Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency
Date: 2015-12-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: European Maritime Safety Agency, European cooperation, Mediterranean Sea, exchange of information, external border of the EU, illegal migration, maritime safety, maritime surveillance

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Strasbourg, 15.12.2015  COM(2015) 667 final 2015/0313 (COD)   Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (Text with EEA relevance)  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

There  are  currently  more  than  300  civilian  and  military  authorities  in  the  Member  States 
responsible for carrying out  coastguard functions in a wide range of areas such as maritime 
safety, security, search and rescue, border control, fisheries control, customs control, general 
law  enforcement  and  environmental  protection.  A  number  of  EU  agencies,  in  particular 
Frontex, the European Maritime Safety Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, 
support the national authorities in the exercise of these functions. 

In 2014, the Commission finalised a feasibility study to examine the need for improved co-
operation  and  co-ordination  between  national  bodies  and  agencies  carrying  out  coastguard 
functions. This study identifies a range of issues for closer collaboration, in particular in the 
areas of operational surveillance and data sharing which underpins all these functions. 

The  need  to  enhance  collaboration  and  coordination  between  authorities  carrying  out 
coastguard  functions  has  subsequently  been  acknowledged  in  the  Union  maritime  transport 
legislation, the European Union Maritime Security Strategy with an Action Plan adopted by 
the Council in 2014 and in the European Agenda on Migration adopted by the Commission in 
2015. 

The  purpose  of  this  legislative  proposal  reinforcing  European  co-operation  on  coastguard 
functions  is  to  improve  cooperation  and  coordination  between  the  relevant  EU  agencies  in 
order to  enhance synergies between their respective services, thus allowing them to provide 
more  efficient  and  cost  effective  multipurpose  services  to  national  authorities  carrying  out 
coastguard functions. 

This  legislative  proposal  forms  part  of  a  set  of  measures  proposed  by  the  Commission  to 
reinforce  the  protection  of  Europe's  external  borders,  including  European  cooperation  on 
coastguard function, which also includes proposals for a Regulation establishing a European 
Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  and  to  amend  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  768/2005 
establishing  a  European  Fisheries  Control  Agency.  The  substantive  amendments  in  this 
proposal are identical to the proposed provisions on European coastguard cooperation in the 
proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Border and Coast Guard Agency and to the 
proposed amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

This  proposal  is  consistent  with  the  policy  objectives  of  the  European  Maritime  Transport 
Policy until 2018 and of the European Maritime Safety Agency which was established with 
the  purpose  of  ensuring  a  high,  uniform,  and  effective  level  of  maritime  safety,  maritime 
security,  prevention  of,  and  response  to,  pollution  caused  by  ships.  It  is  at  the  heart  of  the 
EMSA's  mission,  competencies  and  activities  with  maritime  administrations  and  bodies 
carrying out coast guard functions. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The objective of this initiative is to improve European cooperation on coastguard functions by 
developing cross-sectoral cooperation among the European Border and Coast Guard Agency , 
the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency 

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(EFCA) to improve synergies between those agencies, in order to provide more efficient and 
cost-effective multipurpose services to national authorities carrying out coastguard functions. 

The underlying problem is that coastguard functions, such as border control, maritime safety 
and  security,  search  and  rescue  operations,  fisheries  control,  pollution  control  etc.,  are 
currently  carried  out  by  more  than  300  authorities  in  Member  States,  which  are  not  always 
well  coordinated  even  at  national  level.  By  promoting  collaboration  and  co-ordination 
between  authorities  carrying  out  coastguard  functions,  this  proposal  is  fully  consistent  with 
Union policies on migration, security, IUU fishing as well as on transport and mobility. 

The  additional  tasks  for  EMSA  are  fully  in  line  with  European  Border  and  Coast  Guard 
Agency and EFCA mandates and will assist them to also fulfil their duties and tasks. There 
are already bilateral Service Level Agreements in place between EMSA and European Border 
and Coast Guard Agency and between EMSA and EFCA for delivery of maritime information 
services. With  European Border and Coast Guard Agency the exchange of currently available 
data  is  organised  since  April  2013  and  data  is  permanently  streamed  from  EMSA  into 
EUROSUR  and  the  European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  Situation  Center.  The 
established practices will be used for the enhanced data streams. 

This  legislative  proposal  is  without  prejudice  to  the  Commission's  commitment  to  bringing 
founding  regulations  of  EU  decentralised  agencies  in  line  with  the  Common  Approach  on 
decentralised agencies when being revised for policy related reasons.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The proposal is based on Article 100(2) of the TFEU on establishing provisions for the pursuit 
of the objectives of the common sea transport policy. 

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Subsidiarity  

The  proposal  deals  with  support  to  national  authorities  carrying  out  coastguard  functions  at 
national and Union level, and where appropriate at international level. 

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Proportionality 

The proposal aims at reinforcing the EU's coastguard capacity to response to threats and risks 
in  the  maritime  domain  by  improving  cooperation  and  promoting  cross-border  and  cross-
sector cost-effective actions. This will avoid duplication of effort while ensuring that the main 
actors  (in  particular  EU  agencies)  act  in  a  coherent  and  efficient  manner  and  develop 
synergies together. It takes into account the need to  have more control in the maritime area 
while limiting the workload for national and EU administrations. 

