Commission Implementing Decision
of 25 May 2012
on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012
(notified under document C(2012) 3262)
(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2012/294/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea , and in particular Article 21 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2012, in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, inclusive of the applications for a Union financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.
(2)
Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.
(3)
The applications for Union funding have been assessed with regard to their compliance with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 .
(4)
It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Union financial contribution within the limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted.
(5)
In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programs related to funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 October 2011, i.e. traceability, validation and cross-checking of data, measurement of engine power, equipment of small scale fleet with Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) and Electronic Recording and Reporting Systems (ERS).
(6)
On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programs for Union funding related to non-priority actions such as installation of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) on board fishing vessels, training and initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules as well as the purchase or modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft were rejected.
(7)
In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to the abovementioned priority areas and retained for this financing decision should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
(8)
Within the priority areas defined by the Commission, it appeared that projects on traceability that were presented by Member States required a global and coordinated approach among Member States to be put in place before a Union contribution could be granted. The assessment of these traceability projects for a Union contribution was consequently postponed to an additional financing decision to be prepared in 2012.
(9)
In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy
(10)
In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.
(11)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Subject matter
Article 1
This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2012 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.

Closure of outstanding commitments
Article 2
All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by the Member State concerned by 31 March 2017 . Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be decommitted at the latest by 31 December 2017.

New technologies & IT networks
Article 3
1
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the setting up of new technologies and IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure collection and management of data in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities as well as on the verification of engine power, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
2
Any other expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Automatic localisation devices
Article 4
1
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
2
The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 2 500 per vessel.
3
In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.

Electronic recording and reporting systems
Article 5
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Electronic recording and reporting devices
Article 6
1
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
2
The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 3 000 per vessel, without prejudice of paragraph 4.
3
In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.
4
In case of devices combining ERS and VMS functions, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011, the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 4 500 per vessel.

Pilot projects
Article 7
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex V, on pilot projects on new control technologies shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.

Addresses
Article 8
1
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2
The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are as follows:
(in EUR)
Member State | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium | 610 000 | 410 000 | 345 000
Bulgaria | 25 565 | 25 565 | 23 009
Denmark | 3 462 722 | 2 656 563 | 2 350 599
Germany | 5 971 900 | 181 000 | 162 900
Ireland | 52 370 000 | 270 000 | 163 000
Greece | 12 110 000 | 6 040 000 | 5 400 000
Spain | 207 080 | 84 200 | 75 780
France | 3 550 955 | 2 152 500 | 1 937 250
Italy | 5 877 000 | 4 412 000 | 3 846 000
Cyprus | 65 000 | 65 000 | 38 500
Latvia | 17 856 | 17 856 | 13 400
Lithuania | 284 939 | 284 939 | 256 445
Malta | 117 000 | 104 500 | 94 050
Netherlands | 1 709 400 | 1 580 000 | 1 422 000
Poland | 2 674 000 | 0 | 0
Portugal | 3 379 192 | 539 979 | 485 981
Romania | 615 000 | 430 000 | 367 000
Slovenia | 204 800 | 185 800 | 145 700
Finland | 2 500 000 | 1 987 500 | 1 584 750
Sweden | 11 463 574 | 242 177 | 195 782
United Kingdom | 10 017 803 | 4 424 309 | 3 705 547
Total | 117 233 786 | 26 093 889 | 22 612 693
ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS
(in EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/12/02 | 100 000 | 100 000 | 90 000
BE/12/03 | 200 000 | 0 | 0
BE/12/04 | 30 000 | 30 000 | 27 000
BE/12/06 | 100 000 | 100 000 | 90 000
Sub-total | 430 000 | 230 000 | 207 000
Bulgaria
BG/12/01 | 25 565 | 25 565 | 23 009
Sub-total | 25 565 | 25 565 | 23 009
Denmark
DK/12/01 | 335 900 | 335 900 | 302 310
DK/12/03 | 335 900 | 335 900 | 302 310
DK/12/04 | 470 259 | 470 259 | 423 233
DK/12/05 | 214 976 | 214 976 | 193 478
DK/12/06 | 268 720 | 268 720 | 241 848
DK/12/07 | 268 720 | 0 | 0
DK/12/08 | 167 950 | 0 | 0
DK/12/09 | 100 770 | 0 | 0
DK/12/10 | 8 062 | 8 062 | 7 255
DK/12/11 | 15 048 | 15 048 | 13 543
DK/12/12 | 134 360 | 0 | 0
DK/12/13 | 100 770 | 100 770 | 50 385
DK/12/14 | 201 540 | 201 540 | 181 386
DK/12/15 | 100 770 | 100 770 | 90 693
DK/12/17 | 134 360 | 134 360 | 120 924
DK/12/18 | 134 360 | 134 360 | 120 924
Sub-total | 2 992 462 | 2 320 663 | 2 048 289
Germany
DE/12/11 | 310 300 | 310 300 | 0
DE/12/12 | 100 000 | 100 000 | 0
DE/12/13 | 300 000 | 300 000 | 0
DE/12/14 | 50 000 | 50 000 | 0
DE/12/15 | 290 600 | 290 600 | 0
DE/12/16 | 590 000 | 590 000 | 0
DE/12/17 | 925 000 | 925 000 | 0
DE/12/18 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 0
DE/12/21 | 1 875 000 | 1 875 000 | 0
Sub-total | 4 840 900 | 4 840 900 | 0
Ireland
IE/12/01 | 70 000 | 70 000 | 63 000
IE/12/03 | 200 000 | 200 000 | 100 000
IE/12/04 | 1 200 000 | 1 200 000 | 0
Sub-total | 1 470 000 | 1 470 000 | 163 000
Greece
EL/12/03 | 90 000 | 90 000 | 45 000
EL/12/05 | 2 400 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 2 490 000 | 90 000 | 45 000
Spain
ES/12/01 | 207 080 | 84 200 | 75 780
Sub-total | 207 080 | 84 200 | 75 780
France
FR/12/02 | 725 000 | 570 000 | 513 000
FR/12/03 | 293 855 | 185 000 | 166 500
FR/12/05 | 150 000 | 150 000 | 135 000
FR/12/06 | 42 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 1 210 855 | 905 000 | 814 500
Italy
IT/12/01 | 700 000 | 700 000 | 630 000
IT/12/02 | 500 000 | 500 000 | 450 000
IT/12/03 | 900 000 | 900 000 | 810 000
IT/12/04 | 700 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/05 | 900 000 | 900 000 | 810 000
IT/12/07 | 500 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/08 | 100 000 | 100 000 | 90 000
IT/12/09 | 312 000 | 312 000 | 156 000
IT/12/10 | 135 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/11 | 130 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 4 877 000 | 3 412 000 | 2 946 000
Cyprus
CY/12/01 | 15 000 | 15 000 | 13 500
CY/12/02 | 50 000 | 50 000 | 25 000
Sub-total | 65 000 | 65 000 | 38 500
Latvia
LV/12/01 | 6 676 | 6 676 | 3 338
LV/12/02 | 11 180 | 11 180 | 10 062
Sub-total | 17 856 | 17 856 | 13 400
Lithuania
LT/12/01 | 237 488 | 237 488 | 213 740
LT/12/02 | 37 651 | 37 651 | 33 885
LT/12/03 | 9 800 | 9 800 | 8 820
Sub-total | 284 939 | 284 939 | 256 445
Malta
MT/12/01 | 92 000 | 92 000 | 82 800
Sub-total | 92 000 | 92 000 | 82 800
Netherlands
NL/12/01 | 245 000 | 245 000 | 220 500
NL/12/02 | 395 000 | 395 000 | 355 500
NL/12/04 | 240 000 | 240 000 | 216 000
NL/12/05 | 85 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 965 000 | 880 000 | 792 000
Poland
PL/12/01 | 2 674 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 2 674 000 | 0 | 0
Portugal
PT/12/01 | 90 900 | 90 900 | 81 810
PT/12/03 | 314 579 | 314 579 | 283 121
PT/12/06 | 60 000 | 60 000 | 54 000
Sub-total | 465 479 | 465 479 | 418 931
Romania
RO/12/02 | 30 000 | 30 000 | 27 000
RO/12/03 | 50 000 | 50 000 | 25 000
RO/12/04 | 350 000 | 350 000 | 315 000
Sub-total | 430 000 | 430 000 | 367 000
Slovenia
SI/12/01 | 20 000 | 20 000 | 18 000
SI/12/02 | 20 000 | 20 000 | 18 000
SI/12/04 | 40 000 | 40 000 | 36 000
SI/12/05 | 12 000 | 12 000 | 10 800
SI/12/06 | 3 000 | 0 | 0
SI/12/07 | 5 000 | 0 | 0
SI/12/08 | 1 800 | 1 800 | 900
SI/12/09 | 3 000 | 3 000 | 1 500
SI/12/11 | 49 000 | 49 000 | 24 500
SI/12/12 | 40 000 | 40 000 | 36 000
Sub-total | 193 800 | 185 800 | 145 700
