2012/294/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial... (32012D0294)
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 25 May 2012

on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012

(notified under document C(2012) 3262)

(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2012/294/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 Sea(1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2012, 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.
(2) Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.
(3) 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(2).
(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) In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programs related to funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 October 2011, i.e. traceability, validation and cross-checking of data, measurement of engine power, equipment of small scale fleet with Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS).
(6) On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programs for Union funding related to non-priority actions such as installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) on board fishing vessels, training and initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as the purchase or modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.
(7) 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 abovementioned priority areas and retained for this financing decision should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
(8) Within the priority areas defined by the Commission, it appeared that projects on traceability that were presented by Member States required a global and coordinated approach among Member States to be put in place before a Union contribution could be granted. The assessment of these traceability projects for a Union contribution was consequently postponed to an additional financing decision to be prepared in 2012.
(9) In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by 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(3)
(10) In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.
(11) 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 2012 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 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 2016. 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 2017.

Article 3

New technologies & 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.   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 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 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 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice of 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.

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

Addresses

1.   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, 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.
2.   The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are as follows:

(in EUR)

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

610 000

410 000

345 000

Bulgaria

25 565

25 565

23 009

Denmark

3 462 722

2 656 563

2 350 599

Germany

5 971 900

181 000

162 900

Ireland

52 370 000

270 000

163 000

Greece

12 110 000

6 040 000

5 400 000

Spain

207 080

84 200

75 780

France

3 550 955

2 152 500

1 937 250

Italy

5 877 000

4 412 000

3 846 000

Cyprus

65 000

65 000

38 500

Latvia

17 856

17 856

13 400

Lithuania

284 939

284 939

256 445

Malta

117 000

104 500

94 050

Netherlands

1 709 400

1 580 000

1 422 000

Poland

2 674 000

0

0

Portugal

3 379 192

539 979

485 981

Romania

615 000

430 000

367 000

Slovenia

204 800

185 800

145 700

Finland

2 500 000

1 987 500

1 584 750

Sweden

11 463 574

242 177

195 782

United Kingdom

10 017 803

4 424 309

3 705 547

Total

117 233 786

26 093 889

22 612 693

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2012.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission
(1)  
OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1
.
(2)  
OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30
.
(3)  
OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1
.