The added value of EMSA particular activities at EU level are:  

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providing valuable information to improve surveillance of the external borders 
of the European Union with new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS or 
drones) services and continued SAT-AIS services, which otherwise would not 
be  provided  or  provided  to  a  lesser  extent  (aerial  surveillance,  which  is  very 
costly); 

providing services and data at EU level is cost efficient, due to economies of 
scale, which cannot be obtained by similar actions at national level; 

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reuse of data and sharing of data with all concerned EU Member States and EU 
Agencies, avoiding duplication of effort and offering multiple use of the same 
data and the same services, enabling the use of new and modern technologies; 

collecting  all  relevant  maritime  data  on  human  activity  at  sea  in  one  place, 
offering  a  “one  stop  shop”  solution,  which  feeds  other  authorities  at  national 
and EU level with this data. The ICT infrastructure and distribution network is 
already  mostly  in  place  and  does  not  need  to  be  developed  again.  EMSA  is 
already  providing  different  maritime  data  sets  to  European  Border  and  Coast 
Guard Agency and EFCA for which interfaces have been established; 

the  use  of  EMSA’s  already  established  maritime  information  systems, 
harmonisation  of  existing  systems  and  services  for  promoting  information 
exchange between coastguard authorities on an EU level; 

increasing  the  collective  skills  and  capacity  for  coastguard  functions  and 
assisting them to collaborate and act jointly, based on a harmonised approach. 

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Choice of the instrument 

As  the  purpose  of  the  proposal  is  to  amend  Regulation  (EC)  No  1406/2002  establishing  a 
European Maritime Safety Agency, it is necessary to propose a Regulation. 

3. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

N/A (this initiative aims at implementing commitments contained in the European Agenda on 
migration referring to coastguard activities).  

Stakeholder consultations 

Collection and use of expertise 

Impact assessment 

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N/A 

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N/A 

There was however a feasibility study commissioned by DG MOVE1, as provided in recital 
(30) of Regulation No 100/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2. 

The  study  identified  some  316  civilian  and  military  Member  States'  authorities,  which  are 
responsible for Coast Guard functions and collaborating via 70 different structures.  The study 
highlighted key shortcomings with the existing co-operation:  

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the  lack  of  information  on  the  remit,  powers  and  capabilities  of  other 
authorities; 

human  resources,  financial  constraints  and  the  limited  number  of  operational 
assets; 

Study on  the  feasibility  of  improved  cooperation  between  bodies  carrying  out  European  Coast  Guard 

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functions (94 pages), http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/maritime/studies/doc/2014-06-icf-coastguard.pdf 
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Regulation 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (Recital 30). 

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ad  hoc  coordination  and  lack  of  interoperability  of  systems,  processes  and 
assets;  

limited joint planning and joint operations.  

One of the key findings was the pivotal role of the existing operational surveillance and data 
sharing which underpins all of the functions and which rely on EMSA systems. 

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Regulatory fitness and simplification 

The initiative is not part of the REFIT agenda but should apply its main principles. 

Fundamental rights 

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N/A 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This initiative requires an increase in the EU contribution to EMSA of around 22 million per 
year (that is around €87 million for the 2017 to 2020 period) and the recruitment of 17 TA. 

This is operational expenditure (title 3) for around €81 million mainly to cover provision of 
RPAS  services  (€67  million)  and  SAT-AIS  and  Satcom  data  and  services  to  increase  the 
surveillance  capability  of  the  3  agencies  and  national  authorities  to  strengthen  as  a  primary 
objective the control of the external maritime borders of the European Union. 

(See also the legislative financial statement attached). 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

As this measure will be implemented by EMSA, its evaluation will be included in the 5-year 
evaluation  of  the  agency,  which  findings  and  recommendations  shall  be  forwarded  by  the 
Commission to the European Parliament and the Council and shall be made public.   

Explanatory documents (for directives) 

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N/A 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

The  proposal  aims  at  developing  European  cooperation  on  coastguard  functions  by 
developing forms of cooperation among European Border and Coast Guard, EMSA and 
EFCA  to  improve synergies  between those agencies, in order  to  provide  more efficient 
and cost-effective multipurpose services to national authorities carrying out coastguard 
functions. 

EMSA  will  lead  notably  for  a  significant  improvement  of  the  surveillance  capability  to 
strengthen  the  control  of  the  external  maritime  borders  of  the  European  Union  through  the 
following actions:  

a. 
Sharing information generated by fusing and analysing data available in ship reporting 
systems and other information systems hosted by or accessible to the Agencies, in accordance 
with their respective legal bases and without prejudice to the ownership of data by Member 
States; 

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Output: improving the dissemination of real time and near real time maritime surveillance 
data between the three Agencies and relevant authorities 

Based on the current SLA’s EMSA has with respectively European Border and Coast Guard 
Agencyand EFCA, maritime information is streamed into the systems of the other Agencies. 
When  improving  surveillance  capabilities,  data  of  new  sensors,  in  particular  of  RPAS 
(including video and infrared data) should be incorporated in the maritime picture, this will 
require new functionalities in the current system to improve the provision of information and 
sharing  it  with  the  other  Agencies  and  relevant  authorities.  Software  developments  and 
interface upgrades are needed to update the systems to cope with the information from new 
sensors.  

Providing  surveillance  and  communication  services  based  on  state-of-the-art 
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technology,  including  space-based  and  ground  infrastructure  and  sensors  mounted  on  any 
kind of platform, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems; 

Output: flexible RPAS services for border control surveillance 

With the current land- and satellite based technologies, it is still difficult to detect small boats 
made out of rubber or wood, used to get migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. These types 
of boats do not generally generate enough reflection to be visible on radar satellite imagery. 
With  optical  imagery  only  very  targeted  small  areas  can  be covered,  provided  that  it  is  day 
time and there are no clouds. Satellite information in general is only available at certain times 
according to the flight track of the satellites. Additional services based on RPAS (drones), can 
overcome these limitations.  

