Commission Implementing Decision
of 7 December 2012
on an additional financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012
(notified under document C(2012) 8967)
(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2012/830/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)
Based upon the requests for Union co-financing that have been submitted by Member States in their fisheries control programmes for 2012, the Commission has adopted Implementing Decision 2012/294/EU of 25 May 2012 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 , which has left some of the 2012 budget available unused.
(2)
That unused part of the 2012 budget should now be allocated by a new Decision.
(3)
In conformity with Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, Member States have been asked to submit programmes related to additional funding in the priority areas defined by the Commission in its letter to Member States of 25 April 2012, i.e. projects aiming at improvements in the control system of a Member State as jointly identified by the Member State and the Commission, measurement of engine power, and traceability of fishery products. Requirements to be met by operators and/or Member States carrying out investments in traceability projects were defined by the Commission in its letter of 14 May 2012.
(4)
On that basis and given budgetary constraints, requests in the programmes for Union funding related to actions such as pilot projects, the construction or modernisation of patrol vessels and aircrafts, and those training projects having no link with improvements to be brought in the control systems of Member States have been rejected since they were not dedicated to the priority areas defined above. Within the priority areas indicated by the Commission, not all the projects in the programmes could be retained, due to budgetary restraints. The Commission had to select the projects to be co-financed on the basis of the improvements to be brought in the control systems of Member States and of the requirements defined by the Commission for traceability. Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding.
(5)
As to traceability projects, it is important to ensure that they are developed on the basis of internationally recognised standards, as required by Article 67(8) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 .
(6)
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 of 11 April 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy .
(7)
The Commission has assessed the projects whose cost does not exceed EUR 40 000 VAT excluded, and has retained those for which it is justified to provide for Union co-financing in the light of the improvements they are likely to bring to the control system of the applicant Member States.
(8)
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.
(9)
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 should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
(10)
In order to qualify for the contribution, projects co-financed on the basis of this Regulation should comply with all the relevant provision of Union legislation and, in particular with 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 an additional Union financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2012 in implementing 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. It establishes the amount of the Union financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Union financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.

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 30 June 2016. Payments made by a Member State after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. Unused budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed 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, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
2
As far as traceability projects are concerned, the EU contribution shall be limited to EUR 1 000 000 in case of investments carried out by Member State authorities, and to EUR 250 000 in case of private investments. The total number of traceability projects carried out by private operators shall be limited to 8 per Member State and per financing decision.
3
In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 2, all projects co-financed according to this Decision shall satisfy the applicable requirements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

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.

Total maximum Union contribution per Member State
Article 7
The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution per Member State are as follows:
(EUR)
Member State | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium | 194 250 | 94 250 | 84 825
Bulgaria | 30 678 | 30 678 | 27 610
Denmark | 5 055 113 | 3 522 171 | 2 941 347
Germany | 4 511 100 | 425 000 | 382 500
Ireland | 52 005 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Greece | 1 246 750 | 1 246 750 | 1 122 075
Spain | 10 528 653 | 7 029 087 | 6 326 179
France | 4 815 437 | 3 349 587 | 3 014 628
Italy | 9 299 000 | 2 880 000 | 2 592 000
Latvia | 76 355 | 76 355 | 68 719
Lithuania | 150 462 | 150 462 | 135 416
Malta | 1 098 060 | 951 860 | 856 674
Netherlands | 2 639 439 | 250 000 | 225 000
Austria | 409 102 | 128 179 | 115 361
Poland | 4 771 695 | 1 516 741 | 1 365 067
Portugal | 2 013 500 | 1 863 500 | 1 677 150
Finland | 2 560 000 | 2 280 000 | 2 052 000
Sweden | 2 980 000 | 2 900 000 | 2 610 000
United Kingdom | 1 284 738 | 545 284 | 490 755
Total | 105 669 332 | 30 239 904 | 26 987 307

Addressees
Article 8
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 Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Repubic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.
For the Commission
Maria Damanaki
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

NEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS
(EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium:
BE/12/08 | 30 000 | 30 000 | 27 000
BE/12/09 | 4 250 | 4 250 | 3 825
BE/12/10 | 100 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 134 250 | 34 250 | 30 825
Bulgaria:
BG/12/02 | 30 678 | 30 678 | 27 610
Subtotal | 30 678 | 30 678 | 27 610
Denmark:
DK/12/20 | 336 419 | 0 | 0
DK/12/22 | 269 136 | 0 | 0
DK/12/23 | 538 271 | 0 | 0
DK/12/24 | 134 568 | 134 568 | 121 111
DK/12/25 | 95 637 | 0 | 0
DK/12/26 | 158 911 | 0 | 0
DK/12/27 | 275 864 | 275 864 | 248 278
DK/12/28 | 272 500 | 272 500 | 245 250
DK/12/29 | 281 265 | 281 265 | 250 000
DK/12/30 | 282 592 | 282 592 | 250 000
DK/12/31 | 280 439 | 280 439 | 250 000
DK/12/32 | 296 049 | 296 049 | 250 000
DK/12/33 | 262 407 | 262 407 | 235 870
DK/12/34 | 269 136 | 269 136 | 242 222
DK/12/35 | 22 000 | 22 000 | 19 800
DK/12/36 | 405 000 | 405 000 | 250 000
DK/12/37 | 375 000 | 375 000 | 250 000
DK/12/38 | 163 500 | 163 500 | 147 150
Subtotal | 4 718 694 | 3 320 319 | 2 759 681
Germany:
DE/12/23 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 360 000
DE/12/24 | 165 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/25 | 250 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/27 | 358 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/28 | 110 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/29 | 350 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/30 | 95 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/31 | 443 100 | 0 | 0
DE/12/32 | 650 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/33 | 970 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/34 | 275 000 | 0 | 0
DE/12/35 | 420 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 4 486 100 | 400 000 | 360 000
Ireland:
IE/12/06 | 20 000 | 0 | 0
IE/12/08 | 70 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 90 000 | 0 | 0
Greece:
EL/12/11 | 180 000 | 180 000 | 162 000
EL/12/12 | 750 000 | 750 000 | 675 000
EL/12/13 | 180 000 | 180 000 | 162 000
EL/12/14 | 26 750 | 26 750 | 24 075
EL/12/15 | 110 000 | 110 000 | 99 000
Subtotal | 1 246 750 | 1 246 750 | 1 122 075
Spain:
ES/12/02 | 939 263 | 939 263 | 845 336
ES/12/03 | 974 727 | 974 727 | 877 255
ES/12/05 | 795 882 | 795 883 | 716 294
ES/12/06 | 759 305 | 759 305 | 683 375
ES/12/08 | 163 250 | 163 250 | 146 925
ES/12/09 | 72 000 | 72 000 | 64 800
ES/12/10 | 100 000 | 100 000 | 90 000
ES/12/11 | 379 000 | 379 000 | 341 100
ES/12/12 | 490 000 | 490 000 | 441 000
ES/12/13 | 150 000 | 150 000 | 135 000
ES/12/15 | 150 000 | 0 | 0
ES/12/18 | 54 000 | 54 000 | 48 600
ES/12/19 | 290 440 | 290 440 | 261 396
ES/12/21 | 17 500 | 17 500 | 15 750
ES/12/22 | 681 000 | 0 | 0
ES/12/23 | 372 880 | 372 880 | 335 592
ES/12/24 | 415 254 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 6 804 501 | 5 558 247 | 5 002 423
France:
FR/12/08 | 777 600 | 777 600 | 699 840
FR/12/09 | 870 730 | 870 730 | 783 656
FR/12/10 | 229 766 | 229 766 | 206 789
FR/12/11 | 277 395 | 277 395 | 249 656
FR/12/12 | 230 363 | 230 363 | 207 327
FR/12/13 | 197 403 | 197 403 | 177 663
FR/12/14 | 450 000 | 450 000 | 405 000
FR/12/15 | 211 500 | 0 | 0
FR/12/16 | 274 330 | 274 330 | 246 897
FR/12/17 | 254 350 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 3 773 437 | 3 307 587 | 2 976 828
Italy:
IT/12/13 | 135 000 | 135 000 | 121 500
IT/12/15 | 125 000 | 125 000 | 112 500
IT/12/16 | withdrawn | 0 | 0
IT/12/17 | 250 000 | 250 000 | 225 000
IT/12/18 | 250 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/19 | 630 000 | 630 000 | 567 000
IT/12/21 | 1 500 000 | 1 500 000 | 1 350 000
IT/12/22 | 311 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/23 | 38 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/24 | 1 900 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 5 139 000 | 2 640 000 | 2 376 000
Latvia:
LV/12/02 | 6 732 | 6 732 | 6 058
LV/12/03 | 58 350 | 58 350 | 52 515
Subtotal | 65 082 | 65 082 | 58 573
Lithuania:
LT/12/04 | 150 462 | 150 462 | 135 416
Subtotal | 150 462 | 150 462 | 135 416
Malta:
MT/12/04 | 30 000 | 30 000 | 27 000
MT/12/07 | 261 860 | 261 860 | 235 674
Subtotal | 291 860 | 291 860 | 262 674
Netherlands:
NL/12/07 | 250 000 | 250 000 | 225 000
NL/12/08 | 278 172 | 0 | 0
NL/12/09 | 277 862 | 0 | 0
NL/12/10 | 286 364 | 0 | 0
NL/12/11 | 276 984 | 0 | 0
NL/12/12 | 129 398 | 0 | 0
NL/12/13 | 129 500 | 0 | 0
NL/12/14 | 200 000 | 0 | 0
NL/12/15 | 230 000 | 0 | 0
NL/12/16 | 136 329 | 0 | 0
NL/12/17 | 19 300 | 0 | 0
NL/12/18 | 36 120 | 0 | 0
NL/12/19 | 89 860 | 0 | 0
NL/12/20 | 299 550 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 2 639 439 | 250 000 | 225 000
Austria:
AT/12/01 | 128 179 | 128 179 | 115 361
AT/12/02 | 280 923 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 409 102 | 128 179 | 115 361
Poland:
PL/12/08 | 103 936 | 0 | 0
PL/12/10 | 41 028 | 0 | 0
PL/12/11 | 15 955 | 0 | 0
PL/12/07 | 40 500 | 0 | 0
PL/12/08 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
PL/12/09 | 172 600 | 0 | 0
PL/12/10 | 1 505 000 | 0 | 0
PL/12/11 | 208 760 | 0 | 0
PL/12/12 | 227 350 | 0 | 0
PL/12/13 | 240 300 | 0 | 0
PL/12/14 | 323 000 | 323 000 | 290 700
PL/12/15 | 181 000 | 0 | 0
PL/12/16 | 416 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 4 475 429 | 1 323 000 | 1 190 700
Portugal:
PT/12/08 | 25 000 | 25 000 | 22 500
PT/12/10 | 105 000 | 150 000 | 135 000
PT/12/11 | 150 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 325 000 | 175 000 | 157 500
Finland:
FI/12/11 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
FI/12/12 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
FI/12/13 | 280 000 | 280 000 | 252 000
FI/12/14 | 280 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 2 560 000 | 2 280 000 | 2 052 000
Sweden:
SE/12/07 | 850 000 | 850 000 | 765 000
SE/12/08 | 750 000 | 750 000 | 675 000
SE/12/09 | 300 000 | 300 000 | 270 000
SE/12/10 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
SE/10/11 | 80 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 2 980 000 | 2 900 000 | 2 610 000
United Kingdom:
UK/12/51 | 122 219 | 122 219 | 109 997
UK/12/52 | 564 086 | 0 | 0
UK/12/54 | 50 141 | 50 141 | 45 127
UK/12/55 | 43 873 | 43 873 | 39 486
UK/12/56 | 122 219 | 122 219 | 109 997
UK/12/73 | 12 535 | 12 535 | 11 282
UK/12/74 | 162 958 | 162 958 | 146 662
Subtotal | 1 078 032 | 513 945 | 462 551
Total | 41 397 816 | 24 615 360 | 21 925 217
ANNEX II

AUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES
(EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Germany:
DE/12/22 | 25 000 | 25 000 | 22 500
Subtotal | 25 000 | 25 000 | 22 500
Spain:
ES/12/17 | 1 256 340 | 0 | 0
ES/12/20 | 326 124 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 1 582 464 | 0 | 0
Italy:
IT/12/12 | 240 000 | 240 000 | 216 000
IT/12/14 | 130 000 | 0 | 0
IT/12/20 | 3 400 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 3 770 000 | 240 000 | 216 000
Malta:
MT/12/03 | 146 200 | 0 | 0
MT/12/05 | 400 000 | 400 000 | 360 000
Subtotal | 546 200 | 400 000 | 360 000
Total | 5 923 664 | 665 000 | 598 500
ANNEX III

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS
(EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Belgium:
BE/12/07 | 60 000 | 60 000 | 54 000
Subtotal | 60 000 | 60 000 | 54 000
Denmark:
DK/12/19 | 201 852 | 201 852 | 181 666
DK/12/21 | 134 567 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 336 419 | 201 852 | 181 666
Ireland:
IE/12/05 | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Subtotal | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 900 000
Spain:
ES/12/14 | 1 207 352 | 1 207 352 | 1 086 617
ES/12/25 | 263 488 | 263 488 | 237 139
Subtotal | 1 470 840 | 1 470 840 | 1 323 756
France:
FR/12/18 | 42 000 | 42 000 | 37 800
Subtotal | 42 000 | 42 000 | 37 800
Latvia:
LT/12/01 | 11 273 | 11 273 | 10 146
Subtotal | 11 273 | 11 273 | 10 146
Malta:
MT/12/06 | 260 000 | 260 000 | 234 000
Subtotal | 260 000 | 260 000 | 234 000
Poland:
PL/12/03 | 170 948 | 170 948 | 153 853
PL/12/05 | 22 793 | 22 793 | 20 514
Subtotal | 193 741 | 193 741 | 174 367
Portugal:
PT/12/09 | 75 000 | 75 000 | 67 500
Subtotal | 75 000 | 75 000 | 67 500
Total | 3 449 274 | 3 314 706 | 2 983 235
ANNEX IV

ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING DEVICES
(EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Portugal:
PT/12/07 | 1 613 500 | 1 613 500 | 1 452 150
Total | 1 613 500 | 1 613 500 | 1 452 150
ANNEX V

TRAINING & EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
(EUR)
Member State & project code | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Ireland:
IE/12/07 | 15 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 15 000 | 0 | 0
Spain:
ES/12/16 | 40 000 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 40 000 | 0 | 0
United Kingdom:
UK/12/58 | 2 507 | 0 | 0
UK/12/59 | 14 416 | 0 | 0
UK/12/60 | 1 253 | 0 | 0
UK/12/61 | 877 | 0 | 0
UK/12/62 | 2 507 | 0 | 0
UK/12/63 | 3 384 | 0 | 0
UK/12/64 | 11 282 | 0 | 0
UK/12/65 | 17 549 | 0 | 0
UK/12/66 | 11 282 | 0 | 0
UK/12/67 | 9 401 | 9 401 | 8 461
UK/12/68 | 9 401 | 0 | 0
UK/12/69 | 11 281 | 0 | 0
UK/12/70 | 9 401 | 9 401 | 8 461
UK/12/71 | 9 401 | 0 | 0
UK/12/72 | 12 535 | 12 536 | 11 282
Subtotal | 144 030 | 31 338 | 28 204
Total | 199 030 | 31 338 | 28 204
ANNEX VI

AMOUNTS RELATED TO PILOT PROJECTS AND TO THE ACQUISITION OR MODERNISATION OF PATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REJECTED
(EUR)
Type of expenditure | Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control additional programme | Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision | Maximum Union contribution
Pilot projects:
Subtotal | 693 523 | 0 | 0
0 | 0
Patrol vessels and aircraft
Subtotal | 52 392 525 | 0 | 0
Total | 53 086 048 | 0 | 0
OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
OJ L 150, 9.6.2012, p. 86.
OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1.
OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.