2013/762/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 9 December 2013 on an additional financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control programmes for 2013 (notified under document C(2013) 8576)

• Articles: 13

Article 1 Subject matter

This Decision provides for an additional Union financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2013 in implementing 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. It establishes the amount of the Union financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Union 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 2017. 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 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, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

2.   As far as traceability projects are concerned, the EU contribution shall be limited to EUR 1 000 000 in case of investments carried out by Member State authorities, and to EUR 250 000 in case of private investments. The total number of traceability projects carried out by private operators shall be limited to eight per Member State and per financing decision.

3.   In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 2, all projects co-financed according to this decision shall satisfy the applicable requirements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009  ( 5 ) and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

4.   Projects BG/13/02 related to Omega gauges, EL/13/10 related to tablets to be used for inspection purposes and PT/13/08 related to weighing equipment, which are 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.   In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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 interoperability of ERS systems between Member States as well as to enable the implementation of the obligation to land all catches (‘discard ban’), shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Article 6 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 7 Total maximum Union contribution per Member State

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

(EUR)

Member State

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium

430 000

280 000

252 000

Bulgaria

35 791

35 791

24 031

Denmark

4 195 144

1 251 235

876 285

Estonia

400 000

400 000

360 000

Ireland

200 000

200 000

180 000

Greece

228 500

78 500

50 650

Spain

2 989 879

1 037 300

769 570

France

2 058 585

1 356 145

631 082

Croatia

267 490

267 490

227 400

Italy

1 850 000

422 000

379 800

Cyprus

100 000

100 000

90 000

Latvia

124 038

124 038

111 634

Lithuania

99 919

99 919

89 927

Malta

1 470 510

615 000

553 500

Poland

1 487 812

1 389 812

1 090 831

Portugal

443 954

161 500

143 150

Romania

40 000

0

0

Finland

1 800 000

1 050 000

945 000

Sweden

2 450 000

1 150 000

1 035 000

United Kingdom

31 553

25 710

23 140

Total

20 703 175

10 044 440

7 833 000

Article 8 Addressees

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IT NETWORKS

(EUR)

Member State and project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Bulgaria:

BG/13/02

20 452

20 452

10 226

BG/13/03

15 339

15 339

13 805

Sub-Total

35 791

35 791

24 031

Denmark:

DK/13/21

469 509

469 509

172 731

DK/13/23

335 363

335 363

301 827

DK/13/24

250 000

0

0

DK/13/25

250 000

0

0

DK/13/26

250 000

0

0

DK/13/27

278 000

0

0

DK/13/28

275 000

0

0

DK/13/29

275 000

0

0

DK/13/30

275 000

0

0

DK/13/31

275 000

111 000

99 900

DK/13/32

300 000

0

0

DK/13/33

403 423

0

0

DK/13/34

221 340

0

0

DK/13/35

2 146

0

0

Sub-Total

3 859 781

915 872

574 458

Ireland:

IE/13/04

200 000

200 000

180 000

Sub-Total

200 000

200 000

180 000

Greece:

EL/13/10

50 000

50 000

25 000

EL/13/11

28 500

28 500

25 650

Sub-Total

78 500

78 500

50 650

Spain:

ES/13/42

718 632

0

0

ES/13/45

454 090

0

0

ES/13/50

365 000

365 000

328 500

ES/13/54

33 900

0

0

ES/13/55

50 000

0

0

ES/13/56

16 000

16 000

14 400

ES/13/57

72 000

0

0

Sub-Total

1 709 622

381 000

342 900

France:

FR/13/14

498 798

498 798

250 000

FR/13/15

711 700

711 700

250 000

FR/13/16

276 000

0

0

FR/13/17

115 647

115 647

104 082

FR/13/18

176 440

0

0

Sub-total

1 778 585

1 326 145

604 082

Croatia:

HR/13/08

10 000

10 000

9 000

HR/13/10

247 490

247 490

209 400

Sub-Total

257 490

257 490

218 400

Italy:

IT/13/10

450 000

422 000

379 800

IT/13/11

1 400 000

0

0

Sub-Total

1 850 000

422 000

379 800

Latvia:

LV/13/04

124 038

124 038

111 634

Sub-Total

124 038

124 038

111 634

Lithuania:

LT/13/06

15 929

15 929

14 336

LT/13/05

26 066

26 066

23 459

Sub-Total

41 995

41 995

37 795

Malta:

MT/13/04

55 510

0

0

MT/13/05

1 400 000

600 000

540 000

MT/13/06

15 000

15 000

13 500

Sub-Total

1 470 510

615 000

553 500

Poland:

PL/13/16

250 000

152 000

136 800

PL/13/17

147 512

147 512

132 761

PL/13/18

240 300

240 300

216 270

Sub-Total

637 812

539 812

485 831

Portugal:

PT/13/06

129 200

111 100

99 990

PT/13/08

5 500

5 500

2 750

PT/13/09

264 354

0

0

Sub-Total

399 054

116 600

102 740

Romania:

RO/13/18

40 000

0

0

Sub-Total

40 000

0

0

Finland:

FI/13/11

350 000

350 000

315 000

FI/13/14

150 000

150 000

135 000

FI/13/15

750 000

0

0

Sub-Total

1 250 000

500 000

450 000

Sweden:

SE/13/04

500 000

0

0

SE/13/05

350 000

0

0

SE/13/06

450 000

0

0

SE/13/07

450 000

450 000

405 000

SE/13/08

200 000

200 000

180 000

Sub-Total

1 950 000

650 000

585 000

United Kingdom:

UK/13/05

9 933

9 933

8 940

UK/13/06

1 753

1 753

1 578

UK/13/07

5 843

0

0

Sub-Total

17 529

11 686

10 518

Total

15 700 707

6 215 929

4 711 339

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES

(EUR)

Member State and project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

France:

FR/13/12

250 000

0

0

Sub-Total

250 000

0

0

UK:

UK/13/04

14 024

14 024

12 622

Sub-Total

14 024

14 024

12 622

Total

264 024

14 024

12 622

ANNEX III

ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

(EUR)

Member State and project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium:

BE/13/10

40 000

40 000

36 000

BE/13/11

200 000

200 000

180 000

BE/13/12

40 000

40 000

36 000

Sub-Total

280 000

280 000

252 000

Denmark:

DK/13/22

335 363

335 363

301 827

Sub-Total

335 363

335 363

301 827

Estonia:

EE/13/04

300 000

300 000

270 000

EE/13/05

100 000

100 000

90 000

Sub-Total

400 000

400 000

360 000

Spain:

ES/13/43

246 300

246 300

221 670

Sub-Total

246 300

246 300

221 670

France:

FR/13/13

30 000

30 000

27 000

Sub-Total

30 000

30 000

27 000

Croatia:

HR/13/09

10 000

10 000

9 000

Sub-Total

10 000

10 000

9 000

Cyprus:

CY/13/04

100 000

100 000

90 000

Sub-Total

100 000

100 000

90 000

Lithuania:

LT/13/04

57 924

57 924

52 132

Sub-Total

57 924

57 924

52 132

Poland:

PL/13/14

350 000

350 000

315 000

PL/13/15

100 000

100 000

90 000

Sub-Total

450 000

450 000

405 000

Portugal:

PT/13/07

44 900

44 900

40 410

Sub-Total

44 900

44 900

40 410

Finland:

FI/13/10

350 000

350 000

315 000

FI/13/12

200 000

200 000

180 000

Sub-Total

550 000

550 000

495 000

Sweden:

SE/13/09

500 000

500 000

450 000

Sub-Total

500 000

500 000

450 000

Total

3 004 487

3 004 487

2 704 039

ANNEX V

ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS

(EUR)

Type of expenditure

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Belgium:

BE/13/13

150 000

0

0

Sub-Total

150 000

0

0

Spain:

ES/13/44

471 074

0

0

ES/13/46

250 000

250 000

125 000

ES/13/48

160 000

160 000

80 000

ES/13/49

100 000

0

0

ES/13/51

2 000

0

0

Sub-Total

983 074

410 000

205 000

Poland:

PL/13/13

400 000

400 000

200 000

Sub-Total

400 000

400 000

200 000

Total

1 533 074

810 000

405 000

ANNEX VI

ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES AND TO INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES THAT WERE REJECTED

(EUR)

Member State and project code

Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme

Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision

Maximum Union contribution

Greece:

EL/13/12

150 000

0

0

Sub-Total

150 000

0

0

Spain:

ES/13/47

40 000

0

0

ES/13/52

8 082

0

0

ES/13/53

2 800

0

0

Sub-Total

50 882

0

0

Total

200 882

0

0