Commission Decision of 28 July 2003 on the financial contribution towards carrying out the operations planned by the Member States in 2003 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2003) 2693) (2003/566/EC)

[Text valid from 20-01-2004]

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 2003

on the financial contribution towards carrying out the operations planned by the Member States in 2003 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(2003) 2693)

(2003/566/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/431/EC of 28 May 2001 on a financial contribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programmes for the period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2003 together with applications for a financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programmes. The Member States have submitted updated applications for 2003.

(2)

Applications concerning the operations listed in Article 2 of Decision 2001/431/EC may qualify for Community funding. Having regard in particular to the provisions introduced in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 ( 2 ), priority is to be given to operations extending the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels under 24 metres long, implementing pilot projects for sending information by electronic means and for remote-sensing of fishing vessels, and to the training of national officials.

(3)	The rate of the Community contribution for each operation, the conditions on which the expenditure is reimbursed and, for each Member State and each operation, the total amount of eligible expenditure in 2003 should be laid down.

(4)	To promote the extension of the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres long, the rate of the Community contribution should be increased to more than 50 % of eligible expenditure, while complying with the ceiling laid down in Article 11 of Decision 2001/431/EC.

(5)	Pursuant to Article 15 of Decision 2001/431/EC, the Member States must implement their scheduled expenditure within one year of the legal and financial commitment; this commitment must be made at the latest within the calendar year following the year of notification of the Commission Decision.

(6)	Pursuant to Article 17(1) of Decision 2001/431/EC, Member States must submit their applications for reimbursement of expenditure to the Commission by 31 May of the year following the year in which it was incurred at the latest.

(7)	The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision establishes for 2003 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State, the rates of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which the contribution may be granted, to the extent that the eligible expenditure is actually used to implement the control programmes.

Article 2

Expenditure incurred in putting in place the mechanisms and IT networks necessary for exchanges of information linked to control shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I.

Article 3

Expenditure relating to experiments with, and the implementation of, new technologies to improve the monitoring of fishing activities other than those provided for in Articles 4 and 5 shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex II.

Article 4

Expenditure incurred in investments in extending the satellite-based monitoring system to vessels between 18 and 24 metres long shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 100 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III:

— the maximum admissible cost of purchasing satellite tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels may not exceed EUR 4 500 per vessel,

— the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite tracking devices shall be reduced to 50 % for that part of the expenditure in excess of EUR 1 500 per vessel.

Article 5

Expenditure incurred in implementing pilot projects for sending information by electronic means and for remote-sensing of fishing vessels shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 100 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex IV.

Article 6

Expenditure incurred in the training of national officials involved in control activities shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V.

Article 7

Expenditure relating to the acquisition or modernisation of vessels and aircraft actually used for control, inspection and surveillance of fishing activities shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of 35 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VI.

Article 8

Expenditure incurred in implementing a system to assess expenditure incurred in controlling the common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VII.

Article 9

Member States shall submit their applications for reimbursement of the expenditure referred to in this Decision to the Commission by 31 May 2006 at the latest.

Article 10

Applications for reimbursement and for advances expressed in currencies other than the euro shall be converted into euro at the rate for the month in which they reach the Commission.

Article 11

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

ANEXO IBILAG IANHANG IΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IANNEX IANNEXE IALLEGATO IBIJLAGE IANEXO ILIITE IBILAGA I

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição máxima da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	24 790	12 395
DANMARK	640 000	320 000
DEUTSCHLAND	360 000	180 000
ΕΛΛΑΣ	1 500 000	750 000
ESPAÑA	923 812	461 906
FRANCE	153 000	76 500
IRELAND	615 552	307 776
ITALIA	1 755 953	877 977
NEDERLAND	443 732	221 866
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	74 820	37 410
SUOMI	900 000	450 000
SVERIGE	316 904	158 452
UNITED KINGDOM	527 662	263 831
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	8 236 225	4 118 113

ANEXO IIBILAG IIANHANG IIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIANNEX IIANNEXE IIALLEGATO IIBIJLAGE IIANEXO IILIITE IIBILAGA II

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	0	0
DANMARK	0	0
DEUTSCHLAND	127 824	63 912
ΕΛΛΑΣ	1 500 000	750 000
ESPAÑA	755 470	377 735
FRANCE	0	0
IRELAND	0	0
ITALIA	1 106 400	553 200
NEDERLAND	0	0
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	0	0
SUOMI	134 000	67 000
SVERIGE	0	0
UNITED KINGDOM	0	0
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	3 623 694	1 811 847

