Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Members States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
Date: 2011-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, common fisheries policy, economic recession, economic stabilisation, financial management, fund (EU), sustainable development

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 1.8.2011 
COM(2011) 484 final 

2011/0212 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as 
regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Members States 
experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial 
stability 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSAL 

•  Reasons and objectives for the proposal 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  is  increasing  the  pressure  on  national 
financial  resources  as  Member  States  are  reducing  their  budgets.  In  this  context 
ensuring  a  smooth  implementation  of  cohesion  programmes  is  of  particular 
importance as a tool for injecting funds to the economy.  

Nonetheless, the implementation of the programmes is often challenging as a result 
of  the  liquidity  problems  resulting  from  budget  constraints.  This  is  particularly  the 
case for those Member States which have been most affected by the crisis and have 
received  financial  assistance  under  a  programme  from  the  European  Financial 
Stabilisation  Mechanism  (EFSM)  for  the  EURO  countries  or  from  the  Balance  of 
Payments  (BoP)  mechanism  for  non  EURO  countries.  To  date,  six  countries  - 
including Greece which has received financial assistance before the establishment of 
EFSM - have requested financial assistance under these mechanisms and have agreed 
with the Commission a macro-economic adjustment programme. These countries are 
Hungary,  Romania,  Latvia,  Portugal,  Greece  and  Ireland,  hereafter  called 
"programme countries". It should be noted that Hungary which has entrered the BoP 
mechanism in 2008 has already exited in 2010. 

In  order  to  ensure  that  these  Member  States  continue  the  implementation  of  the 
European Fisheries Fund programmes on the ground and disburse funds to projects, 
the current proposal contains provisions that would allow the Commission to make 
increased  payments  to  these  countries,  for  the  period  they  are  under  the  support 
mechanisms.  This  will  provide  additional  financial  resources  to  the  Member  States 
and will facilitate the continuation of the implementation of the programmes on the 
ground.  

•  General context 

The  deepening  of  the financial crisis in some of the Member States is undoubtedly 
affecting substantially the real economy due to the amount of debt and the difficulties 
encountered by the Governments to borrow money from the market. 

In  2008,  the  Council  has  adopted  (based  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission)  a 
regulation  in  response  to  the  crisis  and  to  its  socio-economic  consequences.  In  the 
framework  of this package, the  regulation foresees a number of regulatory changes 
aiming  to  provide  additional  pre-financing  through  advance  payments  to  EFF 
programmes. The additional advance payments paid out to the Member States have 
provided  an  immediate  cash  injection  of  EUR  293  million,  within  the  financial 
envelope  agreed  for  each  Member  State  for  the  2007-2013  period.  The  total  of 
advance payments amounts to EUR 586.4 million. 

•  Provisions in force in the policy sphere of the proposal 

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Article 76 of the Council Regulation (EC) 1198/2006 provides for two possibilities 
to  calculate  interim  payments.  Paragraph  1,  as  a  general  rule,  provides  that  interim 
payments  shall  be  calculated  by  applying  to  the  public  contribution  declared  in  the 
statement of expenditure certified by the certifying authority under each priority axis 
and  under  each  Convergence/Non-convergence  objective,  the  co-financing  rate 
established under the current financing plan for that priority axis and that objective. 
Paragraph 2 allows, in response to a specific and properly grounded request by the 
Member State, to calculate interim payments as the amount of Union assistance paid 
or  due  to  be  paid  to  the  beneficiaries  in  respect  of  the  priority  axis  and  of  the 
objectives. 

Article 77 of the Council Regulation (EC) 1198/2006 provides that the payment of 
balance  shall  be  limited  to  whichever  of  these  amounts  is  smaller:  (a)  the  amount 
calculated  by  applying  to  the  public  contribution  declared  in  the  final  statement  of 
expenditure  certified  by  the  certifying  authority  under  each  priority  axis  and  under 
each  Convergence/Non-Convergence  objective,  the  rate  of  Union  co-financing 
established under the current financing plan for that priority axis and that objective or 
(b)  the  amount  of  Union  assistance  paid  or  due  to  be  paid  to  the  beneficiaries  in 
respect  of  each  priority  axis  and  for  each  objective.  The  latter  amount  must  be 
specified  by  the  Member  State  in  the  last  statement  of  expenditure  certified  by  the 
certifying authority in respect of each priority axis and for each objective. 

