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Commission Implementing Decision of 10 July 2013 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control programmes for 2013 (notified under document C(2013) 4256) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2013/410/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 Pilot projects
    8. Article 8 Maximum Union contribution
    9. Article 9 Addresses
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX VII AMOUNTS RELATED TO PILOT INSPECTION AND OBSERVER SCHEMES, INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES AND ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED
  5. ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS
  6. ANNEX II AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES
  7. ANNEX III ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS
  8. ANNEX IV ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES
  9. ANNEX V PILOT PROJECTS
  10. ANNEX VI TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

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) The Commission, in its letter of 9 October 2012, defined the priority areas to be funded by the Union in the framework of fisheries control programmes. Those priority areas include improvements in the control system of a Member State, measurements of engine power, and the traceability of fishery products. The Commission also specified in its letter of 14 May 2012 the requirements to be met by operators and Member States when carrying out investments in traceability projects.

(2) Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2013, 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.

(3) On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programmes for Union funding related to non-priority actions such as installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) on board fishing vessels, those training projects having no link with improvements to be brought in the control systems of Member States, as well as the purchase or modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas.

(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) As to traceability projects, it is important to ensure that they are developed on the basis of internationally recognised standards, as required by Article 67(8) of 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.

(6) 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 of 11 April 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy.

(7) The Commission has assessed the projects whose cost does not exceed EUR 40000 VAT excluded, and has retained those for which it is justified to provide for Union co-financing in the light of the improvements they are likely to bring to the control system of the applicant Member States.

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

(9) In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices as well as electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

(10) 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 2013 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2013 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 2017. 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 2018.

Article 3 New technologies and 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. As far as traceability projects are concerned, the Union contribution shall be limited to EUR 1000000 in case of investments carried out by Member State authorities, and to EUR 250000 in case of private investments. A maximum of two projects by private operator may be accepted per Member State and per financing decision. The total number of traceability projects carried out by private operators shall be limited to eight per Member State and per financing decision.

3. In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 2, all projects co-financed according to this Decision shall satisfy the applicable requirements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

4. 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 Commission 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 to 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 Maximum Union contribution

The maximum Union contribution per Member State shall be as follows: (EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium 1369250 1369250 1232325 Bulgaria 15339 15339 13805 Denmark 6801633 5226502 4691350 Germany 17502400 4291800 3794200 Estonia 280000 280000 252000 Ireland 1200000 1200000 1080000 Greece 1370029 1370029 1153026 Spain 12186266 9137042 7562370 France 5373796 5363796 4811416 Italy 7480000 2160000 1944000 Cyprus 600000 600000 540000 Latvia 192735 192735 173462 Lithuania 389539 389539 350585 Malta 1375002 1228802 636605 Netherlands 3264205 2389410 2142252 Poland 3422251 3322251 2990026 Portugal 1608900 703500 633150 Romania 769000 419000 313100 Slovenia 315100 293400 241500 Finland 1682500 1682500 1514250 Sweden 1392838 1392838 1253555 United Kingdom 1039444 1039444 816423 Total 69630227 44067177 38139400

Article 9 Addresses

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, 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 Republic of Cyprus, the Italian Republic, 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.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2013. For the Commission Maria Damanaki Member of the Commission

ANNEX

(EUR) Type of expenditure Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Pilot inspection and observer schemes 36000 0 0 Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules 35400 0 0 Patrol vessels and Aircraft 8880000 0 0 Total 8951400 0 0

ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/13/01 240000 240000 216000 BE/13/02 30000 30000 27000 BE/13/03 30000 30000 27000 BE/13/05 60000 60000 54000 BE/13/06 30000 30000 27000 BE/13/08 4250 4250 3825 BE/13/09 825000 825000 742500 Sub-Total 1219250 1219250 1097325 Bulgaria BG/13/01 15339 15339 13805 Sub-Total 15339 15339 13805 Denmark DK/13/01 536215 536215 482593 DK/13/03 402161 402161 361945 DK/13/04 335134 0 0 DK/13/05 268107 268107 241297 DK/13/06 335134 335134 301621 DK/13/07 536215 0 0 DK/13/08 201080 201080 180972 DK/13/09 134054 134054 120648 DK/13/10 335134 335134 301621 DK/13/11 402161 402161 361945 DK/13/12 100540 0 0 DK/13/13 134054 0 0 DK/13/14 536215 536215 482593 DK/13/15 201080 0 0 DK/13/16 268107 0 0 DK/13/17 1125000 1125000 1000000 DK/13/18 73000 73000 65700 DK/13/19 275000 275000 247500 DK/13/20 268107 268107 241296 Sub-Total 6466498 4891368 4389731 Germany DE/13/09 60000 60000 54000 DE/13/10 75000 75000 67500 DE/13/12 90000 90000 81000 DE/13/15 2880000 2880000 2592000 DE/13/14 170000 170000 153000 DE/13/17 353800 353800 250000 DE/13/18 110000 110000 99000 DE/13/19 350000 0 0 DE/13/20 95000 0 0 DE/13/21 443100 0 0 DE/13/22 650000 0 0 DE/13/23 970000 0 0 DE/13/24 275000 0 0 DE/13/25 420000 0 0 DE/13/26 250000 0 0 DE/13/27 105500 105500 94950 Sub-Total 7297400 3844300 3391450 Greece EL/13/02 300000 300000 270000 EL/13/03 200000 200000 100000 EL/13/04 300000 300000 270000 EL/13/05 50000 50000 45000 EL/13/06 50000 50000 45000 EL/13/08 169694 169694 152724 EL/13/09 230335 230335 207302 Sub-Total 1300029 1300029 1090026 Ireland IE/13/01 50000 50000 45000 IE/13/02 50000 50000 45000 Sub-Total 100000 100000 90000 Spain ES/13/01 651500 651500 325750 ES/13/02 205971 205971 185374 ES/13/03 377698 377698 339928 ES/13/04 252976 252976 227678 ES/13/05 256514 256514 230863 ES/13/06 527423 527423 474680 ES/13/07 298291 298291 268462 ES/13/09 353996 353996 318596 ES/13/10 63457 63457 57111 ES/13/11 72922 72922 65630 ES/13/12 183900 183900 165510 ES/13/13 215814 215814 194233 ES/13/14 786000 786000 707400 ES/13/15 186567 186567 167910 ES/13/16 367543 367543 330789 ES/13/17 186754 186754 168079 ES/13/18 178000 178000 160200 ES/13/20 115000 115000 103500 ES/13/21 230000 230000 207000 ES/13/22 142400 0 0 ES/13/23 25000 25000 22500 ES/13/24 90000 90000 81000 ES/13/25 250000 0 0 ES/13/27 160000 0 0 ES/13/29 95557 95557 86001 ES/13/30 95410 95410 85869 ES/13/33 33000 33000 29700 ES/13/34 54000 54000 48600 ES/13/35 681000 0 0 ES/13/36 780000 0 0 ES/13/37 518710 518710 250000 ES/13/39 258000 258000 232200 ES/13/40 481698 481698 250000 ES/13/41 379119 263294 236966 Sub-Total 9554220 7424995 6021529 France FR/13/02 180000 180000 162000 FR/13/03 150000 150000 135000 FR/13/04 400000 400000 360000 FR/13/06 1000300 1000300 900270 FR/13/07 1080600 1080600 972540 FR/13/08 1080600 1080600 972540 FR/13/09 211500 211500 190350 FR/13/10 269350 269350 242415 FR/13/11 51446 51446 46301 Sub-Total 4423796 4423796 3981416 Italy IT/13/01 260000 260000 234000 IT/13/02 120000 0 0 IT/13/03 500000 500000 450000 IT/13/04 1000000 1000000 900000 IT/13/05 300000 300000 270000 IT/13/07 800000 0 0 IT/13/08 2000000 0 0 IT/13/09 2400000 0 0 Sub-Total 7380000 2060000 1854000 Cyprus CY/13/01 50000 50000 45000 CY/13/02 150000 150000 135000 CY/13/03 400000 400000 360000 Sub-Total 600000 600000 540000 Latvia LV/13/01 11200 11200 10080 LV/13/02 58350 58350 52515 LV/13/03 123185 123185 110867 Sub-Total 192735 192735 173462 Lithuania LT/13/01 144810 144810 130329 LT/13/03 13033 13033 11730 Sub-Total 157843 157843 142059 Malta MT/13/01 55510 55510 49959 MT/13/02 1173292 1173292 586646 Sub-Total 1228802 1228802 636605 Netherlands NL/13/01 278172 278172 250000 NL/13/02 277862 277862 250000 NL/13/03 286364 286364 250000 NL/13/04 276984 276984 249285 NL/13/05 129398 129398 116458 NL/13/06 200000 0 0 NL/13/07 230000 0 0 NL/13/08 36120 36120 32508 NL/13/09 89860 0 0 NL/13/10 129500 129500 116550 NL/13/11 125010 125010 112450 NL/13/12 72908 0 0 NL/13/13 282027 0 0 NL/13/14 200000 200000 180000 NL/13/15 400000 400000 360000 NL/13/16 50000 50000 45000 Sub-Total 3064205 2189410 1962251 Poland PL/13/04 1000000 1000000 900000 PL/13/05 540000 440000 396000 PL/13/06 227350 227350 204615 PL/13/07 240300 240300 216270 PL/13/08 172600 172600 155340 PL/13/09 323000 323000 290700 PL/13/10 208760 208760 187884 PL/13/11 416000 416000 374400 PL/13/12 40500 40500 36450 Sub-Total 3168510 3068510 2761659 Portugal PT/13/01 834000 0 0 Sub-Total 834000 0 0 Romania RO/13/03 155000 155000 139500 RO/13/04 120000 120000 60000 RO/13/05 40000 40000 20000 RO/13/06 104000 104000 93600 Sub-Total 419000 419000 313100 Slovenia SI/13/01 42000 42000 37800 SI/13/02 7300 0 0 SI/13/03 1200 1200 600 SI/13/04 14400 0 0 SI/13/05 5000 5000 2500 SI/13/06 1200 1200 600 SI/13/07 40000 40000 36000 SI/13/08 40000 40000 36000 SI/13/10 45000 45000 40500 SI/13/12 49000 49000 24500 SI/13/13 20000 20000 18000 Sub-Total 265100 243400 196500 Finland FI/13/01 1000000 1000000 900000 FI/13/03 200000 200000 180000 FI/13/04 150000 150000 135000 Sub-Total 1350000 1350000 1215000 Sweden SE/13/01 348210 348210 313389 SE/13/02 464280 464280 417852 SE/13/03 580348 580348 522314 Sub-Total 1392838 1392838 1253555 United Kingdom UK/13/01 496155 496155 446539 Sub-Total 496155 496155 446539 Total 50925720 36617770 31570012

