COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 11 July 2011

on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2011

(notified under document C(2011) 4852)

(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)

(2011/431/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 programmes for 2011, 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(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 order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission in its letter of 6 December 2010(3), which announced that priority and higher contribution rates would be given to projects required by the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy(4), and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to automation and management of data, electronic recording and reporting systems, electronic recording and reporting devices (ERS) and vessel monitoring systems (VMS), as well as to traceability and control of engine power should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

(6) In order to encourage investments in the priorities defined by the Commission and given budgetary constraints, all the Member States’ applications for a Union financial contribution towards projects related to training, to initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as to the purchase and modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.

(7) In 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(5).

(8) In 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(6).

(9) 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 towards expenditure incurred by Member States in 2011 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(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 2015. 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 2016.

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. Any other expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred 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 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008.

4. In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 2244/2003 and (EC) No 1077/2008, 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

Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

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

(EUR)
Member State	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Belgium	1 362 000	212 000	190 800
Bulgaria	79 251	53 686	48 318
Cyprus	555 000	130 000	105 000
Denmark	8 657 750	5 057 415	4 546 308
Germany	2 967 500	1 771 500	1 575 950
Estonia	459 584	448 280	400 140
Ireland	55 448 000	3 405 000	2 824 500
Greece	7 150 000	4 100 000	3 690 000
Spain	1 351 154	890 751	801 675
France	7 145 920	6 591 920	4 906 008
Italy	25 012 000	5 590 000	3 367 000
Latvia	140 885	140 885	126 796
Lithuania	360 966	149 887	134 899
Malta	159 693	97 885	86 497
Netherlands	932 500	632 500	569 250
Poland	381 565	338 686	304 817
Portugal	5 661 152	1 758 079	1 582 271
Romania	597 000	136 000	94 000
Slovenia	597 800	591 400	531 900
Finland	2 470 000	2 055 000	1 729 500
Sweden	6 574 335	3 847 033	3 284 814
United Kingdom	8 119 733	4 916 541	4 327 317
Total	136 183 788	42 914 447	35 227 760

Article 9

Addressees

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 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.

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2011.

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) Ares(2010) 905537, 6.12.2010.

(4)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(5)

OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17

(6)

OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS

(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/11/02	20 000	20 000	18 000
BE/11/03	40 000	40 000	36 000
BE/11/06	1 150 000	0	0
Sub-Total	1 210 000	60 000	54 000
Bulgaria
BG/11/01	15 339	15 339	13 805
BG/11/04	15 339	15 339	13 805
BG/11/05	23 008	23 008	20 708
Sub-Total	53 686	53 686	48 318
Cyprus
CY/11/01	100 000	100 000	90 000
CY/11/02	4 000	0	0
CY/11/03	10 000	0	0
CY/11/06	10 000	10 000	5 000
CY/11/08	55 000	0	0
Sub-Total	179 000	110 000	95 000
Denmark
DK/11/01	804 894	804 894	724 405
DK/11/02	1 556 128	1 556 128	1 400 515
DK/11/03	335 372	335 372	301 835
DK/11/04	201 223	201 223	181 101
DK/11/05	134 149	134 149	120 734
DK/11/06	469 522	469 522	422 569
DK/11/08	1 341 489	1 341 489	1 207 341
DK/11/09	134 149	134 149	120 734
DK/11/12	13 414	13 414	6 707
Sub-Total	4 990 340	4 990 340	4 485 941
Germany
DE/11/02	14 000	14 000	12 600
DE/11/10	6 000	6 000	3 000
DE/11/11	40 000	40 000	20 000
DE/11/13	20 000	20 000	18 000
DE/11/24	50 000	0	0
DE/11/25	50 000	50 000	45 000
DE/11/26	100 000	100 000	90 000
DE/11/27	50 000	50 000	45 000
DE/11/28	95 500	95 500	85 950
DE/11/29	101 000	101 000	90 900
DE/11/30	200 000	170 000	153 000
DE/11/16	10 000	0	0
Sub-Total	736 500	646 500	563 450
Estonia
EE/11/02	8 280	8 280	4 140
EE/11/03	350 000	350 000	315 000
Sub-Total	358 280	358 280	319 140
Ireland
IE/11/02	218 000	0	0
IE/11/03	60 000	60 000	54 000
IE/11/04	30 000	30 000	27 000
IE/11/05	400 000	400 000	360 000
IE/11/10	400 000	400 000	200 000
IE/11/11	1 000 000	1 000 000	900 000
IE/11/12	225 000	225 000	202 500
IE/11/15	100 000	0	0
Sub-Total	2 433 000	2 115 000	1 743 500
Greece
EL/11/05	750 000	750 000	675 000
EL/11/01	2 300 000	2 300 000	2 070 000
Sub-Total	3 050 000	3 050 000	2 745 000
Spain
ES/11/09	250 070	250 070	225 063
ES/11/01	237 931	237 931	214 138
ES/11/04	5 400	0	0
ES/11/05	1 300	0	0
ES/11/06	106 687	106 687	96 018
Sub-Total	601 388	594 688	535 219
France
FR/11/04	532 000	532 000	478 800
FR/11/10	19 800	19 800	9 900
FR/11/12	761 120	761 120	685 008
FR/11/11	2 220 000	2 220 000	1 110 000
Sub-Total	3 532 920	3 532 920	2 283 708
Italy
IT/11/04	375 000	375 000	337 500
IT/11/03	325 000	325 000	292 500
IT/11/02	300 000	300 000	270 000
IT/11/05	190 000	190 000	171 000
IT/11/07	7 000 000	0	0
IT/11/08	120 000	0	0
IT/11/11	260 000	260 000	130 000
IT/11/12	100 000	0	0
IT/11/13	150 000	0	0
IT/11/01	3 900 000	3 900 000	1 950 000
Sub-Total	12 720 000	5 350 000	3 151 000
Lithuania
LT/11/04	18 000	18 000	16 200
LT/11/05	41 887	41 887	37 698
LT/11/01	30 000	30 000	27 000
Sub-Total	89 887	89 887	80 898
Malta
MT/11/01	93 885	93 885	84 497
MT/11/04	4 000	4 000	2 000
Sub-Total	97 885	97 885	86 497
Netherlands
NL/11/01	345 000	345 000	310 500
NL/11/02	300 000	0	0
NL/11/03	235 000	235 000	211 500
Sub-Total	880 000	580 000	522 000
Poland
PL/11/01	338 686	338 686	304 817
Sub-Total	338 686	338 686	304 817
Portugal
PT/11/02	1 093 579	1 093 579	984 221
PT/11/06	150 000	150 000	135 000
PT/11/11	81 500	0	0
PT/11/12 01	12 196	0	0
PT/11/12 02	406	0	0
PT/11/14	125 000	125 000	112 500
PT/11/15	105 000	0	0
PT/11/16	1 500 000	0	0
PT/11/17	200 000	0	0
PT/11/18	108 000	80 500	72 450
PT/11/20	98 000	98 000	88 200
Sub-Total	3 473 681	1 547 079	1 392 371
Romania
RO/11/04	120 000	0	0
RO/11/05	26 000	26 000	13 000
RO/11/07	30 000	30 000	15 000
RO/11/08	15 000	15 000	7 500
RO/11/09	50 000	50 000	45 000
Sub-Total	241 000	121 000	80 500
Slovenia
SI/11/02	150 000	150 000	135 000
SI/11/05	40 000	40 000	36 000
SI/11/06	900	900	450
SI/11/07	15 000	15 000	13 500
SI/11/08	10 500	10 500	9 450
SI/11/09	400	0	0
SI/11/10	15 000	15 000	13 500
Sub-Total	231 800	231 400	207 900
Finland
FI/11/01	1 500 000	1 500 000	1 350 000
FI/11/06	300 000	300 000	150 000
FI/11/07	130 000	0	0
FI/11/08	170 000	0	0
Sub-Total	2 100 000	1 800 000	1 500 000
Sweden
SE/11/01	852 275	852 275	767 048
SE/11/04	535 764	0	0
SE/11/07	277 368	277 368	249 631
SE/11/09	221 894	221 894	199 705
SE/11/10	332 841	332 841	299 557
SE/11/06	221 894	221 894	199 705
SE/11/11	110 947	0	0
SE/11/12	554 736	554 736	499 262
SE/11/13	554 736	554 736	499 262
Sub-Total	3 662 455	3 015 745	2 714 170
United Kingdom
UK/11/06	8 139	0	0
UK/11/07	1 163	0	0
UK/11/09	52 325	52 325	47 093
UK/11/34	3 488	3 488	1 744
UK/11/35	4 390	4 390	2 195
UK/11/36	3 488	3 488	1 744
UK/11/37	9 564	0	0
UK/11/38	4 535	0	0
UK/11/43	401 163	401 163	361 047
UK/11/44	668 605	668 605	601 744
UK/11/48	156 977	156 977	141 279
UK/11/49	3 488	0	0
UK/11/50	5 215	0	0
UK/11/55	418 605	418 605	376 744
UK/11/63	1 727	0	0
UK/11/65	11 703	0	0
UK/11/64	5 227	0	0
Sub-Total	1 759 802	1 709 041	1 533 590
Total	42 740 311	30 392 137	24 447 019

ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(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/11/04	437 500	0	0
DE/11/07	67 000	50 000	45 000
DE/11/15	48 000	40 000	36 000
Sub-Total	552 500	90 000	81 000
Estonia
EE/11/01	101 304	90 000	81 000
Sub-Total	101 304	90 000	81 000
Ireland
IE/11/06	200 000	200 000	180 000
Sub-Total	200 000	200 000	180 000
Greece
EL/11/06	400 000	0	0
EL/11/02	2 100 000	1 050 000	945 000
Sub-Total	2 500 000	1 050 000	945 000
Spain
ES/11/02	356 600	0	0
Sub-Total	356 600	0	0
France
FR/11/01	1 730 000	1 730 000	1 557 000
Sub-Total	1 730 000	1 730 000	1 557 000
Italy
IT/11/06	240 000	240 000	216 000
Sub-Total	240 000	240 000	216 000
Lithuania
LT/11/03	164 198	0	0
Sub-Total	164 198	0	0
Netherlands
NL/11/04	52 500	52 500	47 250
Sub-Total	52 500	52 500	47 250
Slovenia
SI/11/03	30 000	30 000	27 000
Sub-Total	30 000	30 000	27 000
Finland
FI/11/02	120 000	75 000	67 500
Sub-Total	120 000	75 000	67 500
Sweden
SE/11/03	429 920	387 500	348 750
Sub-Total	429 920	387 500	348 750
United Kingdom
UK/11/04	17 441	15 000	13 500
UK/11/40	797 674	490 000	441 000
UK/11/45	166 860	102 500	92 250
UK/11/52	366 279	225 000	202 500
Sub-Total	1 348 255	832 500	749 250
Total	7 825 278	4 777 500	4 299 750

ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(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/11/01	100 000	100 000	90 000
BE/11/04	32 000	32 000	28 800
BE/11/05	20 000	20 000	18 000
Sub-Total	152 000	152 000	136 800
Denmark
DK/11/07	67 074	67 074	60 367
Sub-Total	67 074	67 074	60 367
Germany
DE/11/18	5 000	0	0
DE/11/20	50 000	50 000	45 000
DE/11/21	370 000	370 000	333 000
DE/11/22	13 500	0	0
Sub-Total	438 500	420 000	378 000
Ireland
IE/11/07	200 000	200 000	180 000
IE/11/13	450 000	450 000	405 000
Sub-Total	650 000	650 000	585 000
Spain
ES/11/07	296 063	296 063	266 457
Sub-Total	296 063	296 063	266 457
Latvia
LV/11/01	140 885	140 885	126 796
Sub-Total	140 885	140 885	126 796
Lithuania
LT/11/02	79 574	60 000	54 000
Sub-Total	79 574	60 000	54 000
Slovenia
SI/11/01	330 000	330 000	297 000
Sub-Total	330 000	330 000	297 000
Total	2 154 096	2 116 022	1 904 420

ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(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/11/05	135 000	135 000	121 500
DE/11/06	417 000	375 000	337 500
DE/11/14	105 000	105 000	94 500
Sub-Total	657 000	615 000	553 500
Ireland
IE/11/08	600 000	240 000	216 000
Sub-Total	600 000	240 000	216 000
France
FR/11/02	1 002 000	1 002 000	901 800
Sub-Total	1 002 000	1 002 000	901 800
Portugal
PT/11/05	211 000	211 000	189 900
Sub-Total	211 000	211 000	189 900
Romania
RO/11/03	100 000	15 000	13 500
Sub-Total	100 000	15 000	13 500
Finland
FI/11/04	180 000	180 000	162 000
Sub-Total	180 000	180 000	162 000
United Kingdom
UK/11/05	26 744	26 744	24 070
UK/11/08	53 489	53 489	48 139
UK/11/39	364 535	364 535	328 081
UK/11/41	455 814	455 814	410 233
UK/11/42	534 884	534 884	481 396
UK/11/46	27 907	27 907	25 116
UK/11/47	37 209	37 209	33 489
UK/11/53	213 953	213 953	192 558
UK/11/54	427 907	427 907	385 116
Sub-Total	2 142 442	2 142 442	1 928 198
Total	4 892 442	4 405 442	3 964 898

ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR)
Member State & project code	Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme	Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision	Maximum Union contribution
Cyprus
CY/11/04	20 000	20 000	10 000
Sub-Total	20 000	20 000	10 000
Ireland
IE/11/01	200 000	200 000	100 000
Sub-Total	200 000	200 000	100 000
France
FR/11/05	227 000	227 000	113 500
FR/11/06	148 000	0	0
FR/11/07	100 000	100 000	50 000
FR/11/09	208 000	0	0
FR/11/08	150 000	0	0
Sub-Total	833 000	327 000	163 500
Portugal
PT/11/04	89 500	0	0
Sub-Total	89 500	0	0
Sweden
SE/11/05	221 895	221 895	110 947
SE/11/08	221 894	221 894	110 947
Sub-Total	443 789	443 789	221 894
United Kingdom
UK/11/51	232 558	232 558	116 279
Sub-Total	232 558	232 558	116 279
Total	1 818 847	1 223 347	611 673