Greece 9150000 1800000 1620000 Spain 400000 0 0 France 7429203 2424000 2181600 Italy 10890000 4040000 3636000 Cyprus 100000 70000 63000 Latvia 11459 0 0 Malta 358029 8460 7614 Netherlands 2085000 157500 141750 Poland 1091633 922493 830243 Portugal 3105763 2408000 1354500 Romania 30500 0 0 Sweden 1674595 103541 93187 United Kingdom 1610375 1178824 1060940 Total 44130664 16063311 13447030

Article 9 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2010. For the Commission Maria Damanaki Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Anx_i_new_technologies_and_it. networks. (in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/04 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 200000 200000 180000 Denmark DK/10/15 67194 67194 60475 DK/10/16 33597 0 0 DK/10/17 1343887 0 0 Sub-Total 1444679 67194 60475 Germany DE/10/22 24000 0 0 DE/10/23 14000 0 0 Sub-Total 38000 0 0 Estonia EE/10/07 10898 0 0 Sub-Total 10898 0 0 Ireland IE/10/13 75000 0 0 IE/10/14 300000 0 0 IE/10/15 70000 0 0 IE/10/16 100000 0 0 IE/10/22 340000 0 0 Sub-Total 885000 0 0 Greece EL/10/13 2000000 0 0 EL/10/14 800000 0 0 Sub-Total 2800000 0 0 Spain ES/10/08 400000 0 0 Sub-Total 400000 0 0 France FR/10/12 3340000 0 0 Sub-Total 3340000 0 0 Italy IT/10/12 340000 340000 306000 IT/10/13 1100000 0 0 IT/10/14 1850000 0 0 Sub-Total 3290000 340000 306000 Cyprus CY/10/04 30000 0 0 Sub-Total 30000 0 0 Latvia LV/10/01 11459 0 0 Sub-Total 11459 0 0 Malta MT/10/01 314825 0 0 Sub-Total 314825 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/18 340000 0 0 Sub-Total 340000 0 0 Poland PL/10/05 7346 0 0 PL/10/06 4897 0 0 Sub-Total 12244 0 0 Portugal PT/10/01 148050 0 0 Sub-Total 148050 0 0 Romania RO/10/08 14000 0 0 RO/10/09 6000 0 0 RO/10/10 7500 0 0 Sub-Total 27500 0 0 Sweden SE/10/11 103541 103541 93187 SE/10/12 350000 0 0 SE/10/13 500000 0 0 Sub-Total 953541 103541 93187 United Kingdom UK/10/63 3662 0 0 UK/10/65 5772 0 0 UK/10/66 11765 0 0 UK/10/70 8235 0 0 UK/10/73 4706 0 0 UK/10/74 706 0 0 UK/10/75 5529 0 0 Sub-Total 40375 0 0 Total 14286571 710735 639662

ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/04 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 200000 200000 180000 Denmark DK/10/15 67194 67194 60475 DK/10/16 33597 0 0 DK/10/17 1343887 0 0 Sub-Total 1444679 67194 60475 Germany DE/10/22 24000 0 0 DE/10/23 14000 0 0 Sub-Total 38000 0 0 Estonia EE/10/07 10898 0 0 Sub-Total 10898 0 0 Ireland IE/10/13 75000 0 0 IE/10/14 300000 0 0 IE/10/15 70000 0 0 IE/10/16 100000 0 0 IE/10/22 340000 0 0 Sub-Total 885000 0 0 Greece EL/10/13 2000000 0 0 EL/10/14 800000 0 0 Sub-Total 2800000 0 0 Spain ES/10/08 400000 0 0 Sub-Total 400000 0 0 France FR/10/12 3340000 0 0 Sub-Total 3340000 0 0 Italy IT/10/12 340000 340000 306000 IT/10/13 1100000 0 0 IT/10/14 1850000 0 0 Sub-Total 3290000 340000 306000 Cyprus CY/10/04 30000 0 0 Sub-Total 30000 0 0 Latvia LV/10/01 11459 0 0 Sub-Total 11459 0 0 Malta MT/10/01 314825 0 0 Sub-Total 314825 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/18 340000 0 0 Sub-Total 340000 0 0 Poland PL/10/05 7346 0 0 PL/10/06 4897 0 0 Sub-Total 12244 0 0 Portugal PT/10/01 148050 0 0 Sub-Total 148050 0 0 Romania RO/10/08 14000 0 0 RO/10/09 6000 0 0 RO/10/10 7500 0 0 Sub-Total 27500 0 0 Sweden SE/10/11 103541 103541 93187 SE/10/12 350000 0 0 SE/10/13 500000 0 0 Sub-Total 953541 103541 93187 United Kingdom UK/10/63 3662 0 0 UK/10/65 5772 0 0 UK/10/66 11765 0 0 UK/10/70 8235 0 0 UK/10/73 4706 0 0 UK/10/74 706 0 0 UK/10/75 5529 0 0 Sub-Total 40375 0 0 Total 14286571 710735 639662

