COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/79

of 19 January 2022

laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the recording, transmission and presentation of operation-level implementation data

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 (1), in particular Article 46(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 46(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 (‘the EMFAF Regulation’) establishes a framework for shared management by requiring the Member States’ managing authorities to provide the Commission with relevant operation-level implementation data. This data should include the key characteristics of each beneficiary and each operation supported by the EMFAF under shared management. This requirement complements that established in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) concerning the transmission of cumulative data for each programme.

(2) In order to ensure consistency and completeness of the data, for both managing authorities and for the Commission, it is necessary to provide a common format as well as common technical specifications and rules for the presentation of that data.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation should apply promptly, to facilitate consistent recording of data from the beginning of programme implementation.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation sets out rules for the recording, transmission and presentation of the operation-level implementation data referred to in Article 46(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 (‘implementation data’).

Article 2

Recording and transmission of implementation data

Managing Authorities shall record and provide the Commission with implementation data for each operation supported under shared management in line with the format set out in Annex I.

Article 3

Presentation of data

Managing Authorities shall present the implementation data referred to in Article 2 in accordance with the specifications provided for in the tables set out in Annex II.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1

(2) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (

OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159

ANNEX I

FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA

Table 1

Operation description

Field

Content of field

Field Type

Field Length

Storage Format

Comment

Link with Annex VII of CPR

CCI

text

Common code of identification of the programme.

Not applicable for direct and indirect management.

Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)

text

255

Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF.

Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6.

Table 5, fields 11, 12.

Description of the operation

text

255

Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF.

Common fleet register (CFR) number

long text

63 999

Where relevant.

Common fleet register (CFR) number as per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218(1)

—	one vessel per operation: CFR number

—	more than one vessel per operation: CFR numbers as CSV (Character Separated Values). Semicolon “;” shall be used as separator.

No blanks, no quotation marks.

Sector the operation is contributing to

text

See code in Table 1 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

Specific objective

text

For shared management: see nomenclature in Annex II of the EMFAF Regulation.

For direct and indirect management: see nomenclature in the work programme adopted pursuant to Article 10 of the EMFAF Regulation.

NUTS code

text

Only NUTS versions valid during the programming period, i.e. NUTS Classification 2021 or later. See Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 or https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/background.

No spaces. NUTS 3 by default, NUTS 2 to national level as appropriate if the operation relates to a larger region or the whole Member State. “TCX1” for operations in third countries.

Name of beneficiary

text

255

Beneficiary code

text

250

Unique code.

For shared management: based on the national application system.

Type of beneficiary

text

See code in Table 2 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

Gender of beneficiary/natural person

text

See code in Table 3 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

Number of people directly involved in the operation

number

long integer

Excludes contractors and people/employees not directly participating in the operation.

Number of partners involved in the operation

number

long integer

Lead partner

text

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both

text

See code in Table 5 of Annex II.

State of progress of the operation

text

See code in Table 6 of Annex II.

Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12.

Table 9, fields 11, 12, 13, 14.

Total eligible cost (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Total eligible public cost (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 8.

Table 4, field 4.

EMFAF support (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 9.

Date of approval of application for support

date

dd/mm/yyyy

Total eligible expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Total eligible public expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 11.

Table 4, field 5.

EMFAF eligible expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Date of final payment to beneficiary

date

dd/mm/yyyy

Type of intervention

text

For shared management: see codes in Annex IV of the EMFAF Regulation.

For direct and indirect management: see codes in Table 9 of Annex II.

Table 4, field 3.

Type of operation

text

See code in Table 7 of Annex II

Increase of the gross tonnage of a fishing vessel under Article [19(3)] of the EMFAF Regulation

number

double

Amount of additional GT.

Blank in case operation not related to Article [19(3)].

Description of the fleet segment relevant to field 27

text

255

If relevant, description of the fleet segment(s) of origin of the gross tonnage allocated to the vessel benefitting from the operation as presented in the annual report foreseen under Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in line with Commission guidelines COM(2014)545.

Operation relevant to small-scale coastal fishing (SSCF)

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Operation relevant to the landing obligation

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Operation relevant to climate change

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Operation relevant to non-discrimination

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Operation relevant to gender equality

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Operation relevant to rights of people with disabilities

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Form of support

text

See code in Table 8 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

Did the beneficiary previously receive EMFF/EMFAF support?

text

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Table 2

Indicators applicable to the operation

Field	Content of field	Type	Length	Format	Comment	Link with Annex VII of CPR:
1	CCI	text	15		Link to table I (key attribute)
2	Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)	text	255		Link to table I (key attribute)	Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12.
37	Common result indicator(s) code(s) applicable to the operation (as many rows as relevant)	text	6		See codes in Table 10 of Annex II	Table 9, field 5.
38	Baseline value	number		double		Table 9, fields 11, 13.
39	Indicative result expected by the beneficiary (one row per indicator)	number		double		Table 9, field 12.
40	Ex-post result (one row per indicator)	number		double	The resulting value after the project has been completed.	Table 9, field 14.

