Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/79 of 19 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the recording, transmission and presentation of operation-level implementation data

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Article 1 Subject matter

This Regulation sets out rules for the recording, transmission and presentation of the operation-level implementation data referred to in Article 46(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 (‘implementation data’).

Article 2 Recording and transmission of implementation data

Managing Authorities shall record and provide the Commission with implementation data for each operation supported under shared management in line with the format set out in Annex I.

Article 3 Presentation of data

Managing Authorities shall present the implementation data referred to in Article 2 in accordance with the specifications provided for in the tables set out in Annex II.

Article 4 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA

ANNEX I

FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA

Table 1

Operation description

Field

Content of field

Field Type

Field Length

Storage Format

Comment

Link with Annex VII of CPR

01

CCI

text

15

Common code of identification of the programme.

Not applicable for direct and indirect management.

02

Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)

text

255

Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF.

Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6.

Table 5, fields 11, 12.

03

Description of the operation

text

255

Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF.

04

Common fleet register (CFR) number

long text

63 999

Where relevant.

Common fleet register (CFR) number as per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218  ( 1 )

—

one vessel per operation: CFR number

—

more than one vessel per operation: CFR numbers as CSV (Character Separated Values). Semicolon “;” shall be used as separator.

No blanks, no quotation marks.

05

Sector the operation is contributing to

text

2

See code in Table 1 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

06

Specific objective

text

5

For shared management: see nomenclature in Annex II of the EMFAF Regulation.

For direct and indirect management: see nomenclature in the work programme adopted pursuant to Article 10 of the EMFAF Regulation.

07

NUTS code

text

5

Only NUTS versions valid during the programming period, i.e. NUTS Classification 2021 or later. See Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 or https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/background.

No spaces. NUTS 3 by default, NUTS 2 to national level as appropriate if the operation relates to a larger region or the whole Member State. “TCX1” for operations in third countries.

08

Name of beneficiary

text

255

09

Beneficiary code

text

250

Unique code.

For shared management: based on the national application system.

10

Type of beneficiary

text

2

See code in Table 2 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

11

Gender of beneficiary/natural person

text

2

See code in Table 3 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

12

Number of people directly involved in the operation

number

long integer

Excludes contractors and people/employees not directly participating in the operation.

13

Number of partners involved in the operation

number

long integer

14

Lead partner

text

2

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

15

Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both

text

2

See code in Table 5 of Annex II.

16

State of progress of the operation

text

2

See code in Table 6 of Annex II.

Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12.

Table 9, fields 11, 12, 13, 14.

17

Total eligible cost (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

18

Total eligible public cost (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 8.

Table 4, field 4.

19

EMFAF support (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 9.

20

Date of approval of application for support

date

dd/mm/yyyy

21

Total eligible expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

22

Total eligible public expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

Table 1, field 11.

Table 4, field 5.

23

EMFAF eligible expenditure (EUR)

number

double

No currency sign.

24

Date of final payment to beneficiary

date

dd/mm/yyyy

25

Type of intervention

text

2

For shared management: see codes in Annex IV of the EMFAF Regulation.

For direct and indirect management: see codes in Table 9 of Annex II.

Table 4, field 3.

26

Type of operation

text

2

See code in Table 7 of Annex II

27

Increase of the gross tonnage of a fishing vessel under Article [19(3)] of the EMFAF Regulation

number

double

Amount of additional GT.

Blank in case operation not related to Article [19(3)].

28

Description of the fleet segment relevant to field 27

text

255

If relevant, description of the fleet segment(s) of origin of the gross tonnage allocated to the vessel benefitting from the operation as presented in the annual report foreseen under Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in line with Commission guidelines COM(2014)545.

29

Operation relevant to small-scale coastal fishing (SSCF)

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

30

Operation relevant to the landing obligation

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

31

Operation relevant to climate change

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

32

Operation relevant to non-discrimination

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

33

Operation relevant to gender equality

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

34

Operation relevant to rights of people with disabilities

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

35

Form of support

text

2

See code in Table 8 of Annex II.

Only one option can be selected.

36

Did the beneficiary previously receive EMFF/EMFAF support?

text

2

Only 01 or 02 allowed.

See code in Table 4 of Annex II.

Table 2

Indicators applicable to the operation

Field

Content of field

Type

Length

Format

Comment

Link with Annex VII of CPR:

1

CCI

text

15

Link to table I (key attribute)

2

Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)

text

255

Link to table I (key attribute)

Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6.

Table 5, fields 11, 12.

37

Common result indicator(s) code(s) applicable to the operation (as many rows as relevant)

text

6

See codes in Table 10 of Annex II

Table 9, field 5.

38

Baseline value

number

double

Table 9, fields 11, 13.

39

Indicative result expected by the beneficiary (one row per indicator)

number

double

Table 9, field 12.

40

Ex-post result (one row per indicator)

number

double

The resulting value after the project has been completed.

Table 9, field 14.

( 1 )   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register ( OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9 ).