ANNEX II AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Germany DE/13/08 12500 12500 11250 DE/13/28 367500 0 0 DE/13/02 493500 0 0 DE/13/04 50000 50000 45000 Sub-Total 923500 62500 56250 Malta MT/13/03 146200 0 0 Sub-Total 146200 0 0 Romania RO/13/07 100000 0 0 Sub-Total 100000 0 0 Slovenia SI/13/09 10000 10000 9000 Sub-Total 10000 10000 9000 Spain ES/13/19 1256340 1256340 1130706 ES/13/31 326124 326124 293512 Sub-Total 1582464 1582464 1424218 United Kingdom UK/13/03 245597 245597 221037 Sub-Total 245597 245597 221037 Total 3007761 1900561 1710505

ANNEX III ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium BE/13/04 70000 70000 63000 BE/13/07 80000 80000 72000 Sub-Total 150000 150000 135000 Denmark DK/13/02 335134 335134 301619 Sub-Total 335134 335134 301619 Germany DE/13/11 75000 75000 67500 DE/13/13 140000 140000 126000 DE/13/16 170000 170000 153000 Sub-Total 385000 385000 346500 Estonia EE/13/01 110000 110000 99000 EE/13/02 90000 90000 81000 EE/13/03 80000 80000 72000 Sub-Total 280000 280000 252000 Ireland IE/13/03 1100000 1100000 990000 Sub-Total 1100000 1100000 990000 France FR/13/05 910000 900000 810000 Sub-Total 910000 900000 810000 Italy IT/13/06 100000 100000 90000 Sub-Total 100000 100000 90000 Lithuania LT/13/02 231696 231696 208526 Sub-Total 231696 231696 208526 Netherlands NL/13/17 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 200000 200000 180000 Poland PL/13/01 170948 170948 153853 PL/13/02 60000 60000 54000 PL/13/03 27793 27793 20514 Sub-Total 253741 253741 228367 Portugal PT/13/03 492500 492500 443250 PT/13/05 211000 211000 189900 Sub-Total 703500 703500 633150 Slovenia SI/13/11 40000 40000 36000 Sub-Total 40000 40000 36000 Spain ES/13/08 129582 129582 116624 Sub-Total 129582 129582 116624 Total 4818653 4808653 4327786

ANNEX IV ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Finland FI/13/02 157500 157500 141750 FI/13/05 175000 175000 157500 Sub-Total 332500 332500 299250 Total 332500 332500 299250

ANNEX V PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Spain ES/13/28 100000 0 0 ES/13/32 530000 0 0 ES/13/38 250000 0 0 Sub-Total 880000 0 0 France FR/13/01 40000 40000 20000 Sub-Total 40000 40000 20000 United Kingdom UK/13/02 297693 297693 148846 Sub-Total 297693 297693 148846 Total 1217693 337693 168846

ANNEX VI TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Germany DE/13/03 15000 0 0 DE/13/06 1500 0 0 Sub-Total 16500 0 0 Greece EL/13/01 70000 70000 63000 Sub-Total 70000 70000 63000 Romania RO/13/01 200000 0 0 RO/13/02 50000 0 0 Sub-Total 250000 0 0 Spain ES/13/26 40000 0 0 Sub-Total 40000 0 0 Total 376500 70000 63000

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