Report from the Commission - Second annual Report on implementation of the European Fisheries Fund (2008) SEC(2009)1714
Date: 2009-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: activity report, common fisheries policy, fishery management, sustainable development

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.12.2009 
COM(2009)696 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN 
FISHERIES FUND (2008) 

SEC(2009)1714 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN FISHERIES FUND (2008)............................... 1 

1. 

2. 

2.1. 

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 4 

ANNUAL REPORT 2008............................................................................................ 4 

Main developments, trends and challenges relating to the implementation of the OPs 
(Article 68(2) of the EFF) ............................................................................................ 4 

2.1.1. 

Implementation of European Fisheries Fund by Member States ................................. 4 

2.1.2.  Budget implementation by the Commission ................................................................ 6 

2.2. 

2.3. 

Coordination of the EFF with the Structural Funds and the EAFRD .......................... 6 

Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 6 

2.3.1.  Use made of the Technical Assistance budget by the Member States......................... 7 

2.3.2.  Use made of the Technical Assistance budget by the Commission............................. 7 

2.4. 

State of play of audit strategies, management and control systems and annual control 
reports........................................................................................................................... 8 

2.5. 

Information provided in accordance with the transparency initiative.......................... 8 

3. 

3.1. 

3.2. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESTRUCTURING REGULATION 
(REGULATION (EC) NO 744/2008).......................................................................... 9 

Background .................................................................................................................. 9 

Implementation ............................................................................................................ 9 

3.2.1.  General measures (Articles 5 to 10 of the Restructuring Regulation) ......................... 9 

3.2.1.1.  Temporary cessation of fishing activities under Article 6 ........................................... 9 

3.2.1.2.  Investments on board of fishing vessels under Article 7 ............................................. 9 

3.2.1.3.  Socio-economic compensation under Article 8 ........................................................... 9 

3.2.1.4.  Collective actions under Article 9 and pilot projects under Article 10...................... 10 

3.2.2.  Special measures for fleets concerned by Fleet Adaptation Schemes (Articles 11 to 

17 of the Restructuring Regulation)........................................................................... 10 

3.2.3.  Partial decommissioning (Article 17) ........................................................................ 11 

3.2.4.  Financial provisions (Article 20). .............................................................................. 11 

3.2.5.  Audit (Article 13(2)) .................................................................................................. 11 

3.3. 

Preliminary assessment .............................................................................................. 11 

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4.1. 

4.2. 

4.3. 

4.4. 

4.5. 

EFF IMPLEMENTATION TABLES ........................................................................ 13 

TABLE I : FINANCIAL EXECUTION CONVERGENCE ..................................... 13 

TABLE II : FINANCIAL EXECUTION NON CONVERGENCE .......................... 15 

TABLE III: FINANCIAL EXECUTION CONVERGENCE AND NON 
CONVERGENCE ...................................................................................................... 17 

TABLE IV OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES ADOPTED BY THE 
COMMISSION IN 2008 ............................................................................................ 19 

TABLE V EFF BREAKDOWN BY PRIORITY AXIS AND BY MEMBER STATE
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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

The  European  Fisheries  Fund  (EFF)  entered  into  effect  on  1st  January  2007.  It  covers  the 
programming period 2007- 2013 and replaces the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance 
(FIFG)1. 

According to Article 68 of the EFF Regulation2, by 31 December each year the Commission 
shall  forward  to  the  European  Parliament,  to  the  Council,  to  the  European  Economic  and 
Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions a report on the actual implementation 
of the EFF. The report must be based on an examination and assessment by the Commission 
of the Member States' Annual Reports and on any other available information. 

The content of the first Annual Report for 2007 was limited as, by the end of 2007, only 19 
(out of 26) Operational Programmes (OPs) were adopted. The remaining 7 OPs were adopted 
in the second half of 2008. Due to the late adoption of OPs, by the end of 2008 only a very 
small  number  of  Management  and  Control  Systems  (MCS)  and  Audit  Strategies  had  been 
accepted  by  the  Commission.  The  resulting  low  rate  of  implementation  implies  that  the 
Commission report on the implementation of the EFF for 2008 concentrates more on the way 
the OPs are programmed than on the actual execution, which remained limited at that stage.  

The low implementation rate may also result from the reprogramming efforts undertaken by a 
number  of  Member  States  in  order  to  implement  the  temporary  specific  action  in  Council 
Regulation  744/2008,  hereafter  referred  to  as  the  Restructuring  Regulation3  adopted  by  the 
Council on 24 July 2008. Article 22 of that Regulation stipulates that by 31 December 2009 
the  Commission  shall  report  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the 
implementation of the measures laid down by the Regulation. As these measures constitute a 
temporary  derogation  from  some  provisions  of  the  EFF  and  considering  that  they  are 
implemented  within  the  EFF  OPs,  the  Commission  decided  to  report  jointly  on  both  the 
annual implementation of the EFF and on the implementation of the Restructuring Regulation.  

2. 

ANNUAL REPORT 2008 

2.1.  Main developments, trends and challenges relating to the implementation of the 

OPs (Article 68(2) of the EFF)  

2.1.1. 

Implementation of European Fisheries Fund by Member States  

For  the  19  OPs  adopted  by  the  end  of  2007,  Member  States'  efforts  concentrated  on  the 
preparation  of  the  next  implementation  steps  such  as  the  setting-up  of  the  monitoring 
committee and its terms of reference, the adoption of the selection criteria by the monitoring 
committee,  the  preparation  and  adoption  of  national  provisions  and  mechanisms  in  order  to 

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The reporting on the implementation of the FIFG for the period 2000-2006 was included in the "Annual 
Report on the Implementation of Structural Funds" 
Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, OJ L 223,  

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  744/2008  of  24  July  2008  instituting  a  temporary  specific  action  to 
promote the restructuring of the European EU fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis, OJ L 202, 
31.7.2008, p. 1 

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allow  for  the  launch  of  tenders  or  the  publication  of  measures  for  application.  Therefore, 
actual  implementation  hardly  started  in  Member  States  in  2008  and,  with  the  exception  of 
Austria and France, no interim payment claims were submitted.  

