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)
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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.
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 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 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 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 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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