Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy
Date: 1995-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, common fisheries policy, exchange of information, fishery management, fishing area, fishing controls

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  12.06.1995 
COM(95)256  final 

95/0146  (CNS) 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EQ 

amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93 

establishing  a control  system  applicable  to the  common  fisheries  policy 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Council Regulation (EC) No 685/95 of 27 March 1995 on the management of the fishing effort 
relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources1 provides, with effect from 1  January 

1996, for the introduction of a system for managing fishing effort  in ICES areas Vb, VI, VII, 

IX  and X  and CECAF areas 34.1.1,  34.1.2 and 34.2.0. 

In  accordance  with  that  Regulation,  the  Commission  has  proposed  fixing  maximum  annual 

levels  of fishing effort  per fishery for each Member State. 

Regulation (EC) No 685/95 provides for the implementation of appropriate control mechanisms 

to  accompany  the introduction of  such a resource  management  system. 

It  is  necessary  to  add  to  the  control  measures  already  in  existence  so as to  include  measures 

aimed  at  the  monitoring  and  inspection  of  fishing  activities  which  are  subject  to  limits  on 

fishing  effort. 

Such measures will be kept to the minimum  necessary  in order to ensure, at Community  level, 

that the  system  for  managing  fishing  effort  is enforced  in an equitable  and  non-discriminatory 

manner.  It will  be for  each  Member  State to  apply  a system of regulating  fishing  effort  which 

it  has  itself  devised  in  order  to ensure  effectively,  at  national  level, that  vessels  flying  its  flag 

abide  by  the  limits  on  fishing  effort. 

The  proposal  faithfully  reflects  the  provisions  on  control  laid  down  by  the  Council  in 

Regulation  (EC) No  685/95. 

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O J N oL  71, 31. 3.1995,  p.  5. 

The  Commission therefore  proposes amending  Regulation (EEC) No  2847/93  of  12 October 
1993  establishing  a control  system applicable to the common fisheries  policy2.  It is proposed 

that the  following  provisions be added to that Regulation: 

I.  A  TITLE  IIA  ON  THE  MONITORING  OF  FISfflNG  EFFORT  TO  SUPPLEMENT 

TITLE  ÎI  WHICH  DEALS  WITH  THE  MONITORING  OF  CATCHES  IN  THE 

CONTEXT  OF TACS  AND  QUOTAS 

Monitoring the movements of  Community vessels  in fisheries (Article  19a) 

The proposal lays down the rules for applying the arrangements for notifying  entry to and 

departure from fisheries which are subject to limits on fishing  effort  or capacity. 

The  system  makes  it  possible  for  the  activities  of  Community  fishing  vessels  to  be 

monitored in real time both by the flag Member State and by the Member State responsible 

for  surveillance  in  the  waters  covered  by  a fishery and  in  the  Irish  Box  in  the  case  of 

demersal  species. 

Creation  of  Community  infrastructures  for  data  management  (Article  19d) 

To facilitate  the collection  and treatment  of data relating to the movements  of  Community 

vessels  in  fisheries  it  is  proposed  that  the  Member  States  undertake  to  set  up  computer 

databases  to  which  the  Commission  has  access. 

Furthermore,  in  connection  with  the  entry  into  service,  not  later  than  1 January  1998, of 

Community  infrastructures  for  managing  data  on  vessels'  catches, the  flag  Member  State 

must complete  its databases and make them accessible to the Member  State responsible  for 

surveillance. 

Access  to  data  by  the  Member  State  responsible  for  surveillance  will  increase  the 

effectiveness  of the data communication  system  and improve data processing.  In  addition, 

it will bring about  a financial  saving by making  it unnecessary  for  vessels to  communicate 

by  telex  or  radio  with  the  Member  State  responsible  for  surveillance. 

OJ No  L  261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 

Monitoring  of  fishing  effort  at fisherman's  and  Member  State  level 

-  definition  of what is meant by a day in the fishing area, and computation of the number 

of  such  days  by  reference  to the  logbook  (Article  19e); 

-  computation by sampling of the fishing effort  of vessels which are exempt from  keeping 

a  logbook  (Article  19e). 

These provisions  together  will  make  it possible  to monitor  fishing  effort. 

In  addition, the flag  Member  State will have to: 

-  supplement the register or registers which it has created in accordance with Commission 

Regulation  (EC)  No  109/94  of  19 January  1994 concerning  the  fishing  vessel  register 
of  the  Community3  so as to  include the  data  contained  in the  lists  of  vessel  names  per 

fishery; 

- 

transmit  these  data  to  the  Commission  by  computer  link  in  accordance  with  the 

procedures  defined  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  109/94.  The  data  will  be  accessible  to  the 

Member  State  responsible  for  surveillance  in  the  waters  covered  by  a  fishery  (Article 

19f); 

-  record  the  fishing  effort  deployed  by  its vessels  in each  fishery  (Article  19g); 

-  notify  the  Commission  each  month  of  its consumption  of  fishing  effort  in each  fishery 

(Article  19(10)); 

-  notify  the  Commission  of the  management  measures  adopted  when  its  consumption  of 

fishing  effort  reaches  70% (Article  21b); 

-  suspend  access  to  a  fishery  when  the  level  of  fishing  effort  authorized  for  that  fishery 

is  reached.  The  Commission,  on  the  basis  of  the  information  it receives  or  on  its  own 

initiative,  will  set  the  date  on  which  the  maximum  level  of  a  Member  State's  fishing 

effort  in  a given  fishery  is reached  (Articles  21a  and  21c). 

OJNo  L  19,22.  1.1994, p. 5. 

II.  MONITORING  OF  THE  USE  OF  FISHING  GEAR  AND  IN  PARTICULAR  STATIC 

GEAR 

In order  to ensure  compliance  with the  limits on  fishing  effort,  fishing  gear must be  used 

in accordance with the definition  of the  authorized  fishery.  This is particularly  difficult  to 

guarantee when a vessel may carry several types of gear in areas where its use is restricted 

or  even forbidden.  For this reason,  such  fishing  gear must be  subject  to additional  control 

measures  (Article 20a). 

Adoption of these provisions will ensure that the system for managing fishing  effort  which 

enters into force  on  1 January  1996 will be enforced  in a manner which is transparent  and 

non-discriminatory. 

The Commission therefore  proposes that the Council adopt this proposal as soon as possible and 

in  any  event  not  later  than  31  December  1995. 

PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) No 

/95 

of 

1995 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No  2847/93  establishing  a control  system 

applicable  to the  common fisheries policy 

The  Council  of the  European  Union, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 

thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the proposal  from  the  Commission1, 

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament2 

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee3, 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  ..795  of 
1995 establishing  a system  for  the 
management  of  fishing  effort4  fixes  the maximum  annual  fishing  effort  levels in certain areas; 

Whereas under Regulation (EC) No  685/95 of 27  March  1995 on the management of the fishing 
effort  relating to certain Community  fishing  areas and resources5, provision  should be made  for 

control  and monitoring measures so as to ensure that the system for the management  of  fishing 

effort  is being  complied  with; 

OJNo  L 7 1,  31.3.1995,  p.  5. 

Whereas Article 7(3) of that Regulation provides that Member States should take the necessary 

action to make it compulsory for vessels flying their flags to communicate details of entry into, 

and  exit  from,  fishing  areas, including  entry  into, and  exit from,  fishing  ports  located  within 

those  areas, in  which  fishing  effort  limitation  or limitation  on capacity  applies,  and  of  entries 

into,  and  exits  from,  the  area lying  south of  latitude  56°  30'  north,  east  of  longitude  12° west 

and  north of  latitude  50°  32'  north, hereinafter  known as the  "Irish Box"; 

Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  lay  down the  detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  the  system  for 

communicating  entries  and  exits  and  those  for  the  implementation,  by  1 January  1998  at  the 

latest, of  the Community  infrastructure  for  the management  of data on catches  in  Community 

waters; 

Whereas in this context it is necessary to give access to the integrated  computerised  system  for 

the monitoring  of data to the Member State responsible for monitoring and to the  Commission; 

Whereas it is necessary  for the number of days spent in areas by fishing  vessels flying  Member 

States'  flags  to  be  monitored;  whereas,  therefore,  it  is  essential  that  the  masters  of  fishing 

vessels  record  in  their  logs  the  number  of  days  spent  in  each  fishing  area;  whereas  it  is 

necessary  for  the  competent  authorities  in  the  Member  States  to  be  informed  of  this  so  as  to 

ensure  that  their  fishing  activities  are  monitored; 

Whereas each Member State must take the necessary measures to check by sampling the  fishing 

activities  of  fishing  vessels  exempt  from  the  obligation  to  keep  a  logbook; 

Whereas  access  to  fishing  areas  and  to  the  Irish  Box  should  be  controlled  both  by  the  flag 