Finland
FI/12/01 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 360 000
FI/12/03 | 10 000 | 10 000 | 5 000
FI/12/05 | 500 000 | 500 000 | 250 000
FI/12/06 | 500 000 | 0 | 0
FI/12/07 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 360 000
FI/12/08 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 360 000
Sub-total | 2 210 000 | 1 710 000 | 1 335 000
Sweden
SE/12/01 | 11 177 397 | 11 177 397 | 0
SE/12/02 | 55 443 | 55 443 | 27 722
SE/12/03 | 110 887 | 110 887 | 99 798
SE/12/04 | 20 403 | 20 403 | 18 363
Sub-total | 11 364 130 | 11 364 130 | 145 883
United Kingdom
UK/12/01 | 1 478 365 | 1 478 365 | 1 330 528
UK/12/41 | 14 215 | 0 | 0
UK/12/42 | 10 235 | 10 235 | 9 211
UK/12/43 | 8 506 | 8 506 | 4 253
UK/12/44 | 284 301 | 284 301 | 142 151
UK/12/46 | 454 881 | 454 881 | 409 393
UK/12/47 | 56 860 | 56 860 | 28 430
UK/12/50 | 9 098 | 0 | 0
UK/12/38 | 2 019 | 0 | 0
UK/12/39 | 1 700 | 0 | 0
UK/12/40 | 796 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 2 320 976 | 2 293 148 | 1 923 966
Total | 39 627 042 | 13 948 384 | 11 842 203
ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES
(in EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Germany
DE/12/03 | 16 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/06 | 4 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/08 | 25 000 | 25 000 | 22 500
DE/12/09 | 493 500 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 538 500 | 25 000 | 22 500
Greece
EL/12/08 | 3 250 000 | 3 250 000 | 2 925 000
Sub-total | 3 250 000 | 3 250 000 | 2 925 000
France
FR/12/07 | 1 085 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Sub-total | 1 085 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Italy
IT/12/06 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Sub-total | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Malta
MT/12/03 | 25 000 | 12 500 | 11 250
Sub-total | 25 000 | 12 500 | 11 250
Portugal
PT/12/07 | 2 057 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 2 057 000 | 0 | 0
Romania
RO/12/01 | 75 000 | 0 | 0
RO/12/05 | 110 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 185 000 | 0 | 0
Slovenia
SI/12/03 | 5 000 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 5 000 | 0 | 0
Finland
FI/12/04 | 15 000 | 12 500 | 11 250
Sub-total | 15 000 | 12 500 | 11 250
United Kingdom
UK/12/02 | 653 892 | 575 000 | 517 500
UK/12/03 | 557 230 | 490 000 | 441 000
UK/12/32 | 45 488 | 40 000 | 36 000
UK/12/33 | 309 888 | 272 500 | 245 250
UK/12/45 | 468 528 | 412 500 | 371 250
Sub-total | 2 035 026 | 1 790 000 | 1 611 000
Total | 10 195 526 | 7 090 000 | 6 381 000
ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS
(in EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/12/01 | 120 000 | 120 000 | 108 000
Sub-total | 120 000 | 120 000 | 108 000
Denmark
DK/12/02 | 335 900 | 335 900 | 302 310
Sub-total | 335 900 | 335 900 | 302 310
Germany
DE/12/19 | 81 000 | 81 000 | 72 900
DE/12/20 | 75 000 | 75 000 | 67 500
Sub-total | 156 000 | 156 000 | 140 400
France
FR/12/04 | 255 100 | 247 500 | 222 750
Sub-total | 255 100 | 247 500 | 222 750
Netherlands
NL/12/03 | 700 000 | 700 000 | 630 000
Sub-total | 700 000 | 700 000 | 630 000
Portugal
PT/12/05 | 74 500 | 74 500 | 67 050
Sub-total | 74 500 | 74 500 | 67 050
Finland
FI/12/02 | 250 000 | 250 000 | 225 000
Sub-total | 250 000 | 250 000 | 225 000
Sweden
SE/12/05 | 55 443 | 55 443 | 49 899
Sub-total | 55 443 | 55 443 | 49 899
Total | 1 946 943 | 1 939 343 | 1 745 409
ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES
(in EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Greece
EL/12/09 | 2 700 000 | 2 700 000 | 2 430 000
Sub-total | 2 700 000 | 2 700 000 | 2 430 000
Finland
FI/12/09 | 25 000 | 15 000 | 13 500
Sub-total | 25 000 | 15 000 | 13 500
Total | 2 725 000 | 2 715 000 | 2 443 500
ANNEX V

PILOT PROJECTS
(in EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium
BE/12/05 | 60 000 | 60 000 | 30 000
Sub-total | 60 000 | 60 000 | 30 000
Denmark
DK/12/16 | 134 360 | 0 | 0
Sub-total | 134 360 | 0 | 0
United Kingdom
UK/12/49 | 341 161 | 341 161 | 170 581
Sub-total | 341 161 | 341 161 | 170 581
Total | 535 521 | 401 161 | 200 581
ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO TRAINING, INITIATIVES RAISING AWARENESS OF CFP RULES AND ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED
(in EUR)
Type of expenditure | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Training and exchange programmes | | |
Sub-total | 825 931 | 0 | 0
Initiatives raising awareness of CFP rules | | |
Sub-total | 849 713 | 0 | 0
Patrol vessels and aircraft | | |
Sub-total | 60 528 109 | 0 | 0
Total | 62 203 753 | 0 | 0
OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.
OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1.
Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1819 of 12 October 2016 on amending Implementing Decision 2012/294/EU on a Union financial contribution towards Member States' fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 (notified under document C(2016) 6466) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic).