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Official Journal of the European Union
23.10.2012
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 4 October 2012
on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of six Member States
(Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom) in 2012 for the
collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
(notified under document C(2012) 6838)
(Only the Dutch, English, German, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2012/654/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. Those programmes
were approved in 2011 in accordance with Article 6(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Greece,
Italy,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of
Cyprus, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia and Finland have not
22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for
amended their national programmes 2011-2013 for the
the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the
year 2012. By Commission Implementing Decision
area of the Law of the Sea ( 1 ), and in particular Article 24(1)
2012/276/EU ( 4 ), the Commission decided on the
thereof,
contribution to those national programmes for the year
2012, for these Member States, except Greece.
Whereas:
(5) Germany,
Ireland,
Spain,
France,
Lithuania,
Malta,
the
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
861/2006
lays
down
the
conditions
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and the United
whereby Member States may receive a contribution from
Kingdom submitted amendments to their national
the European Union for expenditure incurred in their
programmes for the year 2012, pursuant to Article 5(2)
national programmes of collection and management of
of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. The amendments for
data.
Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom were adopted by the
Commission in 2012 in accordance with Article 6(3)
(2) Those
programmes
are
to
be
drawn
up
in
accordance
of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
with Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of
25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a
Community framework for the collection, management
(6) Germany,
Lithuania,
the
Netherlands,
Poland,
Sweden
and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for
and the United Kingdom also submitted annual budget
scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries
forecasts for the year 2012 according to Article 2 of
Policy ( 2 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 of
665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules
3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No
199/2008 concerning the establishment of a
861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by
Community framework for the collection, management
Member States for the collection and management of
and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for
the basic fisheries data
( 5 ). The Commission has
scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries
evaluated Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as
Policy ( 3 ).
laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008,
by taking into account the approved amendments to the
(3) Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Denmark,
Germany,
Estonia,
Ireland,
national programmes in accordance with Article 6(3) of
Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovenia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom
submitted national programmes for the collection,
(7) Article
5
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1078/2008
establishes
management and use of data in the fisheries sector for
that the Commission is to approve the annual budget
the years 2011-2013 as provided for in Article 4(4) and
forecast and is to decide on the annual Union financial
contribution to each national programme in accordance
( 1 ) OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 134, 24.5.2012, p. 27.
( 3 ) OJ L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3.
( 5 ) OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 24.

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23.10.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
293/35
with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(EC) No 861/2006 and on the basis of the outcome of
the evaluation of the annual budget forecasts as referred
Article 1
to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008.
The maximum global amounts of the Union financial
contribution to be granted to each Member State for the
(8) Article
24(3)(b)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
861/2006
estab
collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
lishes that a Commission Decision is to fix the rate of the
for 2012 and the rate of the Union financial contribution, are
financial contribution. Article 16 of that Regulation
established in the Annex.
provides that Union financial measures in the area of
basic data collection are not to exceed 50 % of the
costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the
Article 2
programme of collection, management and use of data
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany,
in the fisheries sector.
the Republic of Lithuania, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the
Republic of Poland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United
(9) This
Decision
constitutes
the
financing
decision
within Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
the meaning of Article 75(2) of Council Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Done at Brussels, 4 October 2012.
the European Communities ( 1 ).
For the Commission
(10) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
Maria DAMANAKI
Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
23.10.2012
ANNEX
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES 2011-2013
ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE AND MAXIMUM UNION CONTRIBUTION FOR 2012
(EUR)
Member State Eligible
expenditure
Maximum Union contribution
(Rate of 50 %)
Germany 6
942
364,00 3
471
182,00
Lithuania 215
902,00 107
951,00
Netherlands 4
427
312,00 2
213
656,00
Poland 967
705,00 483
852,50
Sweden 5
961
618,00 2
980
809,00
United Kingdom 8
544
243,00 4
272
121,50
Total 27
059
144,00 13
529
572,00

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