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS

(in EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

BE/12/02

100 000

100 000

90 000

BE/12/03

200 000

0

0

BE/12/04

30 000

30 000

27 000

BE/12/06

100 000

100 000

90 000

Sub-total

430 000

230 000

207 000

Bulgaria

BG/12/01

25 565

25 565

23 009

Sub-total

25 565

25 565

23 009

Denmark

DK/12/01

335 900

335 900

302 310

DK/12/03

335 900

335 900

302 310

DK/12/04

470 259

470 259

423 233

DK/12/05

214 976

214 976

193 478

DK/12/06

268 720

268 720

241 848

DK/12/07

268 720

0

0

DK/12/08

167 950

0

0

DK/12/09

100 770

0

0

DK/12/10

8 062

8 062

7 255

DK/12/11

15 048

15 048

13 543

DK/12/12

134 360

0

0

DK/12/13

100 770

100 770

50 385

DK/12/14

201 540

201 540

181 386

DK/12/15

100 770

100 770

90 693

DK/12/17

134 360

134 360

120 924

DK/12/18

134 360

134 360

120 924

Sub-total

2 992 462

2 320 663

2 048 289

Germany

DE/12/11

310 300

310 300

0

DE/12/12

100 000

100 000

0

DE/12/13

300 000

300 000

0

DE/12/14

50 000

50 000

0

DE/12/15

290 600

290 600

0

DE/12/16

590 000

590 000

0

DE/12/17

925 000

925 000

0

DE/12/18

400 000

400 000

0

DE/12/21

1 875 000

1 875 000

0

Sub-total

4 840 900

4 840 900

0

Ireland

IE/12/01

70 000

70 000

63 000

IE/12/03

200 000

200 000

100 000

IE/12/04

1 200 000

1 200 000

0

Sub-total

1 470 000

1 470 000

163 000

Greece

EL/12/03

90 000

90 000

45 000

EL/12/05

2 400 000

0

0

Sub-total

2 490 000

90 000

45 000

Spain

ES/12/01

207 080

84 200

75 780

Sub-total

207 080

84 200

75 780

France

FR/12/02

725 000

570 000

513 000

FR/12/03

293 855

185 000

166 500

FR/12/05

150 000

150 000

135 000

FR/12/06

42 000

0

0

Sub-total

1 210 855

905 000

814 500

Italy

IT/12/01

700 000

700 000

630 000

IT/12/02

500 000

500 000

450 000

IT/12/03

900 000

900 000

810 000

IT/12/04

700 000

0

0

IT/12/05

900 000

900 000

810 000

IT/12/07

500 000

0

0

IT/12/08

100 000

100 000

90 000

IT/12/09

312 000

312 000

156 000

IT/12/10

135 000

0

0

IT/12/11

130 000

0

0

Sub-total

4 877 000

3 412 000

2 946 000

Cyprus

CY/12/01

15 000

15 000

13 500

CY/12/02

50 000

50 000

25 000

Sub-total

65 000

65 000

38 500

Latvia

LV/12/01

6 676

6 676

3 338

LV/12/02

11 180

11 180

10 062

Sub-total

17 856

17 856

13 400

Lithuania

LT/12/01

237 488

237 488

213 740

LT/12/02

37 651

37 651

33 885

LT/12/03

9 800

9 800

8 820

Sub-total

284 939

284 939

256 445

Malta

MT/12/01

92 000

92 000

82 800

Sub-total

92 000

92 000

82 800

Netherlands

NL/12/01

245 000

245 000

220 500

NL/12/02

395 000

395 000

355 500

NL/12/04

240 000

240 000

216 000

NL/12/05

85 000

0

0

Sub-total

965 000

880 000

792 000

Poland

PL/12/01

2 674 000

0

0

Sub-total

2 674 000

0

0

Portugal

PT/12/01

90 900

90 900

81 810

PT/12/03

314 579

314 579

283 121

PT/12/06

60 000

60 000

54 000

Sub-total

465 479

465 479

418 931

Romania

RO/12/02

30 000

30 000

27 000

RO/12/03

50 000

50 000

25 000

RO/12/04

350 000

350 000

315 000

Sub-total

430 000

430 000

367 000

Slovenia

SI/12/01

20 000

20 000

18 000

SI/12/02

20 000

20 000

18 000

SI/12/04

40 000

40 000

36 000

SI/12/05

12 000

12 000

10 800

SI/12/06

3 000

0

0

SI/12/07

5 000

0

0

SI/12/08

1 800

1 800

900

SI/12/09

3 000

3 000

1 500

SI/12/11

49 000

49 000

24 500

SI/12/12

40 000

40 000

36 000

Sub-total

193 800

185 800

145 700

Finland

FI/12/01

400 000

400 000

360 000

FI/12/03

10 000

10 000

5 000

FI/12/05

500 000

500 000

250 000

FI/12/06

500 000

0

0

FI/12/07

400 000

400 000

360 000

FI/12/08

400 000

400 000

360 000

Sub-total

2 210 000

1 710 000

1 335 000

Sweden

SE/12/01

11 177 397

11 177 397

0

SE/12/02

55 443

55 443

27 722

SE/12/03

110 887

110 887

99 798

SE/12/04

20 403

20 403

18 363

Sub-total

11 364 130

11 364 130

145 883

United Kingdom

UK/12/01

1 478 365

1 478 365

1 330 528

UK/12/41

14 215

0

0

UK/12/42

10 235

10 235

9 211

UK/12/43

8 506

8 506

4 253

UK/12/44

284 301

284 301

142 151

UK/12/46

454 881

454 881

409 393

UK/12/47

56 860

56 860

28 430

UK/12/50

9 098

0

0

UK/12/38

2 019

0

0

UK/12/39

1 700

0

0

UK/12/40

796

0

0

Sub-total

2 320 976

2 293 148

1 923 966

Total

39 627 042

13 948 384

11 842 203

ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(in EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Germany

DE/12/03

16 000

0

0

DE/12/06

4 000

0

0

DE/12/08

25 000

25 000

22 500

DE/12/09

493 500

0

0

Sub-total

538 500

25 000

22 500

Greece

EL/12/08

3 250 000

3 250 000

2 925 000

Sub-total

3 250 000

3 250 000

2 925 000

France

FR/12/07

1 085 000

1 000 000

900 000

Sub-total

1 085 000

1 000 000

900 000

Italy

IT/12/06

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

Sub-total

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

Malta

MT/12/03

25 000

12 500

11 250

Sub-total

25 000

12 500

11 250

Portugal

PT/12/07

2 057 000

0

0

Sub-total

2 057 000

0

0

Romania

RO/12/01

75 000

0

0

RO/12/05

110 000

0

0

Sub-total

185 000

0

0

Slovenia

SI/12/03

5 000

0

0

Sub-total

5 000

0

0

Finland

FI/12/04

15 000

12 500

11 250

Sub-total

15 000

12 500

11 250

United Kingdom

UK/12/02

653 892

575 000

517 500

UK/12/03

557 230

490 000

441 000

UK/12/32

45 488

40 000

36 000

UK/12/33

309 888

272 500

245 250

UK/12/45

468 528

412 500

371 250

Sub-total

2 035 026

1 790 000

1 611 000

Total

10 195 526

7 090 000

6 381 000

ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(in EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

BE/12/01

120 000

120 000

108 000

Sub-total

120 000

120 000

108 000

Denmark

DK/12/02

335 900

335 900

302 310

Sub-total

335 900

335 900

302 310

Germany

DE/12/19

81 000

81 000

72 900

DE/12/20

75 000

75 000

67 500

Sub-total

156 000

156 000

140 400

France

FR/12/04

255 100

247 500

222 750

Sub-total

255 100

247 500

222 750

Netherlands

NL/12/03

700 000

700 000

630 000

Sub-total

700 000

700 000

630 000

Portugal

PT/12/05

74 500

74 500

67 050

Sub-total

74 500

74 500

67 050

Finland

FI/12/02

250 000

250 000

225 000

Sub-total

250 000

250 000

225 000

Sweden

SE/12/05

55 443

55 443

49 899

Sub-total

55 443

55 443

49 899

Total

1 946 943

1 939 343

1 745 409

ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(in EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Greece

EL/12/09

2 700 000

2 700 000

2 430 000

Sub-total

2 700 000

2 700 000

2 430 000

Finland

FI/12/09

25 000

15 000

13 500

Sub-total

25 000

15 000

13 500

Total

2 725 000

2 715 000

2 443 500

ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS

(in EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

BE/12/05

60 000

60 000

30 000

Sub-total

60 000

60 000

30 000

Denmark

DK/12/16

134 360

0

0

Sub-total

134 360

0

0

United Kingdom

UK/12/49

341 161

341 161

170 581

Sub-total

341 161

341 161

170 581

Total

535 521

401 161

200 581

ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING, INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES AND ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED

(in EUR)

Type of expenditure

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Training and exchange programmes

 

 

 

Sub-total

825 931

0

0

Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules

 

 

 

Sub-total

849 713

0

0

Patrol vessels and aircraft

 

 

 

Sub-total

60 528 109

0

0

Total

62 203 753

0

0

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