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

The  proposal  is  consistent  with  other  proposals  and  intitiatives  adopted  by  the 
European Commission as a response to the financial crisis. 

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTEREST PARTIES AND IMPACT ANALYSIS 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

There was no consultation of external stakeholders 

•  Procurement and use of expertise 

Use of external expertise has not been necessary. 

•  Impact analysis 

The  proposal  would  allow  the  Commission  to  increase  payments  to  the  countries 
concerned, for the period they are under the support mechanisms. The increase will 
be an amount calculated by applying ten percentage points top-up to the co-financing 
rates  applicable  to  the  priority  axis  of  the  programmes  to  the  newly  certified 
expenditure submitted during the period in question. In applying the top-up, the co-
financing  rate  of  the  programme  cannot  exceed  by  more  than  10  percentage  points 
the  maximum  ceilings  of  Article  53(3)of  the  EFF  Regulation.  In  any  case  the  EU 
contribution to the operational programmes and the priority axis concerned cannot be 
higher than the amount mentioned in the Commission decision. 

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This will not impose additional financial requirements to the overall budget since the 
total  financial  allocation  for  the  period  from  the  EFF  to  the  countries  and  the 
programmes in question will not change. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the proposed measures 

It is proposed to modify article 76 and 77 of the EFF Regulation in order to allow the 
Commission  to  reimburse  the  newly  declared  expenditure  for  the  period  and  the 
countries concerned by an increased amount calculated by applying a 10 percentage 
points top-up of the applicable co-financing rates for the priority axis. 

In  applying  the  top-up,  the  co-financing  rate  of  the  programme  cannot  exceed  by 
more  than  10  percentage  points  the  maximum  ceilings  of  Article  53(3)of  the  EFF 
Regulation.  In  any  case  contribution  from  the  funds  to  the  priority  axis  concerned 
cannot be higher than the amount mentioned in the Commission decision. 

Following the adoption of a Council decision granting assistance to a Member State 
under  the  support  mechanisms,  the  Commission  will  be  applying  the  above 
mentioned  calculation  for  all  the  newly  declared  expenditure  under  an  operational 
programme for the Member State concerned.  

This will be a temporary measure which will be terminated once the Member State 
exits the support mechanism.  

•  Legal basis 

Council  Regulation  (CE)  No  1198/2006  of  27  July  2006  laying  down  general 
provisions on the European Fisheries Fund defines the framework for Union support 
for  the  sustainable  development  of  the  fisheries  sector,  fisehries  areas  and  inland 
fishing. Based on the principle of shared management between the Commission and 
the Member States, this Regulation includes provisions for the programming process 
as  well  as  arrangements  for  programme  (including  financial)  management, 
monitoring, financial control and evaluation of projects. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The proposal complies within the subsidiarity principle to the extent that it seeks to 
provide increased support through the European Fisheries Fund for certain Member 
States which experience serious difficulties [or are threatened with such difficulties] 
notably  with  problems  in  their  economic  growth  and  financial  stability  and  with  a 
deterioration in their deficit and debt position, also due to the international economic 
and financial environment. In this context, it is necessary to establish at the European 
Union  level  a  temporary  mechanism  which  allows  the  European  Commission  to 
increase  the  reimbursement  on  the  basis  of  the  certified  expenditure  under  the 
European Fisheries Fund.  

•  Proportionality principle 

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The proposal conforms to the proportionality principle: 

The  current  proposal  is  indeed  proportionate  since  it  goes  a  long  way  in  providing 
increased  support  from  the  European  Fisheries  Fund  to  the  Member  States  in 
difficulties  or threatened with severe  difficulties  caused by exceptional  occurrences 
going beyond its control and falling under the conditions of Council Regulation (EU) 
No  407/2010  (establishing  the  European  financial  stabilization  mechanism),  or  in 
difficulties or seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments 
and falling under the conditions of Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002, as well as 
to Greece, which was addressed by Council Decision 2010/320/EU giving Greece a 
notice with a view to reinforcing and deepening fiscal surveillance and take measures 
to remedy the situation of excessive deficit.  

