Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1027

of 14 July 2020

on amending Implementing Regulations (EU) No 771/2014, (EU) No 1242/2014 and (EU) No 1243/2014 as regards the implementation and monitoring of specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund1 and in particular Articles 18(3), 72(3), 97(2) and 107(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Regulation (EU) 2020/560 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 has amended Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 to introduce specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector.
(2)
In order to allow the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2020/560, the model for operational programmes under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (‘the EMFF’) and the structure of the compensation plans for operators in the outermost regions set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/20143 should be adjusted, taking into consideration the requirements of the new measures.
(3)
The implementation of Regulation (EU) 2020/560 also requires adjustments to the technical specifications and rules for the presentation of cumulative data on operation and information to be sent by Member States set out in Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1242/20144 and (EU) No 1243/20145. These adjustments should allow a reliable monitoring and reporting of operations related to the mitigation of the COVID-19 outbreak. Pursuant to Article 97(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, the annual deadline for providing the cumulative data on operations is 31 March. This means that Member States should submit this information in the amended format as of 2021, so as to ensure consistent and harmonised reporting.
(4)

Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 771/2014, (EU) No 1242/2014 and (EU) No 1243/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation due to the urgency in providing the requisite support, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/2014

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/2014 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Section 4.5 of Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

  2. (2)

    Section 8.2 of Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

  3. (3)

    Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2014

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2014 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;

  2. (2)

    in Annex V, row I.9 of table 1 is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation;

  2. (2)

    in Annex II, row I.9 is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen

ANNEX I

1.Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/2014 is amended as follows:

  1. (1)

    Section 4.5 is replaced by the following:

    1. ‘4.5.

      Description of the method for the calculation of compensation according to relevant criteria identified for each of the activities deployed under Article 40(1), 53, 54, 55, 67 and 69(3) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014

      <4.5 type="S" maxlength="4500" input="M">’

  2. (2)

    Section 8.2 is replaced by the following:

    1. ‘8.2.

      EMFF contribution and co-financing rate for the Union Priorities, Technical Assistance and other support (in euro)

      Total support

      Main allocation (total funding minus performance reserve)

      Performance reserve

      Performance reserve amount as proportion of total Union support

      Union Priorities

      Measure(s) under the Union Priority

      EMFF contribution(performance reserve included)

      National counterpart(performance reserve included)

      EMFF co-financing rate

      EMFF support

      National counterpart

      EMFF Performance reserve

      National counterpart6

      a

      b

      c = a/(a + b) × 100

      d = a – f

      e = b – g

      f

      g = b × (f/a)

      h = f/a × 100

      1.

      Promoting environmentally sustainable, resource efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based fisheries

      Article 33(1)(a),(b) and (c), Article 34 and Article 41(2)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      50 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      Article 33(1)(d) and Article 44(4a)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      0

      0

      Financial allocation for the rest of the Union priority 1

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      2.

      Fostering environmentally sustainable, resource efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based aquaculture

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      3.

      Fostering the implementation of the CFP

      the improvement and supply of scientific knowledge and collection and management of data Article 13(3) of the EMFF)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      80 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      the support to monitoring, control and enforcement, enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration without increasing the administrative burden (Article 76(2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (l)) (Article 13(2) of the EMFF)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      90 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      the support to monitoring, control and enforcement, enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration without increasing the administrative burden (Article 76(2)(e)) (Article 13(2) of the EMFF)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      70 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      4.

      Increasing employment and territorial cohesion

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 85 %,

      min 20 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      5.

      Fostering marketing and processing

      Storage aid (Article 67)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      100 %

      0

      0

      0

      Compensation for outermost regions (Article 70) (Article 13(4) of the EMFF)

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      100 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      Financial allocation for the rest of the Union priority 5

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      6.

      Fostering the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      Technical assistance

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      <8.2 type="N"input="M">

      max 75 %,

      min 20 %

      0

      0

      0

      Total (automatically calculated):

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      NA

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      <8.2 type="N"input="G">

      NA’

      6

      The national counterpart is divided pro rata between the main allocation and the performance reserve.

2.In Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 771/2014, the following section 5a is inserted:

  1. ‘5a.

    Description of the methods of calculation and of implementation of the measures to compensate the economic losses resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 70(1) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014

    <4.5 type="S" maxlength="3500" input="M">’

ANNEX II

1.In Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2014, in the first column ‘Field’, the following field entry 25 is inserted:

‘25

Mitigation of the COVID-19 outbreak’

2.In Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2014, in table 1 of Annex V, row I.9 is replaced by the following:

‘I.9

Article 33 and Article 44(4a)

Temporary cessation of fishing activities

  • Number of fishermen concerned

1

Numerical

Yes if operation relates to sea’

  • Number of days covered

2

Numerical

ANNEX III

1.

In Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014, the following Part F is inserted:

‘PART F

Mitigation of the COVID-19 outbreak

Field

Content of field

Comment

Data needs and synergies

25

Mitigation of the COVID-19 outbreak

Mitigation of the COVID-19 outbreak

Code 0 = non COVID-19 related

Code 1 = COVID-19 related.

EMFF specific’

2.In Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2014, row I.9 is replaced by the following:

‘I.9

Article 33 and Article 44(4a)

Temporary cessation of fishing activities

  • Number of fishermen concerned

  • Number of days covered’