2008 was also marked by the approval of the remaining 7 OPs in the second half of the year. 
Table IV shows the dates of the adoption of the 7 OPs adopted in 2008.  

The  financial  tables  in  Table  V  on  the  breakdown  of  EFF  allocations  between  priority  axes 
show an overall even distribution of funds between priority axes4 1, 2, and 3, with 27% (EUR 
1  142  923  976)  allocated  to  the  adjustment  of  the  fishing  fleet  (axis  1),  30% 
(EUR 1 274 547 215)  for  aquaculture,  processing  and  marketing  (axis  2)  and  27% 
(EUR 1 162 007 083) for collective actions (axis 3). Axis 4 is less prominently funded with an 
average allocation of 13% (EUR 567 365 857). This is due to the fact that measures for the 
sustainable development of fisheries areas are new in the programming period 2007-2013 and 
their  implementation  will  only  become  effective  as  from  2010,  once  the  local  groups  have 
been  set  up  and  the  local  development  strategies  are  being  implemented.  This  still  shows, 
however, the high interest of Member States in this innovative measure.  

The  allocations  per  axis  vary  largely  between  the  Member  States,  reflecting  the  highly 
diverging conditions and strategies of Member States for their fisheries sector. Funds for the 
adjustment  of  the  fishing  fleet  vary  for  instance  between  82%  in  Ireland  and  4.3%  in 
Romania. The analysis of Axis 1 shows that the approach towards fleet adaptation measures, 
such  as  permanent  cessation,  depends  largely  on  the  general  strategic  approach  for  tackling 
overcapacity.  Thus,  some  Member  States  give  priority  to  the  scrapping  of  vessels  whilst 
others  prefer  market  mechanisms  like  Individual  Transfer  Quotas  (ITQs)  to  reduce  fishing 
capacity. As a result the capacity reduction targets vary between the OPs. Overall, the target 
set in the OPs for capacity reduction is around 15% (kW and GT) by the end of 2013.  

Very  large  differences  can  also  be  noted  in  the  allocations  for  support  to  aquaculture  and 
processing  and  marketing.  Whereas,  for  instance,  Ireland  has  opted  out  from  such  support 
landlocked  countries  naturally  foresee  a  high  share  of  support  under  Axis  2,  e.g.  98%  in 
Austria.  

Similarly, there is a high variation of allocations for measures of common interest under Axis 
3  with  1%  allocated  in  the  Austrian  OP  and  65%  in  the  Cypriot  OP.  Due  to  the  variety  of 
measures available under this axis it is difficult to identify the underlying patterns but most 
Member  States  decided  to  allocate  to  this  priority  between  one  fourth  and  one  third  of  the 
total EFF resources.  

For the sustainable development of fisheries areas the landlocked countries (Austria, Slovakia, 
Hungary  and  the  Czech  Republic)  and  Malta  have  decided  not  to  apply  for  Axis  4.  For  the 
other  countries  the  allocations  vary  between  2.6%  in  the  case  of  France  and  32.5%  for 
Romania. On the basis of the OPs one can expect more than 200 fisheries local action groups 

Priority axis 1: measures for the adaptation of the EU fishing fleet 

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Priority axis 2: aquaculture, inland fishing, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products 
Priority axis 3: measures of common interest 
Priority axis 4: sustainable development of fisheries areas 
Priority axis 5: technical assistance 

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to be established by the second  half of 2010 (until now 80 such groups have been created). 
EFF budgets per group range from EUR 560 000 (France) to around EUR 6 million (Poland).  

With  regard  to  the  level  of  actual  execution  of  OPs  in  Member  States,  the  information 
provided by the Member States in the annual reports on implementation in 20085 shows that 
actual implementation is still very low, with only 2 Member States having submitted interim 
payment claims. Consequently, up to now only EUR 5 404 048 has been paid to beneficiaries.  

2.1.2.  Budget implementation by the Commission 

In terms of commitments, in 2008 24.05% (EUR607 763 784) of the total appropriations for 
2007-2013  (EUR  4  304  949  019)  were  committed,  of  which  EUR 459  679  025  for 
convergence and EUR 148 084 759 for non-convergence regions. In terms of payments 11.1% 
(EUR 249 361 192) of the total appropriations for 2007-2013 were paid, of which 99,81% for 
convergence (EUR197 796 248) and 99.07% for non-convergence regions (EUR 51 564 944). 
These payments were almost entirely made in the form of pre-financing payments, of which 
EUR  72  775  030  for  the  7  OPs  adopted  in  2008.  In  addition,  14  Member  States  claimed  a 
second  pre-financing  payment,  a  possibility  introduced  by  the  Restructuring  Regulation, 
leading to additional pre-financing payments. Due to lack of payment appropriations, only 9 
Member  States  received  the  second  pre-financing  in  2008  (EUR  176  248  671,  of  which 
EUR137  865  475  for  convergence  (8  Member  States)  and  EUR  38  383  197  for  non-
convergence regions (7 Member States)). More detailed information on financial execution is 
provided in Tables I to III.  

2.2. 

Coordination of the EFF with the Structural Funds and the EAFRD  

The  OPs  show  that  all  Member  States  are  aware  of  the  need  to  ensure  consistency  and 
coordination  in  EFF  implementation  with  the  Structural  Funds  (the  ERDF  and  the  ESF),  as 
well as with the EAFRD. The OPs provide information about the systems set up (or being set 
up) in the Member States in order to avoid overlapping, as requested by Article 6 of the EFF 
Regulation. 