Member  State  and  by  the  Member  State  responsible  for  monitoring  in  the  waters  under  its 

jurisdiction  or sovereignty  and covered by a fishing  area; whereas to that end provision  should 

be made for  the flag Member  State to communicate to the Commission by computerised  means 

the  lists  of  named  vessels  authorised  to  exercise  their  activities  in the  fishing  areas  and  in  the 

Irish  Box,  and  for  the  Member  State  responsible  for  monitoring  to  have  access  to  those  data; 

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Whereas  restrictions  on  fishing  effort  should  be  managed  both  at  Member  State  and  at 

Community level; whereas Member States must record fishing  efforts for each fishing  area and 

must communicate  aggregated fishing effort  data to the Commission; 

Whereas provision should be made for vessels flying the flag of a given Member State to cease 

their activities in a given fishing area once the overall fishing effort  for that Member State in 

that fishing  area is exhausted; 

Whereas it is necessary  to adopt provisions relating to the use of fishing gear so  as to ensure 

that fishing vessels  respect fishing effort  restrictions; 

Whereas, therefore,  Council  Regulation (EEC) No  2847/936 should be amended, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93  is hereby  amended  as  follows: 

Article 1 

1.  The  following  Title  Ha is  inserted  after  Article  19: 

"TITLE  Ha  "CONTROL  OF  FISHING  EFFORT" 

Article  19a 

The  provisions  of  this  Title  shall  apply  to  Community  fishing  vessels  exercising  fishing 

activities  in  the  fishing  areas  defined  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  685/95  and  to  Community 

fishing  vessels exercising  fishing  activities directed at demersal  species, in the area  situated 

south  of  latitude  56°  30'  north,  east  of  longitude  12°  west  and  north  of  latitude  50°  32' 

north,  hereinafter  known  as the  "Irish  Box". 

OJ  No  L 2 6 1,  20.10.1993,  p.  1. 

Article  19b 

1.  Masters of  Community  fishing  vessels  shall  communicate the following  information  in 

the  form  of  an  "Effort  Report": 

- 

the  identity  of  their  vessel; 

-  each  entry  into,  and  exit  from,  a port  located  inside  the  area; 

-  each  entry  into  an  area  and the  date  of commencement  of  fishing  operations  in  the 

fishing  area  concerned; 

-  each  exit  from  an  area and  the  date  of  completion  of the  fishing  operations; 

-  from  1 January  1998 at  the  latest,  catches  retained  on board  on entry  into,  and  exit 

from,  each  area. 

2.  Masters of Community fishing vessels who have not made the required reports shall not 

be  permitted  to  exercise  fishing  activities  in  the  areas  in  question. 

3.  Member  States  shall  take  the  necessary  measures  to  ensure  that  the  masters  of  fishing 

vessels  flying  their  flag  comply  with  the  reporting  obligation. 

Article  19c 

1.  Masters of Community  fishing  vessels  shall communicate the information  referred  to in 

Article  19b by telex or by radio via a radio station approved under Community  rules  for 

the  reception  of  such  reports,  at the  same  time  to  the  competent  authorities  of  both: 

- 

- 

the  flag  Member  State,  and 

the Member  State responsible for  monitoring where the vessel is likely to exercise its 

fishing  activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of that Member State. 

2.  However,  vessels  equipped  with  real-time  automatic  monitoring  systems  recognised 

under  Community  legislation  may  use  those  systems  to  make the  above  reports. 

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3.  Within the framework  of the integrated  system for the control of the data referred  to in 

Article  19d, reports shall be made solely to the competent authorities of the flag Member 

State. 

Article  19d 

1.  In  order  to  facilitate  the  acquisition  and processing  of,  and  access  to, the  information 

referred  to  in  Article  19b,  Member  States  shall  introduce  an  integrated  computerised 

system for  the control of the data by  1 January  1998 at the latest. To that end,  Member 

States  shall  guarantee  the  creation  of  databases  in  which  all  the  data  referred  to  in 

Article  19b  shall  be  recorded  in  real  time.  The  Commission  shall  have  access  by 

computer  to  the  data contained  in the Member  States'  databases. 

2.  The  flag  Member  State  shall  guarantee  access by the competent  authorities  responsible 

for  monitoring  to  the  integrated  computerised  system  for  the  purpose  of  direct  and 

immediate  consultation  of the  data referred  to  in Article  19b for  the vessels  exercising 

fishing  activities  in  waters  under  the  sovereignty  or jurisdiction  of  the  Member  State 

concerned. 

