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 Sea(1), 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 Policy(2).

(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(3).

(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:

Article 1

Subject 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.

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. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted 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 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 1224/2009(4) 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.

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003(5).

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 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.

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

Maximum Union contribution

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

(EUR)
Member State	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Belgium	1 369 250	1 369 250	1 232 325
Bulgaria	15 339	15 339	13 805
Denmark	6 801 633	5 226 502	4 691 350
Germany	17 502 400	4 291 800	3 794 200
Estonia	280 000	280 000	252 000
Ireland	1 200 000	1 200 000	1 080 000
Greece	1 370 029	1 370 029	1 153 026
Spain	12 186 266	9 137 042	7 562 370
France	5 373 796	5 363 796	4 811 416
Italy	7 480 000	2 160 000	1 944 000
Cyprus	600 000	600 000	540 000
Latvia	192 735	192 735	173 462
Lithuania	389 539	389 539	350 585
Malta	1 375 002	1 228 802	636 605
Netherlands	3 264 205	2 389 410	2 142 252
Poland	3 422 251	3 322 251	2 990 026
Portugal	1 608 900	703 500	633 150
Romania	769 000	419 000	313 100
Slovenia	315 100	293 400	241 500
Finland	1 682 500	1 682 500	1 514 250
Sweden	1 392 838	1 392 838	1 253 555
United Kingdom	1 039 444	1 039 444	816 423
Total	69 630 227	44 067 177	38 139 400

Article 9

Addresses

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.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2013.

For the Commission

Maria DAMANAKI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1

(3)

OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30

(4)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(5)

OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR)
Member State and project code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/13/01	240 000	240 000	216 000
BE/13/02	30 000	30 000	27 000
BE/13/03	30 000	30 000	27 000
BE/13/05	60 000	60 000	54 000
BE/13/06	30 000	30 000	27 000
BE/13/08	4 250	4 250	3 825
BE/13/09	825 000	825 000	742 500
Sub-Total	1 219 250	1 219 250	1 097 325
Bulgaria
BG/13/01	15 339	15 339	13 805
Sub-Total	15 339	15 339	13 805
Denmark
DK/13/01	536 215	536 215	482 593
DK/13/03	402 161	402 161	361 945
DK/13/04	335 134	0	0
DK/13/05	268 107	268 107	241 297
DK/13/06	335 134	335 134	301 621
DK/13/07	536 215	0	0
DK/13/08	201 080	201 080	180 972
DK/13/09	134 054	134 054	120 648
DK/13/10	335 134	335 134	301 621
DK/13/11	402 161	402 161	361 945
DK/13/12	100 540	0	0
DK/13/13	134 054	0	0
DK/13/14	536 215	536 215	482 593
DK/13/15	201 080	0	0
DK/13/16	268 107	0	0
DK/13/17	1 125 000	1 125 000	1 000 000
DK/13/18	73 000	73 000	65 700
DK/13/19	275 000	275 000	247 500
DK/13/20	268 107	268 107	241 296
Sub-Total	6 466 498	4 891 368	4 389 731
Germany
DE/13/09	60 000	60 000	54 000
DE/13/10	75 000	75 000	67 500
DE/13/12	90 000	90 000	81 000
DE/13/15	2 880 000	2 880 000	2 592 000
DE/13/14	170 000	170 000	153 000
DE/13/17	353 800	353 800	250 000
DE/13/18	110 000	110 000	99 000
DE/13/19	350 000	0	0
DE/13/20	95 000	0	0
DE/13/21	443 100	0	0
DE/13/22	650 000	0	0
DE/13/23	970 000	0	0
DE/13/24	275 000	0	0
DE/13/25	420 000	0	0
DE/13/26	250 000	0	0
DE/13/27	105 500	105 500	94 950
Sub-Total	7 297 400	3 844 300	3 391 450
Greece
EL/13/02	300 000	300 000	270 000
EL/13/03	200 000	200 000	100 000
EL/13/04	300 000	300 000	270 000
EL/13/05	50 000	50 000	45 000
EL/13/06	50 000	50 000	45 000
EL/13/08	169 694	169 694	152 724
EL/13/09	230 335	230 335	207 302
Sub-Total	1 300 029	1 300 029	1 090 026
Ireland
IE/13/01	50 000	50 000	45 000
IE/13/02	50 000	50 000	45 000
Sub-Total	100 000	100 000	90 000
Spain
ES/13/01	651 500	651 500	325 750
ES/13/02	205 971	205 971	185 374
ES/13/03	377 698	377 698	339 928
ES/13/04	252 976	252 976	227 678
ES/13/05	256 514	256 514	230 863
ES/13/06	527 423	527 423	474 680
ES/13/07	298 291	298 291	268 462
ES/13/09	353 996	353 996	318 596
ES/13/10	63 457	63 457	57 111
ES/13/11	72 922	72 922	65 630
ES/13/12	183 900	183 900	165 510
ES/13/13	215 814	215 814	194 233
ES/13/14	786 000	786 000	707 400
ES/13/15	186 567	186 567	167 910
ES/13/16	367 543	367 543	330 789
ES/13/17	186 754	186 754	168 079
ES/13/18	178 000	178 000	160 200
ES/13/20	115 000	115 000	103 500
ES/13/21	230 000	230 000	207 000
ES/13/22	142 400	0	0
ES/13/23	25 000	25 000	22 500
ES/13/24	90 000	90 000	81 000
ES/13/25	250 000	0	0
ES/13/27	160 000	0	0
ES/13/29	95 557	95 557	86 001
ES/13/30	95 410	95 410	85 869
ES/13/33	33 000	33 000	29 700
ES/13/34	54 000	54 000	48 600
ES/13/35	681 000	0	0
ES/13/36	780 000	0	0
ES/13/37	518 710	518 710	250 000
ES/13/39	258 000	258 000	232 200
ES/13/40	481 698	481 698	250 000
ES/13/41	379 119	263 294	236 966
Sub-Total	9 554 220	7 424 995	6 021 529
France
FR/13/02	180 000	180 000	162 000
FR/13/03	150 000	150 000	135 000
FR/13/04	400 000	400 000	360 000
FR/13/06	1 000 300	1 000 300	900 270
FR/13/07	1 080 600	1 080 600	972 540
FR/13/08	1 080 600	1 080 600	972 540
FR/13/09	211 500	211 500	190 350
FR/13/10	269 350	269 350	242 415
FR/13/11	51 446	51 446	46 301
Sub-Total	4 423 796	4 423 796	3 981 416
Italy
IT/13/01	260 000	260 000	234 000
IT/13/02	120 000	0	0
IT/13/03	500 000	500 000	450 000
IT/13/04	1 000 000	1 000 000	900 000
IT/13/05	300 000	300 000	270 000
IT/13/07	800 000	0	0
IT/13/08	2 000 000	0	0
IT/13/09	2 400 000	0	0
Sub-Total	7 380 000	2 060 000	1 854 000
Cyprus
CY/13/01	50 000	50 000	45 000
CY/13/02	150 000	150 000	135 000
CY/13/03	400 000	400 000	360 000
Sub-Total	600 000	600 000	540 000
Latvia
LV/13/01	11 200	11 200	10 080
LV/13/02	58 350	58 350	52 515
LV/13/03	123 185	123 185	110 867
Sub-Total	192 735	192 735	173 462
Lithuania
LT/13/01	144 810	144 810	130 329
LT/13/03	13 033	13 033	11 730
Sub-Total	157 843	157 843	142 059
Malta
MT/13/01	55 510	55 510	49 959
MT/13/02	1 173 292	1 173 292	586 646
Sub-Total	1 228 802	1 228 802	636 605
Netherlands
NL/13/01	278 172	278 172	250 000
NL/13/02	277 862	277 862	250 000
NL/13/03	286 364	286 364	250 000
NL/13/04	276 984	276 984	249 285
NL/13/05	129 398	129 398	116 458
NL/13/06	200 000	0	0
NL/13/07	230 000	0	0
NL/13/08	36 120	36 120	32 508
NL/13/09	89 860	0	0
NL/13/10	129 500	129 500	116 550
NL/13/11	125 010	125 010	112 450
NL/13/12	72 908	0	0
NL/13/13	282 027	0	0