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instrument: regulation. 

Other instruments would not be appropriate for the following reasons: 

The  Commission  has  explored  the  scope  for  manoeuvre  provided  by  the  legal 
framework  and  considers  necessary,  in  the  light  of  the  experience  up  to  now,  to 
propose modifications to the General Regulation. The objective of this revision is to 
further  facilitate  the  co-financing  of  projects  thereby  accelerating  both  their 
implementation and the impact of such investments on the real economy. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPACT 

There is no impact on commitment appropriations since no modification is proposed 
to the maximum amounts of the European Fisheries Fund financing provided for in 
the Operational Programmes for the programming period 2007-2013. 

The  proposal  shows  the  willingness  on  the  part  of  the  Commission  to  assist  the 
efforts  of  the  Member  States  to  deal  with  the  financial  crisis.  The  amendment  will 
provide  the  Member  States  concerned  with  the  funds  necessary  to  support  projects 
and the recovery of the economy. 

For payment appropriations in 2012, the proposal can result in a higher reimbursment 
to  the  Member  States  concerned.  The  additional  payment  appropriations  for  this 
proposal  will  imply  an  increase  of  payment  appropriations  (for  2012  approximatly 
EUR 20 million) which will be compensated by the end of the programming period. 
Therefore,  the  total  payment  appropriations  for  the  whole  programming  period 
remains unchanged 

In  the  light  of  Member  State's  request  to  benefit  from  the  action  and  taking  into 
account  the  evolution  in  regard  to  the  submission  of  interim  payments,  the 
Commission  will  in  2012  review  the  need  for  additional  payment  credits  and  if 
necessary propose the necessary actions to the Budgetary Authority. 

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2011/0212 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as 
regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Members States 
experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial 
stability 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 43(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  unprecedented  global  financial  crisis  and  economic  downturn  have  seriously 
damaged economic growth and financial stability and provoked a strong deterioration 
in financial and economic conditions in several Member States. In particular, certain 
Member States experience serious difficulties or are threatened with such difficulties, 
notably  with  problems  in  their  economic  growth  and  financial  stability  and  with  a 
deterioration in their deficit and debt position, also due to the international economic 
and financial environment. 

(2)  Whilst  important  actions  to  counterbalance  the  negative  effects  of  the  crisis  have 
already been taken, including amendments of the legislative framework, the impact of 
the financial crisis on the real economy, the labour market and citizens is being widely 
felt. Pressure on national financial resources is increasing and further steps should be 
taken to alleviate that pressure through the maximum and optimal use of the funding 
from the European Fisheries Fund.  

(3) 

Based  on  Article  122(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union 
(TFEU) providing the possibility of granting Union financial assistance to a Member 

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OJ L , , p. . 

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State  in  difficulties  or  seriously  threatened  with  severe  difficulties  caused  by 
exceptional occurences beyond its control, Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 
11  May  2010  establishing  a  European  financial  stabilisation  mechanism3  has 
established such a mechanism with a view to preserving the financial stability of the 
Union. 

By  Council  Implementing  Decisions  2011/77/EU  of  7  December  20104  and 
2011/344/EU of 30 May 20115 Ireland and Portugal were granted such Union financial 
assistance.  

Greece  was  experiencing  serious  difficulties  with  respect  to  its  financial  stability 
already  before  the  entry  into  force  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  407/2010.  Therefore 
financial assistance to Greece could not be based on that Regulation. 

The  Intercreditor  Agreement  and  the  Loan  Facility  Agreement  concluded  for  Greece 
on 8 May 2011 entered into force on 11  May  2010. It foresees that  the Intercreditor 
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a three-year programme period as 
long as there are any amounts outstanding under the Loan Facility Agreement. 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  332/2002  of  18  February  2002  establishing  a  facility 
providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments6 
has established an instrument providing that the Council will grant mutual assistance 
where a Member State which has not adopted the euro is in difficulties or is seriously 
threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments. 

By Council Decisions 2009/102/EC of 4 November 20097, 2009/290/EC of 20 January 
20098 and 2009/459/EC of 26 June 20099 Hungary, Latvia and Romania were granted 
such financial assistance. 

