Aid for collection, management, use and processing of data in the fisheries sector
Article 47
1. Aid for collection, management, use and processing of biological, environmental, technical and socio-economic data in the fisheries sector fulfilling the conditions laid down in Chapter I of this Regulation shall be compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3), point (c), TFEU and shall be exempted from the notification requirement of Article 108(3) thereof provided that the aid supports the collection, management and use of data, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 39 ) . 2. The aid may only cover the following measures: (a) the collection, management and use of data for the purpose of scientific analysis and implementation of the CFP; (b) national, transnational and subnational multiannual sampling programmes, provided that they relate to stocks covered by the CFP; (c) at-sea monitoring of commercial and recreational fisheries, including monitoring of by-catch of marine organisms such as marine mammals and birds; (d) research surveys at sea; or (e) the improvement of data collection and data management systems and the implementation of pilot studies to improve existing data collection and data management systems. 3. The aid may only cover the following eligible costs incurred directly as a result of the supported measures. (a) direct salary costs (b) participation fees; (c) travel costs; (d) costs of publications; (e) investments in data collection and data management systems; (f) purchased data collection services. 4. The amount of the aid granted under this Article shall not exceed, in gross grant equivalent, a maximum aid intensity rate of 100 % of the eligible costs.