2011/431/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2011 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2011 (notified under document C(2011) 4852)
Date: 2011-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, disclosure of information, fishery management, fishing controls, new technology, remote sensing




L_2011188EN.01005001.xml










19.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 188/50








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 11 July 2011
         
on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2011
(notified under document C(2011) 4852)
(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2011/431/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)


Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programmes for 2011, in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, inclusive of the applications for a Union financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.












(2)


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












(3)


The applications for Union funding have been assessed with regard to their compliance with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 (2).












(4)


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.












(5)


In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission in its letter of 6 December 2010 (3), which announced that priority and higher contribution rates would be given to projects required by the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (4), and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to automation and management of data, electronic recording and reporting systems, electronic recording and reporting devices (ERS) and vessel monitoring systems (VMS), as well as to traceability and control of engine power should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.












(6)


In order to encourage investments in the priorities defined by the Commission and given budgetary constraints, all the Member States’ applications for a Union financial contribution towards projects related to training, to initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as to the purchase and modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.












(7)


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 (5).












(8)


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 (6).












(9)


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 towards expenditure incurred by Member States in 2011 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.


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 2015. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted at the latest by 31 December 2016.


Article 3

New technologies & IT networks


1.   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.


2.   Any other expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % 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 calculated on the basis of a price capped at 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 calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice of paragraph 4.


3.   In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established pursuant to 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 calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 4 500 per vessel.



Article 7

Pilot projects

Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on pilot projects on new control technologies shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.


Article 8

Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Community contribution per Member State are as follows:








(EUR)




Member State


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Belgium



1 362 000 


212 000 


190 800 





Bulgaria



79 251 


53 686 


48 318 





Cyprus



555 000 


130 000 


105 000 





Denmark



8 657 750 


5 057 415 


4 546 308 





Germany



2 967 500 


1 771 500 


1 575 950 





Estonia



459 584 


448 280 


400 140 





Ireland



55 448 000 


3 405 000 


2 824 500 





Greece



7 150 000 


4 100 000 


3 690 000 





Spain



1 351 154 


890 751 


801 675 





France



7 145 920 


6 591 920 


4 906 008 





Italy



25 012 000 


5 590 000 


3 367 000 





Latvia



140 885 


140 885 


126 796 





Lithuania



360 966 


149 887 


134 899 





Malta



159 693 


97 885 


86 497 





Netherlands



932 500 


632 500 


569 250 





Poland



381 565 


338 686 


304 817 





Portugal



5 661 152 


1 758 079 


1 582 271 





Romania



597 000 


136 000 


94 000 





Slovenia



597 800 


591 400 


531 900 





Finland



2 470 000 


2 055 000 


1 729 500 





Sweden



6 574 335 


3 847 033 


3 284 814 





United Kingdom



8 119 733 


4 916 541 


4 327 317 





Total




136 183 788 




42 914 447 




35 227 760 







Article 9

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, 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 Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, The Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.




Done at Brussels, 11 July 2011.


For the Commission

Maria DAMANAKI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.

(3)  Ares(2010) 905537, 6.12.2010.

(4)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(6)  
            OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.




ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS









(EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Belgium






BE/11/02


20 000 


20 000 


18 000 




BE/11/03


40 000 


40 000 


36 000 




BE/11/06


1 150 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






1 210 000 






60 000 






54 000 







Bulgaria






BG/11/01


15 339 


15 339 


13 805 




BG/11/04


15 339 


15 339 


13 805 




BG/11/05


23 008 


23 008 


20 708 






Sub-Total






53 686 






53 686 






48 318 







Cyprus






CY/11/01


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




CY/11/02


4 000 


0 


0 




CY/11/03


10 000 


0 


0 




CY/11/06


10 000 


10 000 


5 000 




CY/11/08


55 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






179 000 






110 000 






95 000 







Denmark






DK/11/01


804 894 


804 894 


724 405 




DK/11/02


1 556 128 


1 556 128 


1 400 515 




DK/11/03


335 372 


335 372 


301 835 




DK/11/04


201 223 


201 223 


181 101 




DK/11/05


134 149 


134 149 


120 734 




DK/11/06


469 522 


469 522 


422 569 




DK/11/08


1 341 489 


1 341 489 


1 207 341 




DK/11/09


134 149 


134 149 


120 734 




DK/11/12


13 414 


13 414 


6 707 






Sub-Total






4 990 340 






4 990 340 






4 485 941 







Germany






DE/11/02


14 000 


14 000 


12 600 




DE/11/10


6 000 


6 000 


3 000 




DE/11/11


40 000 


40 000 


20 000 




DE/11/13


20 000 


20 000 


18 000 




DE/11/24


50 000 


0 


0 




DE/11/25


50 000 


50 000 


45 000 




DE/11/26


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




DE/11/27


50 000 


50 000 


45 000 




DE/11/28


95 500 


95 500 


85 950 




DE/11/29


101 000 


101 000 


90 900 




DE/11/30


200 000 


170 000 


153 000 




DE/11/16


10 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






736 500 






646 500 






563 450 







Estonia






EE/11/02


8 280 


8 280 


4 140 




EE/11/03


350 000 


350 000 


315 000 






Sub-Total






358 280 






358 280 






319 140 







Ireland






IE/11/02


218 000 


0 


0 




IE/11/03


60 000 


60 000 


54 000 




IE/11/04


30 000 


30 000 


27 000 




IE/11/05


400 000 


400 000 


360 000 




IE/11/10


400 000 


400 000 


200 000 




IE/11/11


1 000 000 


1 000 000 


900 000 




IE/11/12


225 000 


225 000 


202 500 




IE/11/15


100 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






2 433 000 






2 115 000 






1 743 500 







Greece






EL/11/05


750 000 


750 000 


675 000 




EL/11/01


2 300 000 


2 300 000 


2 070 000 






Sub-Total






3 050 000 






3 050 000 






2 745 000 







Spain






ES/11/09


250 070 


250 070 


225 063 




ES/11/01


237 931 


237 931 


214 138 




ES/11/04


5 400 


0 


0 




ES/11/05


1 300 


0 


0 




ES/11/06


106 687 


106 687 


96 018 






Sub-Total






601 388 






594 688 






535 219 







France






FR/11/04


532 000 


532 000 


478 800 




FR/11/10


19 800 


19 800 


9 900 




FR/11/12


761 120 


761 120 


685 008 




FR/11/11


2 220 000 


2 220 000 


1 110 000 






Sub-Total






3 532 920 






3 532 920 






2 283 708 







Italy






IT/11/04


375 000 


375 000 


337 500 




IT/11/03


325 000 


325 000 


292 500 




IT/11/02


300 000 


300 000 


270 000 




IT/11/05


190 000 


190 000 


171 000 




IT/11/07


7 000 000 


0 


0 




IT/11/08


120 000 


0 


0 




IT/11/11


260 000 


260 000 


130 000 




IT/11/12


100 000 


0 


0 




IT/11/13


150 000 


0 


0 




IT/11/01


3 900 000 


3 900 000 


1 950 000 






Sub-Total






12 720 000 






5 350 000 






3 151 000 







Lithuania






LT/11/04


18 000 


18 000 


16 200 




LT/11/05


41 887 


41 887 


37 698 




LT/11/01


30 000 


30 000 


27 000 






Sub-Total






89 887 






89 887 






80 898 







Malta






MT/11/01


93 885 


93 885 


84 497 




MT/11/04


4 000 


4 000 


2 000 






Sub-Total






97 885 






97 885 






86 497 







Netherlands






NL/11/01


345 000 


345 000 


310 500 




NL/11/02


300 000 


0 


0 




NL/11/03


235 000 


235 000 


211 500 






Sub-Total






880 000 






580 000 






522 000 







Poland






PL/11/01


338 686 


338 686 


304 817 