Anx_ii_automatic_localisation. devices. (in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/05 12500 0 0 Sub-Total 12500 0 0 Germany DE/10/20 12000 0 0 DE/10/33 66660 0 0 Sub-Total 78660 0 0 Estonia EE/10/05 40905 0 0 Sub-Total 40905 0 0 Ireland IE/10/20 160000 0 0 Sub-Total 160000 0 0 Greece EL/10/15 3360000 0 0 EL/10/16 950000 0 0 EL/10/17 240000 0 0 Sub-Total 4550000 0 0 France FR/10/10 1520000 0 0 Sub-Total 1520000 0 0 Italy IT/10/15 3300000 0 0 IT/10/16 600000 0 0 Sub-Total 3900000 0 0 Cyprus CY/10/05 70000 70000 63000 Sub-Total 70000 70000 63000 Malta MT/10/02 22000 0 0 MT/10/03 12744 0 0 Sub-Total 34744 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/16 87500 0 0 Sub-Total 87500 0 0 Romania RO/10/05 3000 0 0 Sub-Total 3000 0 0 Sweden SE/10/14 401222 0 0 SE/10/15 112750 0 0 Sub-Total 513972 0 0 United Kingdom UK/10/100 20588 0 0 UK/10/103 250000 0 0 UK/10/105 120588 0 0 Sub-Total 391176 0 0 Total 11362457 70000 63000

ANNEX II AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/05 12500 0 0 Sub-Total 12500 0 0 Germany DE/10/20 12000 0 0 DE/10/33 66660 0 0 Sub-Total 78660 0 0 Estonia EE/10/05 40905 0 0 Sub-Total 40905 0 0 Ireland IE/10/20 160000 0 0 Sub-Total 160000 0 0 Greece EL/10/15 3360000 0 0 EL/10/16 950000 0 0 EL/10/17 240000 0 0 Sub-Total 4550000 0 0 France FR/10/10 1520000 0 0 Sub-Total 1520000 0 0 Italy IT/10/15 3300000 0 0 IT/10/16 600000 0 0 Sub-Total 3900000 0 0 Cyprus CY/10/05 70000 70000 63000 Sub-Total 70000 70000 63000 Malta MT/10/02 22000 0 0 MT/10/03 12744 0 0 Sub-Total 34744 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/16 87500 0 0 Sub-Total 87500 0 0 Romania RO/10/05 3000 0 0 Sub-Total 3000 0 0 Sweden SE/10/14 401222 0 0 SE/10/15 112750 0 0 Sub-Total 513972 0 0 United Kingdom UK/10/100 20588 0 0 UK/10/103 250000 0 0 UK/10/105 120588 0 0 Sub-Total 391176 0 0 Total 11362457 70000 63000

Anx_iii_electronic_recording_and_reporting. systems. (in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Germany DE/10/26 50000 0 0 DE/10/29 50000 0 0 Sub-Total 100000 0 0 Ireland IE/10/18 100000 100000 90000 IE/10/21 520000 0 0 Sub-Total 620000 100000 90000 France FR/10/11 145203 0 0 Sub-Total 145203 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/15 1500000 0 0 Sub-Total 1500000 0 0 Poland PL/10/07 61217 61217 55096 PL/10/08 14693 0 0 PL/10/09 48974 48974 44076 Sub-Total 124884 110191 99172 Sweden SE/10/16 207082 0 0 Sub-Total 207082 0 0 Total 2697169 210191 189172

