26.6.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 160/11 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 June 2010 on a Union financial contribution towards Member States’ fisheries control, inspection and surveillance programmes for 2010 (notified under document C(2010) 3940) (Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2010/352/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 (!), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Whereas: Member States have submitted to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2010 together with the applications for a Union financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme. Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Union funding. Applications for Union funding are to comply with the rules set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 (2). It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Union financial contribution within the limits set by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted. In order to encourage investment in the priority actions defined by the Commission in conformity with the L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1. L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30. Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (}) and in view of the negative impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets, expenditure related to automation and management of data, electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS) and vessel monitoring systems (VMS), as well as to seminars by Member States aiming at enhancing awareness on the new control Regulation as well as on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, should benefit from a high co-financing rate, within the limits laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. In order to limit the amount dedicated to the purchase and modernisation of fisheries patrol vessels and aircraft, the Union contribution to these expenditure shall be restricted to a maximum amount of EUR 1 Million by Member State. In order to qualify for the contribution, automatic locali- sation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 22442003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (). In order to qualify for the contribution, electronic recording and reporting devices on board fishing vessels should satisfy the requirements laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (°). The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. oJ L 0J L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17. oJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.