Sub-Total






338 686 






338 686 






304 817 







Portugal






PT/11/02


1 093 579 


1 093 579 


984 221 




PT/11/06


150 000 


150 000 


135 000 




PT/11/11


81 500 


0 


0 




PT/11/12 01


12 196 


0 


0 




PT/11/12 02


406 


0 


0 




PT/11/14


125 000 


125 000 


112 500 




PT/11/15


105 000 


0 


0 




PT/11/16


1 500 000 


0 


0 




PT/11/17


200 000 


0 


0 




PT/11/18


108 000 


80 500 


72 450 




PT/11/20


98 000 


98 000 


88 200 






Sub-Total






3 473 681 






1 547 079 






1 392 371 







Romania






RO/11/04


120 000 


0 


0 




RO/11/05


26 000 


26 000 


13 000 




RO/11/07


30 000 


30 000 


15 000 




RO/11/08


15 000 


15 000 


7 500 




RO/11/09


50 000 


50 000 


45 000 






Sub-Total






241 000 






121 000 






80 500 







Slovenia






SI/11/02


150 000 


150 000 


135 000 




SI/11/05


40 000 


40 000 


36 000 




SI/11/06


900 


900 


450 




SI/11/07


15 000 


15 000 


13 500 




SI/11/08


10 500 


10 500 


9 450 




SI/11/09


400 


0 


0 




SI/11/10


15 000 


15 000 


13 500 






Sub-Total






231 800 






231 400 






207 900 







Finland






FI/11/01


1 500 000 


1 500 000 


1 350 000 




FI/11/06


300 000 


300 000 


150 000 




FI/11/07


130 000 


0 


0 




FI/11/08


170 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






2 100 000 






1 800 000 






1 500 000 







Sweden






SE/11/01


852 275 


852 275 


767 048 




SE/11/04


535 764 


0 


0 




SE/11/07


277 368 


277 368 


249 631 




SE/11/09


221 894 


221 894 


199 705 




SE/11/10


332 841 


332 841 


299 557 




SE/11/06


221 894 


221 894 


199 705 




SE/11/11


110 947 


0 


0 




SE/11/12


554 736 


554 736 


499 262 




SE/11/13


554 736 


554 736 


499 262 






Sub-Total






3 662 455 






3 015 745 






2 714 170 







United Kingdom






UK/11/06


8 139 


0 


0 




UK/11/07


1 163 


0 


0 




UK/11/09


52 325 


52 325 


47 093 




UK/11/34


3 488 


3 488 


1 744 




UK/11/35


4 390 


4 390 


2 195 




UK/11/36


3 488 


3 488 


1 744 




UK/11/37


9 564 


0 


0 




UK/11/38


4 535 


0 


0 




UK/11/43


401 163 


401 163 


361 047 




UK/11/44


668 605 


668 605 


601 744 




UK/11/48


156 977 


156 977 


141 279 




UK/11/49


3 488 


0 


0 




UK/11/50


5 215 


0 


0 




UK/11/55


418 605 


418 605 


376 744 




UK/11/63


1 727 


0 


0 




UK/11/65


11 703 


0 


0 




UK/11/64


5 227 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






1 759 802 






1 709 041 






1 533 590 







Total




42 740 311 




30 392 137 




24 447 019 










ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES









(EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Germany






DE/11/04


437 500 


0 


0 




DE/11/07


67 000 


50 000 


45 000 




DE/11/15


48 000 


40 000 


36 000 






Sub-Total






552 500 






90 000 






81 000 







Estonia






EE/11/01


101 304 


90 000 


81 000 






Sub-Total






101 304 






90 000 






81 000 







Ireland






IE/11/06


200 000 


200 000 


180 000 






Sub-Total






200 000 






200 000 






180 000 







Greece






EL/11/06


400 000 


0 


0 




EL/11/02


2 100 000 


1 050 000 


945 000 






Sub-Total






2 500 000 






1 050 000 






945 000 







Spain






ES/11/02


356 600 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






356 600 






0 






0 







France






FR/11/01


1 730 000 


1 730 000 


1 557 000 






Sub-Total






1 730 000 






1 730 000 






1 557 000 







Italy






IT/11/06


240 000 


240 000 


216 000 






Sub-Total






240 000 






240 000 






216 000 







Lithuania






LT/11/03


164 198 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






164 198 






0 






0 







Netherlands






NL/11/04


52 500 


52 500 


47 250 






Sub-Total






52 500 






52 500 






47 250 







Slovenia






SI/11/03


30 000 


30 000 


27 000 






Sub-Total






30 000 






30 000 






27 000 







Finland






FI/11/02


120 000 


75 000 


67 500 






Sub-Total






120 000 






75 000 






67 500 







Sweden






SE/11/03


429 920 


387 500 


348 750 






Sub-Total