Article  19e 

1.  Masters of Community  fishing  vessels shall record and account for  in their logs the time 

spent  in  an  area  as  follows: 

With  regard  to  towed  gear: 

- 

the  day  of  entry  of the vessel  into  the  area concerned  or  of  exit  from  a port  located 

in  that  area; 

- 

- 

the day of  exit of the vessel from  the area or of entry into a port located  in that  area; 

the  number  of  days the  vessel  spent  in that  area. 

With  regard  to  static  gear: 

- 

the day of entry of the vessel  using the static gear  into the area concerned,  or of  exit 

from  a port  located  in that  area; 

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the day of exit of the static gear from that  area or of entry into a port  located in that 

area; 

- 

the  number  of  days the  static  gear  spent  in that  area. 

2.  For vessels exempt  from  the obligation  to keep a logbook, the flag Member  State  shall 

carry  out  checks by  sampling  to  assess the  overall  number  of  days  spent  in the  area. 

3.  Detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  this  Article  shall,  if  necessary,  be  adopted  in 

accordance  with the  procedure  laid  down  in Article 36. 

Article  19f 

1.  The flag Member  State shall complete the register(s) which it has created  in accordance 

with Commission Regulation (EC) No  109/94 of 19 January  1994 concerning the fishing 
vessel  register  of  the  Community7  so  as  to  incorporate  into  it/them  the  data  contained 

in the  lists  of  named  vessels as referred  to  in Article 2 of Regulation  (EC) No  685/95. 

2.  The  flag  Member  State  shall  transmit  the  data  referred  to  in  paragraph  1 in  computer 

form,  preferably  by  electronic  mail,  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in 

Regulation  (EC)  No  109/94. 

3.  The  Member  State  responsible  for  monitoring  shall  have  access  to  the  data  referred  to 

in paragraph  1  and contained  in the Community  fishing  vessel register with regard to the 

identification  of  authorised  vessels  exercising  fishing  activities  in  the  area  under  its 

jurisdiction  or  sovereignty. 

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OJ  No  L  19,  22.1.1994,  p.  5. 

Article  19g 

Each  Member  State  shall  record  the  fishing  efforts  deployed  by  vessels  flying  its  flag  in 

each fishing area and  in the Irish Box referred  to  in Article  19a for  demersal  fishing  areas 

on  the  basis  of  available  information,  in  particular  information  contained  in  vessels' 

logbooks  and  information  collected  in  accordance  with  Article  19e(2). 

Article  19h 

Each  Member  State  shall  assess  in  overall  terms  the  fishing  efforts  deployed  by  vessels 

flying  its  flag  which  have  a  length  between  perpendiculars  of  less  than  15 metres,  in  the 

fishing  areas  and  Irish  Box  referred  to  in  Article  19a. 

Article  19i 

Each  Member  State  shall  inform  the  Commission,  by  computerised  means  in  accordance 

with the procedures  laid down in Regulation (EC) No  109/94, of the aggregate  data for  the 

fishing  effort  deployed: 

- 

in  the  previous  month  for  each  fishing  area  and  in the  Irish  Box  referred  to  in  Article 

19a for  demersal  species, before  the  15th of  each  month; 

- 

in  the  previous  quarter  for  each  fishing  area  referred  to  in  Article  19a  for  pelagic 

species,  before  the  end  of  the  first  month  of  each  calendar  quarter." 

2.  The  following  Article  is  inserted  after  Article  20: 

"Article  20a 

1.  Where fishing  vessels exercise fishing  activities in the fishing  areas and in the Irish Box 

referred  to  in  Article  19a  they  may  only  carry  with  them  and  use  the  corresponding 

fishing  gear. 

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2.  However,  fishing  vessels  also  fishing  in  fishing  areas  other  than those  referred  to  in 

paragraph  1 during the same trip may carry gear corresponding to their activities in the 

areas  concerned  provided  that  gear  kept  on  board  and  not  authorised  for  use  in  the 

fishing area concerned and in the Irish Box referred to in Article  19a is stowed  so that 

it may not be readily used, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 20(1). 

3.  Provisions  relating  to  the  identification  of  static  fishing  gear  shall  be  adopted  in 

accordance with the procedure  laid down in Article 36." 

3.  The following  Articles  are inserted after  Article 21: 

"Article  21a 

Each  Member  State  shall  determine  the  date  on  which  the  vessels  flying  its  flag  or 

registered  in its territory  shall be deemed to have reached the maximum fishing effort  level 

in  a  fishing  area  as  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  .../95. 

