Article 6 Electronic recording and reporting devices

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 financial contribution of 95 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in Annex IV.

The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 4 500 per vessel, without prejudice to paragraph 4.

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

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 6 000.