{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-746/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/746",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 9 October 2009 on a Community financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2009 (notified under document C(2009) 7592) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2009/746/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-746",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 9 October 2009\non a Community financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2009\n(notified under document C(2009) 7592)\n(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)\n(2009/746/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nMember States have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2009 together with the applications for a Community financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.\n(2)\nApplications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Community funding.\n(3)\nApplications for Community funding are to comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007.\n(4)\nIt is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Community 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.\n(5)\nIn 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 electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS) and vessel monitoring systems (VMS), as well as to the prevention of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.\n(6)\nIn 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.\n(7)\nIn 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.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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