1999/354/EC: Commission Decision of 20 May 1999 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1999 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(1999) 1324) (Text with EEA relevance)
1. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 137/41 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 May 1999 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1999 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(1999) 1324) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/354/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 95/527/EC of 8 December 1995 on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, (1) Whereas the Commission has received five-year programmes from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Nether- lands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the controls they intend to operate between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000; (2) Whereas Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Spain, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom have sent the Commission applications within the required dead- lines for a financial contribution in respect of the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Decision 95/527/EC and planned for 1999; (3) Whereas some applications relate to investment expenditure for the purchase or modernisation of vessels, aircraft, land vehicles, systems to locate and record fishing activities and systems to record, manage controls, and transmit data on the including computer and software applications; (4) Whereas some applications relate to expenditure for specific measures designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of the monitoring of fishing and related activities; (5) Whereas some applications relate to expenditure for the training of national officials involved in control activities; whereas Commission Decision 96/286/EC of 11 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 95/ 527/EC on a Community financial contribution the towards Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (2) lays down rules for determining the amount of eligible expenditure for training; certain expenditure incurred by (6) Whereas some applications also relate to expendi- ture for trying out or introducing new technology to improve the monitoring of fishing activity and related activities, which can accordingly qualify for (1) OJ L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 30; OJ L 302, 15. 12. 1995, p. 45 (Corrigendum). (2) OJ L 106, 30. 4. 1996, p. 37. L 137/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 6. 1999 a higher rate of Community contribution under the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision 95/527/EC; whereas priority should be given, within the annual budget allocation earmarked for these measures, to reimbursing investment costs associated with satellite monitoring systems in view of their importance for monitoring fishing activi- ties; (7) Whereas this expenditure will help to mobilise the the proper application of monitoring for common fisheries policy; (8) Whereas the eligibility of the planned expenditure, the rate of the Community contribution and the conditions that may be attached to the grant of the financial contribution should be established; (9) Whereas in this the measures provided for Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aqua- culture, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 and for equipment The planned expenditure for 1999 referred to in Annex I hereto for the purchase or modernisation of inspection and control specific measures, amounting to EUR 107 081 558, shall be eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 95/527/EC. The Community contribution shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred within the limits set out in Annex I, amounting to EUR 29 611 772, as set out in the table forwarded to each Member State. Article 2 1. The planned expenditure for 1999 on the activities and projects listed in Article 3(2) of Decision 95/527/EC and referred to in Annex II, amounting to EUR 24 001 438, shall be eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 95/527/EC. The Community contribution shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred within the limits set out in Annex II, amounting to EUR 11 258 367, as set out in the table forwarded to each Member State. The maximum amount taken into consideration in calcu- lating the contribution towards investment expenditure for the purchase of a satellite-based vessel monitoring system, hereinafter called a ‘VMS', shall be EUR 4 000 per vessel. The contribution shall not exceed EUR 2 000 per vessel. Paragraph 1 notwithstanding, 2. the Community contribution shall be 100 % of the eligible expenditure incurred in purchasing satellite tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels being monitored by a VMS, in accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 (1), up to a maximum to EUR 2 450 per vessel. For the share of expenditure in excess of EUR 2 450, the contribution shall be 50 %. The total contribution per vessel shall not exceed EUR 3 225. The contribution at the rate of 100 % shall be granted up to a maximum of EUR 6 600 000. Article 3 1. The euro exchange rate in force in January 1999 shall be used to calculate the eligible amounts under this Decision. 2. The expenditure declarations and applications for advances in national currency for the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euros at the rate for the month in which they are received by the Commission. Article 4 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 Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1999. For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. 1. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 137/43 ANEXO I ü BILAG I ü ANHANG I ü PAQAQTGLA I ü ANNEX I ü ANNEXE I ü ALLEGATO I ü BIJLAGE I ü ANEXO I ü LIITE I ü BILAGA I Estado miembro Medlemsstat Mitgliedstaat Jqátor líkor Member State état membre Stato membro Lidstaat Estado-Membro Jäsenvaltio Medlemsstat Gastos subvencionables en moneda nacional Støtteberettigede udgifter i national valuta Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben in nationaler Währung Epikíniler dapámer se ehmij m lisla Eligible expenditure in national currency Dépenses admissibles en monnaie nationale Spese ammissibili in moneta nazionale In aanmerking komende uitgaven in nationale valuta Despesas elegíveis em moeda nacional Hyväksyttävät kustannukset kansallisessa valuutassa Bidragsberättigande kostnader i nationell valuta Gastos subvencionables Støtteberettigede udgifter Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben Epikíniler dapámer Eligible expenditure Dépenses admissibles Spese ammissibili In aanmerking komende uitgaven Despesas elegíveis Hyväksyttävät kustannukset Bidragsberättigande kostnader ) ( Contribución máxima de la Comunidad Fællesskabets maksimale finansielle bidrag Maximaler Gemeinschaftsbeitrag Lícistg joimotijô sulletowô Maximum Community contribution Participation communautaire maximale Contributo massimo della Comunit Maximale b¶drage van de Gemeenschap Contribuiç o máxima da Comunidade Yhteisön osuus enintään Gemenskapens maximala bidrag ) ( Belgie/Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ekkáda España Italia Nederland Portugal Suomi Sverige United Kingdom DKR DRA SKR UKL 16 800 000 7 084 000 000 25 701 000 23 007 586 6 197 2 255 403 21 100 101 21 486 916 8 310 194 2 076 157 5 208 489 10 852 594 462 517 2 708 781 32 614 208 Total / I alt / S-moko / Totale / Totaal / Yhteensä 107 081 558 3 099 1 006 876 10 155 535 2 682 831 1 961 403 754 027 2 484 447 5 338 025 146 744 907 038 4 171 747 29 611 772 L 137/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 6. 1999 ANEXO II ü BILAG II ü ANHANG II ü PAQAQTGLA II ü ANNEX II ü ANNEXE II ü ALLEGATO II ü BIJLAGE II ü ANEXO II ü LIITE II ü BILAGA II Estado miembro Medlemsstat Mitgliedstaat Jqátor líkor Member State état membre Stato membro Lidstaat Estado-Membro Jäsenvaltio Medlemsstat Gastos subvencionables en moneda nacional Støtteberettigede udgifter i national valuta Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben in nationaler Währung Epikíniler dapámer se ehmij m lisla Eligible expenditure in national currency Dépenses admissibles en monnaie nationale Spese ammissibili in moneta nazionale In aanmerking komende uitgaven in nationale valuta Despesas elegíveis em moeda nacional Hyväksyttävät kustannukset kansallisessa valuutassa Bidragsberättigande kostnader i nationell valuta Gastos subvencionables Støtteberettigede udgifter Erstattungsfähige Ausgaben Epikíniler dapámer Eligible expenditure Dépenses admissibles Spese ammissibili In aanmerking komende uitgaven Despesas elegíveis Hyväksyttävät kustannukset Bidragsberättigande kostnader ) ( Contribución máxima de la Comunidad Fællesskabets maksimale finansielle bidrag Maximaler Gemeinschaftsbeitrag Lícistg joimotijô sulletowô Maximum Community contribution Participation communautaire maximale Contributo massimo della Comunit Maximale b¶drage van de Gemeenschap Contribuiç o máxima da Comunidade Yhteisön osuus enintään Gemenskapens maximala bidrag ) ( Belgie/Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ekkáda España Italia Nederland Portugal Suomi Sverige United Kingdom DKR DM DRA PTA LIT HFL ESC FMK SKR UKL 6 900 000 610 000 475 000 000 374 178 760 2 160 000 000 567 000 0 1 600 000 2 850 000 140 000 678 000 926 326 680 635 1 440 752 8 354 068 8 831 413 1 905 877 349 159 336 376 300 378 198 453 349 725 511 688 301 754 635 408 4 458 461 2 999 821 1 303 634 178 880 196 969 222 799 99 227 Total / I alt / S-moko / Totale / Totaal / Yhteensä 24 001 438 11 258 367