NL/13/14	200 000	200 000	180 000
NL/13/15	400 000	400 000	360 000
NL/13/16	50 000	50 000	45 000
Sub-Total	3 064 205	2 189 410	1 962 251
Poland
PL/13/04	1 000 000	1 000 000	900 000
PL/13/05	540 000	440 000	396 000
PL/13/06	227 350	227 350	204 615
PL/13/07	240 300	240 300	216 270
PL/13/08	172 600	172 600	155 340
PL/13/09	323 000	323 000	290 700
PL/13/10	208 760	208 760	187 884
PL/13/11	416 000	416 000	374 400
PL/13/12	40 500	40 500	36 450
Sub-Total	3 168 510	3 068 510	2 761 659
Portugal
PT/13/01	834 000	0	0
Sub-Total	834 000	0	0
Romania
RO/13/03	155 000	155 000	139 500
RO/13/04	120 000	120 000	60 000
RO/13/05	40 000	40 000	20 000
RO/13/06	104 000	104 000	93 600
Sub-Total	419 000	419 000	313 100
Slovenia
SI/13/01	42 000	42 000	37 800
SI/13/02	7 300	0	0
SI/13/03	1 200	1 200	600
SI/13/04	14 400	0	0
SI/13/05	5 000	5 000	2 500
SI/13/06	1 200	1 200	600
SI/13/07	40 000	40 000	36 000
SI/13/08	40 000	40 000	36 000
SI/13/10	45 000	45 000	40 500
SI/13/12	49 000	49 000	24 500
SI/13/13	20 000	20 000	18 000
Sub-Total	265 100	243 400	196 500
Finland
FI/13/01	1 000 000	1 000 000	900 000
FI/13/03	200 000	200 000	180 000
FI/13/04	150 000	150 000	135 000
Sub-Total	1 350 000	1 350 000	1 215 000
Sweden
SE/13/01	348 210	348 210	313 389
SE/13/02	464 280	464 280	417 852
SE/13/03	580 348	580 348	522 314
Sub-Total	1 392 838	1 392 838	1 253 555
United Kingdom
UK/13/01	496 155	496 155	446 539
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 code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Germany
DE/13/08	12 500	12 500	11 250
DE/13/28	367 500	0	0
DE/13/02	493 500	0	0
DE/13/04	50 000	50 000	45 000
Sub-Total	923 500	62 500	56 250
Malta
MT/13/03	146 200	0	0
Sub-Total	146 200	0	0
Romania
RO/13/07	100 000	0	0
Sub-Total	100 000	0	0
Slovenia
SI/13/09	10 000	10 000	9 000
Sub-Total	10 000	10 000	9 000
Spain
ES/13/19	1 256 340	1 256 340	1 130 706
ES/13/31	326 124	326 124	293 512
Sub-Total	1 582 464	1 582 464	1 424 218
United Kingdom
UK/13/03	245 597	245 597	221 037
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 code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/13/04	70 000	70 000	63 000
BE/13/07	80 000	80 000	72 000
Sub-Total	150 000	150 000	135 000
Denmark
DK/13/02	335 134	335 134	301 619
Sub-Total	335 134	335 134	301 619
Germany
DE/13/11	75 000	75 000	67 500
DE/13/13	140 000	140 000	126 000
DE/13/16	170 000	170 000	153 000
Sub-Total	385 000	385 000	346 500
Estonia
EE/13/01	110 000	110 000	99 000
EE/13/02	90 000	90 000	81 000
EE/13/03	80 000	80 000	72 000
Sub-Total	280 000	280 000	252 000
Ireland
IE/13/03	1 100 000	1 100 000	990 000
Sub-Total	1 100 000	1 100 000	990 000
France
FR/13/05	910 000	900 000	810 000
Sub-Total	910 000	900 000	810 000
Italy
IT/13/06	100 000	100 000	90 000
Sub-Total	100 000	100 000	90 000
Lithuania
LT/13/02	231 696	231 696	208 526
Sub-Total	231 696	231 696	208 526
Netherlands
NL/13/17	200 000	200 000	180 000
Sub-Total	200 000	200 000	180 000
Poland
PL/13/01	170 948	170 948	153 853
PL/13/02	60 000	60 000	54 000
PL/13/03	27 793	27 793	20 514
Sub-Total	253 741	253 741	228 367
Portugal
PT/13/03	492 500	492 500	443 250
PT/13/05	211 000	211 000	189 900
Sub-Total	703 500	703 500	633 150
Slovenia
SI/13/11	40 000	40 000	36 000
Sub-Total	40 000	40 000	36 000
Spain
ES/13/08	129 582	129 582	116 624
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 code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Finland
FI/13/02	157 500	157 500	141 750
FI/13/05	175 000	175 000	157 500
Sub-Total	332 500	332 500	299 250
Total	332 500	332 500	299 250

ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR)
Member State and project code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Spain
ES/13/28	100 000	0	0
ES/13/32	530 000	0	0
ES/13/38	250 000	0	0
Sub-Total	880 000	0	0
France
FR/13/01	40 000	40 000	20 000
Sub-Total	40 000	40 000	20 000
United Kingdom
UK/13/02	297 693	297 693	148 846
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 code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Germany
DE/13/03	15 000	0	0
DE/13/06	1 500	0	0
Sub-Total	16 500	0	0
Greece
EL/13/01	70 000	70 000	63 000
Sub-Total	70 000	70 000	63 000
Romania
RO/13/01	200 000	0	0
RO/13/02	50 000	0	0
Sub-Total	250 000	0	0
Spain
ES/13/26	40 000	0	0
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 expenditure	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Pilot inspection and observer schemes	36 000	0	0
Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules	35 400	0	0
Patrol vessels and Aircraft	8 880 000	0	0
Total	8 951 400	0	0