CELEX: 32009D0977
Language: en
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 December 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2009 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance (notified under document C(2009) 9935)

18.12.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 336/42
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 16 December 2009
   on a Community financial contribution for 2009 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance
   (notified under document C(2009) 9935)
   (Only the Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Latvian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish and English texts are authentic)
   (2009/977/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Based upon the requests for Community co-finance that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2009, the Commission has adopted Decision 2009/746/EC (2), which has left some of the 2009 budget available for fisheries control unconsumed.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               That unconsumed part of the 2009 budget should now be allocated by a new Decision.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit requests for additional funding related to the priority areas defined by the Commission, i.e. automation and management of data, new technologies, and seminars in the area of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests for Community funding related to actions such as pilot projects, as well as the construction of patrol vessels and aircrafts, have been rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Community funding.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Applications for Community funding are to comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 (3).
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Community financial contribution within the limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to the abovementioned priority areas should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (4).
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (5).
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter
   This Decision provides for a Community financial contribution for 2009 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2009 in implementing certain projects on monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It establishes the amount of the Community financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.
   Article 2
   Closure of outstanding commitments
   All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 30 June 2013. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. Unused budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed at the latest by 31 December 2014.
   Article 3
   New technologies and IT networks
   1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the purchase of, installation and technical assistance for, computer technology and setting up of IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
   2.   In case of expenditure under Annex I that is related to vessel monitoring system (VMS), electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS) or illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the co-finance rate referred to in paragraph 1 is set at 95 %.
   Article 4
   Automatic localisation devices
   1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a VMS shall qualify for a financial contribution of 95 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
   2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 1 500 per vessel.
   3.   In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.
   Article 5
   Electronic recording and reporting systems
   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for ERS, in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 95 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
   Article 6
   Electronic recording and reporting devices
   1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 95 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
   2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to EUR 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice to paragraph 4.
   3.   In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008.
   4.   In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 2244/2003 and (EC) No 1077/2008, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be limited to EUR 4 500.
   Article 7
   Training and exchange programmes
   1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on training and exchange programmes of civil servants responsible for monitoring, control and surveillance tasks in the fisheries area shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
   2.   In case of expenditure under Annex V that takes the form of seminars related to IUU fishing, the co-finance rate referred to in paragraph 1 is set at 95 %.
   Article 8
   Total maximum Community contribution per Member State
   The total planned expenditure, the total expenditure for projects selected under this Decision, and the total maximum Community contribution per Member State allocated under this Decision are as follows:
   
               (in EUR)
            
         
               Member State
            
            
               Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
            
            
               Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
            
            
               Community contribution
            
         
               Denmark
            
            
               3 638 843
            
            
               1 143 733
            
            
               1 057 867
            
         
               Germany
            
            
               2 426 282
            
            
               1 017 000
            
            
               828 400
            
         
               Ireland
            
            
               1 143 000
            
            
               800 000
            
            
               300 000
            
         
               Greece
            
            
               2 500 000
            
            
               907 895
            
            
               525 000
            
         
               Spain
            
            
               10 695 000
            
            
               3 783 000
            
            
               2 526 000
            
         
               Italy
            
            
               4 990 000
            
            
               3 140 000
            
            
               2 897 500
            
         
               Latvia
            
            
               15 652
            
            
               15 652
            
            
               14 869
            
         
               Netherlands
            
            
               1 910 000
            
            
               450 000
            
            
               427 500
            
         
               Portugal
            
            
               7 439 055
            
            
               4 171 655
            
            
               2 635 194
            
         
               Romania
            
            
               15 600
            
            
               15 600
            
            
               7 800
            
         
               Sweden
            
            
               1 550 000
            
            
               700 000
            
            
               600 000
            
         
               United Kingdom
            
            
               1 153 763
            
            
               911 161
            
            
               779 870
            
         
               Total
            
            
               37 477 195
            
            
               17 055 696
            
            
               12 600 000
            
         Article 9
   Addressees
   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
   
      Done at Brussels, 16 December 2009.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Joe BORG
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 267, 10.10.2009, p. 20.
   
