2008/69/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy for 2007 (second instalment) (notified under document number C(2007) 6595)
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing controls

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2007

on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States in
implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy for
2007 (second instalment)

(notified under document number C(2007) 6595)

(2008/69/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22
May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the
implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area
of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Member States have forwarded to the Commission their
fisheries control programme for 2007 together with the
applications
for a Community financial contribution
towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out
the projects contained in such programme.

Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of
Regulation
for
Community funding.

861/2006 may

(EC) No

qualify

Applications for Community funding must comply with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 of 11 April
2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation
of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the
expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing
the monitoring and control systems applicable to the
common Fisheries Policy (2).

It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the
rate of the Community financial contribution within the
limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006
and to lay down the conditions under which such contri-
bution may be granted.

The amount of the financial contribution to be granted
to each Member State for expenditure related to the
should be
and modernisation of vessels
purchase

(1) OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.

calculated on the basis of
ratio between the
inspection and control activity carried out by such
vessels and their total yearly activity, as declared by the
Member States.

the

Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007,
the projects listed in the fisheries control programme are
to be implemented in accordance with the schedule laid
down in that programme.

Claims for
reimbursement of expenditure relating to
those projects are to be submitted to the Commission
in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No
391/2007.

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

in this Decision are in
the Committee for

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Decision provides for a Community financial contribution
for 2007 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for
2007 in implementing the monitoring and control systems
applicable to the common fisheries policy, as referred to in
Article 8(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It estab-
lishes the amount of the Community financial contribution for
each Member State, the rate of the Community financial contri-
bution and the conditions on which such contribution may be
granted.

Article 2

New technologies and IT networks

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
contribution of 50 % of
the eligible expenditure within the
limits laid down in Annex I.

in connection with monitoring,

control

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Article 3

Fisheries patrol vessels

Expenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of vessels 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 II, for a financial contribution not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by Member
States.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Addressees

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

New technologies and IT networks

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries
control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

Belgium

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

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

745 399

372 700

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

745 399

372 700

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ANNEX II

Patrol vessels

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries
control programme

Community contribution

(EUR)

Belgium

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19 600 000

2 762 931

9 800 000

1 381 466

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Netherlands

120 750

60 375

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

116 700 000

United Kingdom

0

Total

139 183 681

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14 587 500

0

25 829 341