429 920 






387 500 






348 750 







United Kingdom






UK/11/04


17 441 


15 000 


13 500 




UK/11/40


797 674 


490 000 


441 000 




UK/11/45


166 860 


102 500 


92 250 




UK/11/52


366 279 


225 000 


202 500 






Sub-Total






1 348 255 






832 500 






749 250 







Total




7 825 278 




4 777 500 




4 299 750 










ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS









(EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Belgium






BE/11/01


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




BE/11/04


32 000 


32 000 


28 800 




BE/11/05


20 000 


20 000 


18 000 






Sub-Total






152 000 






152 000 






136 800 







Denmark






DK/11/07


67 074 


67 074 


60 367 






Sub-Total






67 074 






67 074 






60 367 







Germany






DE/11/18


5 000 


0 


0 




DE/11/20


50 000 


50 000 


45 000 




DE/11/21


370 000 


370 000 


333 000 




DE/11/22


13 500 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






438 500 






420 000 






378 000 







Ireland






IE/11/07


200 000 


200 000 


180 000 




IE/11/13


450 000 


450 000 


405 000 






Sub-Total






650 000 






650 000 






585 000 







Spain






ES/11/07


296 063 


296 063 


266 457 






Sub-Total






296 063 






296 063 






266 457 







Latvia






LV/11/01


140 885 


140 885 


126 796 






Sub-Total






140 885 






140 885 






126 796 







Lithuania






LT/11/02


79 574 


60 000 


54 000 






Sub-Total






79 574 






60 000 






54 000 







Slovenia






SI/11/01


330 000 


330 000 


297 000 






Sub-Total






330 000 






330 000 






297 000 







Total




2 154 096 




2 116 022 




1 904 420 










ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES









(EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Germany






DE/11/05


135 000 


135 000 


121 500 




DE/11/06


417 000 


375 000 


337 500 




DE/11/14


105 000 


105 000 


94 500 






Sub-Total






657 000 






615 000 






553 500 







Ireland






IE/11/08


600 000 


240 000 


216 000 






Sub-Total






600 000 






240 000 






216 000 







France






FR/11/02


1 002 000 


1 002 000 


901 800 






Sub-Total






1 002 000 






1 002 000 






901 800 







Portugal






PT/11/05


211 000 


211 000 


189 900 






Sub-Total






211 000 






211 000 






189 900 







Romania






RO/11/03


100 000 


15 000 


13 500 






Sub-Total






100 000 






15 000 






13 500 







Finland






FI/11/04


180 000 


180 000 


162 000 






Sub-Total






180 000 






180 000 






162 000 







United Kingdom






UK/11/05


26 744 


26 744 


24 070 




UK/11/08


53 489 


53 489 


48 139 




UK/11/39


364 535 


364 535 


328 081 




UK/11/41


455 814 


455 814 


410 233 




UK/11/42


534 884 


534 884 


481 396 




UK/11/46


27 907 


27 907 


25 116 




UK/11/47


37 209 


37 209 


33 489 




UK/11/53


213 953 


213 953 


192 558 




UK/11/54


427 907 


427 907 


385 116 






Sub-Total






2 142 442 






2 142 442 






1 928 198 







Total




4 892 442 




4 405 442 




3 964 898 










ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS









(EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution





Cyprus






CY/11/04


20 000 


20 000 


10 000 






Sub-Total






20 000 






20 000 






10 000 







Ireland






IE/11/01


200 000 


200 000 


100 000 






Sub-Total






200 000 






200 000 






100 000 







France






FR/11/05


227 000 


227 000 


113 500 




FR/11/06


148 000 


0 


0 




FR/11/07


100 000 


100 000 


50 000 




FR/11/09


208 000 


0 


0 




FR/11/08


150 000 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






833 000 






327 000 






163 500 







Portugal






PT/11/04


89 500 


0 


0 






Sub-Total






89 500 






0 






0 







Sweden






SE/11/05


221 895 


221 895 


110 947 




SE/11/08


221 894 


221 894 


110 947 






Sub-Total






443 789 






443 789 






221 894 







United Kingdom






UK/11/51


232 558 


232 558 


116 279 






Sub-Total






232 558 






232 558 






116 279 







Total




1 818 847 




1 223 347 




611 673