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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)

EU Decision 2013/410 · Adopted 10 July 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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)

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 Seaf1, 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 Policyf2.

(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 Policyf3.

(7)

The Commission has assessed the projects whose cost does not exceed EUR 40 000 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1.

f3

OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.

Contents

  1. 1Subject matter
  2. 2Closure of outstanding commitments
  3. 3New technologies and IT networks
  4. 4Automatic localisation devices
  5. 5Electronic recording and reporting systems
  6. 6Electronic recording and reporting devices
  7. 7Pilot projects
  8. 8Maximum Union contribution
  9. 9Addresses
  10. Signature
  11. Annex IAnnex I
  12. Annex IIAnnex II
  13. Annex IIIAnnex III
  14. Annex IVAnnex IV
  15. Annex VAnnex V
  16. Annex VIAnnex VI
  17. Annex VIIAnnex VII

1Subject 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.

2Closure 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.

3New 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 1 000 000 in case of investments carried out by Member State authorities, and to EUR 250 000 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 1224/2009f1 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.

4Automatic 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 2 500 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 2244/2003f1.

5Electronic 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.

6Electronic 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 3 000 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 4 500 per vessel.

7Pilot 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.

8Maximum Union contribution

The maximum Union contribution per Member State shall be as follows:

(EUR)
Member StateExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Belgium 1 369 2501 369 2501 232 325
Bulgaria 15 33915 33913 805
Denmark 6 801 6335 226 5024 691 350
Germany 17 502 4004 291 8003 794 200
Estonia 280 000280 000252 000
Ireland 1 200 0001 200 0001 080 000
Greece 1 370 0291 370 0291 153 026
Spain 12 186 2669 137 0427 562 370
France 5 373 7965 363 7964 811 416
Italy 7 480 0002 160 0001 944 000
Cyprus 600 000600 000540 000
Latvia 192 735192 735173 462
Lithuania 389 539389 539350 585
Malta 1 375 0021 228 802636 605
Netherlands 3 264 2052 389 4102 142 252
Poland 3 422 2513 322 2512 990 026
Portugal 1 608 900703 500633 150
Romania 769 000419 000313 100
Slovenia 315 100293 400241 500
Finland 1 682 5001 682 5001 514 250
Sweden 1 392 8381 392 8381 253 555
United Kingdom 1 039 4441 039 444816 423
Total69 630 22744 067 17738 139 400

9Addresses

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.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2013.