The  period  during  which  the  assistance  is  available  under  Regulations  407/2010  and 
332/2002  is  set  out  in  the  respective  Council  Implementing  Decisions.  The  Council 
Decision granting assistance to Hungary expired on 4 November 2010. 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10)  On  11  July  2011,  finance  ministers  of  the  17  euro-area  Member  States  signed  the 
Treaty  establishing  the  European  Stability  Mechanism  (ESM).  It  is  foreseen  that  by 
2013,  the  ESM  will  assume  the  tasks  currently  fulfilled  by  the  European  Financial 
Stability  Facility  (EFSF)  and  the  European  Financial  Stabilisation  Mechanism 
(EFSM).  

(11) 

In order to facilitate the management of Union funding, to help accelerate investments 
in  Member  States  and  regions  and  to  improve  the  availability  of  funding  to  the 
economy it is necessary to allow the increase of interim payments from the European 
Fisheries Fund by an amount corresponding to ten percentage points above the actual 

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OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1. 
OJ L 30, 4.2.2011, p. 34. 
OJ L 159, 176.2011, p. 88. 
OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 37, 6.2.2009, p. 5. 
OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 39. 
OJ L 150, 13.6.2009, p. 8. 

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co-financing  rate  for  each  priority  axis  for  Member  States  which  are  facing  serious 
difficulties with respect to their financial stability. 

(12)  The rules on calculation of interim payments and the payment of the final balance for 
operational  programmes  during  the  period  in  which  the  Member  States  receive  the 
financial  assistance  for  addressing  serious  difficulties  with  respect  to  their  financial 
stability should be revised accordingly.  

(13)  After the end of the period during which financial assistance has been made available, 
the  outcomes  of  evaluations  carried  out  in  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  might 
highlight  the  need  to  assess,  inter  alia,  whether  the  reduction  of  the  national  co-
funding  does  not  lead  to  a  significant  departure  from  the  goals  initially  set.  Such 
evaluation might lead to the revision of the operational programme.  

(14)  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1198/2006  of  27  July  2006  laying  down  general 
the  European  Fisheries  Fund10  should 
therefore  be  amended 

provisions  on 
accordingly. 

(15)  As the unprecedented crisis affecting international financial markets and the economic 
donwturn  which  have  seriously  damaged  the  financial  stability  of  several  Member 
States necessitates a rapid response in order to counter the effects on the economy as a 
whole,  this  Regulation  should  enter  into  force  as  soon  as  possible  and  apply 
retroactively  for  the  periods  during  which  the  Member  States  received  financial 
assistance from the Union or from other euro-area Member States in order to address 
serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

1. Articles 76 and 77 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 are replaced by the following: 

Article 1 

“Article 76 

Rules for calculating interim payments 

1. 

2. 

Interim payments shall be calculated by applying to the public contribution declared 
in  the  statement  of  expenditure  certified  by  the  certifying  authority  under  each 
priority  axis  and  under  each  Convergence/Non-convergence  objective,  the  co-
financing rate established under the current financing plan for that priority axis and 
that objective. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  paragraph  1,  in  response  to  a  specific  and  properly 
grounded request by the Member  State, an  interim  payment  shall  be  the  amount  of 
Union assistance paid or due to be paid to the beneficiaries in respect of the priority 

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OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1. 

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axis and of the objective. This amount must be specified by the Member State in the 
statement of expenditure. 

3. 

By way of derogation from Article 53 (3), , on the request of a Member State, interim 
payments  maybe  increased  by  an  amount  corresponding  to  ten  percentage  points 
above  the  co-financing  rate  applicable  to  each  priority  axis.  to  be  applied  to  the 
amount of eligible public expenditure newly declared in each certified statement of 
expenditure submitted during the period in which a Member State complies with one 
of the following conditions:  

(a) 

financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EC) No 
407/2010  establishing  a  European  financial  stabilisation  mechanism*  or,  is 
made  available  to  it  by  other  euro-area  Member  States  before  the  entry  into 
force of that Regulation; 

(b)  medium-term  financial  assistance  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in 

accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002**; 

(c) 

financial  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in  accordance  with  the  Treaty 
establishing the European Stability Mechanism signed on 11 July 2011. 

4. 

