2004/930/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community towards actions planned by Member States to implement control, inspection and surveillance programmes in 2004 (second instalment) (notified under document number C(2004) 5310)
Date: 2004-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, common fisheries policy, financial aid, fishing controls, remote sensing, satellite

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 December 2004

on a financial contribution from the Community towards actions planned by Member States to
implement control, inspection and surveillance programmes in 2004 (second instalment)

(notified under document number C(2004) 5310)

(2004/930/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

in this Decision are in
the Committee for

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/465/EC of 29 April
2004 on a Community financial contribution towards Member
States fisheries control programmes (1), and in particular Article
6(1) thereof,

Article 1

Subject matter

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Member States have forwarded to the Commission their
fisheries control programmes for the period from 1
January 2004 to 31 December 2004 together with the
applications
contribution
towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out
such programmes.

for Community

financial

Applications concerning actions listed in Article 4 of
Decision 2004/465/EC may qualify for Community
funding.

is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts of
It
Community contribution towards eligible expenditure
for 2004 for each Member State aid granted for
actions included in Article 4 of Decision 2004/465/EC,
the Community contribution rate for such actions and
the conditions on which national expenditure is to be
reimbursed by the Community.

commit

2004/465/EC,

in accordance with Article 8 of
Member States must,
expenditure
their
Decision
within a period of 12 months from the end of
the
year in which this Decision is notified to them. They
must also comply with the provision of that Decision
as regards starting their projects and submitting appli-
cations for reimbursement.

the amount of

This Decision establishes
the Community
financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the
Community financial contribution and the conditions on which
the contribution may be granted towards actions referred to in
Article 4 of Decision 2004/465/EC.

Article 2

Electronic localisation devices

1.
Expenditure incurred in the purchase and fitting on board
fishing vessels of electronic localisation devices enabling
of
vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring
centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify
for a maximum financial contribution of EUR 4 500 per vessel
within the limits established in Annex I.

2. Within the EUR 4 500 limit provided for in paragraph 1,
the Community financial contribution for the first EUR 1 500
of eligible expenditure shall be at a rate of 100 %.

3.
The Community financial contribution for eligible expen-
diture comprised between EUR 1 500 and EUR 4 500 per
vessel, shall amount to a maximum of 50 % of such expen-
diture.

electronic

localisation

satisfy
4.
The
fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No
requirements
2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed
provisions
vessel monitoring
systems (2).

satellite-based

regarding

devices

should

(1) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 114, corrigendum in OJ L 195, 2.6.2004,

p. 36.

(2) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

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Article 3

Article 7

New technologies and IT networks

Assessment of expenditure

in connection with monitoring,

Expenditure incurred on the purchase of,
installation and
technical assistance for, computer technology and setting up
IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure data
of
exchange
and
surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial
the eligible expenditure within the
contribution of 50 % of
limits laid down in Annex II. However, investments related to
the station at Kerguelen Island on reception and processing of
radar satellite data shall qualify for a financial contribution of
40 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in
Annex II.

control

Article 4

Pilot projects on new technologies

1.
Expenditure incurred in pilot projects relating to the
implementation of new technologies to improve the monitoring
of fisheries activities shall qualify for a financial contribution of
50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in
Annex III.

2.
in
Pilot projects should satisfy the conditions set out
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1461/2003 of 18 August
2003 laying down conditions for pilot projects for the elec-
tronic transmission of
information on fishing activities and
for remote sensing (1).

Article 5

Training

servants

Expenditure incurred on training and exchange programmes of
and
civil
surveillance tasks in the fisheries area shall qualify for a
financial contribution of 50 % of
the eligible expenditure
within the limits laid down in Annex IV.

for monitoring

responsible

control

Article 6

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

Article 8

Seminars and media tools

Expenditure incurred in initiatives including seminar and media
tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other
players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as
well as among the general public on the need to fight irre-
sponsible and illegal
fishing and on the implementation of
common fisheries policy rules, shall qualify for a financial
the eligible expenditure within the
contribution of 75 % of
limits laid down in Annex VII.

Article 9

Fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft

Expenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of
vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of
fishing activities by the competent authorities of the Member
States, shall qualify within the limits laid down in Annex VIII
for a financial contribution of:

— 50 % of

the eligible expenditure incurred by acceding

Member States on 1 May 2004,

— 25 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by other Member

States.

Article 10

Reimbursement claims

Claims for reimbursement of expenditure and for payment of
advances shall comply with Articles 12 and 13 of, and Annex I,
part C to Decision 2004/465/EC.

Pilot inspection and observer schemes

Article 11

Expenditure incurred in pilot

inspection and observer
1.
schemes shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of
the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V.

These projects should satisfy in particular the conditions
2.
set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 of 26 April
2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of
cetaceans
in fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No
88/98 (2).

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 December 2004.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 12.

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ANNEX I

Electronic localisation devices

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

585 000

468 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

585 000

468 000

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

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ANNEX II

New technologies and IT networks

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

271 000

235 000

0

0

0

1 800 000

2 000 000

1 755 953

0

0

110 000

0

0

96 763

310 325

0

0

2 291 616

0

0

545 000

87 430

179 134

9 682 221

0

0

135 500

117 500

0

0

0

750 000

1 000 000

877 977

0

0

55 000

0

0

48 381

155 163

0

0

1 145 808

0

0

272 500

43 715

89 567

4 691 111

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total

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ANNEX III

Pilot projects on new technologies

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

200 000

100 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

586 000

293 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

786 000

393 000

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

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ANNEX IV

Training

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

5 000

0

56 500

52 500

9 590

0

183 703

130 000

0

1 270 816

20 000

0

20 000

0

0

600 901

139 674

0

0

102 967

0

0

30 000

132 790

175 512

2 929 953

2 500

0

28 250

26 250

4 795

0

91 852

65 000

0

635 408

10 000

0

10 000

0

0

300 451

69 837

0

0

51 484

0

0

15 000

66 395

87 756

1 464 978

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total

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ANNEX V

Pilot and inspection observer schemes

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

94 910

0

0

0

474 400

0

569 310

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47 455

0

0

0

237 200

0

284 655

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total

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ANNEX VI

Assessment of expenditure

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50 000

25 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

50 000

25 000

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

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ANNEX VII

Seminars and media tools

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

0

0

200 000

6 000

0

0

0

30 000

0

10 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

230 000

0

476 000

0

0

0

0

0

150 000

4 500

0

0

0

22 500

0

7 500

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

172 500

0

357 000

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total

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ANNEX VIII

Patrol vessels and aircraft

Expenditure planned in the national
fisheries control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

0

0

0

77 798

0

1 050 000

22 238 597

0

1 000 000

0

1 400 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19 449

0

262 500

5 559 649

0

250 000

0

700 000

0

0

0

0

600 000

300 000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4 630 000

1 157 500

0

0

105 000

5 700 000

13 758 956

50 560 351

0

0

26 250

1 425 000

3 439 739

13 140 087

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total