2003D0566 — EN — 20.01.2004 — 001.001

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Official Journal No page date ►M1 Commission Decision of 30 December 2003 L 13 34 20.1.2004

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 2003

on the financial contribution towards carrying out the operations planned by the Member States in 2003 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(2003) 2693)

(2003/566/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 2001/431/EC of 28 May 2001 on a financial contribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas: (1) Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programmes for the period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2003 together with applications for a financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programmes. The Member States have submitted updated applications for 2003. (2) Applications concerning the operations listed in Article 2 of Decision 2001/431/EC may qualify for Community funding. Having regard in particular to the provisions introduced in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 ( 2 ), priority is to be given to operations extending the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels under 24 metres long, implementing pilot projects for sending information by electronic means and for remote-sensing of fishing vessels, and to the training of national officials. (3) The rate of the Community contribution for each operation, the conditions on which the expenditure is reimbursed and, for each Member State and each operation, the total amount of eligible expenditure in 2003 should be laid down. (4) To promote the extension of the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres long, the rate of the Community contribution should be increased to more than 50 % of eligible expenditure, while complying with the ceiling laid down in Article 11 of Decision 2001/431/EC. (5) Pursuant to Article 15 of Decision 2001/431/EC, the Member States must implement their scheduled expenditure within one year of the legal and financial commitment; this commitment must be made at the latest within the calendar year following the year of notification of the Commission Decision. (6) Pursuant to Article 17(1) of Decision 2001/431/EC, Member States must submit their applications for reimbursement of expenditure to the Commission by 31 May of the year following the year in which it was incurred at the latest. (7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2003 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State, the rates of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which the contribution may be granted, to the extent that the eligible expenditure is actually used to implement the control programmes.

Article 2

Expenditure incurred in putting in place the mechanisms and IT networks necessary for exchanges of information linked to control shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I.

Article 3

Expenditure relating to experiments with, and the implementation of, new technologies to improve the monitoring of fishing activities other than those provided for in Articles 4 and 5 shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex II.

Article 4

Expenditure incurred in investments in extending the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres long shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 100 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III:

— the maximum admissible cost of purchasing satellite tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels may not exceed EUR 4 500 per vessel,

— the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite tracking devices shall be reduced to 50 % for that part of the expenditure in excess of EUR 1 500 per vessel.

Article 5

Expenditure incurred in implementing pilot projects for sending information by electronic means and for remote-sensing of fishing vessels shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 100 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex IV.

Article 6

Expenditure incurred in the training of national officials involved in control activities shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V.

Article 7

Expenditure relating to the acquisition or modernisation of vessels and aircraft actually used for control, inspection and surveillance of fishing activities shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 35 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VI.

Article 8

Expenditure incurred in implementing a system to assess expenditure incurred in controlling the common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VII.

Article 9

Member States shall submit their applications for reimbursement of the expenditure referred to in this Decision to the Commission by 31 May 2006 at the latest.

Article 10

Applications for reimbursement and for advances expressed in currencies other than the euro shall be converted into euro at the rate for the month in which they reach the Commission.

Article 11

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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ANEXO IBILAG IANHANG IΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IANNEX IANNEXE IALLEGATO IBIJLAGE IANEXO ILIITE IBILAGA I



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição máxima da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 24 790 12 395 DANMARK 640 000 320 000 DEUTSCHLAND 360 000 180 000 ΕΛΛΑΣ 1 500 000 750 000 ESPAÑA 923 812 461 906 FRANCE 153 000 76 500 IRELAND 615 552 307 776 ITALIA 1 755 953 877 977 NEDERLAND 443 732 221 866 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 74 820 37 410 SUOMI 900 000 450 000 SVERIGE 316 904 158 452 UNITED KINGDOM 527 662 263 831 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 8 236 225 4 118 113

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ANEXO IIBILAG IIANHANG IIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIANNEX IIANNEXE IIALLEGATO IIBIJLAGE IIANEXO IILIITE IIBILAGA II



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 0 0 DANMARK 0 0 DEUTSCHLAND 127 824 63 912 ΕΛΛΑΣ 1 500 000 750 000 ESPAÑA 755 470 377 735 FRANCE 0 0 IRELAND 0 0 ITALIA 1 106 400 553 200 NEDERLAND 0 0 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 0 0 SUOMI 134 000 67 000 SVERIGE 0 0 UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 3 623 694 1 811 847

ANEXO IIIBILAG IIIANHANG IIIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIIANNEX IIIANNEXE IIIALLEGATO IIIBIJLAGE IIIANEXO IIILIITE IIIBILAGA III



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 57 800 41 650 DANMARK 759 968 520 234 DEUTSCHLAND 468 000 234 000 ΕΛΛΑΣ 1 276 000 435 000 ESPAÑA 3 150 000 2 100 000 FRANCE 2 100 000 1 500 000 IRELAND 690 000 450 000 ITALIA 11 564 347 3 387 000 NEDERLAND 974 406 661 953 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 1 939 868 1 218 000 SUOMI 176 000 96 000 SVERIGE 351 470 210 000 UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 23 507 859 10 853 837

ANEXO IVBILAG IVANHANG IVΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IVANNEX IVANNEXE IVALLEGATO IVBIJLAGE IVANEXO IVLIITE IVBILAGA IV



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 50 000 50 000 DANMARK 400 000 400 000 DEUTSCHLAND 0 0 ΕΛΛΑΣ 0 0 ESPAÑA 0 0 FRANCE 0 0 IRELAND 0 0 ITALIA 950 000 475 000 NEDERLAND 0 0 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 0 0 SUOMI 0 0 SVERIGE 259 945 259 945 UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 1 659 945 1 184 945

ANEXO VBILAG VANHANG VΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VANNEX VANNEXE VALLEGATO VBIJLAGE VANEXO VLIITE VBILAGA V



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 9 914 4 957 DANMARK 100 000 50 000 DEUTSCHLAND 20 713 10 357 ΕΛΛΑΣ 1 500 000 750 000 ESPAÑA 239 793 119 897 FRANCE 70 000 35 000 IRELAND 135 226 0 ITALIA 1 142 116 571 058 NEDERLAND 68 680 34 340 ÖSTERREICH 19 259 9 630 PORTUGAL 0 0 SUOMI 20 000 10 000 SVERIGE 27 319 13 660 UNITED KINGDOM 265 118 132 559 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 3 618 138 1 741 458

ANEXO VIBILAG VIANHANG VIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VIANNEX VIANNEXE VIALLEGATO VIBIJLAGE VIANEXO VILIITE VIBILAGA VI



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 346 510 80 500 DANMARK 4 030 000 0 DEUTSCHLAND 3 613 625 0 ΕΛΛΑΣ 1 100 000 385 000 ESPAÑA 15 118 519 2 832 199 FRANCE 4 600 000 0 IRELAND 9 831 503 3 244 500 ITALIA 350 000 122 500 NEDERLAND 0 0 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 8 170 400 0 SUOMI 0 0 SVERIGE 4 458 529 1 560 485 UNITED KINGDOM 14 356 620 4 456 059 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 65 975 306 12 681 243

ANEXO VIIBILAG VIIANHANG VIIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VIIANNEX VIIANNEXE VIIALLEGATO VIIBIJLAGE VIIANEXO VIILIITE VIIBILAGA VII



(EUR) Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag BELGIËBELGIQUE 0 0 DANMARK 0 0 DEUTSCHLAND 0 0 ΕΛΛΑΣ 400 000 200 000 ESPAÑA 0 0 FRANCE 0 0 IRELAND 0 0 ITALIA 0 0 NEDERLAND 0 0 ÖSTERREICH 0 0 PORTUGAL 0 0 SUOMI 0 0 SVERIGE 0 0 UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 400 000 200 000

( 1 ) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.

( 2 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.