The Managing Authorities (MAs) of the EFF play a main role in the coordination mechanism. 
EFF  Managing  Authorities  may  be  represented  in  the  Monitoring  Committees  of  the 
Structural  Funds  and  EAFRD,  and  accordingly  Management  Authorities  of  those  funds  are 
invited  to  EFF  Monitoring  Committees.  Some  Member  States  have  set  up  national  (or 
regional)  coordination  committees  for  all  EU  funds.  In  some  countries  national  legislation 
describes measures taken to ensure coordination and consistency between different sources of 
EU  financial  support.  In  addition  to  this,  each  EFF  OP  describes  demarcation  criteria  in 
relation to those EFF measures which are eligible for support under other EU programmes. 

2.3. 

Technical assistance  

The  aim  of  Technical  Assistance  (Axis  5)  is  to  support  actions  related  to  the  preparation, 
monitoring, administrative and technical support, evaluation, audit and control necessary for 
implementing the EFF Regulation. The Commission may use up to 0.8% of the annual EFF 

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NB:  Although  the  deadline  for  the  submission  of  AR  was  30  June  2009  the  Commission  has  not  yet 
receive and accepted all Annual reports on implementation in 2008. Thus the information provided in 
this report is not complete.  

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allocation  for  this  purpose.  Member  States  may  use  up  to  5%  of  their  EFF  allocation  to 
finance  management  of  their  OP.  On  average  Member  States  allocated  3.7%  to  Technical 
Assistance.  However,  2  Member  States  (Italy  and  Slovenia)  made  use  of  the  possibility  to 
exceed the threshold of 5% based on a due justification. 

2.3.1.  Use made of the Technical Assistance budget by the Member States  

On the  basis  of  the Annual Reports received and  accepted so far, it results that 14  Member 
States committed amounts under the Technical Assistance budget. The remaining 12 Member 
States did not make any use of this budget due to delays in the adoption or implementation of 
the OPs. The Member States with larger amounts committed to TA were: Italy (EUR 3 165 
540), Sweden (EUR 683 819), Spain (EUR 673 144), Portugal (EUR 600 000) and Denmark 
(EUR  536 870).  Measures  funded  aimed  to  improve  administrative  capacity,  develop  IT,  to 
launch  studies,  to  increase  publicity  and  information  and  to  support  the  management  and 
implementation of the OPs.  

2.3.2.  Use made of the Technical Assistance budget by the Commission 

In 2008, the Commission used EUR 1 416 000 of the EFF Technical Assistance budget on the 
following:  

Conferences 

A conference on "Tools for launching axis 4 of the EFF6" was held on 18-19 February 2008 in 
Marseille,  France.  The  objective  of  the  conference  was  to  provide  national  and  regional 
authorities and local actors concerned with Axis 4 of the EFF with an opportunity to review 
the state of play and share information on the tools and methods required for launching Axis 4 
successfully at national or regional level and at a local level. The amount committed for this 
event was EUR 191 000. 

Studies 

The  Commission  commissioned  a  study  on  the  "Review  of  economic  performance  and 
competitive  position  of  the  EU  aquaculture  sector:  Identification  of  constraints  to  the 
development  of  EU  aquaculture".  The  objective  of  the  study  was  to  identify  the  current 
strengths and weaknesses of the EU aquaculture farming industry, as well as the opportunities 
and threats it has to face and will be facing in the future. The findings of the study have fed 
into  the  preparation  of  the  Commission  Communication  of  8  April  2009  on  building  a 
sustainable future for aquaculture. The amount committed for the study was EUR 300 000. 

Communication and publications 

The Commission contracted a service provider to produce several publications on the EFF and 
other  related  issues  for  communication  purposes.  The  amount  committed  for  these  services 
was EUR 150 000. 

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The  Commission  committed  EUR 325  000  for  the  development  and  maintenance  of 
applications for managing the EFF and the FIFG, as well as informatics material.  

Non-permanent staff 

EUR 450 000 were committed for the salaries of non-permanent staff. 

2.4. 

State  of  play  of  audit  strategies,  management  and  control  systems  and  annual 
control reports 

Member  States  have  to  submit  their  management  and  control  systems  (MCS)  to  the 
Commission  one  year  after  the  approval  of  their  OPs.  The  Audit  Strategies  (AS)  must  be 
submitted within 9 months of approval. Due to the late adoption of OPs, by the end of 2008 
only a very small number of MCSs and ASs had been accepted by the Commission. At the 
end  of  2008  14  Member  States  had  submitted  their  ASs,  4  of  which  were  accepted  and  10 
were  rejected  or  interrupted.  As  regards  the  MCS,  16  were  submitted  in  2008;  only  1  was 
accepted; 3 were considered non-admissible; 3 were rejected and 9 were under consideration 
by  the  Commission.  Given  the  low  level  of  implementation  of  the  programmes,  the  audit 
authorities in their annual control reports were obliged to provide a disclaimer of opinion due 
to  the  absence  of  sufficient  audit  activity.  Therefore,  it  is  clearly  too  early  to  describe  a 
meaningful  state  of  play  or  to  carry  out  an  overall  assessment  of  the  annual  control  reports 
and  opinions  at  this  stage.  With  the  information  available  at  present,  we  expect  that  the 
Commission will be able to report in more detail in 2010. 

2.5. 

Information provided in accordance with the transparency initiative 

The  European  Transparency  Initiative  (ETI)  requires  Member  States  to  provide  information 
on  how  EU  funds  under  shared  management  are  spent.  As  regards  the  publication  of 
beneficiaries of the EFF, this obligation is further specified in Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 498/2007. 

21 Member States have published national lists of beneficiaries so far. The Commission has 
been taking action in order to ensure full compliance with ETI requirements by all Member 
States.  