ANEXO IIIBILAG IIIANHANG IIIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIIANNEX IIIANNEXE IIIALLEGATO IIIBIJLAGE IIIANEXO IIILIITE IIIBILAGA III

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	57 800	41 650
DANMARK	759 968	520 234
DEUTSCHLAND	468 000	234 000
ΕΛΛΑΣ	1 276 000	435 000
ESPAÑA	3 150 000	2 100 000
FRANCE	2 100 000	1 500 000
IRELAND	690 000	450 000
ITALIA	11 564 347	3 387 000
NEDERLAND	974 406	661 953
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	1 939 868	1 218 000
SUOMI	176 000	96 000
SVERIGE	351 470	210 000
UNITED KINGDOM	0	0
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	23 507 859	10 853 837

ANEXO IVBILAG IVANHANG IVΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IVANNEX IVANNEXE IVALLEGATO IVBIJLAGE IVANEXO IVLIITE IVBILAGA IV

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	50 000	50 000
DANMARK	400 000	400 000
DEUTSCHLAND	0	0
ΕΛΛΑΣ	0	0
ESPAÑA	0	0
FRANCE	0	0
IRELAND	0	0
ITALIA	950 000	475 000
NEDERLAND	0	0
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	0	0
SUOMI	0	0
SVERIGE	259 945	259 945
UNITED KINGDOM	0	0
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	1 659 945	1 184 945

ANEXO VBILAG VANHANG VΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VANNEX VANNEXE VALLEGATO VBIJLAGE VANEXO VLIITE VBILAGA V

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	9 914	4 957
DANMARK	100 000	50 000
DEUTSCHLAND	20 713	10 357
ΕΛΛΑΣ	1 500 000	750 000
ESPAÑA	239 793	119 897
FRANCE	70 000	35 000
IRELAND	135 226	0
ITALIA	1 142 116	571 058
NEDERLAND	68 680	34 340
ÖSTERREICH	19 259	9 630
PORTUGAL	0	0
SUOMI	20 000	10 000
SVERIGE	27 319	13 660
UNITED KINGDOM	265 118	132 559
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	3 618 138	1 741 458

ANEXO VIBILAG VIANHANG VIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VIANNEX VIANNEXE VIALLEGATO VIBIJLAGE VIANEXO VILIITE VIBILAGA VI

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	346 510	80 500
DANMARK	4 030 000	0
DEUTSCHLAND	3 613 625	0
ΕΛΛΑΣ	1 100 000	385 000
ESPAÑA	15 118 519	2 832 199
FRANCE	4 600 000	0
IRELAND	9 831 503	3 244 500
ITALIA	350 000	122 500
NEDERLAND	0	0
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	8 170 400	0
SUOMI	0	0
SVERIGE	4 458 529	1 560 485
UNITED KINGDOM	14 356 620	4 456 059
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	65 975 306	12 681 243

ANEXO VIIBILAG VIIANHANG VIIΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VIIANNEX VIIANNEXE VIIALLEGATO VIIBIJLAGE VIIANEXO VIILIITE VIIBILAGA VII

(EUR)
Estado miembroMedlemsstatMitgliedstaatΚράτος μέλοςMember StateÉtat membreStato membroLidstaatEstado-MembroJäsenvaltioMedlemsstat	Gastos subvencionablesStøtteberettigede udgifterErstattungsfähige AusgabenΕπιλέξιμες δαπάνεςEligible expenditureDépenses admissiblesSpese ammissibiliIn aanmerking komende uitgavenDespesas elegíveisHyväksyttävät menotBidragsberättigande kostnader	Contribución max. de la ComunidadFællesskabets max. fin. bidragMax. GemeinschaftsbeitragΜέγιστη κοινοτική συμμετοχήMax. Community contributionParticipation communautaire maximaleContributo max. della ComunitàMaximale bijdrage van de GemeenschapContribuição max. da ComunidadeYhteisön osuus enintäänGemenskapens maximala bidrag
BELGIËBELGIQUE	0	0
DANMARK	0	0
DEUTSCHLAND	0	0
ΕΛΛΑΣ	400 000	200 000
ESPAÑA	0	0
FRANCE	0	0
IRELAND	0	0
ITALIA	0	0
NEDERLAND	0	0
ÖSTERREICH	0	0
PORTUGAL	0	0
SUOMI	0	0
SVERIGE	0	0
UNITED KINGDOM	0	0
Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt	400 000	200 000

( 1 ) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.

( 2 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.