Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2321/88 of 26 July 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 as regards measures for the provision of facilities at fishing ports
Date: 1988-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishing industry, fishing port, industrial infrastructure, investment aid, sectoral aid













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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2321/88 of 26 July 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 as regards measures for the provision of facilities at fishing ports  


Official Journal L 202 , 27/07/1988 P. 0018 - 0035 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2321/88 of 26 July 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 as regards measures for the provision of facilities at fishing ports. THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Articles 27 and 28 thereof,  Whereas Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides that investments eligible for the grant of aid projects for the provision of facilities at fishing ports are to be financed on a priority basis under Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15  February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (3);  Whereas the investments for the grant of Community financial aid towards projects for the provision of facilities at fishing ports pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 should therefore be defined;  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85 (4), specifies how aid application submitted under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 are to be presented;  Whereas projects which may qualify for Community financial aid under Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 must contain the information that will enable the Commission to take a decision on the applications concerned and must be presented in a standard form;  Whereas the application for payment which Member States are to submit to the Commission must contain certain particulars which show that the expenditure is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,  (5) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.  (6) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.  (7) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 1.  (8) OJ No L 243, 11. 9. 1985, p. 1.  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:    Article 1 1.  The investments listed in Annex I hereto shall be eligible for Community financial aid as part of a project for the provision of facilities at fishing ports within the meaning of Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provided that they  relate to back-up facilities for fishing or for the marketing of fishery products and are to be made in respect of those activities only.  2.  The Commission may, when taking the decisions referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86, grant financial aid for investments not listed in Annex I but meeting the requirements of Article 27 (2) of the Regulation.  Article 2 1.  The investments listed in Annex II hereto shall not qualify for Community aid under Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86.  2.  Projects which qualify for Community aid other than that introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 shall not be eligible under Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86.  3.  For a given project, Community aid cannot be granted under both Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86.  Article 3 Eligible investment shall be expressed net of recoverable value added tax (VAT).  Article 4 Applications for Community aid submitted under Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 shall be submitted in the form provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85 and shall be supplemented as provided for in Annex III hereto.  Article 5 1.  Applications for the payment relating to aid granted under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 shall be submitted to the Commission in the form and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1685/78 (9).  2.  No increase in the anticipated eligible investment amount notified after the final date for submission of aid applications to the Commission shall be taken into account for the calculation of the Community aid.  3.  Applications for payment of aid granted under Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 and not referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Commission by the Member State or Member States concerned. They must contain the particulars set out in Annex IV hereto and be submitted in the form there specified.  4.  The competent authority shall send to the Commission, within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, a detailed description of the control methods employed to certify the accuracy of the data contained in the payment requests.  Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  Done at Brussels, 26 July 1988.  For the Commission António CARDOSA E CUNHA Member of the Commission (10) OJ No L 197, 22. 7. 1978, p. 1.    ANNEX I   INVESTMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL AID AS PART OF A PROJECT FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT FISHING PORTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE VIII OF REGULATION (EEC) No 4028/86  A.  All investments covered by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and which have not received Community aid under that Regulation.  B.  