Publication  of  data  on  beneficiaries  receiving  support  from  the  EFF  varies  across  Member 
States  because  the  ETI  establishes  only  minimum  requirements  for  publication  of  such  data 
including the list of beneficiaries, the name of the operation and the amount of public funds 
allocated  to  the  operation.  However,  it  is  up  to  the  Member  States  to  decide  whether  to 
publish additional or more detailed information.  

The  list  of  relevant  links  where  Member  States  publish  this  information  is  available  in  the 
Commission website at: 

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3. 

IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  RESTRUCTURING  REGULATION 
(REGULATION (EC) NO 744/2008) 

3.1. 

Background  

On  8  July  2008,  the  Commission  adopted  a  package  of  measures  aimed  at  alleviating  the 
severe economic crisis observed in certain segments of the EU fishing fleet, in particular for 
vessels using towed gears (COM(2008)453). An important element of such a package was a 
proposal for a Council Regulation instituting an ad hoc special, temporary regime which, for a 
limited period, introduced new possibilities for Member States to restructure the fishing fleet 
alongside  with  some  other  accompanying  measures.  Regulation  (EC)  No  744/2008, 
hereinafter "the Restructuring Regulation", was adopted by the Council on the basis of such 
proposal.  

3.2. 

Implementation 

The  Restructuring  Regulation  introduced  three  types  of  measures:  measures  of  a  general 
nature  (available  to  all  operators  in  the  sector),  measures  for  fleets  or  fleet  segments 
particularly dependent on fuel costs in the context of Fleet Adaptation Schemes (FAS), and 
financial  measures.  Their  implementation  fell  within  the  OPs  adopted  by  Member  States, 
except for the special measures applicable to FAS, which required ad-hoc adjustments of the 
existing OPs. 

3.2.1.  General measures (Articles 5 to 10 of the Restructuring Regulation) 

Generally speaking, these measures can be taken at any point in time during the programming 
period,  provided  administrative  decisions  are  taken  before  1  January  2010.  An  important 
exception  is  the  case  of  temporary  cessation  set  out  in  Article  6,  where  stricter  deadlines 
apply.  Consequently,  there  is  no  formal  obligation  for  Member  States  to  anticipate  one  or 
another measure except the said temporary closures. What follows is therefore an overview of 
the  expected  implementation  based  on  declarations  from  Member  States  which  are  not 
binding. 

3.2.1.1.  Temporary cessation of fishing activities under Article 6 

Only  CY,  EL,  ES,  FR,  PL  and  PT  declared  intentions  to  use  the  increased  possibilities  to 
finance temporary cessation of fishing activities under Article 6. 

3.2.1.2.  Investments on board of fishing vessels under Article 7 

This provision has found extensive acceptance by Member States, most of which are applying 
or  will  soon  apply  it.  Only  DE,  IT,  MT,  NL  and  SE  declared  that  the  measure  will  not  be 
implemented. 

3.2.1.3.  Socio-economic compensation under Article 8 

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3.2.1.4.  Collective actions under Article 9 and pilot projects under Article 10 

These measures are or will be widely used, especially the possibility to finance energy audits. 
Only IT, MT, LV, IE, SI did not expressly state their intentions to implement it. 

3.2.2. 

Special  measures  for  fleets  concerned  by  Fleet  Adaptation  Schemes  (Articles  11  to 
17 of the Restructuring Regulation) 

These measures, and in particular, aid to permanent cessation under Article 14, constitute the 
most important part of the Restructuring Regulation since they are believed to contribute the 
most  to  a  durable  improvement  of  the  resilience  of  the  economic  sector  against  the 
fluctuations  of  fuel  prices.  The  basic  idea  is  that  Member  States  adopt  fleet  adaptation 
schemes (FAS) in order to finance the permanent withdrawal of those parts of the fleets which 
are  highly  dependent  on  fuel  consumption,  thus  leaving  for  fishing  activities  only  energy-
efficient  vessels.  The  remaining  vessels  will,  in  turn  benefit  from  additional  possibilities 
concerning temporary cessation and investments on board. 

Since FAS were not contemplated in the EFF Regulation and consequently, neither the OPs, 
the implementation of the measures concerned required an amendment of these OPs. By the 
deadline of 30 June 2009, out of 22 Member States with a fishing fleet, only 7 have adopted 
FAS and adapted their OP consequently. These were BE, CY, DK, ES, FR, PT and RO. The 
expected withdrawals in terms of fishing capacity are given in the following table:  

Member 
State 

Number and size of 
FAS 

Permanent cessation 

Segments concerned 

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PT 

1 FAS, 39 vessels 

2046GT, 7007kW 

Beam trawlers 

1 FAS, 24 vessels 

261GT, 2128kW 

Polyvalent 

1 FAS, 110 vessels 

9106GT, 23951kW 

4 FAS, 93 vessels 

14600GT, 22309kW 

Mostly bottom trawlers, 
plus a few beam 
trawlers, seiners and 
gillnetters  

Bottom trawlers, 
longliners 

3 FAS, 57 vessels 

939GT, 3308kW 

Bottom trawlers 

2 FAS, 42 vessels 

5334GT, 13343kW 

Surface longliners, 
dredgers, purse-seiners 

RO 

1 FAS, 2 vessels 

162GT, 444kW 

Bottom trawlers 

The permanent withdrawals foreseen (physical removal of the vessels) must take effect before 
31 December 2012, but the vessels should cease all fishing activity before 31 December 2009.  

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3.2.3.  Partial decommissioning (Article 17) 

Only  BE  reported  a  project  of  partial  decommissioning  concerning  the  owner  of  a  beam 
trawler  included  in  the  FAS  that  will  recover  40  GT  in  order  to  build  a  new,  much  smaller 
vessel in replacement of his beam trawler. 

