Temporary cessation of fishing activities
Article 15
1. In addition to the measures provided for by Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and in Article 6 of this Regulation, the EFF may contribute to the financing of aid measures for temporary cessation of fishing activities for fishers and owners of fishing vessels included in a Fleet Adaptation Scheme, provided that the temporary cessation is implemented during the period going from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 and has a maximum duration of: (a) three months prior to the permanent withdrawal of the vessel or during the period of engine replacement; a maximum of three additional months may be granted where the process of engine replacement is still ongoing; (b) six weeks in the case of the other vessels included in a Fleet Adaptation Scheme when those vessels are subject to one of the other measures referred to in Article 12, paragraph 2. 2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 may cover the following costs: (a) the fixed cost incurred by the vessel owners when the vessel is tied-up in the port (such as port charges, insurance cost, maintenance costs, financial costs related to loans); (b) part of the basic salary of the fishers. 3. The total public aid per Member State to the measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds: EUR 6 million or an amount equal to 8 % of the EFF financial assistance allocated to the sector in the Member State concerned.