L 328/118 Official Journal of the European Union 7.12.2013 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 4 December 2013 on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of 3 Member States (Spain, Croatia and United Kingdom) in 2013 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (notified under document C(2013) 8498) (Only the Croatian, English and Spanish texts are authentic) (2013/723/EV) 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 (1), and in particular Article 24(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the European Union for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data. the year 2013 which were adopted by Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 3533. The Commission decided on the contribution to those 9 national programmes, for the year 2013, by Commission Imple- menting Decision C(2013) 6255. Spain submitted its national programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the years 2011-2013 as provided for in Articles 4(4) and 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. This programme was approved in 2011 in accordance with Article 6(3) of the same Regulation through the decision C(2011) 7645. Spain submitted amendments to its national programme for the year 2012 pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. These amendments were adopted by the Commission in 2012 in accordance with Article 6(3) of the same Regulation through the decision C(2012) 7499. Spain did not submit amendments to its national programme for the year 2013. The United Kingdom submitted amendments to its national programme for the year 2013 pursuant to (2)  Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance Atticle 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. These with  Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of amendments were adopted by the Commission in 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a 2013 in accordance with Article 6(3) of the same Regu- Community framework for the collection, management lation through the decision C(2013) 6325. and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy () and Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 (*) laying down detailed rules for the appli- (7)  Croatia submitted a national programme for the cation of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 1 July 2013 till 31 December 2013 as provided for in Articles 4(4) and 4(5) of Regulation (3)  Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, (2EOCl) 3N0 199 (21008' T.hls programmre was approved in . A in accordance with Article 6(3) of the same Regu- Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden have not Jation through the Commission decision C(2013) 5854 amended their national programmes 2011-2013 for the 8 ’ year 2013. The Commission decided on the contribution to those 11 national programmes, for the year 2013, by Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 4434. (8)  Spain, Croatia and the United Kingdom have submitted annual budget forecasts for the year 2013 according to Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) (4)  Belgium, Estonia, Greece, France, Cyprus, Netherlands, No 10782008 (*) laying down detailed rules for the Poland and Portugal have also not amended their national programmes 2011-2013 for 2013. Ireland submitted amendments to their national programme for 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1. ] L ] L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1. ] L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3. implementation of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. The Commission has evaluated those Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 by taking into account the approved national programmes. () OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 24.