2013/673/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 14 October 2013 on a Union financial contribution towards Croatia’s fisheries control programme for 2013 (notified under document C(2013) 6606)

• Articles: 13

Article 1 Subject matter

This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2013 towards expenditure incurred by Croatia 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 Croatia by 30 June 2017. Payments made after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed at the latest by 31 December 2018.

Article 3 New technologies and 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 established in that Annex.

2.   Project HR/13/05 referred to in Annex I, related to gauges and scales, 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003  ( 5 ) .

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 established 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.

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

Article 7 Total maximum Union contribution for Croatia

The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution to Croatia is as follows:

(EUR)

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Croatia

817 000

618 000

522 600

Total

817 000

618 000

522 600

Article 8 Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Croatia.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR)

Project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

HR/13/05

84 000

84 000

42 000

HR/13/07

100 000

100 000

90 000

Total

184 000

184 000

132 000

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR)

Project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

HR/13/01

192 000

192 000

172 800

HR/13/02

192 000

0

0

Total

384 000

192 000

172 800

ANNEX III

ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR)

Project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

HR/13/04

50 000

50 000

45 000

Total

50 000

50 000

45 000

ANNEX IV

ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES

(EUR)

Project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

HR/13/03

192 000

192 000

172 800

Total

192 000

192 000

172 800

ANNEX V

ANNEX V

TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

(EUR)

Project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

HR/13/06

7 000

0

0

Total

7 000

0

0