2002/659/EC: Commission Decision of 19 August 2002 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy (notified under document number C(2002) 3080)
Date: 2002-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, common fisheries policy, data collection, data processing, expenditure, shareholding

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 August 2002

on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection
and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy

(notified under document number C(2002) 3080)

(2002/659/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/439/EC of 29 June
2000 on a financial contribution from the Community towards
the expenditure incurred by Member States in collecting data
and for financing studies and pilot projects for carrying out the
common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 4(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

According to Article 4(3) of Decision 2000/439/EC, the
Commission, on the basis of the information provided
by the Member States, decides each year on the eligibility
of the expenditure forecast by the Member States and on
the amount of the financial assistance from the Commu-
nity for the following year.

The Commission has received five-year programmes
from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain,
France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland,
Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the data
they intend to collect between 1 January 2002 and 31
December 2006 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No
1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community
framework for the collection and management of the
data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (2).
They have also submitted applications for a financial
contribution for the expenditure referred to in Article 4
of Decision 2000/439/EC.

(3)

Following Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum

and extended programme for the collection of data in
the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/
2000 (3), the Commission has examined Member States’
National Programmes for 2002 and has assessed the elig-
ibility of
those
programmes. A first instalment should be delivered to
the Member States concerned in accordance with Article
6(1)(a) of Decision 2000/439/EC on the basis of that
assessment.

the expenditures on the basis of

(4)

in 2003,
A second instalment will be forwarded,
following the transmission and acceptance by the
Commission of a financial and technical
report of
activity detailing the state of completion of the aims set
at the time of drawing-up the minimum and extended
programmes, in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of Deci-
sion 2000/439/EC and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1639/2001.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2002 the amount of the eligible
the
expenditure for each Member State and the rates of
Community financial contribution for
the collection and
management of the data needed to conduct the common fish-
eries policy.

(1) OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 176, 15.7.2001, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 53.

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Article 2

Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data
needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in
Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution up to 50 % of
the eligible expenditure within the minimum programme.

Article 3

Expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data
needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy, as set out in
Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution up to 35 %
of the eligible expenditure within the extended programme.

Article 4

The Community shall pay a first instalment of 50 % of

1.
the financial contribution set out in Annexes I and II.

2.
A second instalment will be delivered in 2003, after the
reception and acceptance of a financial and a technical report
provided for in Article 6(1)(b) of Decision 2000/439/EC.

Article 5

The euro exchange rate used to calculate the amounts
1.
eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in August
2001.

The

expenditure

and applications

for
declarations
2.
advances in national currency received from the Member States
not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary
union shall be converted into euro at the rate in force for the
month in which those declarations and applications reach the
Commission.

Article 6

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 Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom
of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 19 August 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I — 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 máx. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets maks. fin. bidrag
Max. Gemeinschaftsbeitrag
Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή
Max. Community contribution
Participation communautaire maximale
Contributo max. della Comunità
Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap
Contribuição max. da Comunidade
Yhteisön osuus enintään
Gemenskapens maximala bidrag
(EUR)

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑ∆Α

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

PORTUGAL

SUOMI/FINLAND

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

763 100

3 449 713

2 492 141

1 544 762

5 235 538

4 563 372

1 596 371

3 667 295

2 221 589

3 156 058

825 200

2 189 828

6 990 159

381 550

1 724 857

1 246 071

722 381

2 617 769

2 281 686

798 186

1 833 648

1 110 795

1 578 029

412 600

1 094 914

3 495 080

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

38 695 126

19 347 563

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — 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 máx. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets maks. fin. bidrag
Max. Gemeinschaftsbeitrag
Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή
Max. Community contribution
Participation communautaire maximale
Contributo max. della Comunità
Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap
Contribuição max. da Comunidade
Yhteisön osuus enintään
Gemenskapens maximala bidrag
(EUR)

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑ∆Α

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

PORTUGAL

SUOMI/FINLAND

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

0

11 873

0

179 366

0

459 572

0

0

350 498

0

255 601

216 002

1 485 404

2 958 316

0

4 156

0

62 778

0

160 850

0

0

122 674

0

89 460

75 601

519 891

1 035 411