For the Commission

Maria Damanaki

Member of the Commission

Annex I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/13/01240 000240 000216 000
BE/13/0230 00030 00027 000
BE/13/0330 00030 00027 000
BE/13/0560 00060 00054 000
BE/13/0630 00030 00027 000
BE/13/084 2504 2503 825
BE/13/09825 000825 000742 500
Sub-Total 1 219 250 1 219 250 1 097 325
Bulgaria
BG/13/0115 33915 33913 805
Sub-Total 15 339 15 339 13 805
Denmark
DK/13/01536 215536 215482 593
DK/13/03402 161402 161361 945
DK/13/04335 13400
DK/13/05268 107268 107241 297
DK/13/06335 134335 134301 621
DK/13/07536 21500
DK/13/08201 080201 080180 972
DK/13/09134 054134 054120 648
DK/13/10335 134335 134301 621
DK/13/11402 161402 161361 945
DK/13/12100 54000
DK/13/13134 05400
DK/13/14536 215536 215482 593
DK/13/15201 08000
DK/13/16268 10700
DK/13/171 125 0001 125 0001 000 000
DK/13/1873 00073 00065 700
DK/13/19275 000275 000247 500
DK/13/20268 107268 107241 296
Sub-Total 6 466 498 4 891 368 4 389 731
Germany
DE/13/0960 00060 00054 000
DE/13/1075 00075 00067 500
DE/13/1290 00090 00081 000
DE/13/152 880 0002 880 0002 592 000
DE/13/14170 000170 000153 000
DE/13/17353 800353 800250 000
DE/13/18110 000110 00099 000
DE/13/19350 00000
DE/13/2095 00000
DE/13/21443 10000
DE/13/22650 00000
DE/13/23970 00000
DE/13/24275 00000
DE/13/25420 00000
DE/13/26250 00000
DE/13/27105 500105 50094 950
Sub-Total 7 297 400 3 844 300 3 391 450
Greece
EL/13/02300 000300 000270 000
EL/13/03200 000200 000100 000
EL/13/04300 000300 000270 000
EL/13/0550 00050 00045 000
EL/13/0650 00050 00045 000
EL/13/08169 694169 694152 724
EL/13/09230 335230 335207 302
Sub-Total 1 300 029 1 300 029 1 090 026
Ireland
IE/13/0150 00050 00045 000
IE/13/0250 00050 00045 000
Sub-Total 100 000 100 000 90 000
Spain
ES/13/01651 500651 500325 750
ES/13/02205 971205 971185 374
ES/13/03377 698377 698339 928
ES/13/04252 976252 976227 678
ES/13/05256 514256 514230 863
ES/13/06527 423527 423474 680
ES/13/07298 291298 291268 462
ES/13/09353 996353 996318 596
ES/13/1063 45763 45757 111
ES/13/1172 92272 92265 630
ES/13/12183 900183 900165 510
ES/13/13215 814215 814194 233
ES/13/14786 000786 000707 400
ES/13/15186 567186 567167 910
ES/13/16367 543367 543330 789
ES/13/17186 754186 754168 079
ES/13/18178 000178 000160 200
ES/13/20115 000115 000103 500
ES/13/21230 000230 000207 000
ES/13/22142 40000
ES/13/2325 00025 00022 500
ES/13/2490 00090 00081 000
ES/13/25250 00000
ES/13/27160 00000
ES/13/2995 55795 55786 001
ES/13/3095 41095 41085 869
ES/13/3333 00033 00029 700
ES/13/3454 00054 00048 600
ES/13/35681 00000
ES/13/36780 00000
ES/13/37518 710518 710250 000
ES/13/39258 000258 000232 200
ES/13/40481 698481 698250 000
ES/13/41379 119263 294236 966
Sub-Total 9 554 220 7 424 995 6 021 529
France
FR/13/02180 000180 000162 000
FR/13/03150 000150 000135 000
FR/13/04400 000400 000360 000
FR/13/061 000 3001 000 300900 270
FR/13/071 080 6001 080 600972 540
FR/13/081 080 6001 080 600972 540
FR/13/09211 500211 500190 350
FR/13/10269 350269 350242 415
FR/13/1151 44651 44646 301
Sub-Total 4 423 796 4 423 796 3 981 416
Italy
IT/13/01260 000260 000234 000
IT/13/02120 00000
IT/13/03500 000500 000450 000
IT/13/041 000 0001 000 000900 000
IT/13/05300 000300 000270 000
IT/13/07800 00000
IT/13/082 000 00000
IT/13/092 400 00000
Sub-Total 7 380 000 2 060 000 1 854 000
Cyprus
CY/13/0150 00050 00045 000
CY/13/02150 000150 000135 000
CY/13/03400 000400 000360 000
Sub-Total 600 000 600 000 540 000
Latvia
LV/13/0111 20011 20010 080
LV/13/0258 35058 35052 515
LV/13/03123 185123 185110 867
Sub-Total 192 735 192 735 173 462
Lithuania
LT/13/01144 810144 810130 329
LT/13/0313 03313 03311 730
Sub-Total 157 843 157 843 142 059
Malta
MT/13/0155 51055 51049 959
MT/13/021 173 2921 173 292586 646
Sub-Total 1 228 802 1 228 802 636 605
Netherlands
NL/13/01278 172278 172250 000
NL/13/02277 862277 862250 000
NL/13/03286 364286 364250 000
NL/13/04276 984276 984249 285
NL/13/05129 398129 398116 458
NL/13/06200 00000
NL/13/07230 00000
NL/13/0836 12036 12032 508
NL/13/0989 86000
NL/13/10129 500129 500116 550
NL/13/11125 010125 010112 450
NL/13/1272 90800
NL/13/13282 02700
NL/13/14200 000200 000180 000
NL/13/15400 000400 000360 000
NL/13/1650 00050 00045 000
Sub-Total 3 064 205 2 189 410 1 962 251
Poland
PL/13/041 000 0001 000 000900 000
PL/13/05540 000440 000396 000
PL/13/06227 350227 350204 615
PL/13/07240 300240 300216 270
PL/13/08172 600172 600155 340
PL/13/09323 000323 000290 700
PL/13/10208 760208 760187 884
PL/13/11416 000416 000374 400
PL/13/1240 50040 50036 450
Sub-Total 3 168 510 3 068 510 2 761 659
Portugal
PT/13/01834 00000
Sub-Total 834 000 0 0
Romania
RO/13/03155 000155 000139 500
RO/13/04120 000120 00060 000
RO/13/0540 00040 00020 000
RO/13/06104 000104 00093 600
Sub-Total 419 000 419 000 313 100
Slovenia
SI/13/0142 00042 00037 800
SI/13/027 30000
SI/13/031 2001 200600
SI/13/0414 40000
SI/13/055 0005 0002 500
SI/13/061 2001 200600
SI/13/0740 00040 00036 000
SI/13/0840 00040 00036 000
SI/13/1045 00045 00040 500
SI/13/1249 00049 00024 500
SI/13/1320 00020 00018 000
Sub-Total 265 100 243 400 196 500
Finland
FI/13/011 000 0001 000 000900 000
FI/13/03200 000200 000180 000
FI/13/04150 000150 000135 000
Sub-Total 1 350 000 1 350 000 1 215 000
Sweden
SE/13/01348 210348 210313 389
SE/13/02464 280464 280417 852
SE/13/03580 348580 348522 314
Sub-Total 1 392 838 1 392 838 1 253 555
United Kingdom
UK/13/01496 155496 155446 539
Sub-Total 496 155 496 155 446 539
Total 50 925 720 36 617 770 31 570 012

