2010/711/EU: Commission Decision of 23 November 2010 on an additional Union financial contribution for 2010 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance (notified under document C(2010) 7996)
Date: 2010-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, common fisheries policy, computer network, exchange of information, fishing controls, maritime surveillance




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25.11.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 309/7








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 23 November 2010
         
on an additional Union financial contribution for 2010 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance
(notified under document C(2010) 7996)
(Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish texts are authentic)
(2010/711/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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)


Based upon the requests for Union co-finance that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2010, the Commission has adopted Decision 2010/352/EU (2), which has left some of the 2010 budget available for fisheries control unused.












(2)


That unused part of the 2010 budget should now be allocated by a new Decision.












(3)


In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programmes related to additional funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission, i.e. automation and management of data, new technologies, and seminars in the area of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.












(4)


On that basis requests in the programmes for Union funding related to actions such as pilot projects, training and exchange programmes as well as the construction of patrol vessels and aircrafts, have been rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above.












(5)


Within the priority areas indicated by the Commission, not all the eligible expenditure in the programmes could be retained, due to budgetary restraints. The Commission selected the projects to be co-financed on the grounds that they were in conformity with the priorities defined by the Commission. Concerning electronic recording and reporting devices, a priority was given to devices combining ERS and VMS functions












(6)


Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.












(7)


Applications for Union funding are to comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 (3).












(8)


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












(9)


In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to the abovementioned priority areas should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.












(10)


In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (4).












(11)


In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (5).












(12)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Subject matter

This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2010 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2010 in implementing certain projects on monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It establishes the amount of the Union financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Union financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.


Article 2

Closure of outstanding commitments

All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 30 June 2014. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. Unused budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed at the latest by 31 December 2015.


Article 3

New technologies and IT networks

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the setting up of new technologies and IT networks, in order to allow efficient and secure collection and management of data in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.


Article 4

Automatic localisation devices


1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.


2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 2 500 per vessel.


3.   In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.



Article 5

Electronic recording and reporting systems

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.


Article 6

Electronic recording and reporting devices


1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.


2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice to paragraph 4.


3.   In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established under Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008.


4.   In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 2244/2003 and (EC) No 1077/2008, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be limited to EUR 4 500.



Article 7

Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on initiatives including seminar and media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public, on the need to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to implement the new control Regulation, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.


Article 8

Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

The total planned expenditure, the total expenditure for projects selected under this Decision, and the total maximum Union contribution per Member State allocated under this Decision are as follows:








(in EUR)




Member State


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Belgium


235 000 


222 500 


195 000 




Denmark


2 284 608 


907 124 


816 412 




Germany


1 367 695 


1 151 035 


1 035 932 




Estonia


161 803 


89 835 


80 852 




Ireland


2 145 000 


580 000 


330 000 




Greece


9 150 000 


1 800 000 


1 620 000 




Spain


400 000 


0 


0 




France


7 429 203 


2 424 000 


2 181 600 




Italy


10 890 000 


4 040 000 


3 636 000 




Cyprus


100 000 


70 000 


63 000 




Latvia


11 459 


0 


0 




Malta


358 029 


8 460 


7 614 




Netherlands


2 085 000 


157 500 


141 750 




Poland


1 091 633 


922 493 


830 243 




Portugal


3 105 763 


2 408 000 


1 354 500 




Romania


30 500 


0 


0 




Sweden


1 674 595 


103 541 


93 187 




United Kingdom


1 610 375 


1 178 824 


1 060 940 




Total


44 130 664 


16 063 311 


13 447 030 






Article 9

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.




Done at Brussels, 23 November 2010.


For the Commission

Maria DAMANAKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 160, 26.6.2010, p. 11.

(3)  
            OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.

(4)  
            OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(5)  
            OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.




ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS









(in EUR)




Member State and project code


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Belgium





BE/10/04


200 000 


200 000 


180 000 




Sub-Total


200 000 


200 000 


180 000 




Denmark





DK/10/15


67 194 


67 194 


60 475 




DK/10/16


33 597 


0 


0 




DK/10/17


1 343 887 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


1 444 679 


67 194 


60 475 




Germany





DE/10/22


24 000 


0 


0 




DE/10/23


14 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


38 000 


0 


0 




Estonia





EE/10/07


10 898 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


10 898 


0 


0 




Ireland





IE/10/13


75 000 


0 


0 




IE/10/14


300 000 


0 


0 




IE/10/15


70 000 


0 


0 




IE/10/16


100 000 


0 


0 




IE/10/22


340 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


885 000 


0 


0 




Greece





EL/10/13


2 000 000 


0 


0 




EL/10/14


800 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


2 800 000 


0 


0 




Spain





ES/10/08


400 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


400 000 


0 


0 




France





FR/10/12


3 340 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


3 340 000 


0 


0 




Italy





IT/10/12


340 000 


340 000 


306 000 




IT/10/13


1 100 000 


0 


0 




IT/10/14


1 850 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


3 290 000 


340 000 


306 000 




Cyprus





CY/10/04


30 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


30 000 


0 


0 




Latvia





LV/10/01


11 459 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


11 459 


0 


0 




Malta





MT/10/01


314 825 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


314 825 


0 


0 




Netherlands





NL/10/18


340 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


340 000 


0 


0 




Poland





PL/10/05


7 346 


0 


0 




PL/10/06


4 897 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


12 244 


0 


0 




Portugal





PT/10/01


148 050 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


148 050 


0 


0 




Romania





RO/10/08


14 000 


0 


0 




RO/10/09


6 000 


0 


0 




RO/10/10


7 500 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


27 500 


0 


0 




Sweden





SE/10/11


103 541 


103 541 


93 187 




SE/10/12


350 000 


0 


0 




SE/10/13


500 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


953 541 


103 541 


93 187 




United Kingdom





UK/10/63


3 662 


0 


0 




UK/10/65


5 772 


0 


0 




UK/10/66


11 765 


0 


0 




UK/10/70


8 235 


0 


0 




UK/10/73


4 706 


0 


0 




UK/10/74


706 


0 


0 




UK/10/75


5 529 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


40 375 


0 


0 




Total


14 286 571 


710 735 


639 662 









ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES









(in EUR)