For  the  purpose  of  calculating  interim  payments  submitted  after  the  Member  State 
ceases  to  benefit  from  the  financial  assistance  referred  to  in  paragraph  3,  the 
Commission  shall  not  take  into  account  the  increased  amounts  paid  in  accordance 
with that paragraph. 

However, these amounts shall be taken into account for the purpose of Article 79(1). 

* 

OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p.1. 

** OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1.” 

Article 77 

Rules for calculating payments of the balance 

1. 

Payment of the balance shall be limited to whichever of the following two amounts is 
smaller: 

(a) 

(b) 

the  amount  calculated  by  applying  to  the  public  contribution  declared  in  the 
final statement of  expenditure certified  by  the  certifying  authority  under  each 
priority axis and under each Convergence/Non-Convergence objective, the co-
financing rate established under the current financing plan for that priority axis 
and that objective; 

the  amount  of  Union  assistance  paid  or  due  to  be  paid  to  the  beneficiaries  in 
respect of each priority axis and for each objective. The latter amount must be 
specified by the Member State in the last statement of expenditure certified by 
the certifying authority in respect of each priority axis and for each objective. 

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2. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  53  (3),  on  the  request  of  a  Member  State, 
payments of the final balance may be increased, by an amount corresponding to ten 
percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to each priority axis, to be 
applied to the amount of eligible public expenditure newly declared in each certified 
statement of expenditure submitted during the period in which a Member State meets 
one of the following conditions:  

(a) 

financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EC) No 
407/2010  establishing  a  European  financial  stabilisation  mechanism*  or,  ,  is 
made available by other euro-area Member States before the entry into force of 
that Regulation; 

(b)  medium-term  financial  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in  accordance  with 

Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002**; 

(c) 

financial  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in  accordance  with  the  Treaty 
establishing the European Stability Mechanism signed on 11 July 2011. 

3. 

For  the  purpose  of  calculating  the  payment  of  the  final  balance  after  the  Member 
State ceases to benefit from the Union financial assistance referred to in Article 76 
paragraph 3, the Commission shall not take into account the increased amounts paid 
in accordance with that paragraph. 

2. Article 77 a is inserted: 

"Article 77 a 

Limit to the Union contribution through interim payments and payments of the balance 

Notwithstanding Article 76 paragraph 3, and Article 77 paragraph 2, the Union contribution 
through  interim  payments  and  payments  of  the  final  balance  shall  not  be  higher  than  the 
public contribution and the maximum amount of assistance from the Funds for each priority 
axis and objective as laid down in the decision of the Commission approving the operational 
programme." 

Article 2 

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

However,  it  shall  apply  retroactively  to  the  following  Member  States  with  effect  from  the 
moment financial assistance was made available to them:  

(a) Ireland from 10 December 2010; 

(b) Greece from 11 May 2010; 

(c) Latvia from 23 January 2009; 

(d) Hungary from 5 November 2008; 

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(e) Portugal from 24 May 2011; 

(f) Romania from 11 May 2009; 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Proposal  for  a  REGULATION  (EU)  No  …/2011  OF  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) 
No 1198/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for 
certain Members States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with 
respect to their financial stability 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

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

European Fisheries Fund; ABB activity 11.06 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B.A lines)): 

The proposed new action will be implemented on the following budget lines: 

•  11.0612 Convergence (EFF) 

•  11.0613 non Convergence (EFF) 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

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3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics: 

Budget 
line 

11.0612 

11.0613 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 2 

No 2 

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

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

The  following  tables  show  the  estimated  impact  of  the  proposed  measures  in  2011  to 
2013. Since no new financial resources are proposed, no figures are inserted in the tables 
but n.a. (non-applicable) is indicated. 

For payment appropriations in 2012, the proposal can result in a higher reimbursment to 
the  Member  States  concerned.  The  additional  payment  appropriations  for  this  proposal 
will  imply  an  increase  of  payment  appropriations  (for  2012  approximatly  EUR  20 
million)  which  will  be  compensated  by  the  end  of  the  programming  period.  Therefore, 
the total payment appropriations for the whole programming period remains unchanged 

In the light of Member State's request to benefit from the action and taking into account 
the  evolution  in  regard  to  the  submission  of  interim  payments,  the  Commission  will  in 
2012  review  the  need  for  additional  payment  credits  and  if  necessary  propose  the 
necessary actions to the Budgetary Authority. 

