2000/114/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2000 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2000 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2000) 71)
8. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 33/25 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 January 2000 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2000 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2000) 71) (2000/114/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (6) 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, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) The Commission has received five-year programmes from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the controls they intend to operate between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000. These Member States have sent the Commission applica- tions for a financial contribution towards the expendi- ture referred to in Article 2 of Decision 95/527/EC and planned for 2000. Some applications cover investment expenditure for the purchase or modernisation of vessels, aircraft, land vehicles, systems to locate and record fishing activities and systems to record, manage and trasmit data on the controls, including computer and software applications. Some applications relate to expenditure for specific measures designed to improve the quality and effective- ness of the monitoring of fishing and related activities. Some applications relate to expenditure for the training of national officials involved in control activities; Commission Decision 96/286/EC of 11 April 1996 the application of laying down detailed rules Decision 95/527/EC on a Community financial contri- bution towards certain expenditure incurred by the 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. for (1) JO 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. to improve introducing new technology Some applications also cover expenditure for trying out or the fishing activity and related activities, monitoring of which can accordingly qualify for a higher rate of Community contribution under the second subpara- graph of Article 3(2) of Decision 95/527/EC; priority should be given, within the annual budget allocation earmarked for these measures, to reimbursing invest- ment costs associated with saltellite monitoring systems in view of their importance for monitoring fishing activ- ities. for a higher Provision should be made rate of Community contribution to be granted to Ireland under the second subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Decision 95/527/EC for some of its investment and operating expenditure to take account of the checks needed to ensure compliance with the system for the management of fishing effort. This expenditure will help to mobilise monitoring resources for the proper application of the common fisheries policy. 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. (7) (8) (9) (10) 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 for and The planned expenditure for 2000 referred to in Annex I for the purchase or modernisation of inspection and control equip- to specific measures, ment EUR 115 560 090, 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 31 477 053, as set out in the table forwarded to each Member State. amounting L 33/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 2. 2000 Article 2 1. The planned expenditure for 2000 on the activities and projects referred to in Article 3(2) of Decision 95/527/EC and listed in annex II, amounting to EUR 6 993 371, shall be eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 95/527/EC. The Community contribution shall be 100 % of the eligible expenditure incurred. The maximum amount taken into consideration in calculating the contribution towards the purchase of a satellitebased vessel monitoring system, herein- after called a ‘VMS’, shall be EUR 4 000 per vessel. investment expenditure for Paragraph 1 notwithstanding, the Community contribu- 2. tion shall be 50 % 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), for any expenditure in excess of EUR 2 500 per vessel. For such vessels, the contribution shall not exceed EUR 3 250 per vessel. In the case of Community fishing vessels being monitored by a VMS by the flag Member State and not covered by Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the Community contribution to the purchase of satellite tracking devices shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred and the contribution shall not exceed EUR 2 000 per vessel. 3. The Community contribution referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be granted within the limis set out in Annex II, amounting to EUR 3 438 427, as in the table forwarded to each Member State. set out Article 3 The expenditure planned by Ireland for 2000, amounting to EUR 29 233 942 and EUR 4 704 381 for operating expenditure, shall be eligible for expenditure investment for a financial contribution under Article 3(3) of Decision 95/ 527/EC. The Community contribution shall be 65 % and 100 %, the eligible expenditure incurred. However, the contribution shall be granted up to a maximum of EUR 2 537 065 and EUR 3 000 000 respectively. respectively, of Article 4 1. The euro exchange rate used to caculate the amounts eligible under this Decision shall be the rate in force in June 1999. The expenditure declarations 2. for advances in national currency received from the Member States not participating in the third stage of economic and monetary union shall be converted into euro at the rate for the month in which they reach the Commission. and applications Article 5 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 Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. 8. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 33/27 ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — ALLEGATO I — BIJLAGE I — ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I Estado miembro Medlemsstat Mitgliedstaat Κράτος µέλος 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 Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες σε εθνικό νόµισµα 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 Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες 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 Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή Maximum Community contribution Participation communautaire maximale Contributo massimo della Comunità Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap Contribuição máxima da Comunidade Yhteisön osuus enintään Gemenskapens maximala bidrag (€) België/Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ελλάδα España France Ireland Italia Nederland Portugal Suomi Sverige United Kingdom DKK GRD 82 400 000 7 221 300 000 SEK GBP 85 025 000 21 779 783 14 874 11 087 191 2 502 531 22 212 550 11 108 367 12 935 757 895 165 2 639 094 9 047 470 648 437 235 464 8 961 291 33 271 899 7 437 5 449 410 1 097 645 1 263 150 5 358 626 6 406 900 190 461 1 267 903 4 343 360 299 279 20 184 621 049 5 151 649 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 115 560 090 31 477 053 L 33/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 2. 2000 ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙI — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II Estado miembro Medlemsstat Mitgliedstaat Κράτος µέλος 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 Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες σε εθνικό νόµισµα 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 Επιλέξιµες δαπάνες 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 Μέγιστη κοινοτική συµµετοχή Maximum Community contribution Participation communautaire maximale Contributo massimo della Comunità Maximale bĳdrage van de Gemeenschap Contribuição máxima da Comunidade Yhteisön osuus enintään Gemenskapens maximala bidrag (€) België/Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ελλάδα España France Ireland Italia Nederland Portugal Suomi Sverige United Kingdom DKK GRD 2 000 000 785 300 000 SEK GBP 2 100 000 90 000 49 579 269 107 127 823 2 415 565 1 502 530 600 000 700 895 0 0 847 957 121 095 221 331 137 489 49 579 269 107 127 823 496 000 500 000 487 500 700 895 0 0 349 880 111 548 208 606 137 489 Total/I alt/Σύνολο/Totale/Totaal/Yhteensä/Totalt 6 993 371 3 438 427