The  Agency  will  organise  and  provide,  as  an  institutional  service  provider,  RPAS  service 
operations  in  support  of    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  and  border  control 
authorities. In addition, EMSA as a maritime safety agency will contribute to a more friendly 
perception of using this technology. This technology has a multipurpose character and can be 
used  for  a  variety  of  public  tasks  at  sea  (border  control,  safety  of  navigation,  Search  and 
Rescue,  pollution  detection,  fishery  control,  law  enforcement  actions).  Strengthening  the 
cooperation between the Agencies will further enhance synergies and multipurpose use of the 
same assets.   

By having  EMSA providing RPAS services,  European Border and Coast Guard Agency and 
border  control  authorities  will  substantially  benefit  from  the  service  as  EMSA  is  already 
collecting,  processing,  fusing  and  correlating  data  of  human  activity  at  sea.  RPAS  derived 
information  would  be  handled  as  an  additional  data  source,  which  will  be  added  to  the 
information  streamed  into  EUROSUR.  A  scalable  service  is  foreseen  with  a  number  of 
simultaneous  RPAS  operations  in  the  Mediterranean  Sea,  to  be  divided  for  example  over  4 
areas  of  interest:  Greek-Turkish  border  (Aegean  Sea),  Central  Mediterranean  Sea  (Lybia), 
West  Mediterranean  Sea  (Strait  of  Gibraltar)  and  East  Mediterranean  Sea  (Cyprus  region). 
The deployment should be based on mobile units, which can be relocated as new “hot spots” 
may develop overtime.  

The  RPAS  services  should  be  cheaper  as  manned  patrol  aircraft  and  should  be  used  as  a 
complementary  tool  in  the  overall  surveillance  chain,  including  satellite  imagery,  vessel 
positioning information and surveillance by maritime patrol aircraft and vessels. 

Output: securing AIS data collected by satellite 

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Until  today,  EMSA,  in  collaboration  with  the  European  Space  Agency  (ESA),  is  providing 
Satellite-AIS  (SAT-AIS)  data  services  at  no  cost  to  other  EU  Agencies  and  EU  Member 
States through its maritime applications. This data is financed by ESA up to 31st August 2016 
after which the research and development programme comes to an end. SAT-AIS data is an 
invaluable source of information which very much enhances maritime situational awareness. 
It  is  assisting  both  Member  States  and  EU  Agencies  and  bodies  (i.e.    European  Border  and 
Coast Guard Agency, EFCA, MAOC-N) in their surveillance tasks. Without this data, many 
vessels are not able to be tracked due to the unavailability of other data sources, in particular 
in the south of the Mediterranean Sea, or because vessels are transiting beyond the coverage 
of  the  AIS  shore-based  stations  and  therefore  cannot  be  monitored  through  terrestrial-based 
AIS systems (the case for activities of fishing vessels under EU flag when operating outside 
of the EU) . 

Without  SAT-AIS  data,  much  added  value  will  be  lost  and  there  will  be  a  considerable 
decrease  in  the  maritime  situational  awareness,  negatively  impacting  the  surveillance 
capability at external borders. It is therefore necessary to acquire SAT-AIS data. 

Output: communication services, in particular SAT-COM in support of joint operations. 

For the coordination and delivery of maritime surveillance data coming from RPAS and other 
sensors, satellite communication is required. Satellite communication is used for navigation of 
the  RPAS  and  for  transmitting  the  data  collected  by  its  payload.  This  is  a  substantial  cost 
driver.  The  Agency  will  have  to  invest  in  interfaces  receiving  data  from  communication 
satellites and from the European Data Relay System (EDRS) in particular. Certainly the input 
of  multiple  data  streams  in  different  data  formats  simultaneously  will  require  software 
developments. The presented costs do not include satellite transmission costs. 

EMSA will also contribute for: 

Capacity  building  at  national  and  Union 

level  by  elaborating  guidelines, 
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recommendations  and  best  practices  as  well  as  by  supporting  the  training  and  exchange  of 
staff,  with  a  view  to  enhance  the  exchange  of  information  and  cooperation  on  coastguard 
functions; 

Output:  Training,  distant  learning  and  exchange  of  best  practices,  and  project-based 
development of common or interoperable operations standards 

Strengthening  the  coastguard  functions  of  national  authorities  entails  also  education  and 
training.  Already,  the  Agency  has  established  a  significant  training  portfolio,  including  e-
learning  modules  for  experts  of  Member  States,  accession  countries  and  European 
Neighbourhood Policy countries. This basis will be used to develop new modules and training 
sessions strengthening skills and capabilities at national level.  

Newly  developed  training  courses,  workshops  for  exchanging  best  practices  and  e-learning 
modules  as  well  as  new  specific  area-related  projects  will  help  to  increase  capacity  of 
coastguards,  creating  common  standards  and  approaches  at  EU  level,  which  will  facilitate 
multinational cooperation and joint operations.  

