Specific objectives
Article 65
Support under this Chapter shall contribute to the achievement of the specific objectives under the Union priority set out in Article 6(5).
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 CHAPTER IV — Marketing and processing related measures
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Production and marketing plans
Article 66
1. The EMFF shall support the preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. 2. Expenditure related to production and marketing plans shall be eligible for support from the EMFF only after approval by the competent authorities in the Member State of the annual report referred to in Article 28(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. 3. Support granted per producer organisation per year under this Article shall not exceed 3 % of the average annual value of the production placed on the market by that producer organisation during the preceding three calendar years. For any newly recognised producer organisation, that support shall not exceed 3 % of the average annual value of the production placed on the market by the members of that organisation during the preceding three calendar years. 4. The Member State concerned may grant an advance of 50 % of the financial support after approval of the production and marketing plan in accordance with Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. 5. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to producer organisations and associations of producers organisations.
Storage aid
Article 67
1. The EMFF may support compensation to recognised producer organisations and associations of producers organisations which store fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, provided that those products are stored in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of that Regulation and subject to the following conditions: (a) the amount of the storage aid does not exceed the amount of the technical and financial costs of the actions required for the stabilisation and storage of the products in question; (b) the quantities eligible for storage aid do not exceed 15 % of the annual quantities of the products concerned put up for sale by the producer organisation; (c) the financial support per year does not exceed 2 % of the average annual value of the production placed on the market by the members of the producer organisation in the period 2009-2011. For the purposes of point (c) of the first subparagraph, where a member of the producer organisation did not have any production placed on the market in the period 2009 to 2011, the average annual value of production placed on the market in the first three years of production of that member shall be taken into account. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall end by 31 December 2018. 3. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted once the products are released for human consumption. 4. Member States shall fix the amount of the technical and financial costs applicable in their territories as follows: (a) technical costs shall be calculated each year on the basis of direct costs relating to the actions required in order to stabilise and store the products in question; (b) financial costs shall be calculated each year using the interest rate set annually in each Member State; These technical and financial costs shall be made publicly available. 5. Member States shall carry out controls to ensure that the products benefiting from storage aid fulfil the conditions laid down in this Article. For the purposes of such controls, beneficiaries of storage aid shall keep stock records for each category of products entered into storage and later reintroduced onto the market for human consumption.
Marketing measures
Article 68
1. The EMFF may support marketing measures for fishery and aquaculture products which are aimed at: (a) creating producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations to be recognised in accordance with Section II of Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013; (b) finding new markets and improving the conditions for the placing on the market of fishery and aquaculture products, including: (i) species with marketing potential; (ii) unwanted catches landed from commercial stocks in accordance with technical measures, Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013; (iii) fishery and aquaculture products obtained using methods with low impact on the environment, or organic aquaculture products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007; (c) promoting the quality and the value added by facilitating: (i) the application for registration of a given product and the adaptation of concerned operators to the relevant compliance and certification requirements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 37 ) ; (ii) the certification and the promotion of sustainable fishery and aquaculture products, including products from small–scale coastal fishing, and of environmentally-friendly processing methods; (iii) the direct marketing of fishery products by small–scale coastal fishermen or by on–foot fishermen; (iv) the presentation and packaging of products; (d) contributing to the transparency of production and the markets and conducting market surveys and studies on the Union’s dependence on imports; (e) contributing to the traceability of fishery or aquaculture products and, where relevant, the development of a Union–wide ecolabel for fishery and aquaculture products as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013; (f) drawing up standard contracts for SMEs, which are compatible with Union law; (g) conducting regional, national or transnational communication and promotional campaigns, to raise public awareness of sustainable fishery and aquaculture products. 2. The operations referred to in paragraph 1 may include the production, processing and marketing activities along the supply chain. The operations referred to in point (g) of paragraph 1 shall not be aimed at commercial brands.
Processing of fishery and aquaculture products
Article 69
1. The EMFF may support investments in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products that: (a) contribute to energy saving or reducing the impact on the environment, including waste treatment; (b) improve safety, hygiene, health and working conditions; (c) support the processing of catches of commercial fish that cannot be destined for human consumption; (d) relate to the processing of by-products resulting from main processing activities; (e) relate to the processing of organic aquaculture products pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007; (f) lead to new or improved products, new or improved processes, or new or improved management and organisation systems. 2. As regards enterprises other than SMEs, the support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted through the financial instruments provided for in Title IV of Part Two of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
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