CELEX: 32008D0793
Language: en
Date: 2008-10-01 00:00:00
Title: 2008/793/EC: Commission Decision of 1 October 2008 on the eligibility of expenditure incurred by certain Member States in 2008 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2008) 4013)

14.10.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 272/11
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 1 October 2008
   on the eligibility of expenditure incurred by certain Member States in 2008 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy
   (notified under document number C(2008) 4013)
   (2008/793/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to the 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 24(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the Community for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (3).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom have submitted national programmes for 2008 as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000. Those Member States have also submitted applications for a financial contribution by the Community.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The Commission has examined Member States’ programmes and has assessed the eligibility of the expenditures.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 lays down the basis for a minimum Community programme covering the information absolutely needed for the scientific evaluations and an extended programme that shall include, in addition to the information contained in the minimum programme, information likely to improve substantially the scientific evaluations.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Article 24(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 establishes that a Commission Decision shall fix the rate of the financial contribution. Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 provides that Community financial measures in the area of basic data collection shall not exceed 50 % of the costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the programme of collection and management of data. Article 24(2) stipulates that priority shall be given to the actions which are most appropriate in order to improve the collection of data necessary for the CFP.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               An advance payment should be granted to the Member States to facilitate the implementation of their national programme. The payment of the total Community financial contribution to the National Programmes should be subject to the approval by the Commission of the annual technical report referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and its associated costs.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               This Decision shall constitute the financial decision within the meaning of Article 75(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4).
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               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
   This Decision establishes for 2008 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State and the rates of the Community financial contribution for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy.
   Article 2
   Expenditure incurred for collecting and managing the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure for the minimum programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
   Article 3
   Expenditure incurred for collecting and managing the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community not exceeding 35 % of the eligible expenditure for the extended programme as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.
   Article 4
   1.   The Community shall pay a first instalment of 50 % of the financial contribution from the Community set out in Annexes I and II after notification of the present Decision to Member States.
   2.   Member States shall submit by 31 May 2009 at the latest:
   
               (a)
            
            
               a technical report as referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1639/2000;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               their applications for the reimbursement of expenditure incurred in 2008 with a financial report and supporting documents.
            
         3.   A second instalment of the Community contribution shall be paid after the reception and approval of the financial and technical reports referred to in the paragraph 2.
   Article 5
   1.   The euro exchange rate used to calculate the amounts eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in May 2007.
   2.   The expenditure declarations in national currency received from the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euro at the rate in force for the month in which those declarations are received by the Commission.
   Article 6
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 1 October 2008.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Joe BORG
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
   
      (3)  OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 53.
   
      (4)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX I
      MINIMUM PROGRAMME
      
                  (EUR)
               
            
                  Member State
               
               
                  Eligible expenditure
               
               
                  Max. Community contribution
               
            
                  BELGIUM
               
               
                  1 258 218
               
               
                  629 109
               
            
                  BULGARIA
               
               
                  196 760
               
               
                  98 380
               
            
                  CYPRUS
               
               
                  524 938
               
               
                  262 469
               
            
                  DENMARK
               
               
                  5 314 755
               
               
                  2 657 377
               
            
                  GERMANY
               
               
                  3 032 194
               
               
                  1 516 097
               
            
                  ESTONIA
               
               
                  588 717
               
               
                  294 359
               
            
                  GREECE
               
               
                  1 890 488
               
               
                  945 244
               
            
                  SPAIN
               
               
                  8 041 538
               
               
                  4 020 769
               
            
                  FRANCE
               
               
                  7 894 314
               
               
                  3 947 157
               
            
                  IRELAND
               
               
                  4 572 608
               
               
                  2 286 304
               
            
                  ITALY
               
               
                  4 272 453
               
               
                  2 136 227
               
            
                  LATVIA
               
               
                  407 811
               
               
                  203 905
               
            
                  LITHUANIA
               
               
                  141 602
               
               
                  70 801
               
            
                  MALTA
               
               
                  485 022
               
               
                  242 511
               
            
                  NETHERLANDS
               
               
                  3 356 144
               
               
                  1 678 072
               
            
                  POLAND
               
               
                  729 794
               
               
                  364 897
               
            
                  PORTUGAL
               
               
                  3 398 883
               
               
                  1 699 441
               
            
                  ROMANIA
               
               
                  420 866
               
               
                  210 433
               
            
                  SLOVENIA
               
               
                  178 910
               
               
                  89 455
               
            
                  FINLAND
               
               
                  1 447 228
               
               
                  723 614
               
            
                  SWEDEN
               
               
                  3 345 165
               
               
                  1 672 582
               
            
                  UNITED KINGDOM
               
               
                  7 266 446
               
               
                  3 633 223
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  58 764 854
               
               
                  29 382 426
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      EXTENDED PROGRAMME
      
                  (EUR)
               
            
                  Member State
               
               
                  Eligible expenditure
               
               
                  Max. Community contribution
               
            
                  BELGIUM
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  BULGARIA
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  CYPRUS
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  DENMARK
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  GERMANY
               
               
                  744 300
               
               
                  260 505
               
            
                  ESTONIA
               
               
                  37 300
               
               
                  13 055
               
            
                  GREECE
               
               
                  243 180
               
               
                  85 113
               
            
                  SPAIN
               
               
                  1 377 713
               
               
                  482 200
               
            
                  FINLAND
               
               
                  159 392
               
               
                  55 787
               
            
                  FRANCE
               
               
                  438 480
               
               
                  153 468
               
            
                  IRELAND
               
               
                  540 267
               
               
                  189 093
               
            
                  ITALY
               
               
                  581 666
               
               
                  203 583
               
            
                  LATVIA
               
               
                  10 817
               
               
                  3 786
               
            
                  LITHUANIA
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  MALTA
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  NETHERLANDS
               
               
                  437 111
               
               
                  152 989
               
            
                  POLAND
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  PORTUGAL
               
               
                  247 515
               
               
                  86 630
               
            
                  ROMANIA
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  SLOVENIA
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  —
               
            
                  SWEDEN
               
               
                  60 457
               
               
                  21 160
               
            
                  UNITED KINGDOM
               
               
                  1 024 755
               
               
                  358 664
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  5 902 953
               
               
                  2 066 033