REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN FISHERIES FUND (2010)
Date: 2011-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aquaculture, audit, common fisheries policy, economic recession, fund (EU), management audit

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.12.2011 
COM(2011) 927 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 

FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN 
FISHERIES FUND (2010) 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

2. 

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 3 

ANNUAL REPORT 2010............................................................................................ 3 

2.1. 

Main developments, trends and challenges in the implementation of the OPs............ 3 

2.1.1. 

Implementation of the European Fisheries Fund by Member States ........................... 3 

2.1.2.  Budget implementation by the Commission ................................................................ 4 

2.2. 

Summary of the audits on management and control systems set up by the MS carried 
out on behalf of the Commission and outcome of audits on EFF assistance carried 
out by the MS. .............................................................................................................. 5 

2.2.1.  European Commission audits in 2010 for EFF:........................................................... 5 

2.2.2.  Member States audits in 2010 for EFF: ....................................................................... 6 

2.3. 

2.4. 

2.5. 

2.6. 

Economic situation of the fishing sector...................................................................... 7 

Innovation in the fishing sector – EFF best practices .................................................. 7 

Coordination of the EFF with the structural funds and the EAFRD............................ 8 

Technical assistance ..................................................................................................... 9 

2.6.1.  Use made of Technical Assistance budget by the Member States............................... 9 

2.6.2.  Use made of the Technical Assistance budget by the Commission............................. 9 

3. 

4. 

State of play of audit strategies, management and control systems and annual control 
reports......................................................................................................................... 10 

Financial execution in the Member States ................................................................. 11 

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INTRODUCTION 

1. 
According to Article 68 of the EFF Regulation1, 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. As requested 
by the Regulation, this fourth annual report  includes in addition a summary of the audits on 
management and control systems set up by the Member States and carried out on behalf of the 
Commission and of the outcome of audits on EFF assistance carried out by the Member State 
and, where appropriate, the financial corrections made. 

This  report  covers  the  implementation  of  the  EFF  during  2010.  The  Accompanying 
Commission  Staff  Working  Document  includes  a  summary  of  the  EFF  implementation  in 
each Member State as well as four tables with detailed information on financial execution2. 

2. 

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 

2.1.  Main developments, trends and challenges in the implementation of the OPs. 

2.1.1. 

Implementation of the European Fisheries Fund by Member States 

The  reasons  for  the  belated  take  off  of  EFF  implementation  were  analysed  in  detail  in  the 
earlier Annual Reports – the late adoption of EFF Regulation and Implementing Regulation, 
the priority given by the Member States to the larger EU funds, the complexity of setting up 
compliant  MCS  and  finalising,  at  the  same  time,  the  implementation  of  the  Financial 
Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) 2000-2006.  

Another reason was the effects of the economic and financial crisis which constrained funding 
available to national co-financing in some Member States and hampered private investment. 
According  to  the  mid  term  EFF  evaluation,  fishing  and  aquaculture  were  also  exposed  to 
increased economic pressure due to rising fuel costs, fish feed costs increase and rising levels 
of  general  unemployment  resulting  in  some  decline  of  demand  for  fisheries'  products  and 
stagnation  of  prices.  On  the  other  hand,  for  some  MS  the  impact  of  fuel  crisis  was  rather 
temporary and has also been as an opportunity to promote innovation and higher productivity 
in the sector, to switch to more economical methods of fishing and to restructure the fleet. 

The current figures show that the implementation of EFF started to accelerate, as expected in 
the  2009  Annual  Report.  By  the  end  of  2010  36.13%  of  the  overall  EFF  allocation  was 
committed to concrete projects, almost double the amount committed at the end of 2009, with 
some Member States exceeding 50%.  

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Art. 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, OJ 
L 120, 15.08.2006. 
Table I. Financial execution in convergence regions. 
Table II. Financial execution in non convergence regions. 
Table III. EFF programmed amounts by priority axes and by Member State. 
Table IV. EFF certified expenditure by priority axis and by Member State. 