The following investments, provided that they do not qualify for Community financial aid under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77:  (a) Ice supplies Plant and equipment for the production, storage and distribution of ice.  (b) Cold storage plant (c) Water supplies The installation of water supplies at ports and in fishing vessels.  (d) Fish-landing equipment - cranes and other equipment for landing fish,  - fish pumps,  - conveyor belts or other conveyors such as fork-lift trucks, bucket conveyors or sorting rings.  (e) Fuel supplies Fuel tanks and supply facilities such as pumps, piping, filters and centrifuges.  (f) The improvement of back-up facilities for fishing vessels - slip dock or gridiron,  - slipway,  - ship elevator,  - buildings for the storage of fishing gear.  - small workshops for the maintenance and repair of vessels and equipment,  - shops supplying various types of equipment required by fishing vessels and their crews.  (g) Alterations to or the provision of facilities at quays in order to improve safety conditions during embarkation or the landing of products - anti-slip coverings on stairways and on quays,  - gangway ladders to facilitate access to vessels,  - lighting system for quays,  - cleaning equipment for quays.    ANNEX II   INVESTMENTS WHICH DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL AID UNDER TITLE VIII OF REGULATION (EEC) No 4028/86  1.  Investments to be made principally in the marketing or processing of fishery products for purposes other than human consumption.  Investments may, however, be eligible if they are to be made solely in the treatment, processing or marketing of waste fishery products.  2.  Investments linked principally with the marketing or processing of products coming from non-member countries.  EWG:L202UMBE12.97 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 253 mm;   41 Zeilen;   2110 Zeichen;  Bediener: UTE0   Pr.: C;  Kunde:    ANNEX III   Explanatory note and instructions concerning aid applications submitted under the scheme relating to the provision of facilities at fishing ports as provided for in Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86  Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86  provides that investments eligible for aid are to be financed on a priority basis under the common measure introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. To that end aid applications relating to the projects referred to in Article 27 will, when submitted  pursuant to that Regulation, be considered to have been submitted at the same time pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77.  Due account being taken of these provisions, applications for aid for the provision of facilities at fishing ports are to be submitted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85.  Projects must, in addition, contain a description, for the entire port concerned, of the coordinated investments designed to bring about a lasting improvement in conditions for the production and initial sale of fishery products.  It is essential, therefore, when describing the project in the form provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85, to include all the investments which make up the project, irrespective of whether they are covered by Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. It is very  important also to explain the coordination of the various investments when describing the project as required by Annex B to the form attached to Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85. An application presented in this way will clearly show the links between the  various investments which make up the project.  Under Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 aid may be granted in respect of certain fishing-port facilities listed in Annex I (B) to the Regulation but not eligible under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. Where these investments are concerned, therefore, it is  necessary that information additional to that required under Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85 be provided, so that the Commission can clearly identify the various investments comprising the project as a whole and thus decide whether they are eligible under  the one or the other Regulation.  Such identification requires that the various investments in the project which are covered by Annex I (B) to this Regulation be submitted separately so as to show clearly their nature, their use, the purpose for which the product or products concerned  are to be used, whether each investment has a separate financing plan, whether supporting cost estimates are attached, etc.  Applicants will therefore complete, in respect of each of the investments covered by Annex I (B) to this Regulation, the form attached, which will constitute a ´supplementary document' or ´Annex C' to the form contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85.  Applicants must also include a summary of those investments (´Annex D').  EWG:L202UMBE13.97 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 253 mm;   25 Zeilen;   2943 Zeichen;  Bediener: UTE0   Pr.: C;  Kunde:  Annex C  SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT TO THE AID APPLICATION FORM PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION (EEC) No 2515/85 IN RESPECT OF INVESTMENTS IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT FISHING PORTS NB: 1. This supplementary document is to be completed by the applicant in respect of each of the investments referred to in Annex I (B) to Regulation (EEC) No 2321/88 of 26 July 1988 (¹).  