Address https://gelex.eu/eli/EU/decision/2013/762@2013-12-09/en

Contents

1. Preamble
2. 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 Pilot projects
   7. Article 7 Total maximum Union contribution per Member State
   8. Article 8 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 V PILOT PROJECTS
8. ANNEX VI AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES AND TO INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES 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) Based upon the requests for Union co-financing that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2013, the Commission has adopted Implementing Decision 2013/410/EU of 10 July 2013 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control programmes for 2013, which has left some of the 2013 budget available unused.

(2) That unused part of the 2013 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 as defined by the Commission in its letter to Member States of 7 June 2013, i.e. projects aiming at adaptation of the Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS) in Member States in order to cater for the future obligation to land all catches including adaptation of Member States databases, interoperability of the ERS systems, measurement of engine power, and traceability of fishery products. Requirements to be met by operators and/or Member States carrying out investments in traceability projects were defined by the Commission in its letter to Member States of 14 May 2012.

(4) On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programmes for Union funding related to actions such as training and initiatives raising awareness on the common fisheries policy rules have been rejected, since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above. Within the priority areas indicated by the Commission, not all the projects in the programmes could be retained, due to budgetary restraints. The Commission had to select the projects to be co-financed on the basis of an evaluation of their conformity with the defined priorities.

(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.

(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) 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.

(8) 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 above-mentioned 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, projects co-financed on the basis of this decision should comply with all the relevant provision of Union legislation and, in particular with 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 an additional Union financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2013 in implementing 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. 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 2017. 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 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, 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 EU 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. 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. Projects BG/13/02 related to Omega gauges, EL/13/10 related to tablets to be used for inspection purposes and PT/13/08 related to weighing equipment, which are 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. In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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 interoperability of ERS systems between Member States as well as to enable the implementation of the obligation to land all catches (discard ban), shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Article 6 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 7 Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are set as follows: (EUR) Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium 430000 280000 252000 Bulgaria 35791 35791 24031 Denmark 4195144 1251235 876285 Estonia 400000 400000 360000 Ireland 200000 200000 180000 Greece 228500 78500 50650 Spain 2989879 1037300 769570 France 2058585 1356145 631082 Croatia 267490 267490 227400 Italy 1850000 422000 379800 Cyprus 100000 100000 90000 Latvia 124038 124038 111634 Lithuania 99919 99919 89927 Malta 1470510 615000 553500 Poland 1487812 1389812 1090831 Portugal 443954 161500 143150 Romania 40000 0 0 Finland 1800000 1050000 945000 Sweden 2450000 1150000 1035000 United Kingdom 31553 25710 23140 Total 20703175 10044440 7833000