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The 36.13% of the overall EFF allocation was committed for the 4 priority axes as follows:  
13.2%  (EUR 567 485 078) for Axis 1 (measures for the adaptation of the Community fishing 
fleet,  11.7%  (EUR  504  633  674)  for  Axis  2  (aquaculture,  inland  fishing,  processing  and 
marketing  of  fishery  and  aquaculture  products),  9.7%  (EUR  418  147  084)  for  Axis  3 
(measures  of  common  interest)  and  0.7%  (EUR  33  844  305)  for  Axis  4  (sustainable 
development of fisheries areas). Importantly, these figures reflect some progress not only for 
Axis  1  (where  the  financial  absorption  is  facilitated  by  high  aid  intensity)  but  also  for  the 
support  under  Axis  2  and  Axis  3.  As  noted  in  Annual  Report  for  2009,  this  is  a  further 
confirmation  that  implementation  of  private  and  collective  projects,  notwithstanding  the 
effects of the financial and economic crisis, is picking up.  

In  terms  of  payments,  by  the  end  of  2010  EFF  certified  expenditure  amounted  to  EUR  645 
829  316,  15  %  of  the  total  EFF  allocation.  This  is  an  increase  by  more  than  10  percentage 
points in comparison with the situation at the end of 2009 (4,1%) Axis 1 accounted for most 
of  the  payments  certified  by  Member  States  (60%  or  EUR  386  331  662)  while  Axis  2  and 
Axis 3 accounted for, respectively, 21% (EUR 135 686 896) and 16% (EUR 103 906 607). 
Axis 4 accounted for 1,2% (EUR 7,987,800). The high percentage of payments certified in the 
case of Axis 1 is  due to high aid intensity of this measure and the difficulties facing private 
and public co-financing, which have slowed down the implementation of measures under the 
other axes. 

On  Axis  4,  the  setting  up  of  local  partnerships  and  the  selection  of  participative  local 
development strategies has required a major capacity building effort in which the FARNET 
Support Unit has played a major role. This tailored support for both Member States and local 
actors has paid off.  Implementation has accelerated and by the end of 2010 more than 170 
Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) had already been selected in thirteen of the twenty-
one Member States implementing Axis 4. In total 250 FLAGs are expected to be established 
by the end of 2011. 

2.1.2.  Budget implementation by the Commission 

In  terms  of  annual  commitments,  in  2010  14.8%  (EUR  639  062  172)  of  the  total 
appropriations for 2007-2013 (EUR 4 304 949 019) were committed, of which EUR 485 174 
453  for  convergence  and  EUR  153  887  719  for  non-convergence  regions.  In  terms  of 
payments in 2010 8.85% (EUR 380 796 428) of the total appropriations for 2007-2013 were 
paid, of which 66.9% for convergence (EUR 254 799 278) and 33.1% for non-convergence 
regions  (EUR 125  997  150).  These  payments  were  made  in  the  form  of  interim  payments. 
Detailed  information  is  provided  under  point  4  of  this  report  (table  showing  financial 
execution in the Member States) and in the COM Staff working Document accompanying this 
report (tables I, II, III and IV). 

At the end of 2010, two Member State (Germany and Slovak Republic) were concerned by a 
de-commitment  according  to  the  "N+2"  rule  referred  to  in  Article  90  of  the  EFF  for  an 
amount of 2 154 026 and 108 599 respectively.  

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2.2. 

Summary  of  the  audits  on  management  and  control  systems  set  up  by  the  MS 
carried  out  on  behalf  of  the  Commission  and  outcome  of  audits  on  EFF 
assistance carried out by the MS.  

2.2.1.  European Commission audits in 2010 for EFF: 

In 2010, DG MARE started a new audit enquiry for the EFF (2007-13) programmes.  Its main 
objective is to obtain assurance on the work carried out by the Audit Authorities in Member 
States. The audits re-performed the work of the Audit Authorities on key requirements of the 
Management  and  Control  Systems  as  defined  in  agreement  with  the  European  Court  of 
Auditors  and  communicated  to  the  Member  States3.  Modules  one  and  two  cover  the  audit 
methodology  applied  by  the  Audit  Authorities;  modules  three  and  four  concern  the 
performance  of  respectively system audits and audits of operations carried out by the Audit 
Authorities. 

As shown in Table 1, seven audits were carried out in 2010 covering the work of the Audit 
Authorities for seven Operational Programmes. On the basis of these audits, recommendations 
were addressed to the Audit Authorities concerned requiring the implementation of corrective 
measures.  These  audits  indicate  that  it  can  be  reasonably  concluded  that  reliance  can  be 
placed  on  the  opinions  of  these  seven  Audit  Authorities.  Two  Audit  Authorities  were 
classified  under  category  1  (Works  well;  minor  improvements  are  needed)  and  five  were 
classified  under  category  2  (Works,  but  some  improvements  are  needed).  Audit  Authorities 
classified under category 1 (audit opinion "unqualified") do not require a follow-up. 

Table 1:  Summary of the audits on management and control systems set up by the MS 
carried out on behalf of the Commission in 2010 

Audit date  Member 

CCI 

State 

Assurance 
level 

Audit 
opinion 

Status 
report 

Module 
EPM 
2007-
13 

Estonia 

14-
18/6/2010 
5-7/7/2010  Germany 

2007EE14FPO001  1,2 & 3  Cat.2 

Qualified 

Final 
interim 

2007DE14FPO001 1,2,3  & 

Cat.1 

Unqualified  Final 

(Mecklenburg 
Vorpommern) 
Latvia 

4 

2007LV14FPO001 1,2 & 3  Cat.2 

Qualified 

France 

2007FR14FPO001  1,2,3  & 

Cat.2 

Qualified 

4 

Netherlands 

2007NL14FPO001 1,2,3  & 

Cat.2 

Qualified 

2007ES14FPO001  1,2 & 3  Cat.2 

Qualified 

4 

Final 
interim 
Under 
preparation
Draft 

Final 
interim 

2007LT14FPO001  1,2,3  & 

Cat.1 

Unqualified  Final 

4 

26-
30/7/2010 
25-
29/10/2010 
25-
28/10/2010 
8-
12/11/2010 

22-
26/11/2010 

Spain 
(Basque 
Country) 
Lithuania 

3  Guidance note EFFC/27/2008 of 12/9/2008 on a common methodology for the assessment of management and 

control systems in the Member states (2007-2013 programming period) 

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2.2.2.  Member States audits in 2010 for EFF: 

In  2010,  the  Commission  received  fifty  one  system  audit  reports  submitted  by  Audit 
authorities  of  13  Member  states  (pursuant  to  Art.61(1)  of  Reg.  (EC)  n°1198/2006).  Table  2  
includes a summary of the authorities covered by these audits (Managing authority, Certifying 
authority  or  Intermediate  body),  the  assurance  level  provided  by  the  assessment  of  the 
effectiveness of the key requirements and the overall audit opinion mentioned in the reports.  
For  twenty  reports,  the  assurance  level  was  in  category  1,  meaning  that  the  audited  system 
works well and only minor improvements would be needed. Twenty seven reports provide a 
level in category 2, being that the system works but some improvements are needed. For three 
audit  reports,  the  level  is  in  category  3,  i.e.  the  system  works  partially  and  substantial 
improvements  are  needed;  in  these  cases  appropriate  remedial  action  is  taken.  The  Audit 
Authorities ensure the monitoring and follow-up of such cases 

For thirty reports, an unqualified opinion was issued by the Audit authority; for six reports, its 
opinion was qualified. For the remaining reports, such an overall opinion was missing. 
The  results  of  DG  MARE's  analysis  of  these  reports  are  taken  into  account  for  the  overall 
assurance to be provided in the Annual Activity Report. 

Table 2:  Summary of the audits on EFF assistance carried out by the Member States in 
2010.  

Authority 
covered4 
MA CA IB 1 

Assurance 
level 
2 

Audit opinion 

3 4  Unqualified Qualified

Member 
State 

CCI 

Number 
of 
system 
audit 
reports 
received

2007BG14FPO001  1 
2007CY14FPO001  4 
2007CZ14FPO001  11 

Bulgaria 
Cyprus 
Czech 
Republic 
2007DE14FPO001  11 
Germany 
2007DK14FPO001  1 
Denmark 
2007EE14FPO001  2 
Estonia 
2007FI14FPO001 
9 
Finland 
2007LT14FPO001  2 
Lithuania 
2007LV14FPO001  1 
Latvia 
Netherlands  2007NL14FPO001  2 
2007SE14FPO001  4 
Sweden 
2007SI14FPO001 
Slovenia 
1 
2007SK14FPO001  2 
Slovakia 
TOTAL 

51 

X 
X 
X 

X 
X 
X 
X 
- 
- 
X 
X 
X 
X 

- 
X 
X  X  1 
X  X  9 

X  X  5 
- 
- 
X  X 
X  X 
X  X  2 
1 
- 
X 
X  X 
X  X 
- 
- 
- 
X 

1 
4 
11 

11 

2 

1 
3 
2 

6 
1 
2 
8 

2 
1 

3  

1 

1 
1 
20 27 3 -  30 

1 

1 
2 

1 
2 

6 

4 MA= Managing authority; CA= Certifying authority; IB= Intermediate body 

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2.3. 

Economic situation of the fishing sector 

Reduction of fishing capacity and economic performance 

According  to  the  EU  fishing  fleet  register,  on  31  December  2010  the  EU  fishing  fleet  was 
made  of  83  594  vessels  with  a  total  fishing  capacity  of  1  731  623  GT  and  6  476  495  kW. 
During 2010, the number of vessels decreased by 0.82 %, while tonnage and power decreased 
by 3.6 % and 2 % respectively. These figures include the vessels registered in the outermost 
regions. The capacity reductions in 2010 are in line with those observed in the previous years 
and of the same magnitude as an estimated average annual increase of fishing capacity due to 
the technological progress. 

During the eight year period from 2003 to 2010, approximately 338 000 GT and 1058 000 kW 
were withdrawn from the EU fleet (including the outermost regions) with public aid, out of 
which 32 672 GT and 87 645 kW were withdrawn in 2010. 

According to the latest available Annual Economic Report on the European Fishing Fleet for 
2009,  the  gross  value  added  of  the  EU  fleet  increased  by  13%  in  2009  compared  to  2008. 
Despite this improvement, taking into account the capital costs (depreciation and interest) the 
EU  fleet  as  a  whole  moved  into  a  loss  making  position.  Furthermore,  if  direct  income 
subsidies were removed from the profit calculation, in 2009 the overall loss position would be 
still more significant(from -1.5% of total income to - 4.6% of total income). 

 In  the  same  line,  due  to  lower  fuel  costs  during  2009,  data  suggest  that  employment  and 
average wages slightly increased in 2009 compared to 2008. However despite this increment, 
both the total number of fishermen employed and the average wages were lower  in 2009 than 
in  2004.  As  for  the  size  of  the  EU  fishing  enterprises,  the  situation  remains  unchanged 
throughout the EU; the vast majority of around 41,000 EU fishing enterprises (91%) owned 
only one fishing vessel, while 8.5% of enterprises owned between two and five vessels, and 
0.5% six or more vessels.. 

The analysis of the economic performance by EU fleets reveals a mixed picture in 2009.  with 
11 Member States making an economic loss during that year.  The analysis between 2005 and 
2009 at fleet segment level reveals that between 30-50% of all EU fleet segments made losses 
on average depending on the year i.e. vessels in these segments on average made insufficient 
returns  on  the  capital  invested.  The  data  also  suggests  that  between  2005-2009  the  passive 
gear  segments  were  more  profitable  that  the  mobile  gears  and  beam  trawlers  were  the  least 
profitable. 

Importantly, available data suggest that in the last years capital costs have been increasing for 
several  segments  of  the  EU  fleet.  In  the  same  vein, the  financial  position  has  been  also 
deteriorating  for  some  fleet  segments  in  parallel  to  the  increase  of  the  financial  costs (e.g. 
interest paid by loans).  

2.4. 

Innovation in the fishing sector – EFF best practices 

During 2010 the discussion on EFF best practices continued to take place at the forum of the 
EFF  Committee.  Two  projects  presented  there  seem  to  be  of  a  particular  relevance  in  the 
current economic and financial context. Credit Fund in Latvia, set up as a lending institution 
in the framework of EARDF implementation, has been used for lending EFF contribution to 

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aquaculture, thus providing an important source of the financing for the sector exposed to the 
current  credit  constraints.  Moreover,  the  lending  is  done  through  the  existing  financial 
institution set up for the implementation of other EU funds; this reduces administrative burden 
and accelerates EFF implementation.  

The second project, lobster V notching scheme in Ireland, is an example of the contribution 
that  innovation  can  make  to  sustainable  fishing.  Lobster  females  with  eggs  when  fished  are 
notched by fishermen and thrown out back to the sea; once notched they are protected from 
fishing  by  legislation.  This  project  was  worked  out  in  a  co-operative  approach  with  the 
fishermen and resulted in higher spawning and increases in recruitment and catch rates. 

towards  new  activities  such  as 

Axis 4 also starts to deliver new innovative approaches. With 170 FLAGs (out of the expected 
250) operational, innovative local projects which encourage entrepreneurship and address the 
challenges faced by fishing communities are gradually emerging.  These projects range from 
new ways of adding value to local fisheries products to fostering diversification of the local 
tourism,  pesca-tourism,  food  production, 
economy 
environmental  services  and  the  knowledge  economy.  For  instance,  one  Axis  4  project  has 
successfully  linked  increasing  demand  for  fresh  and  local  fish  with  the  latest  ICT 
technologies:  direct  sales  from  several  fishing  boats  are  promoted  by  a  dynamic  website 
which  informs  consumers  where,  when  and  what  fish  is  available  directly  from  the  boat. 
Fishermen provide this information to the website via SMS while at sea. Consumers can also 
access this information via smart phones and download the GPS data of the landing sites. As a 
result fishermen earn now as much as four times more money than before.  FLAGs have also 
supported projects linked for instance to the commercial exploitation of seaweed (sustainable 
cultivation  and  development  of  new  products)  and  new  ways  of  utilising  by-products  from 
fishing.  Support  has  also  been  granted  to  shellfish  gatherers  for  processing  barnacles, 
developing  gourmet  products  such  as  paté  with  seaweed,  especially  from  smaller  sized 
barnacles which had been previously sold for low prices.  

2.5. 

Coordination  of  the  EFF  with  the  structural  funds  and  the  European  Fund  of 
Rural Development (EARDF) 

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  European  Regional 
Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) in particular, 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 new Axis 4 was implemented in close cooperation with the LEADER programme under 
EAFRD,  since  these  two  strands  of  local  development  follow  the  same  method  (bottom-up 
territorial  approach,  integrated  multi-sectoral  local  development  strategies,  implemented  by 
local  partnership,  networking,  etc).  Some  Member  States,  especially  the  Scandinavian  ones, 
have  been  able  to  build  on  their  experience  with  the  Leader  initiative  to  encourage  similar 
structures  to  assist  local  development  in  fisheries  areas.  In  fact,  in  some  countries,  e.g. 
Denmark  and  Finland,  where  rural  and  fisheries  areas  overlap,  Leader  local  action  groups 
(LAGs)  have  taken  on  the  management  and  delivery  of  Axis  4  funds,  albeit  with  separate 
partnerships that focus on fisheries issues. This has offered the advantage of a relatively fast 
start-up process and the possibility of sharing administrative costs. Member States with larger 
budgets  (Poland,  Romania,  Bulgaria)  generally  chose  to  establish  specific  groups  for 
delivering  Axis  4.  The  cooperation  is  also  well  established  between  the  European  Rural 

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Development Network and FARNET.  At the Member States level the national networks of 
the  two  initiatives  also  coordinate  their  activities,  some  of  them  have  even  been  joined 
together. 

2.6. 

Technical assistance 

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

On the  basis  of  the Annual Reports received and  accepted so far, it results that 21  Member 
States  committed  amounts  under  the  Technical  Assistance  budget.  The  Member  States  with 
larger amounts committed to TA were: Romania (EUR 7 199 839), Italy (EUR 3 754 865), 
Spain  (EUR  2  859  767),  Sweden  (EUR  757  057)  and  Estonia  (EUR  533  830).  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. 

According  to  mid  term  evaluation  of  EFF,  16  Member  States  have  set  up  a  communication 
plan and all Member States have conducted information and communication actions.  Some 
communication  activities  were  highly  innovative  such  as  video  clip  broadcasted  on  TV 
(Latvia) and emailing campaign to stakeholders (Greece). 

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

In 2010 the Commission used EUR 3 226 082 of the EFF Technical Assistance budget on the 
following items: 

Information technology 
The  Commission  committed  EUR  584  090  for  provision  of  computer  and  related  services 
related to the maintenance and development of DG MARE information systems necessary for 
the implementation of EFF. 

Support Unit for the European Fisheries Areas Network (FAR-NET) 
EUR  1.890.8420  were  committed  for  the  Support  Unit  of  the  European  Fisheries  Areas 
Network  (FARNET)  which  was  set  up  by  the  Commission  in  May  2009  to  assist  in  the 
implementation  of  axis  4  of  the  EFF.  The  FARNET  Support  Unit  acts  as  a  platform  for 
networking between FLAGs and for the exchange of good practices. In 2010 the Support Unit 
continued to devote considerable resources to capacity building for setting up the remaining 
FLAGs.  At the same time, more priority was given to thematic issues and to analysing and 
disseminating  information  on  promising  responses  to  some  of  the  key  challenges  facing 
fishing  areas  such  as  how  to  add  value  to  fisheries  products  and  how  and  to  diversify 
economic activities in fisheries areas.  

For more information see www.farnet.eu.  

Studies 
Under DG MARE framework contract for "Studies linked to the implementation of the EFF" 
studies the Commission committed EUR 346 515 for a study on an interim evaluation of the 
EFF (2007-2013) in order to prepare of the future funding instrument. This study is available 
at 

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/studies/eff_interim_evaluation_en.pdf. 

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Under DG MARE framework contract for "Studies linked to the implementation of the EFF" 
studies the Commission committed EUR 209 614 for a synthesis of the interim evaluations of 
the EFF undertaken by Member States. This study will be finalised by the end of 2011. 

Conferences 
Under DG MARE framework contract for "Organisation of conferences and seminars on the 
Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Affairs" the Commission committed EUR 21 428 in 
order  to  organise  two  meetings  of  the  evaluators  and  Managing  Authorities  involved  in  the 
interim evaluations of the EFF. 

Under DG MARE framework contract for "Organisation of conferences and seminars on the 
Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Affairs" the Commission committed EUR 72 265 in 
order to organise a conference on innovation in fisheries. 
Under DG MARE framework contract for "Organisation of conferences and seminars on the 
Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Affairs" the Commission committed EUR 69 965 in 
order  to  organise  two  seminars  on  the  promotion  and  supply  of  fishery  and  aquaculture 
products. 