ANNEX II PRESENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DATA

ANNEX II

PRESENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DATA

Table 1

Sector the operation is contributing to (Annex I, Table 1, field 5)

Code

Description

01

Fisheries

02

Aquaculture

03

Processing

04

Tourism

05

Environment

06

Maritime (except fishing and aquaculture)

07

Integrated/multisector

08

Other

Table 2

Type of beneficiary

( 1 )

(Annex I, Table 1, field 10)

Code

Description

01

PO – Producer organisation

02

APO – Association of producer organisations

03

IBO – Inter-branch organisation

04

Private enterprise – micro

05

Private enterprise – SME (Small or medium-sized enterprise)

06

Private enterprise – large

07

Public body

08

Research centre / university / scientists

09

Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / association

10

Educational institution

11

LAG – Local action group

12

Entity without legal personality

13

International organisation

14

Commission bodies and agencies

15

Natural persons

16

Other

Table 3

Gender of beneficiary/natural person (Annex I, Table 1, field 11)

Code

Description

01

Natural person – male

02

Natural person – female

03

Natural person – non-defined gender

04

More than one natural person, family

05

More than one natural person, predominately male

06

More than one natural person, predominately female

07

N/A. (in the case of legal persons)

Table 4

Codes for Yes/No fields (Annex I, Table 1, fields 29-34 and 36)

Code

Description

01

Yes

02

No

Table 5

Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both (Annex I, Table 1, field 15)

Code

Description

01

Marine

02

Inland

03

Both

04

N/A

Table 6

State of progress of the operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 16)

Code

Description

00

Operation selected

01

Operation interrupted/abandoned following partial implementation

02

Operation under implementation

03

Operation fully implemented (but for which all expenses have not necessarily been paid to the beneficiary)

04

Operation completed

Table 7

Type of operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 26)

Code

Description

01

Investment in reduction of energy use and energy efficiency

02

Investment in renewable energy systems

03

Investment in on-board production equipment

04

Investment on board to improve navigation or engine control

05

Investment in physical infrastructure at existing fishing ports or at new or existing landing sites

06

First acquisition of a fishing vessel

07

Investment to improve traceability

08

Preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans by producer organisations

09

Marketing activities

10

Advisory services

11

Investments to support business development (strategy development, administration, equipment)

12

Other business-diversification operations not involving fisheries, aquaculture, or innovation

13

Insurance schemes

14

Training to improve skills and develop human capital

15

Events

16

Awareness raising, communication to the wider public

17

Capacity building

18

Development of marketing innovation

19

Development of process innovation

20

Development of product innovation

21

Studies and research

22

Knowledge sharing

23

Cooperation

24

Restoring ecological continuity of rivers

25

Restocking of aquatic species

26

Retrieval and/or disposal of marine litter

27

Environmental services

28

Specific investments for improving aquatic habitats and biodiversity

29

Permanent cessation of fishing activities

30

Temporary cessation of fishing activities

31

Compensation

32

Productive investments for sustainable aquaculture

33

Gear selectivity to reduce unwanted catches

34

Gear modification to minimise habitat impacts

35

Gear selectivity in relation to endangered, threatened and protected species

36

Use of unwanted catches

37

Natura 2000 areas management and monitoring (soft operations)

38

Investments in Natura 2000 areas restoration

39

Management and monitoring of marine protected areas (soft operations)

40

Investments in the restoration of marine protected areas

41

Reduction and prevention of pollution/contamination

42

Water usage and water quality improvements

43

Investments for control and enforcement for public authorities

44

Investments for control and enforcement for private business

45

Observation coordination

46

Data collection

47

Investment in IT – hardware

48

Investment in IT – software

49

IT development and maintenance

50

Data assembly and dissemination

51

Inspections

52

Investment in animal welfare

53

Food quality and hygiene safety

54

Investments in safety equipment

55

Investments in working conditions

56

Pilot projects

57

Socio-cultural development

58

Governance

59

Animation and capacity building

60

Preparatory actions

61

Management

62

Assistance under Direct Management

63

Evaluation

64

Other (social)

65

Other (environmental)

66

Other (economic)

Table 8

Form of support (Annex I, Table 1, field 35)

Code

Description

01

Grants

02

Financial instruments

03

Combination of grants and financial instruments

04

Prizes

05

Contracting (Direct management)

Table 9

Types of intervention for support under direct and indirect management (Annex I. Table 1, field 25)

Code

Description

17

International ocean governance

18

Maritime policy

19

Scientific advice

20

Control and enforcement

21

Voluntary contributions to international organisations

22

Conservation measures

23

Advisory councils

24

Communication

25

Market intelligence

Table 10

Common result indicators (Annex I. Table 2, field 37)

Code

Description

Measurement unit

CR01

New production capacity

tonnes/annum

CR02

Aquaculture production maintained

tonnes/annum

CR03

Businesses created

number of entities

CR04

Businesses with higher turnover

number of entities

CR05.1

Capacity of vessels withdrawn

GT

CR05.2

Capacity of vessels withdrawn

kW

CR06

Jobs created

number of persons

CR07

Jobs maintained

number of persons

CR08

Persons benefitting

number of persons

CR09.1

Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems

km 2

CR09.2

Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems

km 2

CR10

Actions contributing to a good environmental status, including nature restoration, conservation, protection of ecosystems, biodiversity, animal health and welfare

number of actions

CR11

Entities increasing social sustainability

number of entities

CR12

Effectiveness of the system for “collection, management and use of data”

scale: high, medium, low

CR13

Cooperation activities between stakeholders

number of actions

CR14

Innovations enabled

number of new products, services, processes, business models or methods

CR15

Control means installed or improved

number of means

CR16

Entities benefitting from promotion and information activities

number of entities

CR17

Entities improving resource efficiency in production and/or processing

number of entities

CR18.1

Energy consumption leading to CO 2 emissions reduction

kWh/tonnes

CR18.2

Energy consumption leading to CO 2 emissions reduction

litres/h

CR19

Actions to improve governance capacity

number of actions

CR20

Investment induced

EUR

CR21

Datasets and advice made available

number

CR22

Usage of data and information platforms

number of page views

( 1 )   The lead partner, if an operation has more than one beneficiary.