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)
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.
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.
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.
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 ) .
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.
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.
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
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Croatia.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
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 IISupplementary provisions
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 IIISupplementary provisions
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 IVSupplementary provisions
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 VSupplementary provisions
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
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