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Secti
on 
no. 

Expenditure type 

Operational expenditure11  

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

20 

n.a 

 n.a. 

-20 

n.a

n.a.

Administrative expenditure within reference amount12 

Technical 
& 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

a+c 

b+c 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

0,000

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount13 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

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

costs, 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention  

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

including 
Human 

a+c
+d
+e 

b+c
+d
+e 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a

11 
12 
13 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter 11 01 of the Title 11 concerned 
Expenditure within article 11 01 04 of Title 11. 
Expenditure within chapter 11 01 other than articles 11 01 04 or 11 01 05. 

EN 

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Co-financing details 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

⌧  Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial 

(cid:133) 
perspective. 

(cid:133) 
Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional 
Agreement14 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

⌧ 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

(cid:133) 

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

Budget line 

Revenue 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

Situation following action 

[Yea
r n] 

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

] 

[n+4]  [n+5]

15

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

14 
15 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 
Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years 

EN 

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4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – 
see detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  is  increasing  the  pressure  on  national 
financial  resources,  as  Member  States  are  reducing  their  budgets.  In  this  context,  the 
proposal would enable those Member States to continue with the implementation of the 
programmes  by  allowing  them  to  use  higher  co-financing  rate  from  the  European 
Fisheries Fund and lower from national resources.  

5.2. 

Value-added  of  Union  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

The  proposal  will  allow  the  continuation  of  the  implementation  of  the  programmes, 
injecting  money  into  the  economy  while  at  the  same  time  help  reduce  the  burden  on 
public expenditure. 

5.3. 

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

The objective is to help those Memebr States mostly affected by the financial crisis to be 
able  to  continue  with  the  implementation  of  the  programmes  on  the  ground,  hence 
injecting funds into the economy. 

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

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

• 

With Member states 

EN 

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6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

Not needed, as it falls under the established monitoring of the European Fisheries Fund. 

6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

This proposal has been prepared at the request from the Cabinet of the President of the 
Commission. 

6.2.2.  Measures  taken  following  an  intermediate/ex-post  evaluation  (lessons  learned 

from similar experiences in the past) 

N/A 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

N/A 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

N.A. 

EN 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

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

Type of 
output 

Av. 
cost 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 and 
later 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

OPERATIONAL  OBJECTIVE 
No.1 Sustain the implementation 
of the operational programmes 

Action  1  –  100%  co-financing 
rate 

TOTAL COST 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

EN 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

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

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff (11 
01 01) 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Staff financed by art. 
11 01 02 

Other  staff  financed 
by art. 11 01 04/05 

TOTAL 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

N/A 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(When  more  than  one  source  is  stated,  please  indicate  the  number  of  posts  originating 
from each of the sources) 

Posts  currently  allocated  to  the  management  of  the  programme  to  be 

(cid:133) 
replaced or extended 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

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

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing 

(cid:133) 
service (internal redeployment) 

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

(cid:133) 
of the year in question 

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8.2.4.  Other Administrative expenditure included in reference amount (11 01 04/05 – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5  

and 
later 

TOTAL 

1  Technical 

and 

administrative 
assistance  (including  related  staff 
costs) 

Executive agencies 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Other 
assistance 

technical 

and 

administrative 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

- intra muros  

- extra muros 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Total  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

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

reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

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

Year n+5 

and later 

Officials  and  temporary  staff 
(11 01 01) 

Staff  financed  by  Art  11  01  02 
(auxiliary,  END,  contract  staff, 
etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

cost 

Total 
Resources 
costs 
amount) 

(NOT 

of  Human 
associated 
reference 

and 
in 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

EN 

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Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

Calculation– Staff financed under art. 11 01 02 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

8.2.6.  Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

11 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

11 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

11 01 02 11 03 – Committees  

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

11 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

11 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

 2  Total 

Other 

Management 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Expenditure (11 01 02 11) 

3  Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line) 

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than  human  resources  and  associated 
in  reference 
included 
costs 
amount) 

(NOT 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

n.a. 

EN 

21 

   EN