2002/6/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2001 on the eligibility of expenditure on a number of operations to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2001) 4613)
Date: 2001-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing controls, remote sensing

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2001

on the eligibility of expenditure on a number of operations to be incurred by certain Member
States in 2002 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the
common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(2001) 4613)

(2002/6/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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 applications are broken down for
2001, 2002 and 2003.

Applications concerning the operations listed in Article
2 of Decision 2001/431/EC may qualify for Community
funding. Priority will be given to those operations which
best contribute to overcoming the shortcomings high-
lighted in the Report on the Monitoring of the Imple-
mentation of the Common Fisheries Policy (2). The prior-
ities selected will include the extension of the satellite
monitoring system (VMS), the introduction of modern
control
technologies and training and exchanges of
national officials.

The rate of the Community contribution for each opera-
tion, the conditions on which the expenditure is reim-
bursed and, for each Member State and each operation,
the total amount of eligible expenditure in 2002 should
be laid down.

In order to provide support for extending the satellite
monitoring system to vessels operating under the condi-
tions laid down in the recovery plans introduced for
certain cod stocks and the putting in place of electronic
the Community contribution
logbooks,

the rate of

should be raised to 100 % of the eligible expenditure;
however, in order to observe the limits set in Article 11
of Decision 2001/431/EC, maximum amounts need to
be laid down.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2002 the amount of the eligible
expenditure
the
Community financial contribution and the conditions on
which the contribution may be granted.

each Member State,

rates of

the

for

Article 2

Expenditure incurred in putting in place the mechanisms and
IT networks necessary for exchanges of information linked to
control, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a 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 implementa-
tion of, new technologies to improve the monitoring of fishing
activities, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial
contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex II.

However, the rate of the contribution for investments to extend
the satellite monitoring system (VMS) to vessels other than
those referred to in Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93 (3), and to types of reporting other than position
reports, and to put in place electronic logbooks shall be 100 %
of the eligible expenditure, on condition that:

— the maximum admissible cost of purchasing satellite
tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels does
not exceed EUR 3 500 per vessel;

(1) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.
(2) COM(2001) 526 final of 28.9.2001.

(3) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

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— the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite
tracking devices is reduced to 50 % for that part of the
expenditure in excess of EUR 2 300 per vessel;

— the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite
tracking devices under national arrangements shall be 50 %
of the eligible expenditure up to a limit of EUR 2 000 per
vessel.

Article 5

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.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2001.

Expenditure incurred in providing training for national officials
involved in monitoring activities provided for by Belgium,
Greece, Italy, Austria and Sweden, as referred to in Annex III,
shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible
expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — ALLEGATO I — BĲLAGE I —
ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenvaltio
Medlemsstat

Gastos subvencionables
Støtteberettigede udgifter
Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben
Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες
Eligible expenditure
Dépenses admissibles
Spese ammissibili
In aanmerking komende uitgaven
Despesas elegíveis
Hyväksyttävät menot
Bidragsberättigande kostnader

(EUR)

Contribución máxima de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets maksimale finansielle bidrag
Maximaler Gemeinschaftsbeitrag
Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή
Max. Community contribution
Participation communautaire maximale
Contributo massimo della Comunità
Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap
Contribuição máxima da Comunidade
Yhteisön osuus enintään
Gemenskapens maximala bidrag

België/Belgique
Danmark
Deutschland
Ελλάδα
España
France
Ireland
Italia
Nederland
Österreich
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
United Kingdom

Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/
Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt

24 790
1 580 000
127 823
1 500 000
1 762 821
1 000 000
3 813 702
1 755 953
1 025 543
0
42 000
264 896
316 905
132 802

13 347 235

12 395
790 000
63 912
750 000
881 410
500 000
1 906 851
877 977
512 772
0
21 000
132 448
158 453
66 401

6 673 619

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II —
BĲLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenvaltio
Medlemsstat

Gastos subvencionables
Støtteberettigede udgifter
Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben
Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες
Eligible expenditure
Dépenses admissibles
Spese ammissibili
In aanmerking komende uitgaven
Despesas elegíveis
Hyväksyttävät menot
Bidragsberättigande kostnader

(EUR)

Contribución máxima de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets maksimale finansielle bidrag
Maximaler Gemeinschaftsbeitrag
Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή
Max. Community contribution
Participation communautaire maximale
Contributo massimo della Comunità
Max. bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap
Contribuição máxima da Comunidade
Yhteisön osuus enintään
Gemenskapens maximala bidrag

België/Belgique
Danmark
Deutschland
Ελλάδα
España
France
Ireland
Italia
Nederland
Österreich
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
United Kingdom

Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/
Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt

94 200
1 780 000
0
1 500 000
321 654
0
0
0
176 974
0
5 258 250
160 788
273 195
0

9 565 061

47 100
890 000
0
750 000
160 827
0
0
0
88 487
0
2 629 125
153 688
191 237
0

4 910 464

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ANEXO III — BILAG III — ANHANG III — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIΙ — ANNEX III — ANNEXE III — ALLEGATO III —
BĲLAGE III — ANEXO III — LIITE III — BILAGA III

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenvaltio
Medlemsstat

Gastos subvencionables
Støtteberettigede udgifter
Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben
Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες
Eligible expenditure
Dépenses admissibles
Spese ammissibili
In aanmerking komende uitgaven
Despesas elegíveis
Hyväksyttävät menot
Bidragsberättigande kostnader

(EUR)

Contribución máxima de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets maksimale finansielle bidrag
Maximaler Gemeinschaftsbeitrag
Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή
Max. Community contribution
Participation communautaire maximale
Contributo massimo della Comunità
Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap
Contribuição máxima da Comunidade
Yhteisön osuus enintään
Gemenskapens maximala bidrag

België/Belgique
Danmark
Deutschland
Ελλάδα
España
France
Ireland
Italia
Nederland
Österreich
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
United Kingdom

9 914

1 500 000

1 218 838

19 259

49 174

4 957

750 000

609 419

9 630

24 587

Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/
Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt

2 797 185

1 398 593