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2015/0313 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety 
Agency 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

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 100(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 Committee, 

After consulting the Committee of the Regions, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

National authorities carrying out coastguard functions are responsible for a wide range 
of  tasks,  including  but  not  limited  to  maritime  safety,  security,  search  and  rescue, 
border  control,  fisheries  control,  customs  control,  general  law  enforcement  and 
environmental  protection.  The  European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency,  the 
European Fisheries Control Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency should 
therefore  strengthen  their  cooperation  both  with  each  other  and  with  the  national 
authorities  carrying  out  coastguard  functions  to  increase  maritime  situational 
awareness as well as to support coherent and cost-efficient action. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Amendments 

Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 is amended as follows: 

(1) In Article 2, the following paragraph is inserted: 

"4a. The Agency shall cooperate with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the 
European Fisheries Control Agency to support the national authorities carrying out coastguard 
functions  by  providing  services,  information,  equipment  and  training,  as  well  as  by 
coordinating multipurpose operations." 

 (2) The following Article 2b is inserted: 

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European cooperation on coastguard functions 

1.  The Agency shall, in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and 
the European Fisheries Control Agency, support national authorities carrying out coastguard 
functions at national and Union level, and where appropriate at international level by: 

sharing information generated by fusing and analysing data available in ship reporting 
(a) 
systems and other information systems hosted by or accessible to the agencies, in accordance 
with their respective legal bases and without prejudice to the ownership of data by Member 
States; 

(b) 
providing  surveillance  and  communication  services  based  on  state-of-the-art 
technology,  including  space-based  and  ground  infrastructure  and  sensors  mounted  on  any 
kind of platform, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems; 

(c) 
capacity  building  by  elaborating  guidelines,  recommendations  and  best  practices  as 
well  as  by  supporting  the  training  and  exchange  of  staff,  with  a  view  to  enhancing  the 
exchange of information and cooperation on coastguard functions; 

capacity  sharing,  including  the  planning  and  implementation  of  multipurpose 

(d) 
operations and the sharing of assets and other capabilities across sectors and borders. 

2.    The  modalities  of  the  cooperation  on  coastguard  functions  of  the  Agency  with  the 
European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency shall 
be determined in a working arrangement, in accordance with the financial rules applicable to 
the agencies. 

3.  The Commission may adopt, in the form of  a recommendation, a practical handbook on 
European cooperation on coastguard functions, containing guidelines, recommendations  and 
best  practices  for  the  exchange  of  information  and  cooperation  at  national,  Union  and 
international level." 

Article 2 

Entry into force 

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

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

Done at Strasbourg, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1.  Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget 
line(s) affected  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party contributions  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Amendment  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1406/2002  establishing  a  European  Maritime 
Safety Agency (as amended by Reg. 1644/2003; 724/2004; 2038/2006; 100/2013) 
Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure3  

1.2. 

Policy area: European transport policy  

06: Mobility and Transport 

06 02: Inland, air and maritime transport policy 

06 02 03: European Maritime Safety Agency 

06 02 03 01: European Maritime Safety Agency — Contribution to Titles 1, 2 and 3 
with the exception of anti-pollution measures 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

 The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  

  The  proposal/initiative 
project/preparatory action4  

relates 

to  a  new  action 

following  a  pilot 

 The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing action  

 The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action  

1.4. 

Objective(s) 

1.4.1.  The  Commission's  multiannual 

strategic  objective(s) 

targeted  by 

the 

proposal/initiative  

Migration agenda 

European transport policy 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned  

Specific objective 

To  promote  safe  and  secure  transport  by  developing  unified  European  policy 
standards for safety and security and ensuring a high degree of implementation 

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned 

0602 Inland, air and maritime transport policy 

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ABM: activity-based management; ABB: activity-based budgeting. 
As referred to in Article 54(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted. 

The  result  of  the  European  cooperation  on  coastguard  functions  should  be  a 
significant improvement of the surveillance capability to strengthen the control of the 
external (maritime) borders of the European Union. 

a. 
Sharing information generated by fusing and analysing data available in ship 
reporting  systems  and  other  information  systems  hosted  by  or  accessible  to  the 
Agencies,  in  accordance  with  their  respective  legal  bases  and  without  prejudice  to 
the ownership of data by Member States; 

Output:  improving  the  dissemination  of  real  time  and  near  real  time  maritime 
surveillance data between the three Agencies and relevant authorities 

Based  on  the  current  SLA’s  EMSA  has  with  respectively    European  Border  and 
Coast Guard Agency and EFCA, maritime information is streamed into the systems 
of  the  other  Agencies.  When  improving  surveillance  capabilities,  data  of  new 
sensors,  in  particular  of  Remotely  Piloted  Aircraft  Systems  (including  video  and 
infrared  data)  should  be  incorporated  in  the  maritime  picture,  this  will  require  new 
functionalities  in  the  current  system  to  improve  the  provision  of  information  and 
sharing  it  with  the  other  Agencies  and  relevant  authorities.  Software  developments 
and interface upgrades are needed to update the systems to cope with the information 
from new sensors. 

Providing  surveillance  and  communication  services  based  on  state-of-the-art 
b. 
technology,  including  space-based  and  ground  infrastructure  and  sensors  mounted 
on any kind of platform, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems; 

Output:  flexible  RPAS  (Remotely  Piloted  Aircraft  Systems)  services  for  border 
control surveillance 

With  the  current  land-  and  satellite  based  technologies,  it  is  still  difficult  to  detect 
small  boats  made  out  of  rubber  or  wood,  used  to  get  migrants  across  the 
Mediterranean Sea. These types of boats do not generally generate enough reflection 
to  be  visible  on  radar  satellite  imagery.  With  optical  imagery  only  very  targeted 
small  areas  can  be  covered,  provided  that  it  is  day  time  and  there  are  no  clouds. 
Satellite  information  in  general  is  only  available  at  certain  times  according  to  the 
flight track of the satellites. Additional services based on Remotely Piloted Aircraft 
Systems (RPAS or drones), can overcome these limitations.  

