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Commission Implementing Decision of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 (notified under document C(2012) 3262) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2012/294/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 & 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 Addresses
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES & 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 AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING, INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES AND ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED

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) Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2012, in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, inclusive of the applications for a Union 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(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.

(3) The applications for Union funding have been assessed with regard to their compliance 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 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.

(5) In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programs related to funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 October 2011, i.e. traceability, validation and cross-checking of data, measurement of engine power, equipment of small scale fleet with Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS).

(6) On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programs for Union funding related to non-priority actions such as installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) on board fishing vessels, training and initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as the purchase or modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.

(7) 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 and retained for this financing decision should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

(8) Within the priority areas defined by the Commission, it appeared that projects on traceability that were presented by Member States required a global and coordinated approach among Member States to be put in place before a Union contribution could be granted. The assessment of these traceability projects for a Union contribution was consequently postponed to an additional financing decision to be prepared in 2012.

(9) In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy

(10) In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

(11) 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 2012 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

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 2016. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted at the latest by 31 December 2017.

Article 3 New technologies & IT networks

1. 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 as well as on the verification of engine power, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

2. Any other expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % 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 calculated on the basis of a price capped at 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 calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 3000 per vessel, without prejudice of paragraph 4.

3. In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

4. In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 4500 per vessel.

Article 7 Pilot projects

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

Article 8 Addresses

1. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

2. The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are as follows: (in EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium 610000 410000 345000 Bulgaria 25565 25565 23009 Denmark 3462722 2656563 2350599 Germany 5971900 181000 162900 Ireland 52370000 270000 163000 Greece 12110000 6040000 5400000 Spain 207080 84200 75780 France 3550955 2152500 1937250 Italy 5877000 4412000 3846000 Cyprus 65000 65000 38500 Latvia 17856 17856 13400 Lithuania 284939 284939 256445 Malta 117000 104500 94050 Netherlands 1709400 1580000 1422000 Poland 2674000 0 0 Portugal 3379192 539979 485981 Romania 615000 430000 367000 Slovenia 204800 185800 145700 Finland 2500000 1987500 1584750 Sweden 11463574 242177 195782 United Kingdom 10017803 4424309 3705547 Total 117233786 26093889 22612693

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2012. For the Commission Maria Damanaki Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS

(in EUR) Member State & project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/12/02 100000 100000 90000 BE/12/03 200000 0 0 BE/12/04 30000 30000 27000 BE/12/06 100000 100000 90000 Sub-total 430000 230000 207000 Bulgaria BG/12/01 25565 25565 23009 Sub-total 25565 25565 23009 Denmark DK/12/01 335900 335900 302310 DK/12/03 335900 335900 302310 DK/12/04 470259 470259 423233 DK/12/05 214976 214976 193478 DK/12/06 268720 268720 241848 DK/12/07 268720 0 0 DK/12/08 167950 0 0 DK/12/09 100770 0 0 DK/12/10 8062 8062 7255 DK/12/11 15048 15048 13543 DK/12/12 134360 0 0 DK/12/13 100770 100770 50385 DK/12/14 201540 201540 181386 DK/12/15 100770 100770 90693 DK/12/17 134360 134360 120924 DK/12/18 134360 134360 120924 Sub-total 2992462 2320663 2048289 Germany DE/12/11 310300 310300 0 DE/12/12 100000 100000 0 DE/12/13 300000 300000 0 DE/12/14 50000 50000 0 DE/12/15 290600 290600 0 DE/12/16 590000 590000 0 DE/12/17 925000 925000 0 DE/12/18 400000 400000 0 DE/12/21 1875000 1875000 0 Sub-total 4840900 4840900 0 Ireland IE/12/01 70000 70000 63000 IE/12/03 200000 200000 100000 IE/12/04 1200000 1200000 0 Sub-total 1470000 1470000 163000 Greece EL/12/03 90000 90000 45000 EL/12/05 2400000 0 0 Sub-total 2490000 90000 45000 Spain ES/12/01 207080 84200 75780 Sub-total 207080 84200 75780 France FR/12/02 725000 570000 513000 FR/12/03 293855 185000 166500 FR/12/05 150000 150000 135000 FR/12/06 42000 0 0 Sub-total 1210855 905000 814500 Italy IT/12/01 700000 700000 630000 IT/12/02 500000 500000 450000 IT/12/03 900000 900000 810000 IT/12/04 700000 0 0 IT/12/05 900000 900000 810000 IT/12/07 500000 0 0 IT/12/08 100000 100000 90000 IT/12/09 312000 312000 156000 IT/12/10 135000 0 0 IT/12/11 130000 0 0 Sub-total 4877000 3412000 2946000 Cyprus CY/12/01 15000 15000 13500 CY/12/02 50000 50000 25000 Sub-total 65000 65000 38500 Latvia LV/12/01 6676 6676 3338 LV/12/02 11180 11180 10062 Sub-total 17856 17856 13400 Lithuania LT/12/01 237488 237488 213740 LT/12/02 37651 37651 33885 LT/12/03 9800 9800 8820 Sub-total 284939 284939 256445 Malta MT/12/01 92000 92000 82800 Sub-total 92000 92000 82800 Netherlands NL/12/01 245000 245000 220500 NL/12/02 395000 395000 355500 NL/12/04 240000 240000 216000 NL/12/05 85000 0 0 Sub-total 965000 880000 792000 Poland PL/12/01 2674000 0 0 Sub-total 2674000 0 0 Portugal PT/12/01 90900 90900 81810 PT/12/03 314579 314579 283121 PT/12/06 60000 60000 54000 Sub-total 465479 465479 418931 Romania RO/12/02 30000 30000 27000 RO/12/03 50000 50000 25000 RO/12/04 350000 350000 315000 Sub-total 430000 430000 367000 Slovenia SI/12/01 20000 20000 18000 SI/12/02 20000 20000 18000 SI/12/04 40000 40000 36000 SI/12/05 12000 12000 10800 SI/12/06 3000 0 0 SI/12/07 5000 0 0 SI/12/08 1800 1800 900 SI/12/09 3000 3000 1500 SI/12/11 49000 49000 24500 SI/12/12 40000 40000 36000 Sub-total 193800 185800 145700 Finland FI/12/01 400000 400000 360000 FI/12/03 10000 10000 5000 FI/12/05 500000 500000 250000 FI/12/06 500000 0 0 FI/12/07 400000 400000 360000 FI/12/08 400000 400000 360000 Sub-total 2210000 1710000 1335000 Sweden SE/12/01 11177397 11177397 0 SE/12/02 55443 55443 27722 SE/12/03 110887 110887 99798 SE/12/04 20403 20403 18363 Sub-total 11364130 11364130 145883 United Kingdom UK/12/01 1478365 1478365 1330528 UK/12/41 14215 0 0 UK/12/42 10235 10235 9211 UK/12/43 8506 8506 4253 UK/12/44 284301 284301 142151 UK/12/46 454881 454881 409393 UK/12/47 56860 56860 28430 UK/12/50 9098 0 0 UK/12/38 2019 0 0 UK/12/39 1700 0 0 UK/12/40 796 0 0 Sub-total 2320976 2293148 1923966 Total 39627042 13948384 11842203