3.2.4.  Financial provisions (Article 20).  

Financial  provisions  are  key  measures  of  the  restructuring  regulation,  as  they  alleviated  the 
financial burden on Member States due to co-financing. In first place, the proportion of EFF 
participation in the public aid was increased from the general rule of 50% (75% in the case of 
Convergence regions) to 95% (Article 20(1)). Secondly, for projects related to investments on 
board  the  private  participation  has  been  reduced  from  60%  (50%  in  Outermost  Regions)  to 
40% (Articles 7 and 19). Finally, Article 20(3) opened up the possibility to request a second 
pre-financing of 7% additional to what was foreseen in Article 81 of the EFF regulation. 

As far as co-financing rates (EFF/Member States) are concerned, some member States have 
used  this  option  to  justify  investments  that  otherwise  would  not  be  done  with  a  high 
contribution by the State. An example of this is DK, which re-allocated EFF funds to Axis 1 
(scrapping)  and  re-programmed  Axis  2  and  3.  This  lead  on  the  one  hand  to  savings  of  the 
national contribution by EUR 29 700 000 and, on the other hand, to the granting of public aid 
to scrapping that had not been foreseen in the original OP. This is important because only the 
capacity reduced with public aid cannot be rebuilt. 

Concerning public/private participation, most Member States can use this option at any point 
in time without a need to make strong adjustments to the financial tables of their OPs. 

Finally,  by  the  date  of  adoption  of  this  report,  almost  all  MS  have  requested  second  pre-
financing payments (14 Member States in 2008 and 7 in 2009) even if some of them did not 
intend to implement the restructuring regulation.  

3.2.5.  Audit (Article 13(2)) 

As  foreseen,  and  following  the  expiry  of  the  deadline  for  the  adoption  of  FAS,  the 
Commission is in the process of signing a contract with an independent consultant in order to 
audit the implementation of FAS in Member States. Results are expected by the second half 
of 2010. 

3.3. 

Preliminary assessment 

The restructuring regulation was conceived and adopted in the context of peak prices of fuel 
and  based  on  widely  shared  expectations  that  energy  prices  would  remain  on  a  very  high 
level.  By  the  second  half  of  2008,  however,  prices  suddenly  returned  to  levels  well  below 
those that launched the crisis in the sector (EUR 0'5/l) in November). Although prices have 
remained  high  (the  break-even  point  for  some  fleet  segments  has  been  assessed  as  EUR 
0'30/l), the economic prospects in the last quarter of 2008 were generally better than by the 
time of adoption of the regulation. The picture changed again in subsequent months since the 
financial  crisis  and  subsequent  economic  recession  put  new  pressure  on  fishing  operators 
through contraction of demand and declining fish prices.  

EN 

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However, in spite of the financial and economic crises, it appears that, overall, the incentives 
for operators to leave the fishing activity were lower that under the fuel crisis period. Hence, 
there  was  limited  recourse  to  measures  available  under  Fleet  Adaptation  Schemes,  which 
eventually  were  adopted  by  only  few  Member  States.  Similarly,  the  need  for  emergency 
relief,  in  particular  through  temporary  cessation  and  socio-economic  compensation,  became 
less important, although in some MS (e.g. ES) important resources were freed for temporary 
cessation. There has been a wider use of the other general measures offered by the regulation: 
demand from the sector remained high for measures to support energy efficiency, in particular 
energy audits and on board investments.  

The  full  effect  of  the  restructuring  regulation  cannot  be  ascertained  until  all  the  relevant 
administrative  decisions,  which  can  be  taken  until  31  December  2010,  are  known  and 
executed  to  a  fair  proportion.  Until  such  a  time,  a  full  assessment  of  the  effects  of  the 
implementation  cannot  be  done.  Nevertheless,  at  this  stage  it  can  be  concluded  that  the 
restructuring package will certainly contribute to promoting more energy efficiency onboard 
fishing  vessels,  but  is  unlikely  to  make  a  significant  contribution  towards  the  objective  of 
promoting a capacity reduction in those fleets that are structurally less resilient to economic 
pressure. As a matter of fact, the extent to which the permanent cessation under the adopted 
FAS  increased  the  capacity  reduction  target  already  foreseen  in  the  OP  is  relatively  limited 
(see above table). 

Finally,  it  has  become  apparent  from  exchanges  with  Member  States  that  the  lack  of 
additional EU funds was, for some of them, limiting the implementation of the restructuring 
regulation.  The  Communication  foresaw  that  further  funds  could  not  be  obtained  without  a 
major effort by Member States to re-allocate funds to Axis 1 for a permanent restructuring of 
the  fleets.  However,  this  would  have  required  corresponding  reductions  on  other  axes  and 
most Member States have preferred to retain the national strategies agreed between national 
governments and consulted parties.  

EN 

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4. 

EFF IMPLEMENTATION TABLES 

4.1. 