The  Agency  will  organise  and  provide,  as  an  institutional  service  provider,  RPAS 
service  operations  in  support  of    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  and 
border  control  authorities.  In  addition,  EMSA  as  a  maritime  safety  agency  will 
contribute  to  a  more  friendly  perception  of  using  this  technology.  This  technology 
has  a  multipurpose  character  and  can  be  used  for  a  variety  of  public  tasks  at  sea 
(border control, safety of navigation, Search and Rescue, pollution detection, fishery 
control,  law  enforcement  actions).  Strengthening  the  cooperation  between  the 
Agencies will further enhance synergies and multipurpose use of the same assets.   

By  having  EMSA  providing  RPAS  services,    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard 
Agency and border control authorities will substantially benefit from the service as 
EMSA  is  already  collecting,  processing,  fusing  and  correlating  data  of  human 
activity  at  sea.  RPAS  derived  information  would  be  handled  as  an  additional  data 
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service  is  foreseen  with  a  number  of  simultaneous  RPAS  operations  in  the 
Mediterranean Sea, to be divided for example over 4 areas of interest: Greek-Turkish 
border  (Aegean  Sea),  Central  Mediterranean  Sea  (Lybia),  West  Mediterranean  Sea 
(Strait  of  Gibraltar)  and  East  Mediterranean  Sea  (Cyprus  region).  The  deployment 
should  be  based  on  mobile  units,  which  can  be  relocated  as  new  “hot  spots”  may 
develop overtime.  

The RPAS services should be cheaper as manned patrol aircraft and should be used 
as a complementary tool in the overall surveillance chain, including satellite imagery, 
vessel  positioning  information  and  surveillance  by  maritime  patrol  aircraft  and 
vessels. 

Output: securing AIS data collected by satellite 

Until  today,  EMSA,  in  collaboration  with  the  European  Space  Agency  (ESA),  is 
providing Satellite-AIS (SAT-AIS) data services at no cost to other EU Agencies and 
EU Member States through its maritime applications. This data is financed by ESA 
up to 31st August 2016 after which the research and development programme comes 
to  an  end.  SAT-AIS  data  is  an  invaluable  source  of  information  which  very  much 
enhances maritime situational awareness. It is assisting both Member States and EU 
Agencies  and  bodies  (i.e.    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency,  EFCA, 
MAOC-N) in their surveillance tasks. Without this data, many vessels are not able to 
be tracked due to the unavailability of other data sources, in particular in the south of 
the Mediterranean Sea, or because vessels are transiting beyond the coverage of the 
AIS shore-based stations and therefore cannot be monitored through terrestrial-based 
AIS systems (the case for activities of fishing vessels under EU flag when operating 
outside of the EU) . 

Without  SAT-AIS  data,  much  added  value  will  be  lost  and  there  will  be  a 
considerable  decrease  in  the  maritime  situational  awareness,  negatively  impacting 
the  surveillance  capability  at  external  borders.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  acquire 
SAT-AIS data.  

 Output:  communication  services,  in  particular  SAT-COM  in  support  of  joint 
operations. 

For the coordination and delivery of maritime surveillance data coming from RPAS 
and  other  sensors,  satellite  communication  is  required.  Satellite  communication  is 
used  for  navigation  of  the  RPAS  and  for  transmitting  the  data  collected  by  its 
payload.  This  is  a  substantial  cost  driver.  The  Agency  will  have  to  invest  in 
interfaces receiving data from communication satellites and from the European Data 
Relay  System  (EDRS)  in  particular.  Certainly  the  input  of multiple  data  streams  in 
different  data  formats  simultaneously  will  require  software  developments.  The 
presented costs do not include satellite transmission costs. 

Capacity  building  at  national  and  Union  level  by  elaborating  guidelines, 
c. 
recommendations  and  best  practices  as  well  as  by  supporting  the  training  and 
exchange  of  staff,  with  a  view  to  enhance  the  exchange  of  information  and 
cooperation on coastguard functions; 

Output:  Training,  distant  learning  and  exchange  of  best  practices,  and  project-
based development of common or interoperable operations standards 

Strengthening the coastguard functions of national authorities entails also education 
and  training.  Already,  the  Agency  has  established  a  significant  training  portfolio, 
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ENP countries. This basis will be used to develop new modules and training sessions 
strengthening skills and capacities at national level.  

Newly  developed  training  courses,  workshops  for  exchanging  best  practices  and  e-
learning  modules as  well  as  new specific  area-related projects will  help to  increase 
capacity  of  coastguards,  creating  common  standards  and  approaches  at  EU  level, 
which will facilitate multinational cooperation and joint operations.  

1.4.4. 

Indicators of results and impact  

Specify the indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative. 

Improving  the  dissemination  of  real  time  and  near  real  time  maritime  surveillance 
data between the three Agencies and relevant authorities: 

The upgrade and improvements of the interfaces and functionalities will: 

- enable the sharing of data from new sensors (using new data formats); 

- contribute to share increased surveillance data amongst all relevant stakeholders. 

Flexible RPAS services for border control surveillance:  

Increased maritime surveillance at the external borders of the EU should result in: 

- early detection of migrant departures; 

- better detection of migrants in distress at sea (saving more lives), supporting Search 
and Rescue operations at sea; 

- early and better detection of any other illegal activity whilst crossing the external 
maritime borders of the European Union; 

-  utilising  these  missions  for  multiple  (coastguard)  purposes,  assisting  maritime 
surveillance for: 

- detection of illegal fishing, 

- detection and interception of drug- trafficking and smuggling, 

- pollution detection and monitoring, 

- support of law enforcement activities. 