Annex II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Germany
DE/13/0812 50012 50011 250
DE/13/28367 50000
DE/13/02493 50000
DE/13/0450 00050 00045 000
Sub-Total 923 500 62 500 56 250
Malta
MT/13/03146 20000
Sub-Total 146 200 0 0
Romania
RO/13/07100 00000
Sub-Total 100 000 0 0
Slovenia
SI/13/0910 00010 0009 000
Sub-Total 10 000 10 000 9 000
Spain
ES/13/191 256 3401 256 3401 130 706
ES/13/31326 124326 124293 512
Sub-Total 1 582 464 1 582 464 1 424 218
United Kingdom
UK/13/03245 597245 597221 037
Sub-Total 245 597 245 597 221 037
Total 3 007 761 1 900 561 1 710 505

Annex III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/13/0470 00070 00063 000
BE/13/0780 00080 00072 000
Sub-Total 150 000 150 000 135 000
Denmark
DK/13/02335 134335 134301 619
Sub-Total 335 134 335 134 301 619
Germany
DE/13/1175 00075 00067 500
DE/13/13140 000140 000126 000
DE/13/16170 000170 000153 000
Sub-Total 385 000 385 000 346 500
Estonia
EE/13/01110 000110 00099 000
EE/13/0290 00090 00081 000
EE/13/0380 00080 00072 000
Sub-Total 280 000 280 000 252 000
Ireland
IE/13/031 100 0001 100 000990 000
Sub-Total 1 100 000 1 100 000 990 000
France
FR/13/05910 000900 000810 000
Sub-Total 910 000 900 000 810 000
Italy
IT/13/06100 000100 00090 000
Sub-Total 100 000 100 000 90 000
Lithuania
LT/13/02231 696231 696208 526
Sub-Total 231 696 231 696 208 526
Netherlands
NL/13/17200 000200 000180 000
Sub-Total 200 000 200 000 180 000
Poland
PL/13/01170 948170 948153 853
PL/13/0260 00060 00054 000
PL/13/0327 79327 79320 514
Sub-Total 253 741 253 741 228 367
Portugal
PT/13/03492 500492 500443 250
PT/13/05211 000211 000189 900
Sub-Total 703 500 703 500 633 150
Slovenia
SI/13/1140 00040 00036 000
Sub-Total 40 000 40 000 36 000
Spain
ES/13/08129 582129 582116 624
Sub-Total 129 582 129 582 116 624
Total 4 818 653 4 808 653 4 327 786

Annex IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Finland
FI/13/02157 500157 500141 750
FI/13/05175 000175 000157 500
Sub-Total 332 500 332 500 299 250
Total 332 500 332 500 299 250

Annex V

PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmeExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Spain
ES/13/28100 00000
ES/13/32530 00000
ES/13/38250 00000
Sub-Total 880 000 0 0
France
FR/13/0140 00040 00020 000
Sub-Total 40 000 40 000 20 000
United Kingdom
UK/13/02297 693297 693148 846
Sub-Total 297 693 297 693 148 846
Total 1 217 693 337 693 168 846

Annex VI

TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

(EUR)
Member State and project codeExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmesExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Germany
DE/13/0315 00000
DE/13/061 50000
Sub-Total 16 500 0 0
Greece
EL/13/0170 00070 00063 000
Sub-Total 70 000 70 000 63 000
Romania
RO/13/01200 00000
RO/13/0250 00000
Sub-Total 250 000 0 0
Spain
ES/13/2640 00000
Sub-Total 40 000 0 0
Total 376 500 70 000 63 000

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

(EUR)
Type of expenditureExpenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmesExpenditure for projects selected under this DecisionMaximum Union contribution
Pilot inspection and observer schemes 36 00000
Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules 35 40000
Patrol vessels and Aircraft 8 880 00000
Total 8 951 400 0 0