TABLE I : FINANCIAL EXECUTION CONVERGENCE 

Country 

Decided 
a 

Committed 
b 

Paid 
c 

% 
(b) / (a) 

% 
(c) / (a) 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Germany 

Estonia  

Greece  

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Latvia 

Lithuania  

Hungary 

Malta 

Period 2007-2013 

Financial year: 2008 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00% 

0,00% 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 80 009 708,00 

 14 336 687,00 

 5 600 679,56 

17,92% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 8 517 922,00 

 8 517 922,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 27 106 675,00 

 6 886 504,00 

 3 794 934,50 

25,41% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 3 526 490,00 

 3 526 490,00 

 1 897 467,25 

Period 2007-2013 

 96 861 240,00 

 27 623 988,00 

 6 780 286,80 

28,52% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 13 821 981,00 

 13 821 981,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 84 568 039,00 

 19 102 181,00 

 5 919 762,73 

22,59% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 9 971 872,00 

 9 971 872,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 176 836 728,00 

 51 941 240,00 

 24 757 141,92 

29,37% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 25 849 796,00 

 25 849 796,00 

 12 378 570,96 

Period 2007-2013 

 945 692 445,00 

 268 170 032,00 

 132 396 942,00 

28,36% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 134 323 828,00 

 134 323 828,00 

 66 198 471,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 34 250 343,00 

 9 306 303,00 

 4 795 048,00 

27,17% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 699 222,00 

 4 699 222,00 

 2 397 524,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 318 281 864,00 

 87 334 891,00 

 44 559 460,00 

27,44% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 44 016 945,00 

 44 016 945,00 

 22 279 730,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 125 015 563,00 

 28 485 267,00 

 8 751 089,00 

22,79% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 14 887 723,00 

 14 887 723,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 713 408,00 

 13 915 847,00 

 3 829 938,56 

25,43% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 978 531,00 

 6 978 531,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 34 291 357,00 

 5 456 086,00 

 2 400 394,99 

15,91% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 5 456 086,00 

 5 456 086,00 

 2 400 394,99 

Period 2007-2013 

 8 372 329,00 

 1 422 356,00 

586 063,03 

16,99% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 1 422 356,00 

 1 422 356,00 

586 063,03 

Austria  

Period 2007-2013 

187 326,00 

61 040,00 

13 112,82 

32,58% 

7,00% 

EN 

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Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

United Kingdom 

Total Convergence 

Financial year: 2008 

29 837,00 

29 837,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 734 092 574,00 

 120 001 664,00 

 51 386 480,18 

16,35% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 120 001 664,00 

 120 001 664,00 

 51 386 480,18 

Period 2007-2013 

 223 943 059,00 

 61 518 869,00 

 31 352 028,00 

27,47% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 30 998 886,00 

 30 998 886,00 

 15 676 014,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 230 714 207,00 

 37 284 577,00 

 32 299 988,49 

16,16% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 22 157 050,00 

 22 157 050,00 

 17 172 461,49 

Period 2007-2013 

 21 640 283,00 

 4 110 308,00 

 1 514 819,81 

18,99% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 110 308,00 

 4 110 308,00 

 1 514 819,81 

Period 2007-2013 

 12 681 459,00 

 3 625 757,00 

 1 775 404,26 

28,59% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 1 776 374,00 

 1 776 374,00 

887 702,13 

Period 2007-2013 

 43 150 701,00 

 7 132 154,00 

 3 020 549,07 

16,53% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 7 132 154,00 

 7 132 154,00 

 3 020 549,07 

Period 2007-2013 

3 252 409 308,00 

 767 715 751,00 

 365 534 123,72 

23,60% 

11,24% 

Financial year: 2008 

 459 679 025,00 

 459 679 025,00 

 197 796 247,91 

EN 

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4.2. 

TABLE II : FINANCIAL EXECUTION NON CONVERGENCE 

Country 

Decided 
a 

Committed 
b 

Paid 
c 

% 
(b) / (a) 

% 
(c) / (a) 

Belgium 

Denmark  

Germany 

Ireland 

Greece  

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Hungary 

Nederlands 

Austria 

Portugal 

Slovakia  

Period 2007-2013 

 26 261 648,00 

 4 191 906,00 

 1 838 315,00  15,96% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 191 906,00 

 4 191 906,00 

 1 838 315,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 133 675 169,00 

 36 321 435,00 

 9 357 261,83  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 18 340 527,00 

 18 340 527,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 59 004 177,00 

 16 032 272,00 

 4 130 292,39  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 8 095 504,00 

 8 095 504,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 42 266 603,00 

 6 746 632,00 

 2 958 662,00  15,96% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 746 632,00 

 6 746 632,00 

 2 958 662,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 30 995 509,00 

 8 421 917,00 

 4 339 371,26  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 252 651,00 

 4 252 651,00 

 2 169 685,63 

Period 2007-2013 

 186 198 467,00 

 50 592 760,00 

 26 067 784,00  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 25 546 840,00 

 25 546 840,00 

 13 033 892,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 181 802 741,00 

 49 398 378,00 

 25 452 382,00  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 24 943 736,00 

 24 943 736,00 

 12 726 191,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 106 060 990,00 

 28 818 271,00 

 14 848 538,00  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 14 551 800,00 

 14 551 800,00 

 7 424 269,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 19 724 418,00 

 5 359 405,00 

 2 761 418,52  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 2 706 234,00 

 2 706 234,00 

 2 761 418,52 

Period 2007-2013 

559 503,00 

89 023,00 

39 165,21  15,91% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

89 023,00 

89 023,00 

39 165,21 

Period 2007-2013 

 48 578 417,00 

 13 199 443,00 

 3 400 489,19  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 665 065,00 

 6 665 065,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 5 071 992,00 

 1 378 131,00 

692 534,44  27,17%  13,65% 

Financial year: 2008 

695 888,00 

695 888,00 

337 495,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 22 542 190,00 

 6 125 032,00 

 3 155 906,00  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 3 092 838,00 

 3 092 838,00 

 1 577 953,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 1 007 069,00 

287 931,00 

140 989,66  28,59%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

141 066,00 

141 066,00 

70 494,83 

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Finland 

Sweden  

United Kingdom 

Total non convergence 

Period 2007-2013 

 39 448 827,00 

 10 718 803,00 

 2 761 417,89  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 5 412 465,00 

 5 412 465,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 664 803,00 

 14 853 199,00 

 3 826 536,00  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 7 500 130,00 

 7 500 130,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 94 677 188,00 

 15 112 454,00 

 6 627 403,16  15,96% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 15 112 454,00 

 15 112 454,00 

 6 627 403,16 

Period 2007-2013 

1 052 539 711,00 

 267 646 992,00 

 112 398 466,55  25,43%  10,68% 

Financial year: 2008 

 148 084 759,00 

 148 084 759,00 

 51 564 944,35 

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TABLE  III:  FINANCIAL  EXECUTION  CONVERGENCE  AND  NON 
CONVERGENCE 

Country 

Decided 
a 

Committed 
b 

Paid 
c 

% 
(b) / (a) 

% 
(c) / (a) 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark  

Germany 

Estonia  

Ireland 

Greece  

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania  

Period 2007-2013 

 26 261 648,00 

 4 191 906,00 

 1 838 315,00  15,96% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 191 906,00 

 4 191 906,00 

 1 838 315,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 80 009 708,00 

 14 336 687,00 

 5 600 679,56  17,92% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 8 517 922,00 

 8 517 922,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 27 106 675,00 

 6 886 504,00 

 3 794 934,50  25,41%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 3 526 490,00 

 3 526 490,00 

 1 897 467,25 

Period 2007-2013 

 133 675 169,00 

 36 321 435,00 

 9 357 261,83  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 18 340 527,00 

 18 340 527,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 155 865 417,00 

 43 656 260,00 

 10 910 579,19  28,01% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 21 917 485,00 

 21 917 485,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 84 568 039,00 

 19 102 181,00 

 5 919 762,73  22,59% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 9 971 872,00 

 9 971 872,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 42 266 603,00 

 6 746 632,00 

 2 958 662,00  15,96% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 746 632,00 

 6 746 632,00 

 2 958 662,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 207 832 237,00 

 60 363 157,00 

 29 096 513,18  29,04%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 30 102 447,00 

 30 102 447,00 

 14 548 256,59 

Period 2007-2013 

1 131 890 912,00 

 318 762 792,00 

 158 464 726,00  28,16%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 159 870 668,00 

 159 870 668,00 

 79 232 363,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 216 053 084,00 

 58 704 681,00 

 30 247 430,00  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 29 642 958,00 

 29 642 958,00 

 15 123 715,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 424 342 854,00 

 116 153 162,00 

 59 407 998,00  27,37%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 58 568 745,00 

 58 568 745,00 

 29 703 999,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 19 724 418,00 

 5 359 405,00 

 2 761 418,52  27,17%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 2 706 234,00 

 2 706 234,00 

 2 761 418,52 

Period 2007-2013 

 125 015 563,00 

 28 485 267,00 

 8 751 089,00  22,79% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 14 887 723,00 

 14 887 723,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 713 408,00 

 13 915 847,00 

 3 829 938,56  25,43% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 978 531,00 

 6 978 531,00 

0,00 

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Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Nederlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden  

United Kingdom 

Total 
convergence 
and non convergence 

Period 2007-2013 

Financial year: 2008 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00 

0,00% 

0,00% 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 34 850 860,00 

 5 545 109,00 

 2 439 560,20  15,91% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 5 545 109,00 

 5 545 109,00 

 2 439 560,20 

Period 2007-2013 

 8 372 329,00 

 1 422 356,00 

586 063,03  16,99% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 1 422 356,00 

 1 422 356,00 

586 063,03 

Period 2007-2013 

 48 578 417,00 

 13 199 443,00 

 3 400 489,19  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 6 665 065,00 

 6 665 065,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 5 259 318,00 

 1 439 171,00 

705 647,26  27,36%  13,42% 

Financial year: 2008 

725 725,00 

725 725,00 

337 495,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 734 092 574,00 

 120 001 664,00 

 51 386 480,18  16,35% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 120 001 664,00 

 120 001 664,00 

 51 386 480,18 

Period 2007-2013 

 246 485 249,00 

 67 643 901,00 

 34 507 934,00  27,44%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 34 091 724,00 

 34 091 724,00 

 17 253 967,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 230 714 207,00 

 37 284 577,00 

 32 299 988,49  16,16%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 22 157 050,00 

 22 157 050,00 

 17 172 461,49 

Period 2007-2013 

 21 640 283,00 

 4 110 308,00 

 1 514 819,81  18,99% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 4 110 308,00 

 4 110 308,00 

 1 514 819,81 

Period 2007-2013 

 13 688 528,00 

 3 913 688,00 

 1 916 393,92  28,59%  14,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 1 917 440,00 

 1 917 440,00 

958 196,96 

Period 2007-2013 

 39 448 827,00 

 10 718 803,00 

 2 761 417,89  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 5 412 465,00 

 5 412 465,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 664 803,00 

 14 853 199,00 

 3 826 536,00  27,17% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 7 500 130,00 

 7 500 130,00 

0,00 

Period 2007-2013 

 137 827 889,00 

 22 244 608,00 

 9 647 952,23  16,14% 

7,00% 

Financial year: 2008 

 22 244 608,00 

 22 244 608,00 

 9 647 952,23 

Period 2007-2013 

4 304 949 019,00  1 035 362 743,00 

 477 932 590,27  24,05%  11,10% 

Financial year: 2008 

 607 763 784,00 

 607 763 784,00 

 249 361 192,26 

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TABLE 
COMMISSION IN 2008 

IV  OPERATIONAL  PROGRAMMES  ADOPTED  BY  THE 

Country 

EFF Amount 

Decision Date 

Decision number 

BE 

 Belgium 

26.261.648  

11/11/2008 

 C(2008) 6895  

IE 

 Ireland  

42.266.603  

9/09/2008 

 C(2008)4993  

HU 

 Hungary 

34.850.860  

9/09/2008 

 C(2008)4684  

MT 

 Malta  

8.372.329  

10/12/2008 

 C(2008)8380  

PL 

Poland  

734.092.574  

16/10/2008 

 C(2008)6007  

SI 

Slovenia  

21.640.283  

19/11/2008 

 C(2008)7279  

UK 

United Kingdom  

137.827.889  

9/09/2008 

 C(2008)4994  

 TOTAL  

1.005.312.186  

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4.5. 

