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Document 32012D0294

    2012/294/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 (notified under document C(2012) 3262)

    OJ L 150, 9.6.2012, p. 86–96 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force: This act has been changed. Current consolidated version: 01/07/2016

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2012/294/oj

    9.6.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 150/86


    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

    of 25 May 2012

    on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012

    (notified under document C(2012) 3262)

    (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)

    (2012/294/EU)

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2012, in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, inclusive of the applications for a Union financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.

    (2)

    Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.

    (3)

    The applications for Union funding have been assessed with regard to their compliance with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 (2).

    (4)

    It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Union financial contribution within the limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted.

    (5)

    In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programs related to funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 October 2011, i.e. traceability, validation and cross-checking of data, measurement of engine power, equipment of small scale fleet with Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS).

    (6)

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

    (7)

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

    (8)

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

    (9)

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

    (10)

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

    (11)

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

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Subject matter

    This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2012 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

    Article 2

    Closure of outstanding commitments

    All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 30 June 2016. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted at the latest by 31 December 2017.

    Article 3

    New technologies & IT networks

    1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the setting up of new technologies and IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure collection and management of data in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities as well as on the verification of engine power, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

    2.   Any other expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

    Article 4

    Automatic localisation devices

    1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.

    2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 2 500 per vessel.

    3.   In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.

    Article 5

    Electronic recording and reporting systems

    Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

    Article 6

    Electronic recording and reporting devices

    1.   Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.

    2.   The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice of paragraph 4.

    3.   In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

    4.   In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 4 500 per vessel.

    Article 7

    Pilot projects

    Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on pilot projects on new control technologies shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

    Article 8

    Addresses

    1.   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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

    (in EUR)

    Member State

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Belgium

    610 000

    410 000

    345 000

    Bulgaria

    25 565

    25 565

    23 009

    Denmark

    3 462 722

    2 656 563

    2 350 599

    Germany

    5 971 900

    181 000

    162 900

    Ireland

    52 370 000

    270 000

    163 000

    Greece

    12 110 000

    6 040 000

    5 400 000

    Spain

    207 080

    84 200

    75 780

    France

    3 550 955

    2 152 500

    1 937 250

    Italy

    5 877 000

    4 412 000

    3 846 000

    Cyprus

    65 000

    65 000

    38 500

    Latvia

    17 856

    17 856

    13 400

    Lithuania

    284 939

    284 939

    256 445

    Malta

    117 000

    104 500

    94 050

    Netherlands

    1 709 400

    1 580 000

    1 422 000

    Poland

    2 674 000

    0

    0

    Portugal

    3 379 192

    539 979

    485 981

    Romania

    615 000

    430 000

    367 000

    Slovenia

    204 800

    185 800

    145 700

    Finland

    2 500 000

    1 987 500

    1 584 750

    Sweden

    11 463 574

    242 177

    195 782

    United Kingdom

    10 017 803

    4 424 309

    3 705 547

    Total

    117 233 786

    26 093 889

    22 612 693

    Done at Brussels, 25 May 2012.

    For the Commission

    Maria DAMANAKI

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

    (2)   OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.

    (3)   OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1.


    ANNEX I

    NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS

    (in EUR)

