2002/5/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2001 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2001 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2001) 4611)
Date: 2001-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, common fisheries policy, fishing controls, remote sensing, waste management

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 December 2001

on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2001 in implementing
the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(2001) 4611)

(2002/5/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)

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 covering 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.

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

(3)

(4)

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 2001 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 for putting in place electronic
logbooks,
the Community contribution
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.

the rate of

(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 2001 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 65 % of the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex I.

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Article 3

Article 5

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 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;

— 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 installed in Community fishing vessels
under national arrangements shall be 50 % of the eligible
expenditure up to a limit of EUR 2 000 per vessel.

Expenditure incurred in purchasing or modernising vessels or
aircraft actually used in the control, inspection or surveillance
of fishing activities, as set out in Annex IV, shall qualify for a
the eligible expenditure
financial contribution of 35 % of
within the limits laid down in Annex IV.

Article 6

Expenditure incurred in implementing a system for evaluating
expenditure incurred in monitoring the common fisheries
policy, as set out in Annex V, shall qualify for a financial
contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex V.

Article 7

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, 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

12 395
30 000
0
1 000 000
521 752
153 000
902 921
2 223 026
794 115
0
2 663 406
176 597
316 905
232 404

9 026 521

8 057
19 500
0
650 000
339 138
99 450
586 899
1 444 967
516 175
0
1 731 214
114 788
205 988
151 063

5 867 239

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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
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

380 000

127 823

1 400 000

40 000

0

0

0

324 453

0

240 666

248 918

327 833

0

12 395

195 000

63 912

700 000

29 000

0

0

0

162 227

0

145 828

194 824

305 978

0

3 114 483

1 809 164

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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

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

9 914

80 000

34 257

1 500 000

76 857

0

133 323

1 188 367

127 421

19 259

764 705

26 910

16 392

353 069

4 330 474

4 957

40 000

17 129

750 000

38 429

0

66 662

594 184

63 711

9 630

382 353

13 455

8 196

176 535

2 165 241

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ANEXO IV — BILAG IV — ANHANG IV — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙV — ANNEX IV — ANNEXE IV — ALLEGATO IV —
BĲLAGE IV — ANEXO IV — LIITE IV — BILAGA IV

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

0

0

100 842

0

11 827 663

2 520 000

1 539 057

1 394 434

1 588 231

0

6 610 230

33 638

1 016 282

7 597 552

0

0

35 295

0

4 139 682

882 000

538 670

488 052

555 881

0

2 313 581

11 773

355 699

2 659 143

34 227 929

11 979 776

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ANEXO V — BILAG V — ANHANG V — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ V — ANNEX V — ANNEXE V — ALLEGATO V —
BĲLAGE V — ANEXO V — LIITE V — BILAGA V

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

0

0

0

300 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

79 808

0

0

0

379 808

0

0

0

150 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

39 904

0

0

0

189 904