As from  that  date  it  shall  provisionally  prohibit  the  fishing  activities  of the  said  vessels  in 

that  area. 

The Commission  shall be notified  forthwith  of this measure and shall then  inform  the other 

Member  States. 

Article  21b 

Where vessels  flying  the flag  of a Member  State  are deemed  to have exhausted  70% of the 

maximum fishing  effort  in a fishing  area as fixed  in Regulation (EC) No  .../95, the Member 

State concerned shall notify  the Commission of the measures adopted pursuant to the second 

subparagraph  of  Article  7(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 685/95. 

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Article  21c 

1.  On the basis of the  information  referred  to  in Article  19j, the  Commission  shall  ensure 

that  the  maximum  fishing  effort  levels  as  fixed  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  .../95  are 

complied  with. 

2.  Following  notification  under Article 21a or on its own initiative, the Commission  shall 

fix, on the basis of available information,  the date on which the maximum  fishing  effort 

level  of  a Member  State  for  a  fishing  area  is deemed  to have been reached.  From  that 

date on, vessels flying  the flag  of that Member  State shall have no further  access to the 

fishing  area  concerned." 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1996. 

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

Done  at 

For  the  Council, 

The  President 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

ITEMB2-900: 

Control and coordination of surveillance operations by Member States 

ITEMB2-901: 

Financial  participation  in  inspection  and  surveillance  operations  in  the 

marine waters of certain Member States 

1. 

TITLE OF OPERATION 

Draft  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of  12 October  1993 

establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy 

2. 

BUDGET HEADINGS INVOLVED 

B2-900 

B2-901 

LEGAL BASIS 

Article 43 of the Treaty. 

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION 

The monitoring and inspection system applicable to the CFP is designed to help enforce 

all  Community  rules  in  this  sector.  The  Member  States  are  responsible  for  adopting 

measures to ensure the effectiveness  of the system and provide their competent authorities 

with the necessary means. Inspection and monitoring must be carried out by each of the 

Member States on their own account; the control system as such does not therefore have 

a financial side for the Community. 

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However, some of the expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing this 

system is eligible for support under Council Decision 89/631/EEC of 27 November 1989 

on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States 

for purposes of ensuring compliance with the Community  system for conservation and 
management of fishery resources.1 

This present proposal for amending the inspection and monitoring system aims to ensure 

compliance with the fishing-effort scheme that comes into force from 1 January 1996. 

It  deals  in  particular  with  the  use  of  modern  surveillance  and  communications 

technologies, above all the use of satellites and electronic mailing of data; the investment 

for  implementing  an  integrated  computer  system to  check  data and  creating computer 

databases as provided for in this draft Regulation will entail expenditure for the Member 

States  and  the  Commission.  Some  of this  expenditure  may  be eligible  for  a  financial 

contribution from the Community during 1996-2001 under a new financial decision to be 

adopted by the Council by 30 June  1995 to replace Decision 89/631/EEC. 

5. 

ŒASSIFICATTON OF THE EXPENDITURE 

As it has no direct financial implications, this draft amending Regulation does not require 

any direct expenditure. 

6. 

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE 

As it has no direct financial implications, this draft amending Regulation does not require 

any direct expenditure. 

OJNoL634,  14.12.1989, p.64. 

7. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT 

7.1.  Method of calculating the cost of the operation 

The  financial  impact  of  this  proposal  stems  mainly  from  the  new  financial 

decision which will replace Decision 89/61/EEC and will introduce the possibility 

of a financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by the Member States for 

the acquisition in particular  of: 

systems for tracking and recording fishing activity  (including equipment 

installed on board fishing vessels); 

systems for recording, managing and communicating data œnœrning the 

monitoring of fishing effort,  including computer and software applications. 

This  contribution  would  normally  be  restricted  to  50%.  The  impact  on  the 

Commission's own budget involves the financing of all its expenditure. 

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7.2. 

Itemized breakdown of cost 

Commitment appropriations 

in million ecu 

(1996 prices) 

Breakdown 

Annual Budget 

Total budget for 

1996-98 

3 years 

1. Capital goods 

2. Information  networks 

TOTAL 

1.3 

2.5 

3.8 

3.9 

7.5 

11.4 

The breakdown of expenditure cannot be any more specific since applications for 

a financial contribution  will  come  in  the  first  place from the  Member  States 

themselves, and the future financial arrangements applying during 1996-2001 have 

still to be adopted by the Council 

7.3. 

