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24.5.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
134/27
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 10 May 2012
on the European Union financial contribution to national programmes of 10 Member States
(Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia and Finland) in
2012 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
(notified under document C(2012) 3024)
(Only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Romanian, Slovenian and
Swedish texts are authentic)
(2012/276/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No
861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by
Member States for the collection and management of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the basic fisheries data
(
Union,

4 ). The Commission has
evaluated Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as
laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of
by taking into account the approved national
22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for
programmes.
the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the
area of the Law of the Sea ( 1 ), and in particular Article 24(1)
thereof,
(5) Article
5
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1078/2008
establishes
that the Commission is to approve the annual budget
forecast and is to decide on the annual Union financial
Whereas:
contribution to each national programme in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation
(EC) No 861/2006 and on the basis of the outcome of
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
861/2006
lays
down
the
conditions
whereby Member States may receive a contribution from
the evaluation of the annual budget forecasts as referred
the European Union for expenditure incurred in their
to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008.
national programmes of collection and management of
data.
(6) Article
24(3)(b)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
861/2006
estab
lishes that a Commission Decision is to fix the rate of the
(2) Those
programmes
are
to
be
drawn
up
in
accordance
financial contribution. Article 16 of that Regulation
with Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of
provides that Union financial measures in the area of
25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a
basic data collection are not to exceed 50 % of the
Community framework for the collection, management
costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the
and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for
programme of collection, management and use of data
scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries
in the fisheries sector.
Policy ( 2 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No
665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules
(7) This
Decision
constitutes
the
financing
decision
within
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
the meaning of Article 75(2) of Council Regulation
199/2008 concerning the establishment of a
(EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the
Community framework for the collection, management
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of
and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for
the European Communities ( 5 ).
scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries
Policy ( 3 ).
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
(3) Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Italy,
Cyprus,
Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Latvia, Romania, Slovenia and Finland have submitted

national programmes for 2011-2013 as provided for in
Article 4(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
These programmes were approved in 2011 in accordance
with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.
Article 1
(4) Those
Member
States
have
submitted
annual
budget The maximum global amounts of the Union financial
forecasts for the year 2012 according to Article 2 of
contribution to be granted to each Member State for the
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 of
collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the
for 2012 and the rate of the Union financial contribution, are
established in the Annex.
( 1 ) OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 24.
( 3 ) OJ L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3.
( 5 ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union
24.5.2012
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark,
the Republic of Estonia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, Romania, the
Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Finland.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 2012.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES 2011-2013
ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE AND MAXIMUM UNION CONTRIBUTION FOR 2012
(EUR)
Member State Eligible
expenditure
Maximum Union contribution
(Rate of 50 %)
Belgium 2
108
145,00 1
054
072,50
Bulgaria 199
740,00 99
870,00
Denmark 6
440
240,00 3
220
120,00
Estonia 566
084,00 283
042,00
Italy 7
859
576,00 3
929
788,00
Cyprus 395
709,00 197
854,50
Latvia 337
444,00 168
722,00
Romania 507
906,00 253
953,00
Slovenia 180
783,00 90
391,50
Finland 1
761
072,00 880
536,00
Total 20
356
699,00 10
178
349,50

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