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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/2014 of 14 July 2014 laying down rules pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to the model for operational programmes, the structure of the plans for the compensation of additional costs incurred by operators in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions, the model for the transmission of financial data, the content of the ex ante evaluation reports and the minimum requirements for the evaluation plan to be submitted under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 771/2014
of 14 July 2014
laying down rules pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to the model for operational programmes, the structure of the plans for the compensation of additional costs incurred by operators in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions, the model for the transmission of financial data, the content of the
ex ante
evaluation reports and the minimum requirements for the evaluation plan to be submitted under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Article 1
Presentation of the content of operational programmes
Article 2
Structure of the compensation plan for the outermost regions
Article 3
Model for transmission of financial data
Article 4
Content of the
ex ante
evaluation
Article 5
Minimum requirements for the evaluation plan
Article 6
ANNEX I
Model for operational programmes under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
1. PREPARATION OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME AND INVOLVEMENT OF PARTNERS
1.1
Preparation of the operational programme and involvement of partners (in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
1.2
Outcome of the
ex ante
evaluation (in accordance with Article 18(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
1.2.1
Description of the
ex ante
evaluation process
1.2.2
Overview of the recommendations of the ex ante evaluators and brief description of how they have been addressed
2. SWOT AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18(1) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014)
2.1
SWOT analysis and identification of needs
Table below to be repeated for each of the relevant EMFF Union priorities
2.2.
Context indicators presenting the initial situation
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE STRATEGY FOR THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME'S CONTRIBUTION TO SMART, SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 27 OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013)
3.1.
Description of the strategy
3.2.
Specific objectives and result indicators
3.3.
Relevant measures and output indicators
3.4.
Description of the programme's complementarity with other ESI Funds
3.4.1.
Complementarity and coordination arrangements with other ESI Funds and other relevant Union and national funding instruments
3.4.2.
Main actions planned to achieve a reduction in administrative burden
3.5.
Information on the macro-regional or sea-basin strategies (where relevant)
4. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SPECIFIC EMFF MEASURES
4.1.
Description of the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas and the contribution of the programme to the establishment of a coherent network of fish stock recovery areas as laid out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(3)
4.2.
Description of the action plan for the development, competitiveness and sustainability of small-scale coastal fishing (in accordance with Article 18(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
4.3.
Description of the method for the calculation of simplified costs in accordance with Article 67(1)(b) to (d) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
4.4.
Description of the method for the calculation of additional costs or income foregone in accordance with Article 96 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
4.5.
Description of the method for the calculation of compensation according to relevant criteria identified for each of the activities deployed under Article 40(1), 53, 54, 55 and 67 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
4.6.
As regards the measures for the permanent cessation of fishing activities under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, such description shall include the targets and measures to be taken for the reduction of the fishing capacity in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. A description of the method for the calculation of the premium to be granted under Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 shall also be included
4.7.
Mutual funds for adverse climatic events and environmental incidents (in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
4.8.
Description on the use of technical assistance (in accordance with Article 78 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
4.8.1.
Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member State
4.8.2.
Establishment of national networks
5. SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
5.1.
Information on the implementation of CLLD
5.1.1.
A description of the strategy for CLLD (in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
5.1.2.
A list of criteria applied for selecting the fisheries areas (in accordance with Article 18(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
5.1.3.
A list of selection criteria for local development strategies (in accordance with Article 18(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
5.1.4.
A clear description of the respective roles of the FLAGs, the managing authority or designated body for all implementation tasks relating to the strategy (in accordance with Article 18(1)(m)ii) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
5.1.5.
Information on advance payments to FLAGs (in accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
5.2.
Information on Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) (in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013).
6. FULFILMENT OF
EX ANTE
CONDITIONALITIES (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 55 OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013)
6.1.
Identification of applicable
ex ante
conditionalities and assessment of their fulfilment
6.1.1.
Table: Applicable EMFF specific
ex ante
conditionalities and assessment of their fulfilment
6.1.2.
Table: Applicable general
ex ante
conditionalities and assessment of their fulfilment
6.2.
Description of the actions to be taken, the bodies responsible and the timetable for their implementation
6.2.1.
Table: Actions envisaged to achieve the fulfilment of the EMFF specific
ex ante
conditionalities
6.2.2.
Table: Actions envisaged to achieve the fulfilment of the general
ex ante
conditionalities
7. DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22 OF AND ANNEX II TO REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013)
7.1.
Table: Performance framework
7.2.
Table: justification for the choice of output indicators to be included in the performance framework
8. FINANCING PLAN (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 20 OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013 AND WITH THE COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING ACT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 16(2) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014)
8.1.
Total EMFF contribution planned for each year, euro
8.2.
EMFF contribution and co-financing rate for the Union Priorities, Technical Assistance and other support (in euro)
8.3.
EMFF contribution to the thematic objectives of the ESI Funds
9. HORIZONTAL PRINCIPLES
9.1.
Description of the actions to take into account the principles set out in Articles 5
(7)
, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
9.1.1
Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination (Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 1303/2013)
9.1.2.
Sustainable development
9.2.
Indication of the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change objectives (in accordance with Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014)
10. EVALUATION PLAN (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 56 OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013) AND ARTICLE 18(1)(j) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014
11. PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENTS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18(1)(m) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014)
11.1.
Identification of authorities and intermediate bodies
11.2.
Description of the monitoring and evaluation procedures
11.3.
General composition of the Monitoring Committee
11.4.
A summary description of the information and publicity measures to be carried out
12. INFORMATION ON THE BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CONTROL, INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18(1)(o) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014)
12.1.
Bodies implementing the control, inspection and enforcement system
12.2.
Brief description of human and financial resources available for fisheries control, inspection and enforcement
12.3.
The major equipment available, in particular the number of vessels, aircraft and helicopters
12.4.
List of selected types of operations
12.5.
Link to priorities defined by the Commission as set out in Article 20(3) of the EMFF
13. DATA COLLECTION (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18(1)(p) OF REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014)
13.1.
A general description of activities of data collection foreseen for the period 2014-2020
13.2.
A description of data storage methods, data management and data use
13.3.
A description of how sound financial and administrative management in data collection will be achieved
14. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE IV OF PART TWO OF REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013)
14.1.
Description of the planned use of financial instruments
14.2.
Selection of the EMFF measures planned to be implemented through the financial instruments
14.3.
Indicative amounts planned to be used through the financial instruments
Attachments to the programme
ANNEX II
STRUCTURE OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN
1.
Identification of eligible fishery and aquaculture products or categories of products
(1)
2.
Identification of the operators
(5)
3.
Level of compensation for additional costs, calculated by products or categories of products
4.
Identification of competent authorities
5.
Additional funding for the implementation of the compensation plan (State aid)
Information to be provided for each envisaged scheme/ad hoc aid
ANNEX III
A forecast of the amount for which the Member State expects to submit payment applications for the current financial year and the subsequent financial year
ANNEX IV
Elements to be contained in an
ex ante
evaluation report
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
SECTION II: THE
EX ANTE
EVALUATION REPORT
1.
SWOT analysis and needs assessment
2.
Strategy and structure of the Operational Programme
3.
Assessment of the measures taken to monitor the progress and the results of the OP
4.
Assessment of the planned arrangements for the implementation of the OP
5.
The assessment of horizontal themes