2. This supplementary document is of no value unless accompanying an aid application in the form prescribed in Regulation (EEC) No 2515/85.  3. Three copies of the entire aid application are to be sent by the competent national authority to:  Commission of the European Communities,  Directorate-General for Fisheries,  Structures Directorate,  200 rue de la Loi,  B-1049 Brussels.  Member State: .  Recorded as received on: .  (space reserved for the Commission) Project No: .............../...............  III. General information 1. Title of project:  Development of the fishing port of .  .  2. Name or business name and address of applicant: .  .  .  3. Investment covered by this supplementary document: .  .  4. Confirmation by the Member State of the public interest of the project: .  .  .  5. Declaration by the beneficiary guaranteeing the respect of the measures provided for in Article 1, paragraph 1 of this Regulation:  .  .  III. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1. Date of preparation of estimate/estimates: .  2. Scheduled date of commencement of work (²): .  3. Scheduled date of completion of work (²): .  4. Description of project:  - short description of the project (one page only) summarizing the objectives and the nature of the investment. The description must show the link between this investment and the project as a whole, as stated already in Annex B, point 1, to Regulation  (EEC) No 2515/85;  - technical description of work envisaged: attach plan and technical specifications, stating figures (m², m³, power, capacity, etc.);  - copy of supporting cost estimates for the investments in question.  .  .  .  III. 5. Total financing = total investments   III.  Financial plan for the investment 1. Contribution of beneficiary .   of which:  1.1. Own funds:  .  1.2. Loans:  .  1.3. Payments in kind and work on own account:  .  2. Member State's contribution as capital grant .  3. Other contributions .  4. Community aid requested .  5. Total financing = total investments .  6. Total eligible investment .  The undersigned declares (declare) that he (they) have the funds necessary to cover his (their) personal financial contribution towards the investment.  The undersigned authorizes (authorize) the Commission to use the particulars given in this Annex for statistical purposes.  Date:  Date:  .  Signature of beneficiary (beneficiaries):  .  .  .  (¹) OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 18.  (²) The date on which the project is received by the Commission, which is shown in the acknowledgement of receipt sent to the applicant, constitutes a reference date for the admissibility of the project.  It should be borne in mind that Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides that the Commission may suspend, reduce or discontinue aid if, in particular:  - the beneficiary has not begun the work within one year from the date of notification of the decision, or has not, before the end of this period, supplied satisfactory assurances that the project will be carried out,  - the beneficiary does not complete the work within a period of two years from the start of the project, except in cases of force majeure.  Annex D  SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS COVERED BY ANNEX I (B) TO REGULATION (EEC) No 2321/88 (¹)    1. .  Purchase of land (²):  .   2. .  Construction of roads and excavation work:  .   2.1.  Green spaces (²) .   3. .  Construction:  .   3.1.  Cold storage .   3.2.  Production, storage and distribution of ice .   3.3.  Water supplies .   3.4.  Fuel supplies .   3.5.  Improvement of back-up facilities for fishing vessels .   3.6.  Workshops, shops, other buildings .   3.7.  Slip dock, slipway .   3.8.  Other buildings (offices, accommodation, etc.) (²) .   4. .  Plant and equipment:  .   4.1.  Freezer and refrigeration plant and equipment .   4.2.  Water supplies .   4.3.  Landing of fish .   4.4.  Improvement of back up facilities for fishing vessels .   5. .  Facilities at quays:  .   6. .  Other investments:  .   7. .  Sub-total:  .   8. .  Fees and overheads:  .   9. .  Contingencies:  .  10. .  Inflation:  .  11. .  Total:  .  Estimates must relate to the scheduled duration of the work and supporting documents should be attached (estimates of civil engineers and of specialised firms which supply machines and secondary equipment, work plants).  (¹)  OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 18.  (²) Non eligible costs.  EWG:L202UMBE15.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 262 mm;   87 Zeilen;   1177 Zeichen;  Bediener: FRST   Pr.: C;  Kunde: L 202 EN 15 - 42184                ANNEX IV   PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT FISHING PORTS    CERTIFICATE FOR PAYMENT OF A PROPORTION OF THE AID  MODEL 1 Project No: ....................................................................... Port of: .  Beneficiary: .  Address: .  The ................................................................................................................... (¹) being the intermediate authority appointed for this purpose by the national authorities, hereby states that the supporting  documents referred to in the description sent to the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2321/88 (²) have been inspected.  THIS INSPECTION INDICATES THAT:  1. The work was begun on ........................................ .  2. In the case of public tender (³), the date of publication of the tender notice relating to the project in the Official Journal of the European Communities is:  - date,  - reference (No etc.). .  .  3. On .................................... total costs actually paid in respect of eligible expenditure,...........................................................; without taking into consideration the recoverable part of the value added tax, amounted  to.............................................. (in national currency).  4. The expenditure specified above was financed as shown in MODEL 2 of this certificate.  5. The costs referred to above can be broken down among the various categories of work planned, as shown in the list of documents supporting this application for payment (MODEL 4).  6. The national financial contribution and that of the beneficiary, taking into consideration all aids of whatever nature, satisfy, or will satisfy by the date of completion of the work, the requirements of Articles 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86.  7. The beneficiary undertakes to complete the work within ................................. (%).  8. The supporting documents that have been checked are kept by .  . .  Drawn up at ................................................................  For the competent authority .(signature and stamp) (¹) Name or description of intermediate authority.  (²) OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 18.  (³) See Council Directives 77/62/EEC, 80/767/EEC and 71/305/EEC (OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1, OJ No L 215, 18. 8. 1980, p. 1 and OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 5).  (%) Form of undertaking to be attached. If the date of completion is more than six months later than the scheduled date, reasons must be given.    ANNEX TO THE CERTIFICATE: FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE  (Incurred in paying a proportion of the aid) MODEL 2 Financing of expenditure up to: ..............................  Project No: .  Beneficiary (beneficiaries):  Beneficiary (beneficiaries):  .  .    1.  Contribution of beneficiary (beneficiaries):    - own capital .    - payments in kind (¹) .    - loans at market rate .    - financial institution .  .  2.  Member States' contribution (²):    - capital grant (³) .    - capital grant equivalent (subsidies) .    - other aid:  .  .  .  .  3.  Total:  Date: ........................................  Signature: .  (Beneficiary)   Attestation of competent authority Date, signature and stamp .  .  .  (¹) Give bases for calculation.  (²) Including regional and/or local contributions.  (³) Instructions for payment were given on ............................. , payment to be made to account No .................................................................., bank .............................. .  EWG:L202UMBE17.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 253 mm;   50 Zeilen;   1022 Zeichen;  Bediener: FRST   Pr.: C;  Kunde: 42184 Montan England 17          27. 7. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities   FINANCIAL PLAN ENVISAGED FOR TOTAL INVESTMENT  MODEL 3 Project No: .  Beneficiary (Beneficiaries): Beneficiary (beneficiaries):  .  .    1.  Contribution of beneficiary (beneficiaries):    - own capital .    - payments in kind (¹) .    - loans at market rate .  2.  Member States' contribution (²):    - capital grant .    - capital grant equivalent (subsidies) .    - other aid .  .  .  .  3.  Other contributions (³):  -  .  .  - .  .  4.  Total:  Date: ........................................  Signature: .  (Beneficiary)   Attestation of competent authority Date, signature and stamp .  .  .  (¹) Give bases for calculation.  (²) Including regional and/or local contributions.  (³) In the case of aid, state only the amounts already received by the beneficiary.  EWG:L202UMBE18.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 253 mm;   50 Zeilen;   781 Zeichen;  Bediener: FRST   Pr.: C;  Kunde: L 202 EN 18 - 42184                LIST OF ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS   MODEL 4 (Period from ................... to ...................) Cate- gory (¹) No Subject Costs according to estimates Accounting documents (²) No Date Issued by Subject (brief description) Amount, net of recoverable VAT Method of payment (³) Date of payment (%) Payments made Amount without decimal point,  net of recoverable VAT (¹) See Annex I B to the aid application.  (²) All documents concerning the implementation of the project financed must be listed.  (³) Method of payment: 1. Bank, 2. Cheque, 3. Cash.  (%) The date to be shown is that of actual payment and not the date on which the debt falls due, for example, in the case of payment by bill of exchange.    Date: .  Signature of beneficiary: .  Attestation of competent authority:  Date, signature and stamp:  .  .  .       Project No .  EWG:L202UMBE19.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 153 mm;   55 Zeilen;   811 Zeichen;  Bediener: MARK   Pr.: B;  Kunde:  .    ANNEX TO THE CERTIFICATE: EXPLANATIONS FOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORK PLANNED AND WORK COMPLETED   MODEL 5   Work and measures planned according to original file Work and measures completed Brief description Costs net of recoverable VAT Brief description Costs net of recoverable VAT Reasons for differences (¹) (¹) Relevant invoices attached and, where necessary, correspondence on the subject between the Ministry and the beneficiary.    Date: .  Date and signature of beneficiary: .  Attestation of competent authority:  Date, signature and stamp:  .  .  .     Project No: .  