Surveillance  data  is  “technical  assistance”  and  will  be  provided  to  the  relevant 
competent authorities either at national or EU level to give appropriate follow-up. 

Securing AIS data collected by satellite: 

This information will allow the identification of vessels outside the range of the AIS 
shore-based  stations  of  EU  Member  States  and  will  assist  users  to  set  up  a  more 
complete maritime picture for border control operations. This information will result 
in: 

-  being  able  to  discriminate  between  normal  traffic  and  non-identifiable  human 
activity  at  sea  which  may  need  closer  verification  by  correlating  this  information 
with other data sources available at EMSA; 

- a better ability to follow the location of national and or EU deployed governmental 
assets during Search and Rescue (SAR) operations for a more optimal coordination; 

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-  a  better  ability  to  deploy  assets  to  the  correct  geographical  position  of  vessels 
identified in need of support thus minimising the time for authorities / SAR to arrive 
to the scene; 

-  in  the  possibilty  of  offereing  geospatial  intelligence  for  an  accurate  and  timely 
monitoring of vessels on a global basis. 

If this SAT-AIS data could not be provided, less comprehensive information would 
be provided about what is happening at the external sea borders.  

Communication services, in particular SAT-COM in support of joint operations: 

Satellite  communications  play  a  vital  role  when  utilising  new  technologies  such  as 
remotely  piloted  aircraft  systems.  It  is  through  such  satellite  communication 
technology that improved maritime surveillance in (near) real time is provided.   

Training, distant learning and exchange of best practices, project based development 
of common or interoperable operations standards: 

Investing  in  training,  e-learning  and  exchange  of  best  practices,  and  project  based 
development of common or interoperable operations standards should result in: 

-  increasing  skills  and  capabilities  in  the  field  of  coastguard  functions  at  national 
level, leading to more performant operations; 

-  increasing  the  level  of  harmonisation  and  common  approaches  to  maritime 
surveillance and other coastguard functions, leading to interoperability and common 
operations standards, which should facilitate joint operations. 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term  

The most complex and critical process is the organisation of pilot RPAS services. 

In 2016, the Agency plans to demonstrate a pilot RPAS service for Member States 
and  EU  Agencies.  From  the  regulatory  side,  the  Agency  intends  to  involve  EASA 
and Eurocontrol and, for the user side,  European Border and Coast Guard Agency 
and EFCA are invited to participate in this pilot activity. In addition, the consultation 
with the European Space Agency should contribute to further development of RPAS 
solutions for the civil maritime surveillance domain. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

The added value of these activities at EU level are:  

- providing valuable information  to  improve surveillance  of the external  borders of 
the  European  Union,  with  new  RPAS  services  and  continued  SAT-AIS  services 
which  otherwise  would  not  be  provided  or  provided  to  a  lesser  extent  (aerial 
surveillance, which is very costly); 

- providing  services and data at EU level is cost efficient, due to economies of scale, 
which cannot be obtained by similar actions at national level; 

-  reuse  of  data  and  sharing  of  data  with  all  concerned  EU  Member  States  and  EU 
Agencies, avoiding duplication of effort and offering multiple use of the same data 
and the same services, enabling the use of new and modern technologies; 

 - collecting all relevant maritime data on human activity at sea in one place, offering 
a  “one  stop  shop”  solution,  which  feeds  other  authorities  at  national  and  EU  level 

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with this data. The ICT infrastructure and distribution network is already mostly in 
place and does not need to be developed again. EMSA is already providing different 
maritime  data  sets  to    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  and  EFCA  for 
which interfaces have been established; 

the  use  of  EMSA’s  already  established  maritime 

information  systems, 
- 
harmonisation of existing systems and services for promoting information exchange 
between coastguard authorities on an EU level; 

-  increasing  the  collective  skills  and  capacity  for  coastguard  bodies,  and  assisting 
them to collaborate and act jointly based on a harmonised approach. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

Based  on  previous  military  applications  of  RPAS  technology,  EMSA  has  learned 
what is feasible in terms of a civil RPAS capacity and how RPAS could be useful to 
improve  maritime  surveillance  at  a  better  price-quality  ratio  and  assist  in  obtaining 
better  awareness  of  what  is  happening  at  the  external  maritime  borders  of  the 
European Union.  

Based  on  the  on-going  cooperation  with  the  European  Space  Agency,  the  use  of 
SAT-AIS  data  has  been  proven  to  greatly  improve  the  maritime  situational 
awareness. Many Member States and European agency users have demonstrated the 
operational  usefulness  of  SAT-AIS  data  through  real  cases  to  the  extent  that 
nowadays  they  very  much  base  their  daily  operations  on the  use  of  SAT-AIS  data. 
User testimonies have been collected following several user meetings over the past 
three  years. It is  therefore clear that without SAT-AIS data, there would be a clear 
limitation in the quality of the maritime domain awareness which would negatively 
impact the ability of users to act in an effective way.  

In the field of Port State Control, the Agency supports a European wide scheme for a 
minimum level of training that  enhances capacity building at EU and national level. 
Moreover, “Core skills” trainings developed for certain functions have proven to be 
of  added  value  to  complement  national  capabilities  and  to  foster  exchange  of  best 
practices, and could therefore be of added value for different coastguard functions. 

