2012/294/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 (notified under document C(2012) 3262)
Date: 2012-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, computer network, disclosure of information, financing level, fishery management, fishing controls, new technology, remote sensing




L_2012150EN.01008601.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 150/86








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 25 May 2012
         
on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012
(notified under document C(2012) 3262)
(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2012/294/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 programme for 2012, 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(1)(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 conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programs related to funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 October 2011, i.e. traceability, validation and cross-checking of data, measurement of engine power, equipment of small scale fleet with Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS).












(6)


On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programs for Union funding related to non-priority actions such as installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) on board fishing vessels, training and initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as the purchase or modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.












(7)


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












(8)


Within the priority areas defined by the Commission, it appeared that projects on traceability that were presented by Member States required a global and coordinated approach among Member States to be put in place before a Union contribution could be granted. The assessment of these traceability projects for a Union contribution was consequently postponed to an additional financing decision to be prepared in 2012.












(9)


In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (3)













(10)


In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.












(11)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Subject matter

This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2012 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(1)(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 2016. 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 2017.


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 as well as on the verification of engine power, 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 to 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 in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.


4.   In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011, 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

Addresses


1.   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, 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.


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








(in EUR)




Member State


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Belgium


610 000 


410 000 


345 000 




Bulgaria


25 565 


25 565 


23 009 




Denmark


3 462 722 


2 656 563 


2 350 599 




Germany


5 971 900 


181 000 


162 900 




Ireland


52 370 000 


270 000 


163 000 




Greece


12 110 000 


6 040 000 


5 400 000 




Spain


207 080 


84 200 


75 780 




France


3 550 955 


2 152 500 


1 937 250 




Italy


5 877 000 


4 412 000 


3 846 000 




Cyprus


65 000 


65 000 


38 500 




Latvia


17 856 


17 856 


13 400 




Lithuania


284 939 


284 939 


256 445 




Malta


117 000 


104 500 


94 050 




Netherlands


1 709 400 


1 580 000 


1 422 000 




Poland


2 674 000 


0 


0 




Portugal


3 379 192 


539 979 


485 981 




Romania


615 000 


430 000 


367 000 




Slovenia


204 800 


185 800 


145 700 




Finland


2 500 000 


1 987 500 


1 584 750 




Sweden


11 463 574 


242 177 


195 782 




United Kingdom


10 017 803 


4 424 309 


3 705 547 




Total


117 233 786 


26 093 889 


22 612 693 









Done at Brussels, 25 May 2012.


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)  
            OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS









(in 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/12/02


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




BE/12/03


200 000 


0 


0 




BE/12/04


30 000 


30 000 


27 000 




BE/12/06


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




Sub-total


430 000 


230 000 


207 000 




Bulgaria





BG/12/01


25 565 


25 565 


23 009 




Sub-total


25 565 


25 565 


23 009 




Denmark





DK/12/01


335 900 


335 900 


302 310 




DK/12/03


335 900 


335 900 


302 310 




DK/12/04


470 259 


470 259 


423 233 




DK/12/05


214 976 


214 976 


193 478 




DK/12/06


268 720 


268 720 


241 848 




DK/12/07


268 720 


0 


0 




DK/12/08


167 950 


0 


0 




DK/12/09


100 770 


0 


0 




DK/12/10


8 062 


8 062 


7 255 




DK/12/11


15 048 


15 048 


13 543 




DK/12/12


134 360 


0 


0 




DK/12/13


100 770 


100 770 


50 385 




DK/12/14


201 540 


201 540 


181 386 




DK/12/15


100 770 


100 770 


90 693 




DK/12/17


134 360 


134 360 


120 924 




DK/12/18


134 360 


134 360 


120 924 




Sub-total


2 992 462 


2 320 663 


2 048 289 




Germany





DE/12/11


310 300 


310 300 


0 




DE/12/12


100 000 


100 000 


0 




DE/12/13


300 000 


300 000 


0 




DE/12/14


50 000 


50 000 


0 




DE/12/15


290 600 


290 600 


0 




DE/12/16


590 000 


590 000 


0 




DE/12/17


925 000 


925 000 


0 




DE/12/18


400 000 


400 000 


0 




DE/12/21


1 875 000 


1 875 000 


0 




Sub-total


4 840 900 


4 840 900 


0 




Ireland





IE/12/01


70 000 


70 000 


63 000 




IE/12/03


200 000 


200 000 


100 000 




IE/12/04


1 200 000 


1 200 000 


0 




Sub-total


1 470 000 


1 470 000 


163 000 




Greece





EL/12/03


90 000 


90 000 


45 000 




EL/12/05


2 400 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


2 490 000 


90 000 


45 000 




Spain





ES/12/01


207 080 


84 200 


75 780 




Sub-total


207 080 


84 200 


75 780 




France





FR/12/02


725 000 


570 000 


513 000 




FR/12/03


293 855 


185 000 


166 500 




FR/12/05


150 000 


150 000 


135 000 




FR/12/06


42 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


1 210 855 


905 000 


814 500 




Italy





IT/12/01


700 000 


700 000 


630 000 




IT/12/02


500 000 


500 000 


450 000 




IT/12/03


900 000 


900 000 


810 000 




IT/12/04


700 000 


0 


0 




IT/12/05


900 000 


900 000 


810 000 




IT/12/07


500 000 


0 


0 




IT/12/08


100 000 


100 000 


90 000 




IT/12/09


312 000 


312 000 


156 000 




IT/12/10


135 000 


0 


0 




IT/12/11


130 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


4 877 000 


3 412 000 


2 946 000 




Cyprus





CY/12/01


15 000 


15 000 


13 500 




CY/12/02


50 000 


50 000 


25 000 




Sub-total


65 000 


65 000 


38 500 




Latvia





LV/12/01


6 676 


6 676 


3 338 




LV/12/02


11 180 


11 180 


10 062 




Sub-total


17 856 


17 856 


13 400 




Lithuania





LT/12/01


237 488 


237 488 


213 740 




LT/12/02


37 651 


37 651 


33 885 




LT/12/03


9 800 


9 800 


8 820 




Sub-total


284 939 


284 939 


256 445 




Malta





MT/12/01


92 000 


92 000 


82 800 




Sub-total


92 000 


92 000 


82 800 




Netherlands





NL/12/01


245 000 


245 000 


220 500 




NL/12/02


395 000 


395 000 


355 500 




NL/12/04


240 000 


240 000 


216 000 




NL/12/05


85 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


965 000 


880 000 


792 000 




Poland





PL/12/01


2 674 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


2 674 000 


0 


0 




Portugal





PT/12/01


90 900 


90 900 


81 810 




PT/12/03


314 579 


314 579 


283 121 




PT/12/06


60 000 


60 000 


54 000 




Sub-total


465 479 


465 479 


418 931 




Romania





RO/12/02


30 000 


30 000 


27 000 




RO/12/03


50 000 


50 000 


25 000 




RO/12/04


350 000 


350 000 


315 000 




Sub-total


430 000 


430 000 


367 000 




Slovenia





SI/12/01


20 000 


20 000 


18 000 




SI/12/02


20 000 


20 000 


18 000 




SI/12/04


40 000 


40 000 


36 000 




SI/12/05


12 000 


12 000 


10 800 




SI/12/06


3 000 


0 


0 




SI/12/07


5 000 


0 


0 




SI/12/08


1 800 


1 800 


900 




SI/12/09


3 000 


3 000 


1 500 




SI/12/11


49 000 


49 000 


24 500 




SI/12/12


40 000 


40 000 


36 000 




Sub-total


193 800 


185 800 


145 700 




Finland





FI/12/01


400 000 


400 000 


360 000 




FI/12/03


10 000 


10 000 


5 000 




FI/12/05


500 000 


500 000 


250 000 




FI/12/06


500 000 


0 


0 




FI/12/07


400 000 


400 000 


360 000 




FI/12/08


400 000 


400 000 


360 000 




Sub-total


2 210 000 


1 710 000 


1 335 000 




Sweden





SE/12/01


11 177 397 


11 177 397 


0 




SE/12/02


55 443 


55 443 


27 722 




SE/12/03


110 887 


110 887 


99 798 




SE/12/04


20 403 


20 403 


18 363 




Sub-total


11 364 130 


11 364 130 


145 883 




United Kingdom





UK/12/01


1 478 365 


1 478 365 


1 330 528 




UK/12/41


14 215 


0 


0 




UK/12/42


10 235 


10 235 


9 211 




UK/12/43


8 506 


8 506 


4 253 




UK/12/44


284 301 


284 301 


142 151 




UK/12/46


454 881 


454 881 


409 393 




UK/12/47


56 860 


56 860 


28 430 




UK/12/50


9 098 


0 


0 




UK/12/38


2 019 


0 


0 




UK/12/39


1 700 


0 


0 




UK/12/40


796 


0 


0 




Sub-total


2 320 976 


2 293 148 


1 923 966 




Total


39 627 042 


13 948 384 


11 842 203 









ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES









(in 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/12/03


16 000 


0 


0 




DE/12/06


4 000 


0 


0 




DE/12/08


25 000 


25 000 


22 500 




DE/12/09


493 500 


0 


0 




Sub-total


538 500 


25 000 


22 500 




Greece





EL/12/08


3 250 000 


3 250 000 


2 925 000 




Sub-total


3 250 000 


3 250 000 


2 925 000 




France





FR/12/07


1 085 000 


1 000 000 


900 000 




Sub-total


1 085 000 


1 000 000 


900 000 




Italy





IT/12/06


1 000 000 


1 000 000 


900 000 




Sub-total


1 000 000 


1 000 000 


900 000 




Malta





MT/12/03


25 000 


12 500 


11 250 




Sub-total


25 000 


12 500 


11 250 




Portugal





PT/12/07


2 057 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


2 057 000 


0 


0 




Romania





RO/12/01


75 000 


0 


0 




RO/12/05


110 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


185 000 


0 


0 




Slovenia





SI/12/03


5 000 


0 


0 




Sub-total


5 000 


0 


0 




Finland





FI/12/04


15 000 


12 500 


11 250 




Sub-total


15 000 


12 500 


11 250 




United Kingdom





UK/12/02


653 892 


575 000 


517 500 




UK/12/03


557 230 


490 000 


441 000 




UK/12/32


45 488 


40 000 


36 000 




UK/12/33


309 888 


272 500 


245 250 




UK/12/45


468 528 


412 500 


371 250 




Sub-total


2 035 026 


1 790 000 


1 611 000 




Total


10 195 526 


7 090 000 


6 381 000 









ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS









(in 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/12/01


120 000 


120 000 


108 000 




Sub-total


120 000 


120 000 


108 000 




Denmark





DK/12/02


335 900 


335 900 


302 310 




Sub-total


335 900 


335 900 


302 310 




Germany





DE/12/19


81 000 


81 000 


72 900 




DE/12/20


75 000 


75 000 


67 500 




Sub-total


156 000 


156 000 


140 400 




France





FR/12/04


255 100 


247 500 


222 750 




Sub-total


255 100 


247 500 


222 750 




Netherlands





NL/12/03


700 000 


700 000 


630 000 




Sub-total


700 000 


700 000 


630 000 




Portugal





PT/12/05


74 500 


74 500 


67 050 




Sub-total


74 500 


74 500 


67 050 




Finland





FI/12/02


250 000 


250 000 


225 000 




Sub-total


250 000 


250 000 


225 000 




Sweden





SE/12/05


55 443 


55 443 


49 899 




Sub-total


55 443 


55 443 


49 899 




Total


1 946 943 


1 939 343 


1 745 409 









ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES









(in EUR)




Member State & project code


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Greece





EL/12/09


2 700 000 


2 700 000 


2 430 000 




Sub-total


2 700 000 


2 700 000 


2 430 000 




Finland





FI/12/09


25 000 


15 000 


13 500 




Sub-total


25 000 


15 000 


13 500 




Total


2 725 000 


2 715 000 


2 443 500 









ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS









(in 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/12/05


60 000 


60 000 


30 000 




Sub-total


60 000 


60 000 


30 000 




Denmark





DK/12/16


134 360 


0 


0 




Sub-total


134 360 


0 


0 




United Kingdom





UK/12/49


341 161 


341 161 


170 581 




Sub-total


341 161 


341 161 


170 581 




Total


535 521 


401 161 


200 581 









ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING, INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES AND ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED









(in EUR)




Type of expenditure


Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes


Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision


Maximum Union contribution




Training and exchange programmes


 


 


 




Sub-total


825 931 


0 


0 




Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules


 


 


 




Sub-total


849 713 


0 


0 




Patrol vessels and aircraft


 


 


 




Sub-total


60 528 109 


0 


0 




Total


62 203 753 


0 


0