ANNEX III ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Germany DE/10/26 50000 0 0 DE/10/29 50000 0 0 Sub-Total 100000 0 0 Ireland IE/10/18 100000 100000 90000 IE/10/21 520000 0 0 Sub-Total 620000 100000 90000 France FR/10/11 145203 0 0 Sub-Total 145203 0 0 Netherlands NL/10/15 1500000 0 0 Sub-Total 1500000 0 0 Poland PL/10/07 61217 61217 55096 PL/10/08 14693 0 0 PL/10/09 48974 48974 44076 Sub-Total 124884 110191 99172 Sweden SE/10/16 207082 0 0 Sub-Total 207082 0 0 Total 2697169 210191 189172

Anx_iv_electronic_recording_and_reporting. devices. (in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/06 22500 22500 15000 Sub-Total 22500 22500 15000 Denmark DK/10/20 839930 839930 755937 Sub-Total 839930 839930 755937 Germany DE/10/28 349965 349965 314969 DE/10/30 612070 612070 550863 DE/10/31 84000 84000 75600 DE/10/32 105000 105000 94500 Sub-Total 1151035 1151035 1035932 Estonia EE/10/06 110000 89835 80852 Sub-Total 110000 89835 80852 Ireland IE/10/19 480000 480000 240000 Sub-Total 480000 480000 240000 Greece EL/10/18 1800000 1800000 1620000 Sub-Total 1800000 1800000 1620000 France FR/10/09 2424000 2424000 2181600 Sub-Total 2424000 2424000 2181600 Italy IT/10/17 3700000 3700000 3330000 Sub-Total 3700000 3700000 3330000 Netherlands NL/10/17 157500 157500 141750 Sub-Total 157500 157500 141750 Poland PL/10/10 305598 305598 275038 PL/10/11 59503 59503 53553 PL/10/12 447200 447200 402480 PL/10/13 21500 0 0 PL/10/14 35000 0 0 PL/10/15 85705 0 0 Sub-Total 954506 812301 731071 Portugal PT/10/02 2408000 2408000 1354500 Sub-Total 2408000 2408000 1354500 United Kingdom UK/10/76 70588 70588 63529 UK/10/99 16471 16471 14824 UK/10/101 200000 200000 180000 UK/10/102 795294 795294 715765 UK/10/104 96471 96471 86824 Sub-Total 1178824 1178824 1060941 Total 15226294 15063924 12547582

ANNEX IV ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/10/06 22500 22500 15000 Sub-Total 22500 22500 15000 Denmark DK/10/20 839930 839930 755937 Sub-Total 839930 839930 755937 Germany DE/10/28 349965 349965 314969 DE/10/30 612070 612070 550863 DE/10/31 84000 84000 75600 DE/10/32 105000 105000 94500 Sub-Total 1151035 1151035 1035932 Estonia EE/10/06 110000 89835 80852 Sub-Total 110000 89835 80852 Ireland IE/10/19 480000 480000 240000 Sub-Total 480000 480000 240000 Greece EL/10/18 1800000 1800000 1620000 Sub-Total 1800000 1800000 1620000 France FR/10/09 2424000 2424000 2181600 Sub-Total 2424000 2424000 2181600 Italy IT/10/17 3700000 3700000 3330000 Sub-Total 3700000 3700000 3330000 Netherlands NL/10/17 157500 157500 141750 Sub-Total 157500 157500 141750 Poland PL/10/10 305598 305598 275038 PL/10/11 59503 59503 53553 PL/10/12 447200 447200 402480 PL/10/13 21500 0 0 PL/10/14 35000 0 0 PL/10/15 85705 0 0 Sub-Total 954506 812301 731071 Portugal PT/10/02 2408000 2408000 1354500 Sub-Total 2408000 2408000 1354500 United Kingdom UK/10/76 70588 70588 63529 UK/10/99 16471 16471 14824 UK/10/101 200000 200000 180000 UK/10/102 795294 795294 715765 UK/10/104 96471 96471 86824 Sub-Total 1178824 1178824 1060941 Total 15226294 15063924 12547582

Anx_v_initiatives_raising_awareness_of_cfp. rules. (in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Malta MT/10/06 8460 8460 7614 Sub-Total 8460 8460 7614 Portugal PT/10/04 549713 0 0 Sub-Total 549713 0 0 Total 558173 8460 7614

ANNEX V INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES

(in EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010 Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Malta MT/10/06 8460 8460 7614 Sub-Total 8460 8460 7614 Portugal PT/10/04 549713 0 0 Sub-Total 549713 0 0 Total 558173 8460 7614

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