      (3)  OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.
   
      (4)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.
   
      (5)  OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.
   
      ANNEX I
      
         NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS
      
      
                  (in EUR)
               
            
                  Member State and project code
               
               
                  Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
               
               
                  Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
               
               
                  Community contribution
               
            
                  Denmark
               
            
                  DK/09/08
               
               
                  44 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/09
               
               
                  1 333 333
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  1 377 333
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Germany
               
            
                  DE/09/12
               
               
                  3 782
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/15
               
               
                  20 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/16
               
               
                  9 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/25
               
               
                  12 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/26
               
               
                  112 500
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/27
               
               
                  465 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  622 282
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Ireland
               
            
                  IE/09/03
               
               
                  63 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  63 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Greece
               
            
                  EL/09/06
               
               
                  1 500 000
               
               
                  750 000
               
               
                  375 000
               
            
                  EL/09/07
               
               
                  1 000 000
               
               
                  157 895
               
               
                  150 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  2 500 000
               
               
                  907 895
               
               
                  525 000
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
            
                  NL/09/18
               
               
                  585 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  NL/09/19
               
               
                  875 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  1 460 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Portugal
               
            
                  PT/09/07
               
               
                  1 500 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  PT/09/08
               
               
                  1 500 800
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  PT/09/09
               
               
                  46 600
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  PT/09/10
               
               
                  220 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  3 267 400
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Romania
               
            
                  RO/09/04
               
               
                  15 600
               
               
                  15 600
               
               
                  7 800
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  15 600
               
               
                  15 600
               
               
                  7 800
               
            
                  Sweden
               
            
                  SE/09/15
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  SE/09/16
               
               
                  500 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  SE/09/18
               
               
                  250 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  850 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
            
                  UK/09/69
               
               
                  9 879
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/71
               
               
                  1 395
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/73
               
               
                  5 811
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/74
               
               
                  6 973
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/75
               
               
                  51 578
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/76
               
               
                  5 811
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/77
               
               
                  814
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/78
               
               
                  2 529
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/79
               
               
                  465
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/80
               
               
                  5 113
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/81
               
               
                  5 100
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/83
               
               
                  7 670
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/86
               
               
                  11 622
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  114 760
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  10 270 375
               
               
                  923 495
               
               
                  532 800
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      
         AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES
      
      
                  (in EUR)
               
            
                  Member State and project code
               
               
                  Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
               
               
                  Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
               
               
                  Community contribution
               
            
                  Germany
               
            
                  DE/09/17
               
               
                  48 000
               
               
                  48 000
               
               
                  24 000
               
            
                  DE/09/18
               
               
                  12 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/19
               
               
                  45 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/20
               
               
                  20 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/28
               
               
                  258 000
               
               
                  258 000
               
               
                  129 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  383 000
               
               
                  306 000
               
               
                  153 000
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
            
                  UK/09/72
               
               
                  197 573
               
               
                  197 573
               
               
                  102 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  197 573
               
               
                  197 573
               
               
                  102 000
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  580 573
               
               
                  503 573
               
               
                  255 000
               
            
   
      ANNEX III
      
         ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS
      
      
                  (in EUR)
               
            
                  Member State and project code
               
               
                  Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
               
               
                  Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
               
               
                  Community contribution
               
            
                  Denmark
               
            
                  DK/09/11
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/12
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/13
               
               
                  133 333
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/14
               
               
                  200 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/15
               
               
                  166 667
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/16
               
               
                  133 333
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DK/09/17
               
               
                  284 444
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  1 117 777
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Germany
               
            
                  DE/09/06
               
               
                  350 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/07
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/08
               
               
                  60 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/09
               
               
                  30 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/10
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  DE/09/11
               
               
                  120 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  710 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Ireland
               
            
                  IE/09/04
               
               
                  80 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  IE/09/05
               
               
                  200 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  280 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Latvia
               
