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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 7 December 2012

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

(notified under document C(2012) 8967)

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

(2012/830/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) Based upon the requests for Union co-financing that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2012, the Commission has adopted Implementing Decision 2012/294/EU of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012(2), which has left some of the 2012 budget available unused.
(2) That unused part of the 2012 budget should now be allocated by a new Decision.
(3) In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programmes related to additional funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter to Member States of 25 April 2012, i.e. projects aiming at improvements in the control system of a Member State as jointly identified by the Member State and the Commission, measurement of engine power, and traceability of fishery products. Requirements to be met by operators and/or Member States carrying out investments in traceability projects were defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 May 2012.
(4) On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programmes for Union funding related to actions such as pilot projects, the construction or modernisation of patrol vessels and aircrafts, and those training projects having no link with improvements to be brought in the control systems of Member States have been rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above. Within the priority areas indicated by the Commission, not all the projects in the programmes could be retained, due to budgetary restraints. The Commission had to select the projects to be co-financed on the basis of the improvements to be brought in the control systems of Member States and of the requirements defined by the Commission for traceability. Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.
(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(3).
(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(4).
(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) 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.
(9) 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 should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
(10) In order to qualify for the contribution, projects co-financed on the basis of this Regulation should comply with all the relevant provision of Union legislation and, in particular with 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 an additional Union financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing 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. It establishes the amount of the Union financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Union financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.

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. Unused budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed 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, 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 EU 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. The total number of traceability projects carried out by private operators shall be limited to 8 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(5) and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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

Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are as follows:

(EUR)

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

194 250

94 250

84 825

Bulgaria

30 678

30 678

27 610

Denmark

5 055 113

3 522 171

2 941 347

Germany

4 511 100

425 000

382 500

Ireland

52 005 000

1 000 000

900 000

Greece

1 246 750

1 246 750

1 122 075

Spain

10 528 653

7 029 087

6 326 179

France

4 815 437

3 349 587

3 014 628

Italy

9 299 000

2 880 000

2 592 000

Latvia

76 355

76 355

68 719

Lithuania

150 462

150 462

135 416

Malta

1 098 060

951 860

856 674

Netherlands

2 639 439

250 000

225 000

Austria

409 102

128 179

115 361

Poland

4 771 695

1 516 741

1 365 067

Portugal

2 013 500

1 863 500

1 677 150

Finland

2 560 000

2 280 000

2 052 000

Sweden

2 980 000

2 900 000

2 610 000

United Kingdom

1 284 738

545 284

490 755

Total

105 669 332

30 239 904

26 987 307

Article 8

Addressees

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 Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Repubic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission
(1)  
OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1
.
(2)  
OJ L 150, 9.6.2012, p. 86
.
(3)  
OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1
.
(4)  
OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30
.
(5)  
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1
.

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS

(EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium:

BE/12/08

30 000

30 000

27 000

BE/12/09

4 250

4 250

3 825

BE/12/10

100 000

0

0

Subtotal

134 250

34 250

30 825

Bulgaria:

BG/12/02

30 678

30 678

27 610

Subtotal

30 678

30 678

27 610

Denmark:

DK/12/20

336 419

0

0

DK/12/22

269 136

0

0

DK/12/23

538 271

0

0

DK/12/24

134 568

134 568

121 111

DK/12/25

95 637

0

0

DK/12/26

158 911

0

0

DK/12/27

275 864

275 864

248 278

DK/12/28

272 500

272 500

245 250

DK/12/29

281 265

281 265

250 000

DK/12/30

282 592

282 592

250 000

DK/12/31

280 439

280 439

250 000

DK/12/32

296 049

296 049

250 000

DK/12/33

262 407

262 407

235 870

DK/12/34

269 136

269 136

242 222

DK/12/35

22 000

22 000

19 800

DK/12/36

405 000

405 000

250 000

DK/12/37

375 000

375 000

250 000

DK/12/38

163 500

163 500

147 150

Subtotal

4 718 694

3 320 319

2 759 681

Germany:

DE/12/23

400 000

400 000

360 000

DE/12/24

165 000

0

0

DE/12/25

250 000

0

0

DE/12/27

358 000

0

0

DE/12/28

110 000

0

0

DE/12/29

350 000

0

0

DE/12/30

95 000

0

0

DE/12/31

443 100

0

0

DE/12/32

650 000

0

0

DE/12/33

970 000

0

0

DE/12/34

275 000

0

0

DE/12/35

420 000

0

0

Subtotal

4 486 100

400 000

360 000

Ireland:

IE/12/06

20 000

0

0

IE/12/08

70 000

0

0

Subtotal

90 000

0

0

Greece:

EL/12/11

180 000

180 000

162 000

EL/12/12

750 000

750 000

675 000

EL/12/13

180 000

180 000

162 000

EL/12/14

26 750

26 750

24 075

EL/12/15

110 000

110 000

99 000

Subtotal

1 246 750

1 246 750

1 122 075

Spain:

ES/12/02

939 263

939 263

845 336

ES/12/03

974 727

974 727

877 255

ES/12/05

795 882

795 883

716 294

ES/12/06

759 305

759 305

683 375

ES/12/08

163 250

163 250

146 925

ES/12/09

72 000

72 000

64 800

ES/12/10

100 000

100 000

90 000

ES/12/11

379 000

379 000

341 100

ES/12/12

490 000

490 000

441 000

ES/12/13

150 000

150 000

135 000

ES/12/15

150 000

0

0

ES/12/18

54 000

54 000

48 600

ES/12/19

290 440

290 440

261 396

ES/12/21

17 500

17 500

15 750

ES/12/22

681 000

0

0

ES/12/23

372 880

372 880

335 592

ES/12/24

415 254

0

0

Subtotal

6 804 501

5 558 247

5 002 423

France:

FR/12/08

777 600

777 600

699 840

FR/12/09

870 730

870 730

783 656

FR/12/10

229 766

229 766

206 789

FR/12/11

277 395

277 395

249 656

FR/12/12

230 363

230 363

207 327

FR/12/13

197 403

197 403

177 663

FR/12/14

450 000

450 000

405 000

FR/12/15

211 500

0

0

FR/12/16

274 330

274 330

246 897

FR/12/17

254 350

0

0

Subtotal

3 773 437

3 307 587

2 976 828

Italy:

IT/12/13

135 000

135 000

121 500

IT/12/15

125 000

125 000

112 500

IT/12/16

withdrawn

0

0

IT/12/17

250 000

250 000

225 000

IT/12/18

250 000

0

0

IT/12/19

630 000

630 000

567 000

IT/12/21

1 500 000

1 500 000

1 350 000

IT/12/22

311 000

0

0

IT/12/23

38 000

0

0

IT/12/24

1 900 000

0

0

Subtotal

5 139 000

2 640 000

2 376 000

Latvia:

LV/12/02

6 732

6 732

6 058

LV/12/03

58 350

58 350

52 515

Subtotal

65 082

65 082

58 573

Lithuania:

LT/12/04

150 462

150 462

135 416

Subtotal

150 462

150 462

135 416

Malta:

MT/12/04

30 000

30 000

27 000

MT/12/07

261 860

261 860

235 674

Subtotal

291 860

291 860

262 674

Netherlands:

NL/12/07

250 000

250 000

225 000

NL/12/08

278 172

0

0

NL/12/09

277 862

0

0

NL/12/10

286 364

0

0

NL/12/11

276 984

0

0

NL/12/12

129 398

0

0

NL/12/13

129 500

0

0

NL/12/14

200 000

0

0

NL/12/15

230 000

0

0

NL/12/16

136 329

0

0

NL/12/17

19 300

0

0

NL/12/18

36 120

0

0

NL/12/19

89 860

0

0

NL/12/20

299 550

0

0

Subtotal

2 639 439

250 000

225 000

Austria:

AT/12/01

128 179

128 179

115 361

AT/12/02

280 923

0

0

Subtotal

409 102

128 179

115 361

Poland:

PL/12/08

103 936

0

0

PL/12/10

41 028

0

0

PL/12/11

15 955

0

0

PL/12/07

40 500

0

0

PL/12/08

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

PL/12/09

172 600

0

0

PL/12/10

1 505 000

0

0

PL/12/11

208 760

0

0

PL/12/12

227 350

0

0

PL/12/13

240 300

0

0

PL/12/14

323 000

323 000

290 700

PL/12/15

181 000

0

0

PL/12/16

416 000

0

0

Subtotal

4 475 429

1 323 000

1 190 700

Portugal:

PT/12/08

25 000

25 000

22 500

PT/12/10

105 000

150 000

135 000

PT/12/11

150 000

0

0

Subtotal

325 000

175 000

157 500

Finland:

FI/12/11

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

FI/12/12

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

FI/12/13

280 000

280 000

252 000

FI/12/14

280 000

0

0

Subtotal

2 560 000

2 280 000

2 052 000

Sweden:

SE/12/07

850 000

850 000

765 000

SE/12/08

750 000

750 000

675 000

SE/12/09

300 000

300 000

270 000

SE/12/10

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

SE/10/11

80 000

0

0

Subtotal

2 980 000

2 900 000

2 610 000

United Kingdom:

UK/12/51

122 219

122 219

109 997

UK/12/52

564 086

0

0

UK/12/54

50 141

50 141

45 127

UK/12/55

43 873

43 873

39 486

UK/12/56

122 219

122 219

109 997

UK/12/73

12 535

12 535

11 282

UK/12/74

162 958

162 958

146 662

Subtotal

1 078 032

513 945

462 551

Total

41 397 816

24 615 360

21 925 217

ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Germany:

DE/12/22

25 000

25 000

22 500

Subtotal

25 000

25 000

22 500

Spain:

ES/12/17

1 256 340

0

0

ES/12/20

326 124

0

0

Subtotal

1 582 464

0

0

Italy:

IT/12/12

240 000

240 000

216 000

IT/12/14

130 000

0

0

IT/12/20

3 400 000

0

0

Subtotal

3 770 000

240 000

216 000

Malta:

MT/12/03

146 200

0

0

MT/12/05

400 000

400 000

360 000

Subtotal

546 200

400 000

360 000

Total

5 923 664

665 000

598 500

ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium:

BE/12/07

60 000

60 000

54 000

Subtotal

60 000

60 000

54 000

Denmark:

DK/12/19

201 852

201 852

181 666

DK/12/21

134 567

0

0

Subtotal

336 419

201 852

181 666

Ireland:

IE/12/05

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

Subtotal

1 000 000

1 000 000

900 000

Spain:

ES/12/14

1 207 352

1 207 352

1 086 617

ES/12/25

263 488

263 488

237 139

Subtotal

1 470 840

1 470 840

1 323 756

France:

FR/12/18

42 000

42 000

37 800

Subtotal

42 000

42 000

37 800

Latvia:

LT/12/01

11 273

11 273

10 146

Subtotal

11 273

11 273

10 146

Malta:

MT/12/06

260 000

260 000

234 000

Subtotal

260 000

260 000

234 000

Poland:

PL/12/03

170 948

170 948

153 853

PL/12/05

22 793

22 793

20 514

Subtotal

193 741

193 741

174 367

Portugal:

PT/12/09

75 000

75 000

67 500

Subtotal

75 000

75 000

67 500

Total

3 449 274

3 314 706

2 983 235

ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Portugal:

PT/12/07

1 613 500

1 613 500

1 452 150

Total

1 613 500

1 613 500

1 452 150

ANNEX V

TRAINING & EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

(EUR)

Member State & project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Ireland:

IE/12/07

15 000

0

0

Subtotal

15 000

0

0

Spain:

ES/12/16

40 000

0

0

Subtotal

40 000

0

0

United Kingdom:

UK/12/58

2 507

0

0

UK/12/59

14 416

0

0

UK/12/60

1 253

0

0

UK/12/61

877

0

0

UK/12/62

2 507

0

0

UK/12/63

3 384

0

0

UK/12/64

11 282

0

0

UK/12/65

17 549

0

0

UK/12/66

11 282

0

0

UK/12/67

9 401

9 401

8 461

UK/12/68

9 401

0

0

UK/12/69

11 281

0

0

UK/12/70

9 401

9 401

8 461

UK/12/71

9 401

0

0

UK/12/72

12 535

12 536

11 282

Subtotal

144 030

31 338

28 204

Total

199 030

31 338

28 204

ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO PILOT PROJECTS AND TO THE ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED

(EUR)

Type of expenditure

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Pilot projects:

Subtotal

693 523

0

0

0

0

Patrol vessels and aircraft

Subtotal

52 392 525

0

0

Total

53 086 048

0

0

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