Communication activties 
Under  DG  MARE  framework  contract  for  "Information  and  Communication  activities 
relating  to  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy  and  to  the  EU  Integrated  Maritime  Policy"  the 
Commission  committed  EUR  90  859  in  order  to  re-print  the  EFF  folders  containing  the 
regulations as well as a brochure. 

Non-permanent staff 
The Commission committed EUR 850.000 for the salaries of non permanent staff involved in 
the  implementation  of  the  EFF,  in  particular  in  order  to  ensure  proper  language  coverage 
allowing for equal treatment of all Member States. 

3. 

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. At the end of 2010 21 Member States had submitted 
their ASs, 20 of which were accepted and 1 was under analysis. As regards the MCS, all 26 
were submitted at the end of 2010; 11 were accepted; and 2 have been rejected or the period 
for their analysis have been interrupted.  

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4. 

FINANCIAL EXECUTION IN THE MEMBER STATES 

TABLE: FINANCIAL EXECUTION CONVERGENCE AND NON-CONVERGENCE 

Member State 

Decided 
a 

Committed 
b 

Belgique-Belgïe 

Period 2007-2013 

 26 261 648,00 

 12 793 350,00 

Paid 
c 
(pre-financing 
included) 
 3 676 630,00 

% 
(b) / (a) 

% 
(c) / (a) 