            
                  LV/09/01
               
               
                  15 652
               
               
                  15 652
               
               
                  14 869
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  15 652
               
               
                  15 652
               
               
                  14 869
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
            
                  NL/09/20
               
               
                  450 000
               
               
                  450 000
               
               
                  427 500
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  450 000
               
               
                  450 000
               
               
                  427 500
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
            
                  UK/09/68
               
               
                  116 220
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  UK/09/84
               
               
                  11 622
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  127 842
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  2 701 271
               
               
                  465 652
               
               
                  442 369
               
            
   
      ANNEX IV
      
         ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES
      
      
                  (in EUR)
               
            
                  Member State and project code
               
               
                  Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
               
               
                  Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
               
               
                  Community contribution
               
            
                  Denmark
               
            
                  DK/09/10
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
               
                  1 026 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
               
                  1 080 000
               
               
                  1 026 000
               
            
                  Germany
               
            
                  DE/09/13
               
               
                  84 000
               
               
                  84 000
               
               
                  79 800
               
            
                  DE/09/21
               
               
                  105 000
               
               
                  105 000
               
               
                  99 700
               
            
                  DE/09/29
               
               
                  522 000
               
               
                  522 000
               
               
                  495 900
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  711 000
               
               
                  711 000
               
               
                  675 400
               
            
                  Ireland
               
            
                  IE/09/06
               
               
                  800 000
               
               
                  800 000
               
               
                  300 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  800 000
               
               
                  800 000
               
               
                  300 000
               
            
                  Spain
               
            
                  ES/09/36
               
               
                  3 753 000
               
               
                  3 753 000
               
               
                  2 502 000
               
            
                  ES/09/37
               
               
                  6 912 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  10 665 000
               
               
                  3 753 000
               
               
                  2 502 000
               
            
                  Italy
               
            
                  ITA/09/14
               
               
                  4 800 000
               
               
                  2 950 000
               
               
                  2 802 500
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  4 800 000
               
               
                  2 950 000
               
               
                  2 802 500
               
            
                  Portugal
               
            
                  PT/09/11
               
               
                  2 091 635
               
               
                  2 091 635
               
               
                  1 224 000
               
            
                  PT/09/12
               
               
                  1 993 500
               
               
                  1 993 500
               
               
                  1 329 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  4 085 135
               
               
                  4 085 135
               
               
                  2 553 000
               
            
                  Sweden
               
            
                  SWE/09/17
               
               
                  700 000
               
               
                  700 000
               
               
                  600 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  700 000
               
               
                  700 000
               
               
                  600 000
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
            
                  UK/09/70
               
               
                  232 439
               
               
                  232 439
               
               
                  220 800
               
            
                  UK/09/82
               
               
                  453 256
               
               
                  453 256
               
               
                  430 572
               
            
                  UK/09/85
               
               
                  27 893
               
               
                  27 893
               
               
                  26 498
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  713 588
               
               
                  713 588
               
               
                  677 870
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  23 554 723
               
               
                  14 792 723
               
               
                  11 136 770
               
            
   
      ANNEX V
      
         TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
      
      
                  (in EUR)
               
            
                  Member State and project code
               
               
                  Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme
               
               
                  Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision
               
               
                  Community contribution
               
            
                  Denmark
               
            
                  DK/09/19
               
               
                  63 733
               
               
                  63 733
               
               
                  31 867
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  63 733
               
               
                  63 733
               
               
                  31 867
               
            
                  Spain
               
            
                  ES/09/38
               
               
                  10 000
               
               
                  10 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  ES/09/39
               
               
                  20 000
               
               
                  20 000
               
               
                  19 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  30 000
               
               
                  30 000
               
               
                  24 000
               
            
                  Italy
               
            
                  IT/09/16
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                  50 000
               
            
                  IT/09/17
               
               
                  90 000
               
               
                  90 000
               
               
                  45 000
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  190 000
               
               
                  190 000
               
               
                  95 000
               
            
                  Portugal
               
            
                  PT/09/13
               
               
                  86 520
               
               
                  86 520
               
               
                  82 194
               
            
                  Sub-Total
               
               
                  86 520
               
               
                  86 520
               
               
                  82 194
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  370 253
               
               
                  370 253
               
               
                  233 061