Schedule for niultiannual operations 

Application period:  1996-98 

Commitment  appropriations 

in million ecu 

(1996 prices) 

Indicative programming 

1996 

1997 

1998 

3.8 

3 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.6 

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Commitment 

appropriations 

Payment 

appropriations 

8. 

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES: RESULTS OF MEASURES TAKEN 

The fraud prevention measures are provided for under Decision 89/61/EEC. 

9. 

ELEMENTS OF COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS 

The expenditure incurred should be seen in terms of the increased efficiency  achieved 

by using new technology for monitoring fisheries  and more particularly  fishing  effort. 

9.1. 

Specific and quantifiable objectives; target population 

Specific objectives:  links with the general objective 

* 

* 

to  provide  the  monitoring  and  inspection  services  with  efficient 

modern equipment; 

to  set  up  the  systems  and  information  networks  needed  for 

exchanging information  linked with monitoring. 

target population: distinguish as applicable for each objective; indicate the 

end  beneficiaries  of  the  Community's  financial  contribution and the 

intermediaries involved. 

* 

The immediate target group is the national departments concerned 

with  monitoring fisheries. However,  all  the  economic  operators 

involved  in fishing  and related activities, which are often  located 

in regions where other commercial activity is limited in scope, will 

benefit  from  efficient  monitoring  of  fisheries.  The  implications 

even go beyond the fishing  industry itself. 

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9.2.  Grounds for the operation 

Need for  assistance from  the Community budget 

To  remedy  the  shortcomings  in  the  monitoring  of  fisheries  requires 

political,  legislative  and  budgetary  action  by  the  Community.  Each  of 

these elements  is vital and they are linked to one another.  Progress has 

been  made  as  regards  legislation  mainly  on  the  initiative  of  the 

Commission. The political decisions involved have inescapable  financial 

consequences. 

Fisheries  monitoring  is  clearly  a Community-level  issue because  of the 

existence of a common policy and also because of the migration of fish, 

which makes the fisheries of the different  Member States interdependent. 

Any cost-benefit  analysis of inspection and monitoring cannot be limited 

to  a  single  Member  State.  Community financial solidarity  is  therefore 

necessary  and  the  budget  heading  allowing  for  support  to  be  given  for 

expenditure incurred by the Member States is an instrument whereby this 

can be  achieved.  The evolution  of this heading  is  moreover  a result  of 

decisions which have already been taken in the past. 

Choice of ways and means 

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advantages over possible alternatives (comparative advantages) 

explanatory reference to similar Community or national operations. 

The budget resources needed to put effective  controls  in place are small 

compared with the commercial importance of fishing and in relation to the 

losses  resulting  from  fraud,  not  to  mention  the  wastage  linked  to  the 

present  lack of effectiveness  of the CFP. The required resources are low 

compared with the expenditure incurred in this area by other countries. 

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Main factors of uncertainty which could affect the specific results of the 

operation 

The primary risk is any difficulties  which the Member  States may have 

in honouring their undertakings as regards part-financing  and taking the 

other measures necessary (organization, personnel, penalties, etc.). 

9.3.  Monitoring and evaluation of the operation 

Assessment of costs 

Assessment  of  the  costs  and  of  effectiveness  will  depend  on  the  eligibility  of 

Member  States'  expenditure  under  Decision  89/61/EEC  and  the  new  financial 

decision which the Council is to adopt before 30 June 1995. 

9.4.  Coherence with financial  programming 

Is  the operation  incorporated in the DG's financial programming for  the 

relevant years? 

The  operation  is  covered  by  a  decision  which  the  Council  must  adopt 

before  30 June  1995 for the period  1996-2000. 

To which broader objective  defined in the DG's financial pwgramming 

does the objective of the pmposed operation correspond? 

The issue of inspection and monitoring involves the whole of the CFP. 

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10.  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (PART A OF THE BUDGET) 

This section of the financial statement must be sent to DGs IX and XIX; DG IX 

will then forward  it to DG XIX with its opinion. 

10.1  Will me proposed operation involve an increase in the number of Commission 

staff? If so how many? 

An increase is necessary to step up supervision and assessment. It is estimated to 

be 2 A,  1 B and  1 C. 

10.2 

Indicate  tfae  amount  of  staff  and  administrative  expenditure  involved  in tfae 

proposed operation. Explain tfae method of calculation 

Mission expenses: ECU  15 000 

Staff:  - 

100% of the time of two A  officials 

100% of the time of one B  official 

100% of the time of one C  official 

In  the  medium  term,  after  the  transitional  phase,  additional  resources  may  no 

longer be necessary. 

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