Member State and project code


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Belgium





BE/10/05


12 500 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


12 500 


0 


0 




Germany





DE/10/20


12 000 


0 


0 




DE/10/33


66 660 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


78 660 


0 


0 




Estonia





EE/10/05


40 905 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


40 905 


0 


0 




Ireland





IE/10/20


160 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


160 000 


0 


0 




Greece





EL/10/15


3 360 000 


0 


0 




EL/10/16


950 000 


0 


0 




EL/10/17


240 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


4 550 000 


0 


0 




France





FR/10/10


1 520 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


1 520 000 


0 


0 




Italy





IT/10/15


3 300 000 


0 


0 




IT/10/16


600 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


3 900 000 


0 


0 




Cyprus





CY/10/05


70 000 


70 000 


63 000 




Sub-Total


70 000 


70 000 


63 000 




Malta





MT/10/02


22 000 


0 


0 




MT/10/03


12 744 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


34 744 


0 


0 




Netherlands





NL/10/16


87 500 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


87 500 


0 


0 




Romania





RO/10/05


3 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


3 000 


0 


0 




Sweden





SE/10/14


401 222 


0 


0 




SE/10/15


112 750 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


513 972 


0 


0 




United Kingdom





UK/10/100


20 588 


0 


0 




UK/10/103


250 000 


0 


0 




UK/10/105


120 588 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


391 176 


0 


0 




Total


11 362 457 


70 000 


63 000 









ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS









(in EUR)




Member State and project code


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Germany





DE/10/26


50 000 


0 


0 




DE/10/29


50 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


100 000 


0 


0 




Ireland





IE/10/18


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




IE/10/21


520 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


620 000 


100 000 


90 000 




France





FR/10/11


145 203 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


145 203 


0 


0 




Netherlands





NL/10/15


1 500 000 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


1 500 000 


0 


0 




Poland





PL/10/07


61 217 


61 217 


55 096 




PL/10/08


14 693 


0 


0 




PL/10/09


48 974 


48 974 


44 076 




Sub-Total


124 884 


110 191 


99 172 




Sweden





SE/10/16


207 082 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


207 082 


0 


0 




Total


2 697 169 


210 191 


189 172 









ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES









(in EUR)




Member State and project code


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Belgium





BE/10/06


22 500 


22 500 


15 000 




Sub-Total


22 500 


22 500 


15 000 




Denmark





DK/10/20


839 930 


839 930 


755 937 




Sub-Total


839 930 


839 930 


755 937 




Germany





DE/10/28


349 965 


349 965 


314 969 




DE/10/30


612 070 


612 070 


550 863 




DE/10/31


84 000 


84 000 


75 600 




DE/10/32


105 000 


105 000 


94 500 




Sub-Total


1 151 035 


1 151 035 


1 035 932 




Estonia





EE/10/06


110 000 


89 835 


80 852 




Sub-Total


110 000 


89 835 


80 852 




Ireland





IE/10/19


480 000 


480 000 


240 000 




Sub-Total


480 000 


480 000 


240 000 




Greece





EL/10/18


1 800 000 


1 800 000 


1 620 000 




Sub-Total


1 800 000 


1 800 000 


1 620 000 




France





FR/10/09


2 424 000 


2 424 000 


2 181 600 




Sub-Total


2 424 000 


2 424 000 


2 181 600 




Italy





IT/10/17


3 700 000 


3 700 000 


3 330 000 




Sub-Total


3 700 000 


3 700 000 


3 330 000 




Netherlands





NL/10/17


157 500 


157 500 


141 750 




Sub-Total


157 500 


157 500 


141 750 




Poland





PL/10/10


305 598 


305 598 


275 038 




PL/10/11


59 503 


59 503 


53 553 




PL/10/12


447 200 


447 200 


402 480 




PL/10/13


21 500 


0 


0 




PL/10/14


35 000 


0 


0 




PL/10/15


85 705 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


954 506 


812 301 


731 071 




Portugal





PT/10/02


2 408 000 


2 408 000 


1 354 500 




Sub-Total


2 408 000 


2 408 000 


1 354 500 




United Kingdom





UK/10/76


70 588 


70 588 


63 529 




UK/10/99


16 471 


16 471 


14 824 




UK/10/101


200 000 


200 000 


180 000 




UK/10/102


795 294 


795 294 


715 765 




UK/10/104


96 471 


96 471 


86 824 




Sub-Total


1 178 824 


1 178 824 


1 060 941 




Total


15 226 294 


15 063 924 


12 547 582 









ANNEX V

INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES









(in EUR)




Member State and project code


Expenditure planned in the additional national fisheries control programme for 2010


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Malta





MT/10/06


8 460 


8 460 


7 614 




Sub-Total


8 460 


8 460 


7 614 




Portugal





PT/10/04


549 713 


0 


0 




Sub-Total


549 713 


0 


0 




Total


558 173 


8 460 


7 614