ANNEX II AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(in EUR) Member State & project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Germany DE/12/03 16000 0 0 DE/12/06 4000 0 0 DE/12/08 25000 25000 22500 DE/12/09 493500 0 0 Sub-total 538500 25000 22500 Greece EL/12/08 3250000 3250000 2925000 Sub-total 3250000 3250000 2925000 France FR/12/07 1085000 1000000 900000 Sub-total 1085000 1000000 900000 Italy IT/12/06 1000000 1000000 900000 Sub-total 1000000 1000000 900000 Malta MT/12/03 25000 12500 11250 Sub-total 25000 12500 11250 Portugal PT/12/07 2057000 0 0 Sub-total 2057000 0 0 Romania RO/12/01 75000 0 0 RO/12/05 110000 0 0 Sub-total 185000 0 0 Slovenia SI/12/03 5000 0 0 Sub-total 5000 0 0 Finland FI/12/04 15000 12500 11250 Sub-total 15000 12500 11250 United Kingdom UK/12/02 653892 575000 517500 UK/12/03 557230 490000 441000 UK/12/32 45488 40000 36000 UK/12/33 309888 272500 245250 UK/12/45 468528 412500 371250 Sub-total 2035026 1790000 1611000 Total 10195526 7090000 6381000

ANNEX III ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(in EUR) Member State & project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/12/01 120000 120000 108000 Sub-total 120000 120000 108000 Denmark DK/12/02 335900 335900 302310 Sub-total 335900 335900 302310 Germany DE/12/19 81000 81000 72900 DE/12/20 75000 75000 67500 Sub-total 156000 156000 140400 France FR/12/04 255100 247500 222750 Sub-total 255100 247500 222750 Netherlands NL/12/03 700000 700000 630000 Sub-total 700000 700000 630000 Portugal PT/12/05 74500 74500 67050 Sub-total 74500 74500 67050 Finland FI/12/02 250000 250000 225000 Sub-total 250000 250000 225000 Sweden SE/12/05 55443 55443 49899 Sub-total 55443 55443 49899 Total 1946943 1939343 1745409

ANNEX IV ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(in EUR) Member State & project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Greece EL/12/09 2700000 2700000 2430000 Sub-total 2700000 2700000 2430000 Finland FI/12/09 25000 15000 13500 Sub-total 25000 15000 13500 Total 2725000 2715000 2443500

ANNEX V PILOT PROJECTS

(in EUR) Member State & project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/12/05 60000 60000 30000 Sub-total 60000 60000 30000 Denmark DK/12/16 134360 0 0 Sub-total 134360 0 0 United Kingdom UK/12/49 341161 341161 170581 Sub-total 341161 341161 170581 Total 535521 401161 200581

(in EUR) Type of expenditure Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Training and exchange programmes Sub-total 825931 0 0 Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules Sub-total 849713 0 0 Patrol vessels and aircraft Sub-total 60528109 0 0 Total 62203753 0 0

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