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (

OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9

ANNEX II

PRESENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DATA

Table 1

Sector the operation is contributing to (Annex I, Table 1, field 5)

Code	Description
01	Fisheries
02	Aquaculture
03	Processing
04	Tourism
05	Environment
06	Maritime (except fishing and aquaculture)
07	Integrated/multisector
08	Other

Table 2

Type of beneficiary

(1) (Annex I, Table 1, field 10)

Code	Description
01	PO – Producer organisation
02	APO – Association of producer organisations
03	IBO – Inter-branch organisation
04	Private enterprise – micro
05	Private enterprise – SME (Small or medium-sized enterprise)
06	Private enterprise – large
07	Public body
08	Research centre / university / scientists
09	Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / association
10	Educational institution
11	LAG – Local action group
12	Entity without legal personality
13	International organisation
14	Commission bodies and agencies
15	Natural persons
16	Other

Table 3

Gender of beneficiary/natural person (Annex I, Table 1, field 11)

Code	Description
01	Natural person – male
02	Natural person – female
03	Natural person – non-defined gender
04	More than one natural person, family
05	More than one natural person, predominately male
06	More than one natural person, predominately female
07	N/A. (in the case of legal persons)

Table 4

Codes for Yes/No fields (Annex I, Table 1, fields 29-34 and 36)

Code	Description
01	Yes
02	No

Table 5

Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both (Annex I, Table 1, field 15)

Code	Description
01	Marine
02	Inland
03	Both
04	N/A

Table 6

State of progress of the operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 16)

Code	Description
00	Operation selected
01	Operation interrupted/abandoned following partial implementation
02	Operation under implementation
03	Operation fully implemented (but for which all expenses have not necessarily been paid to the beneficiary)
04	Operation completed

Table 7

Type of operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 26)

Code	Description
01	Investment in reduction of energy use and energy efficiency
02	Investment in renewable energy systems
03	Investment in on-board production equipment
04	Investment on board to improve navigation or engine control
05	Investment in physical infrastructure at existing fishing ports or at new or existing landing sites
06	First acquisition of a fishing vessel
07	Investment to improve traceability
08	Preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans by producer organisations
09	Marketing activities
10	Advisory services
11	Investments to support business development (strategy development, administration, equipment)
12	Other business-diversification operations not involving fisheries, aquaculture, or innovation
13	Insurance schemes
14	Training to improve skills and develop human capital
15	Events
16	Awareness raising, communication to the wider public
17	Capacity building
18	Development of marketing innovation
19	Development of process innovation
20	Development of product innovation
21	Studies and research
22	Knowledge sharing
23	Cooperation
24	Restoring ecological continuity of rivers
25	Restocking of aquatic species
26	Retrieval and/or disposal of marine litter
27	Environmental services
28	Specific investments for improving aquatic habitats and biodiversity
29	Permanent cessation of fishing activities
30	Temporary cessation of fishing activities
31	Compensation
32	Productive investments for sustainable aquaculture
33	Gear selectivity to reduce unwanted catches
34	Gear modification to minimise habitat impacts
35	Gear selectivity in relation to endangered, threatened and protected species
36	Use of unwanted catches
37	Natura 2000 areas management and monitoring (soft operations)
38	Investments in Natura 2000 areas restoration
39	Management and monitoring of marine protected areas (soft operations)
40	Investments in the restoration of marine protected areas
41	Reduction and prevention of pollution/contamination
42	Water usage and water quality improvements
43	Investments for control and enforcement for public authorities
44	Investments for control and enforcement for private business
45	Observation coordination
46	Data collection
47	Investment in IT – hardware
48	Investment in IT – software
49	IT development and maintenance
50	Data assembly and dissemination
51	Inspections
52	Investment in animal welfare
53	Food quality and hygiene safety
54	Investments in safety equipment
55	Investments in working conditions
56	Pilot projects
57	Socio-cultural development
58	Governance
59	Animation and capacity building
60	Preparatory actions
61	Management
62	Assistance under Direct Management
63	Evaluation
64	Other (social)
65	Other (environmental)
66	Other (economic)

Table 8

Form of support (Annex I, Table 1, field 35)

Code	Description
01	Grants
02	Financial instruments
03	Combination of grants and financial instruments
04	Prizes
05	Contracting (Direct management)

Table 9

Types of intervention for support under direct and indirect management (Annex I. Table 1, field 25)

Code	Description
17	International ocean governance
18	Maritime policy
19	Scientific advice
20	Control and enforcement
21	Voluntary contributions to international organisations
22	Conservation measures
23	Advisory councils
24	Communication
25	Market intelligence

Table 10

Common result indicators (Annex I. Table 2, field 37)

Code	Description	Measurement unit
CR01	New production capacity	tonnes/annum
CR02	Aquaculture production maintained	tonnes/annum
CR03	Businesses created	number of entities
CR04	Businesses with higher turnover	number of entities
CR05.1	Capacity of vessels withdrawn	GT
CR05.2	Capacity of vessels withdrawn	kW
CR06	Jobs created	number of persons
CR07	Jobs maintained	number of persons
CR08	Persons benefitting	number of persons
CR09.1	Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems	km2
CR09.2	Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems	km2
CR10	Actions contributing to a good environmental status, including nature restoration, conservation, protection of ecosystems, biodiversity, animal health and welfare	number of actions
CR11	Entities increasing social sustainability	number of entities
CR12	Effectiveness of the system for “collection, management and use of data”	scale: high, medium, low
CR13	Cooperation activities between stakeholders	number of actions
CR14	Innovations enabled	number of new products, services, processes, business models or methods
CR15	Control means installed or improved	number of means
CR16	Entities benefitting from promotion and information activities	number of entities
CR17	Entities improving resource efficiency in production and/or processing	number of entities
CR18.1	Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reduction	kWh/tonnes
CR18.2	Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reduction	litres/h
CR19	Actions to improve governance capacity	number of actions
CR20	Investment induced	EUR
CR21	Datasets and advice made available	number
CR22	Usage of data and information platforms	number of page views

(1) The lead partner, if an operation has more than one beneficiary.