Article 8 Addressees

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2013. For the Commission Maria Damanaki Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX I NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Bulgaria: BG/13/02 20452 20452 10226 BG/13/03 15339 15339 13805 Sub-Total 35791 35791 24031 Denmark: DK/13/21 469509 469509 172731 DK/13/23 335363 335363 301827 DK/13/24 250000 0 0 DK/13/25 250000 0 0 DK/13/26 250000 0 0 DK/13/27 278000 0 0 DK/13/28 275000 0 0 DK/13/29 275000 0 0 DK/13/30 275000 0 0 DK/13/31 275000 111000 99900 DK/13/32 300000 0 0 DK/13/33 403423 0 0 DK/13/34 221340 0 0 DK/13/35 2146 0 0 Sub-Total 3859781 915872 574458 Ireland: IE/13/04 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 200000 200000 180000 Greece: EL/13/10 50000 50000 25000 EL/13/11 28500 28500 25650 Sub-Total 78500 78500 50650 Spain: ES/13/42 718632 0 0 ES/13/45 454090 0 0 ES/13/50 365000 365000 328500 ES/13/54 33900 0 0 ES/13/55 50000 0 0 ES/13/56 16000 16000 14400 ES/13/57 72000 0 0 Sub-Total 1709622 381000 342900 France: FR/13/14 498798 498798 250000 FR/13/15 711700 711700 250000 FR/13/16 276000 0 0 FR/13/17 115647 115647 104082 FR/13/18 176440 0 0 Sub-total 1778585 1326145 604082 Croatia: HR/13/08 10000 10000 9000 HR/13/10 247490 247490 209400 Sub-Total 257490 257490 218400 Italy: IT/13/10 450000 422000 379800 IT/13/11 1400000 0 0 Sub-Total 1850000 422000 379800 Latvia: LV/13/04 124038 124038 111634 Sub-Total 124038 124038 111634 Lithuania: LT/13/06 15929 15929 14336 LT/13/05 26066 26066 23459 Sub-Total 41995 41995 37795 Malta: MT/13/04 55510 0 0 MT/13/05 1400000 600000 540000 MT/13/06 15000 15000 13500 Sub-Total 1470510 615000 553500 Poland: PL/13/16 250000 152000 136800 PL/13/17 147512 147512 132761 PL/13/18 240300 240300 216270 Sub-Total 637812 539812 485831 Portugal: PT/13/06 129200 111100 99990 PT/13/08 5500 5500 2750 PT/13/09 264354 0 0 Sub-Total 399054 116600 102740 Romania: RO/13/18 40000 0 0 Sub-Total 40000 0 0 Finland: FI/13/11 350000 350000 315000 FI/13/14 150000 150000 135000 FI/13/15 750000 0 0 Sub-Total 1250000 500000 450000 Sweden: SE/13/04 500000 0 0 SE/13/05 350000 0 0 SE/13/06 450000 0 0 SE/13/07 450000 450000 405000 SE/13/08 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 1950000 650000 585000 United Kingdom: UK/13/05 9933 9933 8940 UK/13/06 1753 1753 1578 UK/13/07 5843 0 0 Sub-Total 17529 11686 10518 Total 15700707 6215929 4711339

ANNEX II AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution France: FR/13/12 250000 0 0 Sub-Total 250000 0 0 UK: UK/13/04 14024 14024 12622 Sub-Total 14024 14024 12622 Total 264024 14024 12622

ANNEX III ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium: BE/13/10 40000 40000 36000 BE/13/11 200000 200000 180000 BE/13/12 40000 40000 36000 Sub-Total 280000 280000 252000 Denmark: DK/13/22 335363 335363 301827 Sub-Total 335363 335363 301827 Estonia: EE/13/04 300000 300000 270000 EE/13/05 100000 100000 90000 Sub-Total 400000 400000 360000 Spain: ES/13/43 246300 246300 221670 Sub-Total 246300 246300 221670 France: FR/13/13 30000 30000 27000 Sub-Total 30000 30000 27000 Croatia: HR/13/09 10000 10000 9000 Sub-Total 10000 10000 9000 Cyprus: CY/13/04 100000 100000 90000 Sub-Total 100000 100000 90000 Lithuania: LT/13/04 57924 57924 52132 Sub-Total 57924 57924 52132 Poland: PL/13/14 350000 350000 315000 PL/13/15 100000 100000 90000 Sub-Total 450000 450000 405000 Portugal: PT/13/07 44900 44900 40410 Sub-Total 44900 44900 40410 Finland: FI/13/10 350000 350000 315000 FI/13/12 200000 200000 180000 Sub-Total 550000 550000 495000 Sweden: SE/13/09 500000 500000 450000 Sub-Total 500000 500000 450000 Total 3004487 3004487 2704039

ANNEX V PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR) Type of expenditure Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Belgium: BE/13/13 150000 0 0 Sub-Total 150000 0 0 Spain: ES/13/44 471074 0 0 ES/13/46 250000 250000 125000 ES/13/48 160000 160000 80000 ES/13/49 100000 0 0 ES/13/51 2000 0 0 Sub-Total 983074 410000 205000 Poland: PL/13/13 400000 400000 200000 Sub-Total 400000 400000 200000 Total 1533074 810000 405000

ANNEX VI AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES AND TO INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES THAT WERE REJECTED

(EUR) Member State and project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution Greece: EL/13/12 150000 0 0 Sub-Total 150000 0 0 Spain: ES/13/47 40000 0 0 ES/13/52 8082 0 0 ES/13/53 2800 0 0 Sub-Total 50882 0 0 Total 200882 0 0

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