Investments on board fishing vessels and selectivity
Article 6
1. For the purposes of Article 25 of the basic Regulation, the managing authority shall be responsible for assessing compliance with paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article and shall provide the Commission with all relevant documents upon request. 2. The total eligible expenditure to be supported per fishing vessel over the entire programming period under Article 25 of the basic Regulation, except under paragraph 6(e) of that Article, shall not exceed a maximum amount established on the basis of objective criteria, such as those listed in Article 23(3) of that Regulation and included in the operational programme. 3. The 20 % reduction in engine power may be achieved by a group of vessels as provided for in Article 25(4) of the basic Regulation, subject to all the following conditions: (a) all the vessels belonging to the same group are individually identified; (b) all the vessels belonging to the same group operate in the same management areas; (c) all the vessels belonging to the same group use the same main fishing gear as listed in Appendix III (section C) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 ( 12 ) ; (d) all the vessels belonging to the same group do not exceed fifty in number. 4. The exits from the fishing fleet of fishing capacity with public aid shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the 20 % reduction in power that may be achieved by a group of vessels as provided for in Article 25(4) of the basic Regulation. 5. Financial support granted under Article 25(6)(e) of the basic Regulation shall be granted only for equipment and modernisation works for the protection of catch and gear from wild predator species protected under Council Directives 79/409/EEC ( 13 ) and 92/43/EEC ( 14 ) .