24.2.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L51/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/288 of 17 December 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to the period of time and the dates for the inadmissibility of applications 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 Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) (6) The achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) should not be undermined by operators violating CFP rules. Pursuant to Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (), financial assistance from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is made conditional upon compliance by operators with CFP rules. According to Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, serious infringements by operators of the CFP rules are to result in temporary or permanent bans on access to Union financial assistance. Such measures are to be dissuasive, effective, and proportionate. In order to safeguard the financial interest of the Union and its taxpayers, operators that, within a particular time before submitting an application for financial assistance, committed serious infringements, offence or fraud as set out in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 should not benefit from financial assistance from the EMFF. Operators applying for EMFF support should be clearly identifiable in order to verify the admissibility of their applications. In order to attain the objectives of the conditionality of EMFF support, it is appropriate to lay down the necessary provisions ensuring that such operators comply with the conditions of admissibility for EMFF support in relation to all fishing vessels under their effective control. In accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, the duration of the inadmissibility period shall be proportionate to the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of the serious infringement, offence or fraud. It is therefore necessary to lay down rules for calculation of the duration of inadmissibility and to identify the relevant starting and ending dates of the inadmissibility period. In accordance with Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 10(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, where the competent authority has determined that an operator has committed a serious () OJL149,20.5.2014,p. 1. () Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (O] L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).