ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV SPECIFIC EX ANTE CONDITIONALITIES Specific objective under the Union priority for EMFF/thematic objective (TO) Ex ante conditionality Criteria for fulfilment EMFF priority: 1. Promoting environmentally sustainable, resource efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge–based fisheries. Specific objectives: (a) - (f). TO 3: enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, of the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and of the fishery and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF); TO 6: preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; TO 8: promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility. Report on fishing capacity has been submitted in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. The report is made in accordance with common guidelines issued by the Commission Fishing capacity does not exceed the fishing capacity ceiling set up in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 EMFF priority: 2. Fostering environmentally sustainable, resource efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge–based aquaculture. Specific objectives: (a), (b) and (c). TO 3: enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, of the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and of the fishery and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF); TO 6: preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; TO 8: promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility. The establishment of a multiannual national strategic plan on aquaculture, as referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, by 2014. A multiannual national strategic plan on aquaculture is transmitted to the Commission at the latest by the day of transmission of the operational programme The operational programme includes information on the complementarities with the multiannual national strategic plan on aquaculture EMFF priority: 3. Fostering the implementation of the CFP. Specific objective (a). TO 6: preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency. Administrative capacity: administrative capacity is available to comply with the data requirements for fisheries management set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and apply a multiannual programme for data collection, to be reviewed by STECF and accepted by the Commission A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and implement work plans for data collection, to be reviewed by STECF and accepted by the Commission A description of the capacity in human resources allocation to undertake bilateral or multilateral agreements with other Member States if the work to implement the data collection obligations is shared EMFF priority: 3. Fostering the implementation of the CFP. Specific objective (b). TO 6: preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency. Administrative capacity: administrative capacity is available to comply with the implementation of a Union control, inspection and enforcement system as provided for in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The specific actions include: A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and implement the section of the operational programme pertaining to the 2014-2020 national control financing programme as referred to in point (o) of Article 18(1) A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and implement the national control action programme for multiannual plans, as provided for in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and implement a common control programme that may be developed with other Member States, as provided for in Article 94 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 A description of the administrative capacity to prepare and implement the specific control and inspection programmes, as provided for in Article 95 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 A description of the administrative capacity to apply a system of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for serious infringements, as provided for in Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 A description of the administrative capacity to apply the point system for serious infringements, as provided for in Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009