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 31 March 2017 . 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.
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1861 of 14 October 2016 on amending Implementing Decision 2012/830/EU on an additional financial contribution towards Member States' fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2012 (notified under document C(2016) 6477) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic).