2002/978/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 2002 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(2002) 4883)
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, common fisheries policy, expenditure, fishery management, fishing controls

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 December 2002

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(2002) 4883)

(2002/978/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,

this commitment must be made at the latest within the
calendar year following the year of notification of the
Commission decision.

Under Article 17(1) of Decision 2001/431/EC, Member
States must submit their applications for reimbursement
of expenditure to the Commission by 31 May of the year
following the year in which it was incurred at the latest.

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

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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
the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out
programmes. The applications are broken down for
2001, 2002 and 2003.

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.

Certain expenditure relating to 2002 has already been
the subject of Commission Decision 2002/6/EC 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 fish-
eries policy (2).

(4)

Under Article 15 of Decision 2001/431/EC, the Member
States must
scheduled expenditure
their
within one year of the legal and financial commitment;

implement

(1) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p. 45.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2002 the amount of the eligible
expenditure for each Member State, the rates of the Community
financial contribution and the conditions on which the contri-
bution may be granted, to the extent that the eligible expendi-
ture is actually used to implement the control programmes.

Article 2

Expenditure incurred in providing training for national officials
involved in monitoring activities provided for by Denmark,
Germany, Spain,
the Netherlands,
Ireland,
Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom, 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.

France,

Italy,

Article 3

Expenditure relating to the acquisition or modernisation of
vessels and aircraft used for control, inspection and surveillance
of fishing activities, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a
financial contribution of 35 % of the eligible expenditure within
the limits laid down in Annex II.

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Article 4

Article 7

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

Article 5

Member States shall submit their applications for reimburse-
ment of the expenditure referred to in this Decision to the
Commission by 31 May 2005 at the latest.

Article 6

Applications for reimbursement and for advances expressed in
currencies other than the euro shall be converted into euros at
the rate for the month in which they reach the Commission.

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.

Done at Brussels, 10 December 2002.

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

0
160 000
47 113
0
221 172
305 000
166 970
154 937
208 512
0
0
30 274
0
360 373

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

1 654 351

0
80 000
23 557
0
110 586
152 500
83 485
77 468
104 256
0
0
15 137
0
180 187

827 176

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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

223 105
0
934 408
1 100 000
14 648 841
2 520 000
5 892 034
1 400 000
0
0
38 602 391
117 732
611 955
23 890 638

89 941 104

78 087
0
327 043
385 000
5 127 094
882 000
2 062 212
490 000
0
0
13 510 837
41 206
214 184
8 361 723

31 479 386

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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

0
0
0
300 000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

300 000

0
0
0
150 000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

150 000