The  Agency  has  an  extensive  experience  in  working  with  national  authorities 
carrying  coastguard  functions  and  promoting  cross-border  cooperation.  A  recent 
example  concerns  assistance  to  vessels  in  distress  for  which  the  Agency  together 
with  the  Commission  has  facilitated  the  elaboration  of  operational  guidelines  on 
places of refuge on the basis of EU legislation which will promote a harmonised and 
effective response by national authorities. Such elaboration of operational guidelines 
and  common  /  interoperable  standards  and  processes  could  be  replicated  in  other 
areas. 

1.5.4.  Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments 

These  additional  EMSA  tasks  are  fully  in  line  with    European  Border  and  Coast 
Guard  Agency  and  EFCA  mandates  and  will  assist  them  to  also  fulfill  their  duties 
and  tasks.  The  data  obtained  from  both  RPAS  and  SAT-AIS  means  will  greatly 
improve  their  situational  awareness.  There  are  already  bilateral  Service  Level 
Agreements in place between EMSA and  European Border and Coast Guard Agency 
and between EMSA and EFCA for delivery of maritime information services. With  
European Border and Coast Guard Agency the exchange of currently available data 
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EUROSUR  and  the    European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  Situation  Center. 
The established practices will be used for the enhanced data streams. 

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

 Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–    Proposal/initiative in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY  

–    Financial impact from YYYY to YYYY  

 Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned5  

 Direct management by the Commission 

–   by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;  

–    by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

–   international organisations and their agencies (to be specified); 

–   the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

–   bodies referred to in Articles 208 and 209 of the Financial Regulation; 

–   public law bodies; 

–   bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that 

they provide adequate financial guarantees; 

–   bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with 
the  implementation  of  a  public-private  partnership  and  that  provide  adequate 
financial guarantees; 

–    persons  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  specific  actions  in  the  CFSP 

pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act. 

– 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the ‘Comments’ section. 

Comments  

5 

Details  of  management  modes  and  references  to  the  Financial  Regulation  may  be  found  on  the 
BudgWeb site: http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

The Agency is audited annually by the European Court of Auditors and annually by 
the  Internal  Audit  Service  of  the  Commission.  There  is  oversight  of  activities, 
programming and budgets by the Administrative Board, including representatives of 
the  Commission,  This  system  as  laid  down  in  the  EMSA  founding  Regulation  will 
continue to apply. 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

There  are  no  additional  risks  compared  to  the  existing  tasks  and  activities  of  the 
Agency. 

2.2.2. 

Information concerning the internal control system set up 

The additional budget will be subject to the same provisions and safeguards as all the 
other activities of the Agency. 

2.2.3.  Estimate of the costs and benefits of the controls and assessment of the expected level 

of risk of error  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

Anti-fraud  measures  are  included  in  the  EMSA  Founding  Regulation  under  Article 
20,  which  regulates the  authority  of  OLAF  concerning  the activities  of  the  Agency 
and  will  continue  to  apply.  A  specific  anti-fraud  strategy  has  been  adopted  by  the 
EMSA Administrative Board in November 2015. 

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3. 

3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget 
line(s) affected  

  Existing budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure 

Contribution  

Number  
[Heading………………………...……………
] 

Diff./Non-
diff.6 

from 
EFTA 
countries7 

from 
candidate 
countries8 

from third 
countries 

within the 
meaning of 
Article 21(2)(b) of 
the Financial 
Regulation  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

1A 

060203  European  Maritime  Safety 
Agency 

Non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

  New budget lines requested  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Contribution  

Number  
[Heading……………………………………
…] 

Diff./Non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

within the 
meaning of 
Article 21(2)(b) of 
the Financial 
Regulation  

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

YES/N
O 

YES/NO 

YES/N
O 

YES/NO 

6 
7 
8 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

1A 

060203 European Maritime Safety Agency 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

European Maritime Safety Agency 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021*1 

TOTAL*2 

Title 1: 

Title 2: 

Title 3: 

Commitments 

(1) 

€1.034 

€1.423 

€1.385 

€1.408 

€0.000 

Payments 

(2) 

€1.034 

€1.423 

€1.385 

€1.408 

€0.000 

Commitments 

(1a) 

€0.086 

€0.182 

€0.185 

€0.190 

€0.000 

Payments 

(2a) 

€0.086 

€0.182 

€0.185 

€0.190 

€0.000 

Commitments 

(3a) 

€16.550 

€21.502 

€21.578 

€21.678 

€0.000 

Payments 

(3b) 

€9.930 

€19.521 

€21.548 

€21.638 

€8.671 

€17.670 

€23.107 

€23.148 

€23.276 

€0.000 

€5.250 

€5.250 

€0.643 

€0.643 

€81.308 

€72.637 

€87.201 

€11.050 

€21.126 

€23.117 

€23.236 

€8.671 

€78.530 

Commitments 

TOTAL appropriations 
for European Maritime Safety Agency 

Payments 

=1+
1a 
+3a 

=2+
2a 

+3b 

*1 outside of the current MFF 

*2 Total for the current MFF 

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Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

5 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Enter as many years as 
necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6)  

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: <…….> 

 Human resources  

 Other administrative expenditure  

TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

0 

0 

0 

0 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total  commitments  = 
Total payments) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Enter as many years as 
necessary to show the 
duration of the impact 
(see point 1.6) 

TOTAL 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

€17.670 

€23.107 

€23.148 

€23.276 

Payments 

€11.050 

€21.126 

€23.117 

€23.236 

  €87.201 

  €78.530 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–    The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