    Member State & project code

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Belgium

    BE/12/02

    100 000

    100 000

    90 000

    BE/12/03

    200 000

    0

    0

    BE/12/04

    30 000

    30 000

    27 000

    BE/12/06

    100 000

    100 000

    90 000

    Sub-total

    430 000

    230 000

    207 000

    Bulgaria

    BG/12/01

    25 565

    25 565

    23 009

    Sub-total

    25 565

    25 565

    23 009

    Denmark

    DK/12/01

    335 900

    335 900

    302 310

    DK/12/03

    335 900

    335 900

    302 310

    DK/12/04

    470 259

    470 259

    423 233

    DK/12/05

    214 976

    214 976

    193 478

    DK/12/06

    268 720

    268 720

    241 848

    DK/12/07

    268 720

    0

    0

    DK/12/08

    167 950

    0

    0

    DK/12/09

    100 770

    0

    0

    DK/12/10

    8 062

    8 062

    7 255

    DK/12/11

    15 048

    15 048

    13 543

    DK/12/12

    134 360

    0

    0

    DK/12/13

    100 770

    100 770

    50 385

    DK/12/14

    201 540

    201 540

    181 386

    DK/12/15

    100 770

    100 770

    90 693

    DK/12/17

    134 360

    134 360

    120 924

    DK/12/18

    134 360

    134 360

    120 924

    Sub-total

    2 992 462

    2 320 663

    2 048 289

    Germany

    DE/12/11

    310 300

    310 300

    0

    DE/12/12

    100 000

    100 000

    0

    DE/12/13

    300 000

    300 000

    0

    DE/12/14

    50 000

    50 000

    0

    DE/12/15

    290 600

    290 600

    0

    DE/12/16

    590 000

    590 000

    0

    DE/12/17

    925 000

    925 000

    0

    DE/12/18

    400 000

    400 000

    0

    DE/12/21

    1 875 000

    1 875 000

    0

    Sub-total

    4 840 900

    4 840 900

    0

    Ireland

    IE/12/01

    70 000

    70 000

    63 000

    IE/12/03

    200 000

    200 000

    100 000

    IE/12/04

    1 200 000

    1 200 000

    0

    Sub-total

    1 470 000

    1 470 000

    163 000

    Greece

    EL/12/03

    90 000

    90 000

    45 000

    EL/12/05

    2 400 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    2 490 000

    90 000

    45 000

    Spain

    ES/12/01

    207 080

    84 200

    75 780

    Sub-total

    207 080

    84 200

    75 780

    France

    FR/12/02

    725 000

    570 000

    513 000

    FR/12/03

    293 855

    185 000

    166 500

    FR/12/05

    150 000

    150 000

    135 000

    FR/12/06

    42 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    1 210 855

    905 000

    814 500

    Italy

    IT/12/01

    700 000

    700 000

    630 000

    IT/12/02

    500 000

    500 000

    450 000

    IT/12/03

    900 000

    900 000

    810 000

    IT/12/04

    700 000

    0

    0

    IT/12/05

    900 000

    900 000

    810 000

    IT/12/07

    500 000

    0

    0

    IT/12/08

    100 000

    100 000

    90 000

    IT/12/09

    312 000

    312 000

    156 000

    IT/12/10

    135 000

    0

    0

    IT/12/11

    130 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    4 877 000

    3 412 000

    2 946 000

    Cyprus

    CY/12/01

    15 000

    15 000

    13 500

    CY/12/02

    50 000

    50 000

    25 000

    Sub-total

    65 000

    65 000

    38 500

    Latvia

    LV/12/01

    6 676

    6 676

    3 338

    LV/12/02

    11 180

    11 180

    10 062

    Sub-total

    17 856

    17 856

    13 400

    Lithuania

    LT/12/01

    237 488

    237 488

    213 740

    LT/12/02

    37 651

    37 651

    33 885

    LT/12/03

    9 800

    9 800

    8 820

    Sub-total

    284 939

    284 939

    256 445

    Malta

    MT/12/01

    92 000

    92 000

    82 800

    Sub-total

    92 000

    92 000

    82 800

    Netherlands

    NL/12/01

    245 000

    245 000

    220 500

    NL/12/02

    395 000

    395 000

    355 500

    NL/12/04

    240 000

    240 000

    216 000

    NL/12/05

    85 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    965 000

    880 000

    792 000

    Poland

    PL/12/01

    2 674 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    2 674 000

    0

    0

    Portugal

    PT/12/01

    90 900

    90 900

    81 810

    PT/12/03

    314 579

    314 579

    283 121

    PT/12/06

    60 000

    60 000

    54 000

    Sub-total

    465 479

    465 479

    418 931

    Romania

    RO/12/02

    30 000

    30 000

    27 000

    RO/12/03

    50 000

    50 000

    25 000

    RO/12/04

    350 000

    350 000

    315 000

    Sub-total

    430 000

    430 000

    367 000

    Slovenia

    SI/12/01

    20 000

    20 000

    18 000

    SI/12/02

    20 000

    20 000

    18 000

    SI/12/04

    40 000

    40 000

    36 000

    SI/12/05

    12 000

    12 000

    10 800

    SI/12/06

    3 000

    0

    0

    SI/12/07

    5 000

    0

    0

    SI/12/08

    1 800

    1 800

    900

    SI/12/09

    3 000

    3 000

    1 500

    SI/12/11

    49 000

    49 000

    24 500

    SI/12/12

    40 000

    40 000

    36 000

    Sub-total

    193 800

    185 800

    145 700

    Finland

    FI/12/01

    400 000

    400 000

    360 000

    FI/12/03

    10 000

    10 000

    5 000

    FI/12/05

    500 000

    500 000

    250 000

    FI/12/06

    500 000

    0

    0

    FI/12/07

    400 000

    400 000

    360 000

    FI/12/08

    400 000

    400 000

    360 000

    Sub-total

    2 210 000

    1 710 000

    1 335 000

    Sweden

    SE/12/01

    11 177 397

    11 177 397

    0

    SE/12/02

    55 443

    55 443

    27 722

    SE/12/03

    110 887

    110 887

    99 798

    SE/12/04

    20 403

    20 403

    18 363

    Sub-total

    11 364 130

    11 364 130

    145 883

    United Kingdom

    UK/12/01

    1 478 365

    1 478 365

    1 330 528

    UK/12/41

    14 215

    0

    0

    UK/12/42

    10 235

    10 235

    9 211

    UK/12/43

    8 506

    8 506

    4 253

    UK/12/44

    284 301

    284 301

    142 151

    UK/12/46

    454 881

    454 881

    409 393

    UK/12/47

    56 860

    56 860

    28 430

    UK/12/50

    9 098

    0

    0

    UK/12/38

    2 019

    0

    0

    UK/12/39

    1 700

    0

    0

    UK/12/40

    796

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    2 320 976

    2 293 148

    1 923 966

    Total

    39 627 042

    13 948 384

    11 842 203


    ANNEX II

    AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

    (in EUR)

    Member State & project code

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Germany

    DE/12/03

    16 000

    0

    0

    DE/12/06

    4 000

    0

    0

    DE/12/08

    25 000

    25 000

    22 500

    DE/12/09

    493 500

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    538 500

    25 000

    22 500

    Greece

    EL/12/08

    3 250 000

    3 250 000

    2 925 000

    Sub-total

    3 250 000

    3 250 000

    2 925 000

    France

    FR/12/07

    1 085 000

    1 000 000

    900 000

    Sub-total

    1 085 000

    1 000 000

    900 000

    Italy

    IT/12/06

    1 000 000

    1 000 000

    900 000

    Sub-total

    1 000 000

    1 000 000

    900 000

    Malta

    MT/12/03

    25 000

    12 500

    11 250

    Sub-total

    25 000

    12 500

    11 250

    Portugal

    PT/12/07

    2 057 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    2 057 000

    0

    0

    Romania

    RO/12/01

    75 000

    0

    0

    RO/12/05

    110 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    185 000

    0

    0

    Slovenia

    SI/12/03

    5 000

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    5 000

    0

    0

    Finland

    FI/12/04

    15 000

    12 500

    11 250

    Sub-total

    15 000

    12 500

    11 250

    United Kingdom

    UK/12/02

    653 892

    575 000

    517 500

    UK/12/03

    557 230

    490 000

    441 000

    UK/12/32

    45 488

    40 000

    36 000

    UK/12/33

    309 888

    272 500

    245 250

    UK/12/45

    468 528

    412 500

    371 250

    Sub-total

    2 035 026

    1 790 000

    1 611 000

    Total

    10 195 526

    7 090 000

    6 381 000


    ANNEX III

    ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

    (in EUR)

    Member State & project code

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Belgium

    BE/12/01

    120 000

    120 000

    108 000

    Sub-total

    120 000

    120 000

    108 000

    Denmark

    DK/12/02

    335 900

    335 900

    302 310

    Sub-total

    335 900

    335 900

    302 310

    Germany

    DE/12/19

    81 000

    81 000

    72 900

    DE/12/20

    75 000

    75 000

    67 500

    Sub-total

    156 000

    156 000

    140 400

    France

    FR/12/04

    255 100

    247 500

    222 750

    Sub-total

    255 100

    247 500

    222 750

    Netherlands

    NL/12/03

    700 000

    700 000

    630 000

    Sub-total

    700 000

    700 000

    630 000

    Portugal

    PT/12/05

    74 500

    74 500

    67 050

    Sub-total

    74 500

    74 500

    67 050

    Finland

    FI/12/02

    250 000

    250 000

    225 000

    Sub-total

    250 000

    250 000

    225 000

    Sweden

    SE/12/05

    55 443

    55 443

    49 899

    Sub-total

    55 443

    55 443

    49 899

    Total

    1 946 943

    1 939 343

    1 745 409


    ANNEX IV

    ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

    (in EUR)

    Member State & project code

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Greece

    EL/12/09

    2 700 000

    2 700 000

    2 430 000

    Sub-total

    2 700 000

    2 700 000

    2 430 000

    Finland

    FI/12/09

    25 000

    15 000

    13 500

    Sub-total

    25 000

    15 000

    13 500

    Total

    2 725 000

    2 715 000

    2 443 500


    ANNEX V

    PILOT PROJECTS

    (in EUR)

    Member State & project code

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Belgium

    BE/12/05

    60 000

    60 000

    30 000

    Sub-total

    60 000

    60 000

    30 000

    Denmark

    DK/12/16

    134 360

    0

    0

    Sub-total

    134 360

    0

    0

    United Kingdom

    UK/12/49

    341 161

    341 161

    170 581

    Sub-total

    341 161

    341 161

    170 581

    Total

    535 521

    401 161

    200 581


    ANNEX VI

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

    (in EUR)

    Type of expenditure

    Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes

    Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

    Maximum Union contribution

    Training and exchange programmes

     

     

     

    Sub-total

    825 931

    0

    0

    Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules

     

     

     

    Sub-total

    849 713

    0

    0

    Patrol vessels and aircraft

     

     

     

    Sub-total

    60 528 109

    0

    0

    Total

    62 203 753

    0

    0


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