EWG:L202UMBE20.97 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 151 mm;   33 Zeilen;   574 Zeichen;  Bediener: OLLI   Pr.: C;  Kunde: L 202 England 20                    CERTIFICATE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE OF THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE AID  MODEL 6 Project No: ....................................................................... Port of: .  Beneficiary: .  Address: .  The................................................................................................................ (¹) being the intermediate authority appointed for this purpose by the national authorities, hereby declares that the supporting  documents referred to in the description sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2321/88 (²) have been inspected.  THIS INSPECTION INDICATES THAT:  1. Work was commenced on ........................................ .  2. On .................................... the construction and development work at the port of ................................. was completed.  3. The total costs actually paid, not including the recoverable part of the VAT, amount to ............................................ (in national currency).  4. The expenditure specified above was financed as shown in the Annex to this certificate.  5. The costs referred to above can be broken down among the various categories of work planned, as shown in the list of documents supporting this application for payment (Model 8).  6. The completed work was inspected at the site by (name, qualifications) .........................., on ...............................and was found to tally with that described in the Decision granting the Community aid, with the exception of work in  categories ............, for which explanations are given in the Model of this certificate.  (This inspection report must be available at the premises of the intermediate authority.) 7. The beneficiary's financial contribution and that of the Member State satisfy the requirements of Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86.  8. The special conditions set out in the Annex to the Decision granting the aid have been observed.  9. The supporting documents that have been checked are kept by .  . .  Drawn up at ............................, on................................  By the competent authority .(Signature and stamp) (¹) Name or description of intermediate authority.  (²) OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 18.  27. 7. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities   ANNEX TO THE CERTIFICATE: FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED  (For the final payment application) MODEL 7 Financing of expenditure incurred up to: .............................. .  Project No: .  Port of: .    1.  Contribution of beneficiary (beneficiaries):    - own capital .    - payment in kind (¹) .    - loans at market rate (*) .  2.  Member States' contribution:    - capital grant paid on ........................................  .    - capital grant equivalent .    - other aid .  .      (to be specified):  .  .  3.  Already received from the Commission:  .  Total:  4.  The undersigned hereby undertakes to provide from his own funds or from loans to be concluded on normal market terms (*) any difference arising from a smaller contribution from the Commission and/or the Member States towards the financing of the project  concerned.  Date: ........................................  Signature: .  (beneficiary)   Attestation of competent authority:  Date, signature and stamp:  .  .  .  (¹) Give bases for calculations.  (*) Loan on normal market terms means any loan at a non-subsidized rate of interest.  EWG:L202UMBE22.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 253 mm;   45 Zeilen;   1137 Zeichen;  Bediener: UTE0   Pr.: C;  Kunde: 42184 Montan England 22          .    LIST OF ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS   MODEL 8 (Period from ................... to ...................)     Cate- gory (¹) No Subject Costs according to estimates Accounting documents (²) No Date Issued by Subject (brief description) Amount, net of recoverable VAT Method of payment (³) Date of payment (%) Payments made Amount without decimal point,  net of recoverable VAT (¹) See Annex I B to the aid application.  (²) All documents concerning the implementation of the project financed must be listed.  (³) Method of payment: 1. Bank, 2. Cheque, 3. Cash.  (%) The date to be shown is that of actual payment and not the date on which the debt falls due, for example, in the case of payment by bill of exchange.    Date: .  Signature of beneficiary: .  Attestation of competent authority:  Date, signature and stamp:  .  .  .       Project No: .  EWG:L202UMBE23.97 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 153 mm;   55 Zeilen;   813 Zeichen;  Bediener: OLLI   Pr.: C;  Kunde: L 202 EN 23 - 42184              .    ANNEX TO THE CERTIFICATE: EXPLANATIONS FOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORK PLANNED AND WORK COMPLETED   MODEL 9   Work and measures planned according to original file Work and measures completed Brief description Costs net of recoverable VAT Brief description Costs net of recoverable VAT Reasons for differences (¹) (¹) Relevant invoices attached and, where necessary, correspondence on the subject between the Ministry and the beneficiary.    Date: .  Signature of beneficiary: .  Attestation of competent authority:  Date, signature and stamp:  .  .  .     Project No .  EWG:L202UMBE24.96 FF: 7UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 151 mm;   33 Zeilen;   563 Zeichen;  Bediener: MARK   Pr.: B;  Kunde: