Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea {SEC(2005) 426}
Date: 2005-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, common fisheries policy, law of the sea

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 6.4.2005 
COM(2005) 117 final 

2005/0045 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common 
Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea 

(presented by the Commission) 

{SEC(2005) 426} 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

In implementing the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), a crucial objective is to make financial 
intervention  more  effective.  Greater  complementarity  and  more  streamlined,  uniform  and 
coordinated procedures, both within the European Union and in relations with third countries 
and  international  organisations,  are  essential  to  ensuring  the  consistency  and  relevance  of 
financial intervention. 

1. 

SUBJECT-MATTER AND SCOPE (CHAPTER I) 

The  present  Regulation  establishes  the  framework  for  financial  interventions  for  the 
implementation  of  the  CFP  in  addition  to  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  on  the 
European  Fisheries  Fund.  Interventions  are  planned  in  particular  in  the  following  areas: 
control  and  enforcement,  conservation  measures,  data  collection  and  improvement  of 
scientific advice, governance, international relations and the Law of the Sea. 

2. 

OBJECTIVES (CHAPTER II) 

This  Regulation  shall  contribute  to  improving  the  conditions  for  implementing  financial 
interventions  in  each  of  these  areas  by  setting  specific  objectives  for  each  of  them.  These 
objectives can be summarised as follows: 

As regards control and enforcement, the aim is to improve the control of fishing activities in 
order to combat those fishing activities that are damaging the conservation of resources within 
and outside Community waters, by providing Community financial support to Member States 
to reduce weaknesses in their fisheries control programmes; by evaluating and controlling the 
application by the Member States of the rules of the CFP , and by assisting coordination of 
control measures, particularly with regard to the joint deployment of national inspection and 
surveillance systems by means of the Community Fisheries Control Agency. 

As  regards  the  area  of  data  collection  and  scientific  advice  the  objective  is  to  provide 
Community  support  for  the  collection  and  management  of  the  data  needed  to  evaluate  the 
state of fisheries resources and the fishing industry, within and outside Community waters, by 
providing  Community  financial  support  to  the  Member  States  to  establish  multi-annual 
aggregated  and  science-based  data  sets  which  incorporate  biological,  environmental  and 
economic information. In the area of governance, interventions shall provide information and 
ensure  the  involvement  of  stakeholders  at  all  stages  of  policy  development  up  to  and 
including implementation. 

In the area of international relations interventions shall provide Community financial support 
for  the  conclusion  of  fisheries  agreements  with  third  countries,  including  partnership 
agreements, and participation in international organisations relating to fisheries or the law of 
the sea, contributing to the improvement of the sustainability of the fisheries resources in third 
country waters and on the high seas. 

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3. 

COMMUNITY FINANCING MEASURES (CHAPTER III) 

In  order  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  the  Regulation,  specific  measures  are  planned  in  the 
abovementioned areas, in particular: 

–  In  the  area  of  control  and  enforcement  actions  will  provide  for  investments  in  control 
activities,  analysis  and  assessment  of  enforcement  expenditure  and  initiatives  aimed  at 
improving communication and dialogue between those involved in the sector and with the 
general public. Financing under the Regulation will also provide for expenditure relating to 
inspection by Commission inspectors and for the administrative and operating expenses of 
the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA). 

–  In  the  area  of  data  collection  and  improvement  of  scientific  advice,  financing  may  be 
provided for measures relating to Community financial support for programmes to collect 
data  needed  to  implement  the  CFP  and  for  partnership  contracts  with  national  research 
institutions  or  contributions  to  the  relevant  international  bodies.  It  will  also  provide 
Community  financial  support  for  arrangements  with  Community  consultative  bodies  to 
provide the secretariat to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries 
(STECF), and to conduct the pre-analysis, evaluation and preparation of data. 

–  In the area of governance of the CFP, the Regulation provides for expenditure in relation to 
the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) and the Regional Advisory 
Councils (RACs), and for financing of the operating costs of the RACs during their start-
up  phase  as  well  as  their  translation  and  interpreting  costs. It  also  provides  for  financing 
the costs of disseminating information relating to the CFP to relevant stakeholders. 

–  In  the  area  of  international  co-operation  Community  financing  may  contribute  to 
expenditure  in  relation  to  fisheries  agreements  with  third  countries  and  for  mandatory  or 
voluntary  contributions  to  the  funds  of  international  organisations,  including  United 
Nations’ bodies. Financing may also include Community financial support for preparatory 
works for the establishment of new organisations or treaties relating to fisheries and to the 
Law of the Sea, which are of particular interest to the Community. 

Given  the  complexity  of  the  various  areas  of  the  CFP,  the  preparation  of  legislation  and 
implementation of the rules of the CFP often requires a high degree of expertise which can 
best be provided by specialists. To this end the Regulation contains a provision which gives 
details  of  measures  relating  to  technical  assistance  for  which  Community  financing  may  be 
provided.  Such  measures  may  include  Community  financial  support  for  studies,  meetings, 
experts,  information,  awareness-raising,  training  and  publication  activities,  or  expenditure 
associated with IT and computer networks for the exchange of information. It may also cover 
expenditure  for  temporary  staff  and  any  other  administrative  or  technical  assistance 
expenditure that the Commission may incur. 

4. 

RATES OF CO-FINANCING AND FINANCING PROCEDURES (CHAPTERS IV AND V) 

The  Regulation  sets  out  the  procedures  for  establishing  the  content  of  Community  and 
national programmes. The requirements in relation to  Community and national programmes 
include  provisions  on  notification  by  Member  States  to  the  Commission  regarding  their 
annual programmes. They also relate to the application for and granting of financing by the 

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Commission, including rates and conditions of financing, and procedures for the adoption and 
content of detailed rules. 

As  regards  the  programmes  submitted  by  the  Member  States  for  implementing  monitoring 
and control systems, the Commission shall give priority to the actions  which it  deems most 
appropriate for improving efficiency in this area, and also take into account the performance 
of Member States in implementing programmes already approved. 

5. 

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (CHAPTERS VI AND VII) 

Actions  financed  under  this  Regulation  shall  not  receive  financial  assistance  from  other 
Community instruments. To that end, beneficiaries shall provide the Commission with all the 
relevant information. 

Measures  are  envisaged  to  protect  the  Community’s  financial  interests,  to  ensure  that 
Community  funds  have  been  used  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  laid  down  in  the 
Regulation and to prevent fraud, corruption or other illegal activities. In accordance with this 
requirement,  the  Commission  may,  if  necessary  reduce,  suspend  or  recover  the  financial 
assistance granted for an action. To ensure compliance, the Regulation empowers officials of 
the Commission and of the Court of Auditors to carry out checks on actions financed by the 
Regulation.  These  measures  are  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  Community 
legislation. 

It is necessary to evaluate actions financed under this Regulation to ensure the effectiveness 
of  Community  financing,  and  the  Commission  is  obliged  to  ensure  regular  independent, 
external  evaluation  of  the  relevant  actions,  and  to  submit  appropriate  interim  and  post-
evaluation reports to the European Parliament and the Council. 

The  Committee  for  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  established  in  accordance  with  Article  30  of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 shall assist the Commission in its functions under this 
Regulation. 

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2005/0045 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common 
Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
37 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and 
sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries  resources  under  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy3, 
provides that the Common Fisheries Policy (the ‘CFP’) is to ensure the exploitation of 
that  provides  sustainable  economic, 
living  aquatic  resources 
environmental and social conditions. 

in  a  manner 

In implementing the CFP, as laid out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and 
its  implementing  regulations,  a  crucial  objective  is  to  make  Community  financial 
intervention  in  the  sector  more  effective.  Greater  complementarity  and  more 
streamlined,  uniform  and  coordinated  procedures,  both  within 
the  European 
Community  and  in  relations  with  third  countries  and  international  organisations,  are 
essential to ensuring the consistency and relevance of such financial intervention. 

It is necessary to take account of the objectives previously established in the 2002 CFP 
reform, which have been complemented by sectoral legal and policy instruments. 

