2003/566/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 2003 on the financial contribution towards carrying out the operations planned by the Member States in 2003 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2003) 2693)
Date: 2003-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, Member States' contribution, advance, common fisheries policy, exchange of information, fishing controls, reimbursement of aid, shareholding

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 2003

on the financial contribution towards carrying out the operations planned by the Member States
inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the
in 2003 in implementing the control,

common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(2003) 2693)

(2003/566/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:

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 Member
submitted
updated applications for 2003.

States have

Applications concerning the operations listed in Article
2 of Decision 2001/431/EC may qualify for Community
funding. Having regard in particular to the provisions
introduced in accordance with Council Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002 (2), priority is to be given to operations
satellite-based monitoring system to
extending the
vessels under 24 metres
implementing pilot
projects for sending information by electronic means
and for remote-sensing of fishing vessels, and to the
training of national officials.

long,

(5)

(6)

(7)

Pursuant to Article 15 of Decision 2001/431/EC, the
Member States must implement their scheduled expendi-
ture within one year of the legal and financial commit-
ment;
the latest
within the calendar year following the year of notifica-
tion of the Commission Decision.

this commitment must be made at

Pursuant
to Article 17(1) of Decision 2001/431/EC,
Member States must submit their applications for reim-
bursement 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2003 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

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 2003 should
be laid down.

Expenditure incurred in putting in place the mechanisms and
IT networks necessary for exchanges of information linked to
control shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of
50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in
Annex I.

To promote the extension of the satellite-based moni-
toring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres long,
the Community contribution should be
the rate of
increased to more than 50 % of eligible expenditure,
while complying with the ceiling laid down in Article 11
of Decision 2001/431/EC.

(1) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

Article 3

Expenditure relating to experiments with, and the implementa-
tion of, new technologies to improve the monitoring of fishing
activities other than those provided for in Articles 4 and 5 shall
qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the
eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex II.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Article 4

Article 8

Expenditure incurred in investments in extending the satellite-
based monitoring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres
long shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of
100 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in
Annex III:

— the maximum admissible cost of purchasing satellite
tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels may
not exceed EUR 4 500 per vessel,

— the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite
tracking devices shall be reduced to 50 % for that part of
the expenditure in excess of EUR 1 500 per vessel.

Article 5

incurred in implementing pilot projects

Expenditure
for
sending information by electronic means and for remote-
sensing of fishing vessels shall qualify for a maximum financial
contribution of 100 % of the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex IV.

Article 6

Expenditure incurred in the training of national officials
involved in control activities shall qualify for a maximum finan-
cial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex V.

Article 7

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

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

Article 9

Member States shall submit their applications for reimburse-
ment of the expenditure referred to in this Decision to the
Commission by 31 May 2006 at the latest.

Article 10

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

Article 11

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, 28 July 2003.

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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

24 790

640 000

360 000

1 500 000

923 812

153 000

615 552

1 141 370

443 732

0

74 820

900 000

316 904

527 662

7 621 642

12 395

320 000

180 000

750 000

461 906

76 500

307 776

570 685

221 866

0

37 410

450 000

158 452

431 448
263 831

3 810 821

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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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

0

0

127 824

1 500 000

755 470

0

0

1 106 400

0

0

0

134 000

0

0

3 623 694

0

0

63 912

750 000

377 735

0

0

553 200

0

0

0

67 000

0

0

1 811 847

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ANEXO III — BILAG III — ANHANG III — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ III — 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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

57 800

759 968

468 000

1 276 000

3 150 000

2 100 000

690 000

11 564 347

974 406

0

1 939 868

176 000

351 470

0

23 507 859

41 650

520 234

234 000

435 000

2 100 000

1 500 000

450 000

3 387 000

661 953

0

1 218 000

96 000

210 000

0

10 853 837

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ANEXO IV — BILAG IV — ANHANG IV — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IV — 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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

50 000

400 000

0

0

0

0

0

50 000

400 000

0

0

0

0

0

950 000

475 000

0

0

0

0

259 945

0

1 659 945

0

0

0

0

259 945

0

1 184 945

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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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

9 914

100 000

20 713

1 500 000

239 793

70 000

135 226

1 142 116

68 680

19 259

0

20 000

27 319

265 118

3 618 138

4 957

50 000

10 357

750 000

119 897

35 000

0

571 058

34 340

9 630

0

10 000

13 660

132 559

1 741 458

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

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 max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

346 510

4 030 000

3 613 625

1 100 000

15 118 519

4 600 000

9 831 503

350 000

0

0

8 170 400

0

4 458 529

14 356 620

65 975 306

80 500

0

0

385 000

2 832 199

0

3 244 500

122 500

0

0

0

0

1 560 485

4 456 059

12 681 243

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

Estado miembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος

Member State
État membre
Stato membro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenvaltio
Medlemsstat

BELGIË/BELGIQUE

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND
ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAÑA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

PORTUGAL

SUOMI

SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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

Gastos subvencionables
Støtteberettigede udgifter
Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben
Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες

Eligible expenditure
Dépenses admissibles
Spese ammissibili
In aanmerking komende uitgaven
Despesas elegíveis
Hyväksyttävät menot
Bidragsberättigande kostnader

0

0

0

(EUR)

Contribución max. de la Comunidad
Fællesskabets max. 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

0

0

0

400 000

200 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

400 000

200 000