–   The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

Indicate objectives and outputs  

OUTPUTS 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

Total 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

 
Specific Objective 1 (Article 1a):  
Data analysis, fusion and sharing 

 - Data Analysing, Fusing and 

sharing services 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

Specific Objective 2 (Article 1b):  
RPAS Operations 

 - Installation 

 - Relocation 

 - Operation 

 - Missions 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

Specific Objective 3 (Article 1b):  
Satellite Communications 

 - Satellite communication data 

and services 

 - Missions 

Subtotal for specific objective No 3 

Type 

Average 
cost 

º

N

Cost 

º

N

Cost 

º

N

Cost 

º

N

Cost 

N

Cost 

- 

- 

€0.263 

€0.050 

- 

- 

- 

- 

€0.800 

€0.800 

€0.150 

€0.050 

- 

- 

- 

- 

€0.400 

€0.400 

€0.300 

€0.050 

- 

- 

- 

- 

€0.400 

€0.400 

€0.300 

€0.050 

- 

- 

- 

- 

€0.400 

€0.400 

€2.000 

€2.000 

€0.300 

€0.050 

- 

- 

€1.050 

€0.200 

€16.463 

4250 

€12.750 

5900 

€17.700 

5900 

€17.700 

5900 

€17.700 

21950 

€65.850 

€0.053 

15 

€0.030 

30 

€0.060 

- 

- 

€0.014 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

€12.980 

- 

€18.110 

€0.500 

€0.010 

€0.510 

0 

8 

- 

€0.500 

€0.015 

€0.515 

30 

- 

0 

8 

- 

€0.060 

30 

€0.060 

105 

€0.210 

€18.110 

- 

€18.110 

€67.310 

€0.500 

€0.015 

€0.515 

0 

8 

- 

€0.500 

€2.000 

€0.015 

28 

€0.055 

€0.515 

€2.055 

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Specific Objective 4 (Article 1b):  
Satellite AIS 

 - Provision of Satellite AIS 

Global Service 

 - Missions 

Subtotal for specific objective No 4 

Specific Objective 5 (article 1c):  
Capacity building 

 - Training, e-learning and 

capacity building 

 - Missions 

- 

€0.014 

- 

- 

- 

4 

- 

€2.000 

€0.010 

€2.010 

- 

8 

- 

€2.000 

€0.015 

€2.015 

- 

€0.230 

- 

€0.422 

€0.035 

10 

€0.020 

20 

€0.040 

Subtotal for specific objective No 5 

- 

- 

€0.250 

- 

€0.462 

- 

8 

- 

- 

20 

- 

€2.000 

€0.015 

€2.015 

€0.498 

€0.040 

€0.538 

- 

8 

- 

€2.000 

€8.000 

€0.015 

28 

€0.055 

€2.015 

€8.055 

- 

€0.598 

€1.748 

20 

€0.040 

70 

€0.140 

- 

€0.638 

€1.888 

TOTAL 

- 

- 

€16.550 

- 

€21.502 

- 

€21.578 

0 

€21.678 

€81.308 

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3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–    The  proposal/initiative  does  not  require  the  use  of  appropriations  of  an 

administrative nature  

–   The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative 

nature, as explained below: 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

2017* 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

TA 2f (AD posts ) 

13 

15 

15 

15 

15 

TA 2f (AST posts) 

Contract staff  
(CA posts) 

Seconded National 
Experts  
(SNE posts) 

Temporary staff (2f) 
(AD+AST) costs  

1 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

€1.120 

€1.605 

€1.570 

€1.598 

€5.893 

TOTAL 

€1.120 

€1.605 

€1.570 

€1.598 

€5.893 

* June 1st is considered the recruitment date in 2017 
January 1st is considered the recruitment date in 2018 

2016 

202 

Baseline 
Communication 

- 

Additional posts 

- 

Total 

202 

2017 

198 

14 

212 

2018 

195 

17 

212 

2019 

195 

17 

212 

2020 

195 

17 

212 

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3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of human resources for the parent DG 

–   The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.  

–    The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year N+2 

Ye
ar 
N+
3 

Enter 
as 
many 
years 
as 
necessa
ry to 
show 
the 
duratio
n of the 
impact 
(see 
point 
1.6) 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices) 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)9 

XX 01 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global 
envelope’) 

XX 01 02 02 (AC, AL, END, INT and JED in the 
delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 10 

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) 

10 01 05 02 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the 
action  and/or  have  been  redeployed  within  the  DG,  together  if  necessary  with  any  additional  allocation  which 
may  be  granted  to  the  managing  DG  under  the  annual  allocation  procedure  and  in  the  light  of  budgetary 
constraints. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary staff 

External staff 

9 

10 

AC=  Contract  Staff;  AL  =  Local  Staff;  END=  Seconded  National  Expert;  INT  =  agency  staff; 
JED= Junior Experts in Delegations.  
Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–    The  proposal/initiative  is  compatible  the  current  multiannual  financial 

framework. 

–   The proposal/initiative will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the 

multiannual financial framework. 

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–    The  proposal/initiative  requires  application  of  the  flexibility  instrument  or 

revision of the multiannual financial framework. 

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

–  The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties.  

–  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Enter as many years as necessary 
to show the duration of the 
impact (see point 1.6) 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL appropriations 
co-financed  

EN 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–   The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–    The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

– 

– 

 

 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriation
s available for 
the current 
financial year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative11 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

Enter as many years as necessary to show 
the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) 

For miscellaneous ‘assigned’ revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

11 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25 % for collection costs. 

EN 

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   EN