In addition it is necessary to adapt Community legislation to those objectives and to 
the  orientations  of  the  financial  framework  for  the  period  2007-2013,  while  at  the 
same  time  ensuring  compliance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 
1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the  Financial  Regulation  applicable  to  the  general 
budget  of  the  European  Communities4  and  its  implementing  rules  as  set  out  in 

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ L 358 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 

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(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Commission  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2342/2002  of  23  December  20025;  and 
with the requirements of simplification and better regulation. 

It is necessary to clearly define the objectives, areas of action and expected results for 
Community funding. 

It is necessary to provide for rules governing the eligibility of expenditure, the level of 
the  Community  financial  contribution  and  the  terms  on  which  it  should  be  made 
available. 

It is of common interest that Member States are equipped in such a way that controls 
are carried out to a high standard. In order to ensure that Member States accomplish 
their  obligation  under  the  CFP  rules,  the  Community  should  support  the  Member 
States in their investments in the control area. 

It is necessary to ensure the availability of the financial means needed to monitor the 
implementation of the CFP by the Commission. 

The  Community  should  also  make  a  contribution  to  the  budget  of  the  Community 
Fisheries  Control  Agency  for  the  implementation  of  the  annual  work  plan  of  the 
Agency, including for equipment and running costs and for expenditure necessary to 
carry out its duties. 

(10)  Fisheries  management  depends  on  the  availability  of  data  concerning  the  biological 
state of fish stocks and the activity of fishing fleets. The collection of data carried out 
by the Member States which is needed to conduct the CFP, and additional studies and 
pilot  projects  carried  out  by  the  Commission,  must  be  supported  by  Community 
financial contributions. 

(11)  Financial  resources  must  be  made  available  to  obtain  scientific  advice  on  a  regular 
basis  from  the  international  scientific  organisations  responsible  for  co-ordinating 
fisheries investigations in waters where Community fleets operate. 

(12)  The reform of the CFP has resulted in new demands for scientific advice, in particular 
concerning  the  adoption  of  an  ecosystem  approach  and  the  management  of  mixed 
fisheries.  Financial  compensation  must  be  made  available  to  allow  the  recognised 
experts in those fields or the institutions for which they work to meet those additional 
demands. 

(13)  With a view to promoting dialogue and  communication with the fisheries sector and 
other interest groups, it is important to ensure that the industry and other stakeholders 
are informed at a very early stage of the initiatives planned and that the objectives of 
the CFP and measures relating to it are clearly presented and explained. 

(14) 

In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) 
renewed  under  Commission  Decision  1999/478/EC6,  the  European  professional 
organisations  represented  in  ACFA  should  be  given  financial  support  to  prepare  the 

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OJ L 357, 31.12.2002. 
OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 70. 

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meetings  of  ACFA  in  order  to  improve  the  coordination  of  national  organisations  at 
European level and ensure greater industry cohesion on topics of Community interest. 

(15)  With  the  aim  of  improving  governance  within  the  CFP  and  in  order  to  ensure  the 
effective establishment of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) established by Council 
Decision 2004/585/EC7, it is essential to support them financially during their start-up 
phase and to contribute to their interpreting and translation costs. 

(16) 

In  order  to  ensure  coordination  of  the  work  of  the  RACs  with  that  of  ACFA,  it  is 
necessary to facilitate the participation of a representative of ACFA in the meetings of 
the RACs. 

(17)  To achieve the objectives of the CFP, the Community plays an active role in the work 
including 
international  organisations  and  concludes  fisheries  agreements, 

of 
partnership agreements in the fisheries sector. 

(18) 

It  is  essential  that  the  Community  should  contribute  to  the  funding  of  measures 
designed  to  ensure  long-term  conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries 
resources on the high seas and in third country waters. 

(19)  Expenditure  associated  with  the  preparation,  follow-up,  monitoring,  audit  and 
evaluation  activities  necessary  for  the  implementation  and  the  assessment  of  the 
measures  within  the  scope  of  this  Regulation  and  the  achievement  of  its  objectives 
should be covered under technical assistance financing measures. 

(20)  Different types of management and intervention are necessary to ensure flexibility in 
the  operation  and  implementation  of  different  areas  and  to  reflect  the  specific 
characteristics of these areas of the CFP. 

(21) 

(22) 

It  is  necessary  to  establish  procedures  concerning  the  contents  of  Community  and 
national programmes for the different measures under the relevant areas of the CFP. 

It is appropriate to establish the rates of the financial contribution of the Community to 
the expenditure of the Member States. 

(23)  A financial framework should be established for the period 2007-2013 in conformity 
with  the  Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  and  the  European 
Parliament  –  ‘Building  our  Common  Future  –  Policy  Challenges  and  Budgetary 
Means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013’8. 

(24) 

In relation to the actions financed under this Regulation, it is necessary to ensure the 
protection of Community financial interests by the proper application of the legislation 
pertaining to the protection of those interests, and to ensure that appropriate checks are 
carried out by Member States and by the Commission. 

(25)  To  ensure  the  effectiveness  of  Community  financing,  actions  funded  under  the 

Regulation should be regularly evaluated. 

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COM(2004) 101, 10.2.2004. 

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(26)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted 
in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission9. 

(27) 

It  is  necessary  to  repeal  as  of  1  January  2007:  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
657/200010, Council Decision 2000/439/EC11 and Council Decision 2004/465/EC12, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 
SUBJECT-MATTER AND SCOPE 

Article 1 
Subject-matter 

This  Regulation  establishes  the  framework  for  Community  financing  measures  for  the 
implementation  of  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy,  (‘the  CFP’)  and  the  Law  of  the  Sea 
(‘Community financing measures’). 

Article 2 
Scope 

This Regulation shall apply to Community financing measures in the following areas: 

(a) 

control and enforcement of the CFP rules; 

(b) 

conservation  measures,  data  collection  and  improvement  of  scientific  advice 
concerning the sustainable management of fisheries resources within the scope 
of the CFP; 

(c) 

governance of the CFP; 

(d) 

international relations in the area of the CFP and the Law of the Sea. 

CHAPTER II 
OBJECTIVES 

Article 3 
General objectives 

The  Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in  Chapter  III  shall  specifically  contribute 
towards the following general objectives: 

(a) 

improving  the  administrative  capacity  and  the  means  for  control  and 
enforcement of the CFP rules; 

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OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. 
OJ L 80, 31.3.2000, p. 7. 
OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 42. 
OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 117. 

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(b) 

improving the collection of data necessary for the CFP; 

(c) 

improving the quality of scientific advice for the purposes of the CFP; 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

improving the management of the Community fishing fleet for the purposes of 
the CFP; 

improving the involvement of the fisheries sector and other interest groups in 
the  CFP  and  promoting  dialogue  and  communication  between  them  and  the 
Commission; 

implementing measures relating to bilateral and multilateral agreements for the 
purposes of the CFP, and in particular towards improving the sustainability of 
the fisheries resources in third country waters and on the high seas; 

(g) 

implementing measures relating to the Law of the Sea. 

Article 4 
Specific objectives in the area of control and enforcement 

Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in  Article  8  shall  contribute  to  the  objective  of 
improving  the  control  of  fishing  activities  in  order  to  combat  fishing  activities  that  are 
damaging the conservation  of  resources within and outside Community waters by financing 
the following actions: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

actions  taken  by  Member  States  to  enhance  capacity  or  reduce  identified 
weaknesses in their fisheries control activities; 

evaluation and control by Commission services of the application of the rules 
of the CFP by the Member States; 

coordinating  control  measures,  in  particular  through  plans  for  the  joint 
deployment  of  national  inspection  and  surveillance  units  by  way  of  the 
Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA). 

Article 5 
Specific objectives in the area of data collection and scientific advice 

Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in  Articles  9,  10  and  11  shall  contribute  to  the 
objective  of  improving  the  collection  and  management  of  the  data  and  scientific  advice 
required to assess the state of the resources, the level of fishing and the impact fisheries have 
on  the  resources  and  the  marine  eco-system  and  the  performance  of  the  fishing  industry, 
within and outside Community waters, by providing financial support to the Member States to 
establish  multi-annual  aggregated  and  science  based  datasets  which  incorporate  biological, 
technical, environmental and economic information. 

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Article 6 
Specific objectives in the area of governance 

Community financing measures referred to in Article  12  shall contribute  to the  objective of 
involving  stakeholders  at  all  stages  of  the  CFP,  from  conception  to  implementation,  and  to 
inform  them  about  the  objectives  of,  and  measures  relating  to,  the  CFP,  including  where 
appropriate the social-economic impact. 

Article 7 
Specific objectives in the area of international relations 

1. 

In  the  area  of  the  negotiation  and  conclusion  of  fisheries  agreements,  including 
fisheries  partnership  agreements  Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in 
Article 13 shall contribute to the following objectives: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

developing,  through  partnership,  the  fisheries  resource  management  and 
control capacities of third countries to ensure sustainable fishing and promoting 
the  economic  development  of  the  fisheries  sector  in  those  countries  by 
improving  the  scientific  and  technical  evaluation  of  the  fisheries  concerned, 
monitoring and control of fishing activities, health conditions and the business 
environment in the sector; 

safeguarding  employment  in  the  regions  of  the  Community  dependent  on 
fishing; 

securing  the  continued  existence  and  competitiveness  of  the  Community’s 
fisheries sector; 

(d) 

ensuring adequate supply for the Community market. 

2. 

In the area of the European Community’s involvement in international organisations, 
Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in  Article  13  shall  contribute  to  the 
conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of  fishery  resources  at  international  level 
by adopting appropriate management measures for these resources. 

CHAPTER III 
COMMUNITY FINANCING MEASURES 

Article 8 
Measures in the area of control and enforcement 

In  the  area  of  control  and  enforcement  of  CFP  rules,  the  following  expenditure  shall  be 
eligible for Community financing measures: 

(a) 

expenditure  incurred  by  Member  States  in  implementing  the  monitoring  and 
control systems applicable to the CFP for: 

(i) 

investments  relating  to  control  activities  carried  out  by  administrative 
bodies or by the private sector including implementation of new control 
technologies  and 
in  particular 
modernisation of vessels and aircraft; 

the  purchase  of  control  means, 

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(ii) 

training  and  exchange  programmes  of  civil  servants  responsible  for 
monitoring, control and surveillance tasks in the fisheries area; 

(iii) 

implementation of pilot inspection and observer schemes; 

(iv)  cost/benefit  analysis,  assessment  of  expenditure  and  audits  incurred  by 
in  carrying  out  monitoring,  control  and 

competent  authorities 
surveillance; 

(v) 

initiatives,  including  seminars  and  media  tools,  aimed  at  enhancing 
awareness  both  among  fishermen  and  other  players  such  as  inspectors, 
public prosecutors and judges, and among the general public of the need 
to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing and on the implementation of the 
CFP rules. 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

expenditure  relating  to  administrative  arrangements  with  the  Joint  Research 
the 
Centre,  or  any  other  Community  consultative  body, 
implementation of new technologies. 

to  analyse 

all operational expenditure related to inspection, by Commission inspectors, of 
the  implementation  by  the  Member  States  of  the  CFP,  and  in  particular 
inspection missions, safety equipment and training of inspectors, meetings and 
the charter or purchase by the Commission of inspection means. 

contribution  to  the  budget  of  the  Community  Fisheries  Control  Agency 
(CFCA) 
to  cover  staff  and  administrative  expenditure  and  operating 
expenditure  relating  to  the  work  programme,  including  communication  costs 
and expenditure linked to space technology. 

Article 9 
Measures in the area of basic data collection 

1. 

In  the  area  of  basic  data  collection,  shall  be  eligible  for  Community  financing 
measures  the  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Member  States  for  the  collection  and 
management of the basic fisheries data for the purposes of: 

(i) 

evaluating  the  activities  of  the  various  fishing  fleets  and  changes  in  the 
fishing power; 

(ii)  preparing summaries using the data collected under the other Community 
legislation concerning the CFP, and collecting additional information to: 

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establish,  based  on  sampling  where  necessary,  data  collection 
programmes  supplementary  to  these  obligations  under  the  other 
Community  legislation  ,  or  for  spheres  of  activity  not  covered  by 
these obligations; 

specify procedures that will produce aggregated data; 

ensure  that  the  data  used  to  produce  aggregated  data  remains 
available for any recalculations, whenever needed. 

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(iii)  estimating  the  total  volume  of  catches  per  stock,  and  vessel  group 
including discards where appropriate and, where appropriate, to classify 
these catches by geographical area and time period; 

(iv)  estimating  the  abundance  and  distribution  of  stocks.  The  estimates  may 
be based on data from the commercial fisheries as well as data collected 
using scientific research at sea; 

(v) 

evaluating the impact of fishing activities on the environment; 

(vi)  evaluating the socio-economic situation of the sector; 

(vii)  allowing  the  monitoring  of  the  prices  associated  with  the  various 
landings  and  reflecting  all  landings  at  ports  inside  and  outside  the 
Community, as well as imports; 

(viii)  evaluating the  economic  and  social  state  of  the  industry  on  the  basis  of 
studies  and  samples  sufficiently  large  to  safeguard  the  reliability  of  the 
estimate. 

2. 

The basic data to be collected by Member States defined in paragraph 1(viii) shall be 
such as the following: 

(a)  As regards the fishing fleets: 

(i) 

income from sales and other revenue; 

(ii)  production costs; 

(iii)  data enabling the jobs at sea to be counted and classified. 

(b)  As regards the fish processing industry: 

(i) 

production expressed in volume and value terms for products categories 
to be determined in accordance with Article 31(2); 

(ii) 

the number of enterprises, and the number of jobs; 

(iii)  changes in production costs, and their composition. 

Article 10 
Measures in the area of additional data collection 

1. 

In the area of additional data collection, the Commission may carry out studies and 
pilot  projects.  The  spheres  of  activity  which  may  be  eligible  for  Community 
financing measures shall include: 

(a)  methodological  studies  and  projects  aimed  at  optimising  and  standardising 

methods of collecting data defined in Article 9; 

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(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

explanatory data collection projects in particular in the areas of aquaculture, the 
relationship of fisheries and aquaculture with the environment and the capacity 
of fishing and aquaculture industries to create jobs; 

economic and bio-economic analyses and simulations connected with decisions 
planned under the CFP and the evaluation of the impact of the CFP; 

selectivity of fisheries including the selectivity linked to the design of fishing 
gears  and  fisheries  techniques  and  examination  of  the  relationships  between 
catch capacity, fishing effort and mortality in each fishery; 

improving  the  enforcement  of  the  CFP,  particularly  in  terms  of  cost-
effectiveness; 

evaluating  and  managing  the  links  between  fishing  activities  and  aquaculture 
and aquatic ecosystems. 

2. 

The  financing  of  all  studies  and  pilot  projects  carried  out  pursuant  to  paragraph  1 
may not exceed 15 % of the annual appropriations authorised for the actions financed 
under Article 9 and the present Article. 

Article 11 
Measures in the area of scientific advice 

In  the  area  of  scientific  advice,  the  following  expenditure  shall  be  eligible  for  Community 
financing measures: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

expenditure for partnership contracts with national research institutions for the 
provision of scientific advice; 

expenditure for administrative arrangement with the Joint Research Centre, or 
any  other  Community  consultative  body,  to  provide  the  secretariat  for  the 
Scientific,  Technical  and  Economic  Committee  for  Fisheries  (STECF),  to 
conduct  the  pre-analysis  of  the  data  and  to  prepare  the  data  to  evaluate  the 
situation of the fisheries resources; 

indemnities paid to the members of the STECF, and/or the experts invited by 
the  STECF  for  their  participation  and  work  performed  during  the  working 
groups and plenary sessions; 

indemnities  paid  to  independent  experts  providing  the  Commission  with 
scientific advice, or providing training to administrators or stakeholders in the 
interpretation of the scientific advice; 

(e) 

contributions to international bodies in charge of stocks assessments. 

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Article 12 
Measures in the area of governance 

In  the  area  of  governance,  the  following  expenditure  shall  be  eligible  for  Community 
financing measures: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

travelling  and  accommodation  costs  of  members  of  the  European  trade 
organisations  required  to  travel  in  order  to  prepare  meetings  of  the  Advisory 
Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA); 

the cost of the participation of the representatives designated by the ACFA to 
represent it in the meetings of the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs); 

operating  costs  during  the  start-up  phase  (five  years),  and  translation  and 
interpreting  costs  of  the  RACs  as  provided  for  in  Council  Decision  No 
585/2004/EC; 

costs of explaining the objectives, and measures of the CFP, and in particular 
Commission proposals, and of disseminating relevant information in this field 
to  the  fishing  industry  and  other  groups  concerned,  including  the  following 
actions, at the initiative of the Commission: 

(i) 

producing  and  disseminating  documentary  material  tailored  to  the 
specific  needs  of  the  groups  concerned  (written,  audiovisual  and 
electronic material); 

(ii)  providing very wide access to data and explanatory material concerning 
in particular Commission proposals through the development of the DG 
Fisheries Internet website and producing a regular publication, as well as 
organising information and training seminars for opinion formers. 

Article 13 
Measures in the area of international relations 

1. 

In the area of international relations, the following expenditure shall be eligible for 
Community financing measures: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

expenditure  arising  from  the  fisheries  agreements  and  fisheries  partnership 
agreements  which  the  Community  has  negotiated  or  intends  to  renew  or 
negotiate with third countries; 

expenditure arising from the European Community’s compulsory contributions 
to the budgets of international organisations; 

expenditure  incurred  in  European  Community  membership  and  voluntary 
funding  provided  to  the  United  Nations  Food  and  Agriculture  Organisation 
(FAO), fisheries section, including Globefish; as well as expenditure related to 
the European Community membership and voluntary funding provided to any 
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(d)  voluntary  financial  contributions 

to  preparations  for  new 

international 

organisations or international treaties which are of interest to the Community; 

(e) 

(f) 

voluntary financial contributions to scientific work or programmes carried out 
by international organisations which are of special interest to the Community; 

financial  contributions  to  activities  (working,  informal  or  extraordinary 
meetings  of  the  contracting  parties)  which:  uphold  the  interests  of  the 
Community in international organisations; and strengthen cooperation with its 
partners in these organisations . In this connection, the costs of participation by 
representatives  of  third  countries  in  negotiations  and  meetings  within 
international forums and organisations are borne when their presence becomes 
necessary for Community interests. 

2. 

Measures financed under paragraph 1(a) and (b) are implemented in particular on the 
basis of Regulations and Decisions relating to the conclusion of fisheries agreements 
and/or  protocols  between  the  European  Community  and  third  countries,  and 
Regulations and Decisions relating to the signature by the European Community of 
agreements on international fisheries organisations. 

Article 14 
Technical assistance 

Community  financing  measures  may  cover  expenditure  associated  with  the  preparation, 
follow-up,  monitoring,  audit  and  evaluation  activities  necessary  for  the  implementation  and 
the assessment of the measures within the scope of this Regulation and the achievement of its 
objectives,  e.g.  studies,  meetings,  experts,  information,  awareness-raising,  training  and 
publication  activities,  expenditure  associated  with  information  technology,  including 
computer networks for the exchange of information, expenditure for temporary staff, and any 
other administrative or technical assistance expenditure that the Commission may incur. 

CHAPTER IV 
RATES OF CO-FINANCING 

Article 15 
Rates of co-financing in the area of monitoring and control systems 

As regards Community financial measures referred to in Article 8(a) the rates of co-financing 
shall not exceed 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, for the actions referred to in Article 
8(a), sub-paragraphs (i), with the exception of the purchase of vessels and aircrafts, (iii) and 
(v), the Commission may decide a rate in excess of 50 % of the eligible expenditure. 

Article 16 
Rates of co-financing in the area of basic data collection 

As  regards  Community  financing  measures  referred  to  in  Article  9  the  rate  of  co-financing 
shall not exceed: 

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(a) 

50  %  of  the  cost  of  the  eligible  public  expenditure  incurred  in  carrying  out  a 
minimum programme as provided for in Article 23(1); 

(b)  35 % of the additional eligible public expenditure incurred in carrying out an 
extended programme as provided for in Article 23(1). A financial contribution 
may be granted for actions connected with extended Community programmes 
only  on  condition  that  the  Member  State  concerned  fully  meets  the 
requirements  for  the  minimum  Community  programme  and  that  the  annual 
Community  appropriations  have  note  been  exhausted  by  the  financial 
contribution for the minimum programme. 

Article 17 
Rates of co-financing in the area of additional data collection 

As regards Community financing measures referred to in Article 10 the rate of co-financing 
shall note exceed: 50 % of the eligible costs in the case of measures carried out following a 
call for proposals; universities and public research bodies which, under the law of the country 
to  which  they  are  subject,  are  required  to  defray  marginal  costs,  may  submit  proposals  in 
respect of up to 100 % of the marginal costs incurred in carrying out a project. 

Article 18 
Rates of financing of travelling and accommodation costs of ACFA members 

1. 

2. 

3. 

As regards Community financing measures referred to in Article 12 (a) and (b) , the 
rate of financing  shall  be determined  in accordance  with paragraphs 2 and 3 of  the 
present Article. 

Drawing rights will be allocated, under a financing agreement with the Commission, 
to each trade organisation which is a member of the ACFA plenary, in proportion to 
entitlements  within  the  plenary  committee  of  the  ACFA,  and  depending  on  the 
financial resources available. 

Those  drawing  rights  and  the  average  cost  of  a  journey  by  a  member  of  a  trade 
organisation shall determine the number of journeys for which each organisation may 
be financially responsible for the purpose of preparing meetings. 20 % of the amount 
of the drawing right shall be retained at a flat rate by each organisation to cover its 
organisational  and  administrative  costs  strictly  linked  with  the  organisation  of  the 
preparatory meetings. 

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CHAPTER V 
FINANCING PROCEDURES 

SECTION 1 
PROCEDURES IN THE AREA OF MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

Article 19 
Introductory provision 

The  Community  financial  contribution  to  the  national  programmes  adopted  by  the  Member 
States when implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the CFP shall be 
provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this Section. 

Article 20 
Programming 

1. 

Applications  by  Member  States  for  Community  financing  measures  shall  be 
submitted to the Commission by 31 January of each year. 

Such  applications  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  annual  fisheries  control  programme 
containing the following information: 

(a) 

the objectives of the annual fisheries control programme; 

(b) 

the human resources available; 

(c) 

the financial resources available; 

(d) 

the number of vessels and aircraft available; 

(e) 

a list of projects for which a financial contribution is sought; 

(f) 

the overall expenditure planned for achieving the projects; 

(g) 

a schedule for completion of each project listed in the annual fisheries control 
programme; 

(h) 

a list of indicators that will be used to assess the efficacy of the programme. 

2. 

3. 

For  each  project  the  fisheries  control  programme  must  specify  one  of  the  actions 
referred to in Article 8(a) and the aim, description, owner, location, estimated cost, 
administrative procedure to be followed and the timetable for its achievements. 

As  regards  the  vessels  and  aircrafts,  the  fisheries  control  programme  shall  also 
specify: 

(a) 

to  what  extent  they  will  be  used  by  the  competent  authorities  for  control 
purposes as a percentage of their use over a year’s total activity; 

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(b)  how  many  hours  or  days  over  a  year  they  will  be  used  for  fishery  control 

purposes; 

(c) 

in the case of modernisation, their life expectancy. 

Article 21 
Commission decision 

1. 

2. 

On  the  basis  of  the  fisheries  control  programmes  submitted  by  the  Member  States, 
decisions on the Community financial contribution to the national programmes shall 
be taken each year, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 31(2). 

The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall give priority to the actions which are 
most  appropriate  in  order  to  improve  efficiency  in  monitoring,  control  and 
surveillance activity, taking also into account the performance of Member States in 
implementing programmes already approved. 

3. 

The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall fix: 

(a) 

the global amount of the financial contribution to be granted to each Member 
State for the actions referred to in Article 8(a); 

(b) 

the rate of the financial contribution; 

(c) 

any condition applying to the financial contribution. 

SECTION 2 
PROCEDURES IN THE AREA OF DATA COLLECTION 

Article 22 
Introductory provision 

The Community financial contribution to the expenditure incurred by the Member States for 
the  collection  and  management  of  the  basic  fisheries  data  referred  to  in  Article  9  shall  be 
provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this Section. 

Article 23 
Programming 

1. 

A minimum Community programme and an extended Community programme shall 
be  defined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in  Article  31(2),  the 
minimum  programme  shall  cover  the  essential  information  needed  for  scientific 
evaluations.  The  extended  programme  shall  include,  in  addition  to  the  information 
contained  in  the  minimum  programme,  information  likely  to  improve  substantially 
the scientific evaluations. 

2. 

Each  Member  State  shall  draw  up  a  national  programme  of  collection  and 
management  of  data.  The  programme  shall  describe  both  the  collection  of  detailed 

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data  and  the  processing  needed  to  produce  aggregated  data  in  accordance  with  the 
objectives set out in Article 5. 

3. 

4. 

Each  Member  State  shall,  as  far  as  possible,  include  in  its  national  programme  the 
elements relating to it under the minimum Community programme drawn up under 
paragraph 1. 

Member States may apply to the Community for financial assistance for those parts 
of  their  national  programmes  that  correspond  to  the  elements  of  the  minimum 
Community programme with which they are concerned. 

Member  States  may  also  apply  for  Community  financial  assistance  for  additional 
elements  of  the  national  programme  corresponding  to  the  extended  Community 
programme, provided that the provisions concerning the minimum programme have 
been fully met. 

5. 

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  the  aggregated  data  relating  to  Community 
programmes are fed into computerised databases. 

Article 24 
Management mode 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall  entrust  the  implementation  of  the  activities  included  in  the 
approved national programmes to competent bodies. 

The bodies referred to in paragraph 1 shall meet at least the following criteria: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

they shall be national public sector bodies or private-law entities with a public 
service  mission,  provided  that  they  are  governed  by  the  law  of  the  Member 
States; 

they  shall  offer  adequate  financial  guarantees,  issued  preferably  by  a  public 
authority,  in  particular  as  regards  full  recovery  of  amounts  due  to  the 
Commission; 

they  shall  operate  according 
management; 

to 

the  requirements  of  sound  financial 

they shall ensure the transparency of the operations carried out in accordance 
with Article 56(1)(a) to (e) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. 

3. 

Private entities with a public service mission shall be approved by the Commission if 
they comply with the provisions set out in paragraphs 1 and 2. Private entities will be 
evaluated in addition according to the following selection criteria: 

(a) 

technical and professional capacity; 

(b) 

economic and financial capacity; 

(c) 

proof of enrolment on a professional or trade register; 

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(d) 

compliance  with  the  criteria  established  by  Articles  93  and  94  of  Regulation 
(EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002. 

Article 25 
Data transmission 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  data  covered  by  this  Regulation  may  be  sent  by  the  Member  States  to  the 
competent international organisations, in accordance with their specific rules. 

The  Commission  shall  be  informed  of  any  data  transmissions  and  shall  receive  an 
electronic copy of the data on request. 

The  Commission  shall  have  computer  access  to  all  aggregated  data  relating  to  the 
Community programmes and may make the data available to the STECF. 

Data  transmitted  or  collected  in  whatever  form  under  this  Regulation  shall  be 
covered  by  professional  secrecy  and  shall  qualify  for  the  same  protection  as  that 
granted  to  similar  data  by  the  national  legislation  of  the  Member  States  receiving 
them, and by the corresponding provisions applying to the Community institutions. 

CHAPTER VI 
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 

Article 26 
Budgetary resources 

Annual appropriations shall  be authorised by the budgetary authority  within the limit of the 
financial perspective. 

Article 27 
Accumulation of Community support 

Actions  financed  under  this  Regulation  shall  not  receive  assistance  from  other  Community 
financial instruments. The beneficiaries of this Regulation shall provide the Commission with 
information about any other funding received and of ongoing applications for funding. 

CHAPTER VII 
CONTROL AND EVALUATION 

Article 28 
Protection of Community financial interests 

1. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  that,  when  actions  financed  under  the  present 
Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Community are protected 
by  the  application  of  preventive  measures  against  fraud,  corruption  and  any  other 
illegal activities, by effective checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid 
and, if irregularities are detected, by effective, proportional and dissuasive penalties, 
in  accordance  with  Council  Regulations  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  and  (Euratom, 

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2. 

3. 

1. 

EC)  No  2185/96,  and  with  Regulation  (EC)  No  1073/1999  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council. 

For  the  Community  actions  financed  under  this  Regulation,  Regulation  (EC, 
Euratom) No 2988/95 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 shall apply to any 
infringement  of  a  provision  of  Community  law,  including  infringements  of  a 
contractual obligation stipulated on the basis of the programme, resulting from an act 
or  omission  by  an  economic  operation,  which  has,  or  would  have,  the  effect  of 
prejudicing the general budget of the Communities or budgets managed by them, by 
an unjustified item of expenditure. 

The Commission shall reduce, suspend or recover the amount of financial assistance 
granted  for  an  action  if  it  finds  irregularities,  including  non-compliance  with  the 
provisions of this Regulation or the individual decision or the contract or agreement 
granting the financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission 
approval  having  being  sought,  the  action  has  been  subjected  to  change  which 
conflicts with its nature or with its implementing conditions. 

Article 29 
Checks and financial corrections 

Without  prejudice  to  checks  carried  out  by  the  Member  States  in  accordance  with 
national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, officials of the Commission 
and  of  the  Court  of  Auditors,  or  their  representatives,  may  carry  out  on-the-spot 
checks  on  actions  financed  by  this  Regulation  at  any  time  for  a  period  up  to  three 
years after the final payment made by the Commission. 

If  any  Community  financial  support  granted  under  this  Regulation  is  subsequently 
allocated  to  a  third  party  as  a  final  beneficiary,  the  initial  beneficiary,  being  the 
recipient of the Community financial support, shall provide the Commission with all 
relevant information regarding the identity of that final beneficiary. 

For  this  purpose,  all  related  documents  shall  be  kept  available  by  the  beneficiaries 
during that period. 

The Commission may also require the Member State concerned to carry out on-the-
spot checks on actions financed by this Regulation under Articles 8 and 9. Officials 
of the Commission and of the Court Auditors, or their representatives, may take part 
in such checks. 

2. 

If  the  Commission  considers  that  Community  funds  have  not  been  used  in 
accordance  with  the  conditions  laid  down  in  this  Regulation  or  in  any  other 
applicable  Community  act,  it  shall  notify  the  beneficiaries,  including  any  final 
beneficiaries  within  the  meaning  of  paragraph  1,  who  shall  have  a  month  from  the 
date of such notification to send its observations to the Commission. 

If the beneficiaries do not reply within that period or if its observations do not lead 
the  Commission  to  modify  its  opinion,  the  Commission  shall  reduce  or  cancel  the 
financial contribution granted or suspend payments. 

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3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

Any amount unduly paid shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest shall be added 
to any sums not repaid in due time under the conditions laid down in the Financial 
Regulation. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  that  suitable  arrangements  exist  for  the  control  and 
audit  of  the  actions  financed  pursuant  to  Articles  53(7)  and  165  of  Council 
Regulation (EC; Euratom) No 1605/2002. 

Under the principle of national sovereignty, only by agreement with the third country 
may the Commission carry out, or have carried out, financial audits of funds paid to 
third countries for measures financed under Article 13(a). 

Article 30 
Evaluation and reporting 

The  actions  financed  under  this  Regulation  will  be  monitored  regularly  in  order  to 
follow their implementation. 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  regular,  independent,  external  evaluation  of  the 
actions financed. 

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council: 

(a) 

an  interim  evaluation  report  on  the  results  obtained  and  the  qualitative  and 
quantitative  aspects  of  the  implementation  of  the  actions  financed  under  this 
Regulation no later than 31 March 2011; 

(b) 

a  Communication  on  the  continuation  of  the  actions  financed  under  this 
Regulation no later than 30 August 2012; 

(c) 

an ex-post evaluation report no later than 31 December 2014. 

CHAPTER VIII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 31 
Committee 

The  Commission shall  be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and  Aquaculture 
provided for in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  4  and  7  of  Decision 
1999/468/EC shall apply. 

The  period  laid  down  in  Article  4(3)  of  Decision  1999/468/EC  shall  be  set  at  20 
working days. 

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Article 32 
Implementing rules 

Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation may be drawn up in accordance with the 
procedure referred to in Article 31(2) for the measures provided for in Articles 8(a) and 9. 

Article 33 
Repeal of obsolete acts 

From  1  January  2007,  Regulation  (EC)  No  657/2000  and  Decisions  2000/439/EC  and 
2004/465/EC are hereby repealed. 

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Article 34 
Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

It shall apply from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1.  NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  establishing  Community  financial  measures  for  the 
implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea 

2.  ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 

11: Fisheries 

11 03: International Fisheries 

11 04: Governance of the Common Fisheries Policy 

11 07: Fisheries Conservation, Control and Enforcement 

3.  BUDGET LINES 

3.1. Budget lines (operational lines and related technical and administrative assistance lines (ex- 

B.A lines)) including headings: 

Administrative expenditure: 

11 01 04 02: Closer dialogue with the fishing industry and those affected by the common 
fisheries policy — Expenditure on administrative management 

11  01  04  03:  Support  for  the  management  of  fish  resources  (collection  of  basic  data  and 
improvement of scientific advice) — Expenditure on administrative management 

11  01  04  04:  International  fisheries  agreements  —  Expenditure  on  administrative 
management 

11 01 04 05: Contributions to international organisations — Expenditure on administrative 
management 

11  01  04  06:  Inspection  and  surveillance  of  fishing  activities  in  Community  waters  and 
elsewhere – Expenditure on administrative management 

International fisheries 

11 03 01: International fisheries agreements 

11 03 02: Contributions to international organisations 

11  03  03:  Preparatory  work  for  new  international  fisheries  organisations  and  other  non-
compulsory contributions to international organisations 

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11  03  04:  European  Community  financial  contribution  to  the  bodies  set  up  by  the  United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 

Governance of the Common Fisheries Policy 

11  04  01:  Closer  dialogue  with  the  fishing  industry  and  those  affected  by  the  common 
fisheries policy 

Fisheries Conservations, Control and Enforcement 

11  07  01:  Support  for  the  management  of  fishery  resources  (collection  of  basic  data  and 
improvement of scientific advice) 

11 07 02: Financial contribution to the Member States for expenses in the field of control 

11  07  03:  Inspection  and  surveillance  of  fishing  activities  in  Community  waters  and 
elsewhere 

11 07 04: Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) 

3.2. Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

2007 - 2013 

3.3. Budgetary characteristics (add rows if necessary): 

Budget 
line 

11010401 

11010402 

11010403 

11010404 

11010405 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Comp 

Comp 

Non-
diff 

Non-
diff 

Non-
diff 

Non-
diff 

Non-
diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 2 

No 3 

No 3 

No 4 

No 4 

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NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

11010406 

Non-
comp 

Non-
diff 

110301 

Comp 

Diff 

110302 

Comp 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

110303 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

110304 

Comp 

Diff 

NO 

110401 

110701 

110702 

110703 

110704 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 3 

No 4 

No 4 

No 4 

No 4 

No 3 

No 3 

No 3 

No 3 

No 3 

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4.  SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. Financial Resources 

4.1.1.  Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Section 
no. 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 
& 
2013 

Total 

Expenditure type 

Operational expenditure13 

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

368,
5 

368,
5 

368,5  368,5  368,5  368,5  737 

2579,5 

368,5  368,5  368,5  368,5  737 

2579,5 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount14 

Technical 
& 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

13 

45,5 

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

375 

375 

375 

375 

375 

750 

2625 

375 

375 

375 

375 

375 

750 

2625 

a+c 

b+c 

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount15 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
associated 
not 
included in reference amount 
(NDA) 

costs, 

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

    Total indicative financial cost of intervention     

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

a+c
+d+
e 

375 

375 

375 

375 

375 

750 

2625 

13 
14 
15 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned. 
Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 
Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

b+c
+d+
e 

Co-financing details 

375 

375 

375 

375 

375 

750 

2625 

If the proposal involves co-financing by Member States, or other bodies (please specify which), an 
estimate of the level of this co-financing should be indicated in the table below (additional lines may 
be added if different bodies are foreseen for the provision of the co-financing): 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

(cid:55) 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

The  proposal  is  compatible  with  the  Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the 
Council  and  the  European  Parliament  -  Building  our  common  Future  -  Policy 
challenges and Budgetary means of the Enlarged Union 2007-2013 (COM (2004) 101 
final of 10.02.2004), and in particular with Heading 2 ‘Sustainable management and 
protection of natural resources: agriculture, fisheries and environment’ 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement16 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

(cid:55) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

16 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 

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   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Budget line 

Revenue 

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

Situation following action 

[Yea
r n] 

[n+1] [n+2] [n+3

] 

[n+4]  [n+5]

17

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

(Please  specify  each  revenue  budget  line  involved,  adding  the  appropriate  number  of 
rows to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

4.2. Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see detail under 

point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5  
and 
later 

Total 
number 
human resources 

of 

5.  CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. Need to be met in the short or long term 

The  present  proposal  will  regroup  existing  legal  instruments  with  a  view  to  make 
Community  financial  interventions  for  the  implementation  of  the  CFP  more  effective, 
transparent  and  easier  to  manage,  both  for  the  Commission  and  for  the  competent 
authorities of the Member States and other beneficiaries, in accordance with the principle of 
sound financial management and the rules laid down in the financial regulation and in line 
with  the  requirements  of  better  regulation  and  simplification  of  Community  legislation. 
Community financial intervention for the CFP must become more effective, consistent and 
streamlined  through  uniform  and  coordinated  procedures  wherever  that’s  possible. 
Moreover,  there  is  a  need  to  simplify  programming  through  a  clearer  definition  of 
objectives,  areas  of  action  and  expected  results  for  Community  funding.  Objective  rules 
have to be laid down governing the eligibility of expenditure, the level of the Community 
contribution and the terms on which it will be made available. 

17 

Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years 

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In  preparing  this  proposal  account  has  been  taken  of  previously  established  objectives. 
These  are  the  objectives  established  in  the  2002  CFP  reform  complemented  by  sectoral, 
legal and policy instruments that have been adopted since then18. 

5.2. Value-added of Community involvement and coherence of the proposal with other financial 

instruments and possible synergy 

The  proposals  on  stepping  up  controls  on  fishing  activities,  data  collection,  strengthening 
scientific advice, governance and international relations are an integral part of the common 
fisheries policy, and are thus included in Heading 2 of the new financial perspective. They 
are  indispensable  for  implementing  an  effective  policy  for  the  sustainable  management  of 
fishery resources under the exclusive authority of the Community. They are the result of the 
decisions adopted by the Council under the CFP reform of December 2002. 

A  single  regulatory  framework  option  has  been  chosen  because  it  provides  for  greater 
transparency  of  objectives  and  means  as  well  as  for  better  and  simplified  procedures, 
including simplification of programming and improvement of the delivery systems, without 
overseeing  the  specific  needs  and  characteristics  of  each  policy  domain  covered  by  the 
proposal. 

5.3. Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context of the ABM 

framework 

The proposal does not envisage changes to the objectives, principles and decision-making 
rules  governing  the  different  areas  that  will  be  supported  by  Community  financial 
interventions. These are laid down in the EC Treaty and the rules of the CFP following its 
reform in December 200219. 

The reflection on possible policy options was already made within the reform of the CFP. 

However, the existing financial interventions need to be extended in several areas in order 
to ensure the sustainable management of the fisheries resources all over the world as aimed 
in the CFP Reform. 

In the area of control and enforcement: 

−  The  new  Member  States  (actual  and  future  ones)  need  to  be  brought  up  to  speed 
with the standards required by the CFP and which are in place in the other Member 

18 

19 

See  in  particular,  Roadmap  on  the  reform  of  the  CFP  -  COM(2002)  181,  Communication  on  improving 
scientific and technical advice for Community fisheries management - COM(2003) 625, Communication on an 
integrated  framework  for  fisheries  partnership  agreements  with  third  countries  -  COM(2002)  637, 
Communication on compliance with the rules of the CFP - COM(2003) 344. 
See in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

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States. This will need an investment in heavy equipment (vessels and aircrafts, …) 
and  networks  in  those  new  Member  States.  The  programmes  in  the  new  Member 
States  will  only  be  put  in  place  from  2006  on.  It  has  to  be  noted  that  a  huge 
investment is necessary in those countries for heavy equipment in order to be up to 
speed with the other Member States. Moreover, Cyprus and Malta have to cover an 
extensive  protection  zone  (50  miles  from  their  coast  line)  which  necessitates  an 
increase of their heavy equipment. The forthcoming enlargement with Bulgaria and 
Romania  will  extend  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy  to  the  Black  Sea,  including 
control measures and relating investments in this area. 

In  the  coming  years  it  will  also  be  necessary  to  renew  and  modernise  the  present 
equipment in the other Member States in conformity with new technology used in 
the area of control and enforcement in the coming years. 

Moreover,  the  creation  of  the  Agency  and  the  reinforced  cooperation  between 
Member States that will encourage the joint cooperation in the area on control by the 
Member  States  in  Community  waters,  the  control  of  the  fisheries  activities  on 
migratory  species  between  Community  waters  and  adjacent  waters  (NEAFC  area, 
Mediterranean,  …)  and  our  control  obligations  within  the  Regional  Fisheries 
Organisations (NAFO, ICCAT, CCAMLR, etc.) will need an increase of the heavy 
equipment in the Member States to be able to respond to these obligations. 

In  addition,  the  Commission  would  like  to  put  an  emphasis  within  the  national 
programs on audits and evaluations carried out by Member States. 

In order to finance those measures the Commission has foreseen a gradual increase 
of the Community contribution to the Member States of 35 M€ in 2006 to 40 M€ in 
2013. 

−  The  introduction  of  e-recording  and  e-reporting  (e-logbooks)  need  an  update  of 
existing  networks  and  an  investment  in  software  on  board  of  more  than  12.000 
vessels.  Moreover,  it  is  intended  to  extend  those  measures  relating  to  electronic 
equipment to all vessels (< 15 m), which means more than 50.000 vessels. 

An investment is also necessary by the national Fisheries Monitoring Centres of the 
Member States to be able to analyse the e-data and use it as an effective control tool. 

Experience  has  shown  that  Member  States  are  sometimes  reluctant  to  apply  new 
technologies  in  the  area  of  control  and  a  financial  incentive  is  necessary  to  apply 
those  in  order  to  improve  the  control  of  the  fishing  technologies  used  by  the 
fishermen. 

A Community contribution of 5M€ is foreseen from 2007 on. 

−  A  gradual  increase  is  also  foreseen  to  cover  arrangements  with  the  JRC  on  the 
development and follow-up of new technologies (2M€ in 2007 – 5 M€ in 2013), in 
order to preserve the stocks, it will be necessary to improve the control technology 

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− 

− 

by  using  satellite  images  in  addition  to  the  Vessel  Monitoring  System.  Moreover, 
the  development  of  systems  to  identify  and  control  the  origin  of  the  catches 
(traceability) will be necessary. The added value of the use of those satellite images 
is that they are independent from the data provided by the fishermen themselves and 
constitute a useful tool of comparison and verification of the reliability of the latter. 

In the area of inspection, no increase of the budget is foreseen (5 M€). However, the 
setting up of the Agency will change the present role of the Commission inspectors. 
Direct  control  will  be  taken  over  by  the  Agency  (joint-co-operation  between 
Member States) but an emphasis will be necessary on the control of the control. At 
this end, an investment in training of the Commission inspectors will be necessary 
as well as communication networks with the Agency. 

In order to make the Agency fully operational, it will be necessary to equip it with 
all the installations necessary to permit the monitoring at long distance in order to be 
able  to  analyse  the  information  relative  to  the  fisheries  activities  at  long  distance. 
This  will  need  the  set  up  of  a  Fisheries  Monitoring  Centre,  secured  network  lines 
and  extended  databases.  Moreover, 
the  area  of 
telecommunication and satellite images will be necessary. The Agency will probably 
need to charter inspection means to be able to fulfil its commitments in the area of 
control and enforcement. A gradual increase of the budget is foreseen (5 to 10 M€) 
to  meet  those  needs.  The  increase  of  the  budget  is  in  conformity  with  the 
conclusions of the feasibility study on the Agency that pointed out a need to increase 
the foreseen budget. 

important  expenses 

in 

−  An increase is also foreseen to cover additional audits and arrangements with the 

JRC on the development and follow-up of new technologies. 

In the area of data-collection the increase of the budget is driven by the need to extend the 
current  programmes  with  environmental  data  on  the  impact  of  fisheries  on  the  marine 
ecosystem  and  to  include  two  new  Member  States  in  2007,  and  possibly  more  before  the 
end  of  the  programming  period  in  2013.  With  the  forthcoming  enlargement  it  will  be 
necessary to apply the CFP in a whole new area, namely the Black Sea. This will require 
additional effort and support from the Community (an increase of 4 M€ by 2013 has been 
foreseen). 

In addition, it is important to increase the collection of environmental and economic data so 
that  the  socio-economic  impact  of  management  decisions  can  be  taken  more  fully  into 
account (a gradual increase to cover this expenditure has been foreseen (5M€ in 2007 – 10 
M€ in 2013). 

The move towards an increased integration of environmental concerns and the application 
of  an  ecosystem  approach  will  necessitate  the  collection  of  new  data,  such  as  sampling 
programmes to estimate by-catches and discards. The latter will demand an increase of very 
costly sampling programmes with on-board observers (a gradual increase till 5 M€ has been 
foreseen). 

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The reform of the CFP has put a greater emphasis on a mixed fisheries approach instead of 
a  stock  by  stock  approach.  This  has  created  substantial  additional  demands  for  fisheries 
advice. 

This measure will only be fully implemented from 2007 onwards with the reinforcement of 
the  Scientific,  Technical  and  Economic  Committee  for  Fisheries,  consultation  of 
independent experts on specific issues, contracts with national research institutes, … 

The  involvement  of  all  relevant  stakeholders  in  the  CFP  at  all  stages  is  one  of  the  key 
elements of the reform of the CFP. The need to inform and involve the stakeholders in the 
decision making process is increasing rapidly. Moreover, there is a already a request of the 
Member  States  at this  stage  to  continue  Community  aid to  the  RACs  after  the  five  years, 
actually foreseen in Council Decision 585/2004/EC. Without anticipating a decision, it will 
probably be necessary to continue financing the Regional Advisory Councils. 

In  the  area  of  international  relations,  already  at  this  stage  negotiations  are  taking  place  to 
conclude  new  partnership  fisheries  agreements.  Moreover,  the  role  of  the  International 
Organisations in the sustainable management of the fisheries resources all over the world is 
increasing steadily with an increase of the obligatory and non-obligatory contributions as a 
result. 

5.4. Method of Implementation (indicative) 

Show below the method(s)20 chosen for the implementation of the action. 

(cid:55) 

Centralised Management 

(cid:55)     Directly by the Commission 

  (cid:55)   

Indirectly by delegation to: 

      ٱ 

      ٱ 

(cid:55)       

Executive Agencies 

Bodies set up by the Communities as referred to in art. 185 of 
the Financial Regulation 

National  public-sector  bodies/bodies  with  public-service 
mission 

ٱ 

Shared or decentralised management 

ٱ  With Member states 

ٱ  With Third countries 

20 

If more than one method is indicated please provide additional details in the "Relevant comments" section of 
this point. 

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   EN 

 
                                                 
(cid:55) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Relevant comments: 

The methods of implementation used to allocate the budget to the actions financed under this 
Regulation, are pursuant to the financial regulation applicable to the general to the European 
Communities and its implementing rules. 

The Commission implements the budget in the following way in the different areas: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

on  a  centralised  direct  basis,  in  particular  in  the  areas  of  control  and  enforcement, 
scientific advice, governance, international relations; 

on a centralised indirect  basis with Member States, in particular in the area of data-
collection; 

by joint management in particular in the area of some non-obligatory contributions to 
international organisations. 

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6.  MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1. Monitoring system 

The actions financed under this Regulation will be monitored regularly. The Commission shall 
ensure the regular, independent and external evaluation of the actions financed. 

6.2. Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Impact assessment  

An impact assessment accompanies this proposal, which is part of the new financial 
perspectives package covering the period 2007-2013. The purpose of the proposal is 
to provide the legal basis for the continuation of Community financing to support the 
objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (hereafter the CFP) beyond 31.12.2006, in 
the  areas  of  control  and  enforcement  of  CFP  rules,  conservation,  data  collection, 
scientific advice, fisheries governance and international fisheries relations, including 
law  of  the  sea  matters.  It  also  aims  at  providing  a  transparent,  clear  and  simplified 
framework for the execution of Community financial interventions. 

The  proposal  does  not  envisage  changes  to  the  objectives,  principles  and  decision-
making  rules  governing  the  different  areas  that  will  be  supported  by  Community 
financial interventions. These are laid down in the EC Treaty and the rules of the CFP 
following  its  reform  in  December  200221.  For  this  reason,  the  assessment  of  the 
impact  of  the  proposed  Regulation  does  not  focus  on  the  economic,  social  and 
environmental  consequences  of  the actions  that must  be  financed  in  order  to  ensure 
the  implementation  of  the  CFP.  In  other  words,  the  economic,  social  and 
environmental  impacts  of  these  actions  have  already  been  assessed  and  taken  into 
account at the time of the adoption of the CFP reform. 

The  reflection  on  possible  policy  options  was  already  made  when  this  extended 
impact  assessment  was  undertaken.  The  Commission  had  in  fact  already  decided  in 
the  course  of  2004  to  promote  the  simplification  of  the  legal  bases  for  Community 
financial interventions in the area of the CFP through, inter-alia, the reduction of the 
number of legal instruments available for that purpose. 

6.2.2.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

The Commission will submit to the European Parliament and the Council 

(1) 

(2) 

An  interim  evaluation  report  on  the  results  obtained  and  the  qualitative  and 
quantitative  aspects  of  the  implementation  of  the  actions  financed  under  this 
Regulation no later than 31 March 2011; 

A Communication on the continuation of the actions financed under this Regulation 
no later than 30 August 2012; 

21 

See in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

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(3) 

An ex-post evaluation report no later than 31 December 2014. 

7.  ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

The Commission shall ensure that, when actions financed under the present Regulation are 
implemented, the financial interests of the  Community are protected by the application of 
preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective 
checks and by the recovery of the amounts unduly paid and, if irregularities are detected, by 
effective,  proportional  and  dissuasive  penalties,  in  accordance  with  Council  Regulations 
(EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (EC, Euratom) No 2185/96, and with Regulation (EC) No 
1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 

For  the  Community  actions  financed  under  this  Regulation,  the  notion  or  irregularity 
referred  to  in  Article  1(2)  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  shall  mean  any 
infringement  of  a  provision  of  Community  law  or  any  breach  of  a  contractual  obligation 
resulting from an act or omission by an economic operation, which has, or would have, the 
effect of prejudicing the general budget of the Communities or budgets managed by them, 
by an unjustified item of expenditure. 

The  Commission  shall  reduce,  suspend  or  recover  the  amount  of  financial  assistance 
granted for an action if it finds irregularities, including non-compliance with the provisions 
of  this  Regulation  or  the  individual  decision  or  the  contract  or  agreement  granting  the 
financial support in question, or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having 
being  sought,  the  action  has  been  subjected  to  change  which  conflicts  with  the  nature  or 
implementing conditions of the actions financed. 

Moreover, without prejudice to checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with 
national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, officials of the Commission and of 
the Court of Auditors, or their representatives, may carry out on-the-spot checks on actions 
financed by this Regulation at any time up to three years after the final payment made by 
the  Commission.  For  this  purpose,  all  documents  related  have  to  be  kept  available by  the 
beneficiaries during that period. 

The  Commission  may  also  require  the  Member  State  concerned  to  carry  out  on-the-spot 
checks.  Officials  of  the  Commission  and  of  the  Court  Auditors,  or  their  representatives, 
may take part in such checks. 

If the Commission considers that Community funds have not been used in accordance with 
the  conditions  laid  down  in  this  Regulation  or  in  any  other  applicable  regulation,  it  shall 
inform  the  beneficiary,  which  will  have  a  month  to  send  its  observations  to  the 
Commission. 

If the beneficiary does not reply or if its observations do not lead the Commission to modify 
its  opinion,  the  Commission  shall  reduce  or  cancel  the  financial  contribution  granted  or 
suspend payments. 

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Any amount unduly paid shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest shall be added to any 
sums not repaid in due time under the conditions laid down in the Financial Regulation. 

The Commission shall ensure that suitable arrangements exist of the control and audit of the 
actions  financed  pursuant  to  Articles  53(7)  and  165  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  N° 
1605/2002. 

However,  under  the  principle  of  national  sovereignty,  only  by  agreement  with  the  third 
country may the Commission carry out, or have carried out, financial audits of funds paid to 
third countries. 

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8.  DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

(Headings  of  Objectives,  actions  and 
outputs should be provided) 

OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVE No.1  

Control and enforcement 

Community  financial  contribution  to 
the Member States 

Inspection  

Agency 

Reserve 

Sub-total Objective 1 

OPERATIONAL  OBJECTIVE  No.2 
Data Collection and Scientific advice  

Data Collection 

Reserve 

Scientific advice 

Reserve 

Sub-total Objective 2 

OPERATIONAL  OBJECTIVE  No.  3 
Governance 

EN 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 & 2013 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

46 

5 

10 

6,50 

67,5 

55 

4 

8 

2 

69 

50 

5 

10 

2,50 

67,5 

59 

0 

10 

0 

69 

100 

10 

20 

5 

136 

118 

0 

20 

0 

138 

332 

35 

61 

44,5 

472,5 

382 

31 

60 

10 

483 

45 

5 

5 

12,50 

67,5 

48 

11 

6 

4 

69 

45 

5 

8 

9,50 

67,5 

49 

10 

8 

2 

69 

46 

5 

8 

8,50 

67,5 

53 

6 

8 

2 

69 

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Governance 

Reserve 

Sub-total Objective 3 

OPERATIONAL  OBJECTIVE  No.  4 
International relations 

Fisheries agreements 

International organisations  

Reserve 

Sub-total Objective 4 

TOTAL COST 

3,9 

0,6 

4,5 

200 

5 

22,5 

227,5 

369 

3,75 

0,75 

4,5 

210 

5 

12,5 

227,5 

369 

3,5 

1 

4,5 

3,3 

1,2 

4,5 

3,3 

1,2 

4,5 

222,5 

222,5 

222,5 

5 

0 

227,5 

369 

5 

0 

227,5 

369 

5 

0 

227,5 

369 

6,6 

2,4 

4,5 

445 

10 

0 

455 

738 

24,35 

7,15 

31,5 

1522,5 

35 

35 

1592,5 

2583 

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8.2. Administrative Expenditure 

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation 
granted to the managing DG in the framework of the annual allocation procedure. 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional 
resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff22 
(XX 01 
01) 

Staff  financed23  by 
art. XX 01 02 

staff24 
Other 
financed  by  art.  XX 
01 04/05 

TOTAL 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

8.2.3.  Sources of human resources (statutory) 

Posts allocated to the execution of the actions described in this Regulation 
will  be  subject  to  a  yearly  evaluation  in  the  framework  of  the  APS/PDB 
exercise 

(cid:133) 

Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 

(cid:133) 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n 

22 
23 
24 

Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount. 

EN 

41 

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(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question 

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8.2.4.  Other Administrative expenditure included in reference amount (XX 01 04/05 – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2007 

2008  2009  2010  2011 

TOTAL 

1012 & 2013 

Technical 

1 
and 
assistance (including related staff costs) 

administrative 

Control and enforcement 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

Data Collection and Scientific advice 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Governance 

0,5 

0,5 

0,5 

0,5 

0,5 

International relations 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

2,5 

5 

2 

1 

5 

   Total  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

6,5 

13 

17,5 

7 

3,5 

17,5 

45,5 

8.2.5.  Financial cost of human resources and associated costs not included in the 

reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year n+1  Year n+2  Year n+3  Year n+4 

Year n+5 

and later 

Officials and temporary staff (XX 01 
01) 

Staff  financed  by  Art  XX  01  02 
(auxiliary, END, contract staff, etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human Resources 
and associated costs (NOT in 
reference amount) 

Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

 Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

EN 

43 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 

 Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

8.2.6 Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

     XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

     XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

     XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees25  

     XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

     XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

 2 

  Total  Other  Management 
Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

3 

Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line) 

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than human resources and associated 
costs (NOT included in reference 
amount) 

25 

Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 

EN 

44 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EN 

45 

   EN