Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Section 3 U.K. Eligible operations

Article 62 U.K. Support from the EMFF for community–led local development

1. The following operations are eligible for support under this Section in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013:

(a) preparatory support;

(b) implementation of community–led local development strategies;

(c) cooperation activities;

(d) running costs and animation.

2. FLAGs may request the payment of an advance from the managing authority if such possibility is provided for in the operational programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 50 % of the public support related to the running costs and animation.

Article 63 U.K. Implementation of community–led local development strategies

1. Support for the implementation of community–led local development strategies may be granted for the following objectives:

(a) adding value, creating jobs, attracting young people and promoting innovation at all stages of the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products;

(b) supporting diversification inside or outside commercial fisheries, lifelong learning and job creation in fisheries and aquaculture areas;

(c) enhancing and capitalising on the environmental assets of the fisheries and aquaculture areas, including operations to mitigate climate change;

(d) promoting social well-being and cultural heritage in fisheries and aquaculture areas, including fisheries, aquaculture and maritime cultural heritage;

(e) strengthening the role of fisheries communities in local development and the governance of local fisheries resources and maritime activities.

2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may include measures provided for in Chapters I, II and IV of this Title, with the exception of Articles 66 and 67, provided that there is a clear rationale for their management at local level. Where support is granted for operations corresponding to those measures, the relevant conditions and the scales of contribution per operation laid down in Chapters I, II and IV of this Title shall apply.

Article 64 U.K. Cooperation activities

1. Support referred to in Article 35(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 may be granted to:

(a) inter-territorial or transnational cooperation projects;

(b) preparatory technical support for inter-territorial and transnational cooperation projects, on the condition that FLAGs can demonstrate that they are preparing the implementation of a project.

For the purposes of this Article, the term ‘inter-territorial cooperation’ means cooperation within a Member State, and the term ‘transnational cooperation’ means cooperation between territories in several Member States or cooperation between at least one territory of a Member State and one or more territories in third countries.

2. For the purposes of this Article, apart from other FLAGs, the partners of a FLAG under the EMFF may be a local public–private partnership that is implementing a community–led local development strategy within or outside the Union.

3. In cases where co–operation projects are not selected by the FLAGs, Member States shall establish an appropriate system for the purpose of facilitating cooperation projects. They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational cooperation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their operational programme.

4. Administrative decisions concerning cooperation projects shall take place no later than four months after the date of submission of the project.

5. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the approved transnational cooperation projects in accordance with Article 110.