TABLE V EFF BREAKDOWN BY PRIORITY AXIS AND BY MEMBER STATE 

Country 

Total 

Priority axis 1 

Priority axis 2 

Priority axis 3 

Priority axis 4 

Priority axis 5 

Amount 

% 

Amount 

% 

Amount 

% 

Amount 

% 

Amount 

% 

Belgium  

7.561.648  

28,79  

5.000.000  

19,04  

9.488.352  

36,13  

2.900.000  

11,04  

1.311.648  

4,99  

26.261.648  

Bulgaria  

8.000.970  

10,00  

36.004.371  

45,00  

20.002.426  

25,00  

12.001.456  

15,00  

4.000.485  

5,00  

80.009.708  

Czech Republic 

-  

-  

11.926.937  

44,00  

13.824.404  

51,00  

-  

-  

1.355.334  

5,00  

27.106.675  

Denmark  

21.365.342  

15,98  

47.149.524  

35,27  

46.015.266  

34,42  

12.461.279  

9,32  

6.683.758  

5,00  

133.675.169  

Germany 

8.145.000  

5,23  

57.560.225  

36,93  

68.687.844  

44,07  

19.438.000  

12,47  

2.034.348  

1,31  

155.865.417  

Estonia  

15.264.531  

18,05  

24.583.929  

29,07  

21.209.664  

25,08  

19.281.513  

22,80  

4.228.402  

5,00  

84.568.039  

Ireland 

34.766.000  

82,25  

-  

-  

6.000.000  

14,20  

1.500.603  

3,55  

-  

-  

42.266.603  

Greece  

77.272.459  

37,18  

59.689.538  

28,72  

32.320.240  

15,55  

33.300.000  

16,02  

5.250.000  

2,53  

207.832.237  

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

403.067.965  

35,61  

344.241.335  

30,41  

316.510.945  

27,96  

49.336.048  

4,36  

18.734.619  

1,66  

1.131.890.912  

59.621.494  

27,60  

63.029.212  

29,17  

85.049.416  

39,37  

5.699.644  

2,64  

2.653.318  

1,23  

216.053.084  

161.250.284  

38,00  

106.085.713  

25,00  

106.085.713  

25,00  

16.973.714  

4,00  

33.947.430  

8,00  

424.342.854  

2.200.000  

11,15  

3.250.000  

16,48  

12.924.418  

65,52  

1.000.000  

5,07  

350.000  

1,77  

19.724.418  

20.860.942  

16,69  

46.128.750  

36,90  

24.153.000  

19,32  

28.911.476  

23,13  

4.961.395  

3,97  

125.015.563  

Lithuania 

13.667.647  

24,98  

22.431.005  

41,00  

9.249.241  

16,90  

6.693.770  

12,23  

2.671.745  

4,88  

54.713.408  

Hungary 

-  

-  

24.163.925  

69,34  

8.944.392  

25,66  

Malta 

2.175.000  

25,98  

1.760.250  

21,02  

4.095.079  

48,91  

-  

-  

-  

-  

1.742.543  

5,00  

34.850.860  

342.000  

4,08  

8.372.329  

Netherlands  

16.913.233  

34,82  

7.379.398  

15,19  

16.903.461  

34,80  

4.987.125  

10,27  

2.395.200  

4,93  

48.578.417  

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

EL 

ES 

FR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

HU 

MT 

NL 

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PL 

PT 

Austria  

-  

-  

5.164.318  

98,19  

50.000  

0,95  

-  

-  

45.000  

0,86  

5.259.318  

Poland  

168.841.292  

23,00  

146.818.515  

20,00  

146.818.515  

20,00  

234.909.624  

32,00  

36.704.628  

5,00  

734.092.574  

Portugal  

53.065.134  

21,53  

78.058.495  

31,67  

90.026.920  

36,52  

17.403.406  

7,06  

7.931.294  

3,22  

246.485.249  

RO 

Romania  

9.975.000  

4,32  

105.000.000  

45,51  

30.000.000  

13,00  

75.000.000  

32,51  

10.739.207  

4,65  

230.714.207  

SI 

SK 

FI 

SE 

UK 

Slovenia  

2.164.029  

10,00  

7.141.293  

33,00  

7.574.097  

35,00  

2.164.029  

10,00  

2.596.835  

12,00  

21.640.283  

Slovakia  

-  

-  

10.467.810  

76,47  

2.536.292  

18,53  

-  

-  

684.426  

5,00  

13.688.528  

Finland  

3.445.000  

8,73  

16.990.000  

43,07  

14.783.827  

37,48  

3.606.000  

9,14  

624.000  

1,58  

39.448.827  

Sweden  

13.666.201  

25,00  

10.932.961  

20,00  

19.132.681  

35,00  

8.199.720  

15,00  

2.733.240  

5,00  

54.664.803  

United Kingdom 

39.634.805  

28,76  

33.589.711  

24,37  

49.620.896  

36,00  

11.598.450  

8,42  

3.384.027  

2,46  

137.827.889  

Grand Total 

1.142.923.976  

26,55  

1.274.547.215  

29,61  

1.162.007.089  

26,99  

567.365.857  

13,18  

158.104.882  

3,67  

4.304.949.019  

For ease of reference, please refer to the legend below: 
Priority axis 1: measures for the adaptation of the EU fishing fleet 
Priority axis 2: aquaculture, inland fishing, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products 
Priority axis 3: measures of common interest 
Priority axis 4: sustainable development of fisheries areas 
Priority axis 5: technical assistance 

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