CELEX: 31973R1462
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-16 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1462/73 of the Commission of 16 May 1973 concerning requests for aid to the EAGGF, Guidance Section, for conversion of the cod-fishing sector

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                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1462/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 16 May 1973
               concerning requests for aid to the EAGGF, Guidance Section, for conversion of the
                                                         cod-fishing sector
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                            Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                        1.    The requests for aid from the European
                                                                     Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Guidance Section, referred to in Article 14 (2) of
2722/72 ( 1 ) of 19 December 1972, concerning the                    Regulation (EEC) No 2722/72 must contain data
financing by the European Agricultural Guidance and                  corresponding to the headings of Annex I.
 Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, of an Act of
 Conversion of the sector of cod fishing, and in parti­              2.    They must be presented in three copies to the
                                                                     Commission .
 cular Article 22 ;
                                                                                            Article 2
"Whereas the requests for aid from the EAGGF,
Guidance Section, under the title of the above                       At the same time as the first request for aid from the
Regulation, must contain certain data which are to be                Fund is transmitted to the Commission, the Member
presented in an identical form so as to facilitate the               State must communicate to it the measures that it has
examination of their conformity with the points                      provided for in order to ensure the respect of the
 contained in Regulation (EEC ) No 2722/72 as well as                arrangements of Article 2 (c) of Regulation (EEC ) No
the Decision to be taken with regard to them ;                       2722/72. As soon as their adoption it must then
                                                                     communicate any possible complementary measures^
Whereas it is necessary to specify the moment when
the Member States transmit to the Commission the
                                                                                            Article 3
information envisaged in Article 7 of Regulation
 (EEC) No 2722/72 ;                                                  1.    The requests for reimbursement referred to in
                                                                     Article 20 (2) of Regulation (EEC ) No 2722/72 must
 Whereas to allow an efficient control of requests for               be presented in conformity with the Tables in Annex
 reimbursement referred to in Article 20 (2 ) of                     II .
Regulation (EEC ) No 2722/72, the Member States
 must hold available to the Commission for a period                  2.    The Member States shall hold available to the
 of two years the justifying documents on the basis of               Commission during a period of two years from the
which the expenses, for which a reimbursement is                     date of submitting requests for reimbursement, the
 requested, have been calculated ;                                   justifying documents, or a certified copy of them
                                                                     which is in his possession, on the basis of which the
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                expenses made within the context of the
 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Fund                      arrangements envisaged by Article 8 of the
 Committee ;                                                         Regulation (EEC) No 2722/72, have been calculated .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 16 May 1973 .
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (!) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 30.
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                                                                   ANNEX I
             DATA CONCERNING REQUESTS FOR AID PRESENTED FOR ACTION EFFECTED IN
             THE CONTEXT OF MEASURES RELATING TO THE CONVERSION OF STRUCTURES
                                                  IN THE SECTOR OF COD FISHING
                                           A. DATA TO BE GIVEN BY THE APPLICANT
             1 . Applicant (*)
                   (a) Name or name of company,
                   (b) Address or address of company's head-office,
                    (c) If the applicant is a company:
                         — juridical form,
                         — reference to legislation and regulation which govern its existence,
                         — statutes ,
                         — rules of control to which it is subject,
                         — if applicable, extract of the register of commerce,
                   (d) Object and scope of the principal activities of the applicant,
                     (e) Quality of applicant with regard to the project,
                     (f) If applicable, designation of the organization in the name of which the request for aid
                         is presented.
             2. Beneficiaries according to the meaning of Article 13 (2)
                   ( a) Company:
                         — name,
                         — address or address of company's head-office,
                         — juridical form,
                         — reference to legislation and regulations which govern its existence,
                         — statutes,
                         — rules of control to which it is subject,
                         — if applicable, extract of the register of commerce,
                         — object and scope of the principal activities of the beneficiary,
                         — economic situation (for example, last balance sheet available with analysis),
                          — juridical, economic and financial connections with the applicant (3).
                    (b) Individual person(s):
                         — name,
                         — address,
                         — object and scope of the principal activities of the beneficiary,
                         — economic and social position,
                           — juridical, economic and financial connections with the applicant (3).
              (1 ) In the case where the applicant is a person other than the beneficiary.
              (2) The articles mentioned in Annexes I and II refer to Regulation (EEC) No 2722/72 .
              (3) In the case where the beneficiary is a person other than the applicant.
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           3. Action envisaged within the meaning ef Article 1
                 ( a) Does the action envisaged concern the commissioning of equipment referred to :
                       — in Article 1 (3) (a)}
                       — in Article 1 (3) (b),
                       — or in Article 1 (3) (c)?
                 (b) Description of the actual position so as to enable the importance of the action to be
                       judged:
                       — what needs does the project answer?
                       — to what degree are these needs satisfied at present?
                  (c) Summary description and geographical characteristics of the action envisaged (geographic
                       location and/or geographic area where the equipment will be requested to be used).
                 (d) Detailed technical description of the work envisaged (especially to demonstrate that the
                       conditions envisaged by Article 5 are respected).
                  (e) Global estimate of total costs of action or work (*) (indicate the basis of calculation and
                        the date of the estimates, attach justifying documents). If applicable, when the action
                        envisaged includes work other than that relating to the commissioning of equipment
                        referred to in Article 1 (3), specify them clearly in the estimate presented .
                   (f) Expected dates of the realization of the action or work envisaged :
                       — expected dates of the beginning and end of the work,
                       — for the equipment refered to in Article 1 (3 ) (a):
                           — date of placing on site,
                           — date of commissioning.
           4. Economic analysis within the meaning of Article 4
                 This analysis must clearly demonstrate the profitability of the project envisaged.
           5 . Financing envisaged
                  (a) Distribution of resources by origin and by nature:
                       — contribution of the beneficiary:
                           — in own funds (with indication of their origin),
                           — by loans (with indication of their conditions),
                           — by payments in kind (with indication of the basis of calculation),
                       — contribution of the Member State:
                           — capital subsidies,
                           — interest rebates (with indication of their characteristics),
                           — loans at reduced rates,
                           — other aids,
                       — aid requested from FAGGF and the desired timing,
                       — other possible contributions and their conditions.
           ( 1 ) The amounts which figure in the request for aid should be expressed in national currency .
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                 (b) confirmation that the beneficiaries will bear the financial charges of the realization of the
                     action (depreciation charges and interest), and the dates when payment should be made.
             6 . Criteria
                 (a) General criteria:
                     — in what way does the project aim at an adaptation or at a guidance of the sector of
                          cod fishing rendered necessary by the economic consequences of the common fishing
                         policy or tending to meet the requirements of this?
                     — in what way does the project offer a sufficient guarantee of a lasting economic effect
                         of improving the structure envisaged?
                 (b) Particular criteria:
                     — is the execution of the project within the context of an investment programme agreed
                         between several beneficiaries, which reduces the productive capacity of the cod fleet?
                         In the affirmative, indicate the main characteristic of this programme (juridical nature,
                         participants, means of implementing, period, etc. . . .),
                     — do the beneficiaries belong to an organization of producers of fish products for the
                          products obtained by means of the equipment which is the subject of the request
                         for aid?
                         In the affirmative, indicate the principal characteristics of the group and attach to the
                          request for aid a certificate of association taking special care to give the date of
                         association,
                     — are the beneficiaries committed to associating themselves with an organization of
                         producers of fish products for the products obtained by means of the equipment
                         which is the subject of the request for aid ?
                         In the affirmative:
                         — indicate the principal characteristics of the group to which the beneficiary has the
                             intention of belonging,
                          — attach to the request for aid the undertaking of the beneficiary to adhere to the
                             organization of producers, with details of the date when this association is to
                             take effect,
                         — undertake to send to the Commission without delay after association a certificate
                             of association with details of the date of association .
             7. Attach the written undertaking referred to in Article 14 (3).
                                     B. DATA TO BE GIVEN BY THE MEMBER STATE
             1 . Opinion of the interested Member State (Article 12 (1)).
             2. Designation of the organization (s) through the intermediary of which the remittance of funds
                 will be made ( Article 18 ( 1 )).
             3 . Designation of the organization(s) through the intermediary of which control will be effected
                 during the execution of the project (Article 18 (2)).
             4. Justificative economic study:
                 — permitting the envisaged action to be placed in its general economic context,
                 — permitting the assurance that the conditions referred to in Article 6 are respected,
                 — detailing the expected effects on the technical, economic and social levels as well as
                     where applicable on the revenue, the volume of production and employment.
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                                                   ANNEX 11
           DATA CONCERNING REQUESTS OF REIMBURSEMENT PRESENTED FOR ACTION
                     CONCERNING THE ADVANCED TRAINING OF WORKERS
                                                  Annex II A
                     Expenses made by the Member State during the civil year : 19..
                            Member State :
                                Number of persons who have    Cost of training of    Amount of reimbursement
             Country              attended a training centre     beneficiaries      requested from the EAGGF
                      Totals
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                                                               Annex II B
             INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION CARD RELATING TO PERSONS REFERRED TO BY
             ARTICLE 8 PARAGRAPH I AND WHO HAS ATTENDED AN AVANCED TRAINING
                                                               CENTRE
             Member State :
             Province/Country :
              1 . National No of file :
                  Name and address of the beneficiary of the indemnity:
                  Date of birth :
             2. Is the beneficiary
                  — a sea fisherman ?
                  — a person working in a drying plant?
                  Name and address of the firm which employs the beneficiary :
                  If applicable, how is the drying plant affected by the reduction in the productive capacities
                  of the cod-fishing fleet ?
                  Training centre attended :
                  Dates of beginning and end of course:
                  Nature of course :
             3 . Cost of beneficiary's training:
                  Nature of expenses (indemnity, bonuses, etc.):
                  Amount of reimbursement requested from
                  the EAGGF
                                                  IT IS CONFIRMED THAT :
             1 . The act of professional qualification for which a reimbursement is requested from the EAGGF
                  is for the purpose of perfecting the professional qualification of the interested persons as a
                  result of the new activities imposed on workers by the conversion of the sector of cod fishing;
             2. The interested persons for whom a reimbursement is requested from the EAGGF have
                  followed a complete cycle of courses contributing to their training.
             Signed at                              the
                                                       (signature and stamp of the competent authority of the Member State)