Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 (repealed)Show full title

CHAPTER V FINANCING PROCEDURES

SECTION 1 Procedures in the area of monitoring and control systems

Article 19 Introductory provision

The Community financial contribution to the national programmes adopted by the Member States when implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the CFP shall be provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this Section.

Article 20 Programming

1. Applications by Member States for Community financial measures shall be submitted to the Commission by 31 January of each year.

Such applications shall be accompanied by an annual fisheries control programme containing the following information:

(a) the objectives of the annual fisheries control programme;

(b) the human resources available;

(c) the financial resources available;

(d) the number of vessels and aircraft available;

(e) a list of projects for which a financial contribution is sought;

(f) the overall expenditure planned for carrying out the projects;

(g) a schedule for completion of each project listed in the annual fisheries control programme;

(h) a list of indicators that will be used to assess the efficacy of the programme.

2. For each project the fisheries control programme shall specify one of the actions referred to in Article 8(a) and the aim, description, owner, location, estimated cost, administrative procedure to be followed and the timetable for its achievement.

3. As regards vessels and aircrafts, the fisheries control programme shall also specify:

(a) to what extent they will be used by the competent authorities for control purposes as a percentage of their use over a year’s total activity;

(b) how many hours or days over a year they are likely to be used for fishery control purposes;

(c) in the case of modernisation, their life expectancy.

Article 21 Commission decision

1. On the basis of the fisheries control programmes submitted by the Member States, decisions on the Community financial contribution to the national programmes shall be taken each year, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2).

2. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall give priority to the actions which are most appropriate in order to improve efficiency in monitoring, control and surveillance activity, taking also into account the performance of Member States in implementing programmes already approved.

3. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall fix:

(a) the global amount of the financial contribution to be granted to each Member State for the actions referred to in Article 8(a);

(b) the rate of the financial contribution;

(c) any condition applying to the financial contribution arising from Community rules.

SECTION 2 Procedures in the area of data collection

Article 22 Introductory provision

The Community financial contribution to the expenditure incurred by the Member States for the collection and management of the basic fisheries data referred to in Article 9 shall be provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this Section.

Article 23 Programming

1. A Community programme shall be defined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2), covering the essential information needed for scientific evaluations.

2. Each Member State shall draw up a national programme of collection and management of data. The programme shall describe both the collection of detailed data and the processing needed to produce aggregated data in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 5.

3. Each Member State shall include in its national programme the elements relating to it as foreseen under the Community programme drawn-up under paragraph 1.

4. Member States may apply to the Community for financial assistance for those parts of their national programmes that correspond to the elements of the Community programme with which they are concerned.

Article 24 Commission decision

1. On the basis of the programmes submitted by the Member States, decisions on the Community financial contribution to the national programmes shall be taken each year, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2).

2. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall give priority to the actions which are most appropriate in order to improve the collection of data necessary for the CFP.

3. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall fix:

(a) the global amount of the financial contribution to be granted to each Member State for the actions referred to in Article 9;

(b) the rate of the financial contribution;

(c) any condition applying to the financial contribution arising from Community rules.