SECTION 1U.K.Procedures in the area of monitoring and control systems
Article 19U.K.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 20U.K.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 21U.K.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.