48,71% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 4 337 474,00 

 4 337 474,00 

   0,00 

Republic of Bulgaria 

Period 2007-2013 

 80 009 708,00 

 38 156 245,00 

 11 201 359,11 

47,69% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 12 221 422,00 

 12 221 422,00 

   0,00 

Czech Republic 

Period 2007-2013 

 27 106 675,00 

 14 448 901,00 

 7 086 877,73 

53,30% 

26,14% 

Financial year: 2010 

 3 868 715,00 

 3 868 715,00 

 3 291 943,23 

Danmark 

Period 2007-2013 

 133 675 169,00 

 74 110 255,00 

 44 853 998,24 

55,44% 

33,55% 

Financial year: 2010 

 19 081 484,00 

 19 081 484,00 

 26 139 474,58 

Deutschland 

Period 2007-2013 

 153 711 392,00 

 85 867 012,00 

 47 423 400,45 

55,86% 

30,85% 

Financial year: 2010 

 22 270 129,00 

 22 270 129,00 

 19 430 244,12 

Eesti 

Period 2007-2013 

 84 568 039,00 

 41 883 075,00 

 20 197 426,14 

49,53% 

23,88% 

Financial year: 2010 

 11 891 071,00 

 11 891 071,00 

 9 603 101,61 

Ireland 

Period 2007-2013 

 42 266 603,00 

 20 590 159,00 

 20 590 159,00 

48,71% 

48,71% 

Financial year: 2010 

 6 980 914,00 

 6 980 914,00 

 14 672 835,00 

Ellas 

Period 2007-2013 

 207 832 237,00 

 120 018 853,00 

 31 994 351,17 

57,75% 

15,39% 

Financial year: 2010 

 29 729 945,00 

 29 729 945,00 

 2 897 837,99 

España 

Period 2007-2013 

1 131 890 912,00 

 641 340 727,00 

 286 033 924,92 

56,66% 

25,27% 

Financial year: 2010 

 161 753 140,00 

 161 753 140,00 

 127 569 198,92 

France 

Period 2007-2013 

 216 053 084,00 

 119 781 031,00 

 74 268 494,67 

55,44% 

34,38% 

Financial year: 2010 

 30 840 533,00 

 30 840 533,00 

 21 869 442,14 

Italia 

Period 2007-2013 

 424 342 854,00 

 236 309 252,00 

 104 244 555,92 

55,69% 

24,57% 

Financial year: 2010 

 60 586 678,00 

 60 586 678,00 

 44 836 557,92 

Cyprus 

Period 2007-2013 

 19 724 418,00 

 10 935 328,00 

 8 910 044,99 

55,44% 

45,17% 

Financial year: 2010 

 2 815 565,00 

 2 815 565,00 

 6 148 626,47 

Latvia 

Period 2007-2013 

 125 015 563,00 

 62 503 709,00 

 39 695 701,19 

50,00% 

31,75% 

Financial year: 2010 

 17 736 296,00 

 17 736 296,00 

 10 556 618,45 

Lietuva 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 713 408,00 

 28 548 396,00 

 18 445 624,41 

52,18% 

33,71% 

Financial year: 2010 

 7 546 096,00 

 7 546 096,00 

 8 841 003,88 

Luxembourg 

Period 2007-2013 

Financial year: 2010 

   0,00 

   0,00 

   0,00 

   0,00 

   0,00 

0,00% 

0,00% 

   0,00 

Hungary 

Period 2007-2013 

 34 850 860,00 

 16 116 646,00 

 5 674 974,00 

46,24% 

16,28% 

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Financial year: 2010 

 5 341 786,00 

 5 341 786,00 

  795 853,60 

Malta 

Period 2007-2013 

 8 372 329,00 

 4 029 528,00 

 1 172 126,06 

48,13% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 1 250 716,00 

 1 250 716,00 

   0,00 

Nederland 

Period 2007-2013 

 48 578 417,00 

 26 932 144,00 

 11 648 010,18 

55,44% 

23,98% 

Financial year: 2010 

 6 934 334,00 

 6 934 334,00 

   0,00 

Österreich 

Period 2007-2013 

 5 259 318,00 

 2 928 289,00 

 2 891 907,55 

55,68% 

54,99% 

Financial year: 2010 

  750 906,00 

  750 906,00 

 1 081 650,42 

Polska 

Period 2007-2013 

 734 092 574,00 

 361 732 791,00 

 139 941 469,79 

49,28% 

19,06% 

Financial year: 2010 

 119 906 010,00 

 119 906 010,00 

 37 168 509,43 

Portugal 

Period 2007-2013 

 246 485 249,00 

 137 478 742,00 

 64 386 992,42 

55,78% 

26,12% 

Financial year: 2010 

 35 195 411,00 

 35 195 411,00 

 29 879 058,42 

România 

Period 2007-2013 

 230 714 207,00 

 103 832 279,00 

 32 299 988,49 

45,00% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 36 391 468,00 

 36 391 468,00 

   0,00 

Slovenija 

Period 2007-2013 

 21 640 283,00 

 11 754 369,00 

 3 029 639,62 

54,32% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 3 722 949,00 

 3 722 949,00 

   0,00 

Slovensko 

Period 2007-2013 

 13 579 930,00 

 7 282 064,00 

 3 912 804,43 

53,62% 

28,81% 

Financial year: 2010 

 1 655 266,00 

 1 655 266,00 

 1 731 349,25 

Suomi-Finland 

Period 2007-2013 

 39 448 827,00 

 21 870 648,00 

 11 387 844,83 

55,44% 

28,87% 

Financial year: 2010 

 5 631 130,00 

 5 631 130,00 

 2 960 792,20 

Sverige 

Period 2007-2013 

 54 664 803,00 

 30 306 470,00 

 19 494 588,76 

55,44% 

35,66% 

Financial year: 2010 

 7 803 137,00 

 7 803 137,00 

 11 322 330,55 

United Kingdom 

Period 2007-2013 

 137 827 889,00 

 67 594 416,00 

 19 295 904,46 

49,04% 

14,00% 

Financial year: 2010 

 22 819 597,00 

 22 819 597,00 

   0,00 

Total 

Period 2007-2013 

4 302 686 396,00 

2 299 144 679,00 

1 033 758 798,53 

53,44% 

24,03% 

Financial year: 2010 

 639 062 172,00 

 639 062 172,00 

 380 796 428,18 

EN 

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