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dossier	COM(2004)497 - Proposal for a Council Regulation - European Fisheries Fund.
document	COM(2004)497
date	July 27, 2006

ANNEX I

The annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for the European Fisheries Fund, in 2004 prices, as referred to in Article 12, shall be as follows:

(in EUR)
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
538 501 708	544 387 564	551 260 557	551 264 533	552 866 449	554 350 809	556 368 380

ANNEX II

Aid intensity

(a)

For all the measures referred to in Title IV, the limits of public contribution granted to an operation (A), and, where appropriate, by the private beneficiaries (B), shall be as set out in the Table below, expressed as a percentage of total eligible costs being the sum of (A) + (B).

For the Table below, the operations will fall within groups as follows:

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Regions covered by the Convergence objective and outlying Greek islands	A ≤ 100 % B ≥ 0 %	A ≤ 40 % B ≥ 60 % (1) (2)	A ≤ 80 % B ≥ 20 %	A ≤ 60 % B ≥ 40 % (3)
Regions not covered by the Convergence objective	A ≤ 100 % B ≥ 0 %	A ≤ 40 % B ≥ 60 % (1) (2)	A ≤ 60 % B ≥ 40 %	A ≤ 40 % B ≥ 60 % (3)
Outermost regions	A ≤ 100 % B ≥ 0 %	A ≤ 50 % B ≥ 50 % (1) (2)	A ≤ 80 % B ≥ 20 %	A ≤ 75 % B ≥ 25 %

Group 1

Operations provided for in Article 23 (public aid for permanent cessation of fishing activities), Article 24 (public aid for temporary cessation of fishing activities), Article 26(3) (socio-economic compensation for small-scale coastal fishers), Article 26(4) (premiums for fishers and vessels owners involved in small-scale coastal fishing), Article 27 (socio-economic compensation for the management of the Community fishing fleet), Article 30 (aqua-environmental measures), Article 31 (public health measures), Article 32 (animal health measures), the first subparagraph of Article 33(2) (investments on inland fishing facilities), Article 33(3) (reassignment of vessels operating in inland fishing), Article 37 (collective actions), Article 38 (measures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora), Article 39 (fishing ports, landing sites and shelters), Article 40 (development of new markets and promotional campaigns), Article 41 (pilot projects), Article 42 (modification for reassignment of fishing vessels), Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas) and Article 46 (technical assistance).

Group 2

Operations provided for under Article 25(1), (2), (6), (7) and (8) (investment on board fishing vessels), Article 26(2) (investment on board within the meaning of Article 25 in small scale coastal fishing vessels), the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) (investments on board vessels operating in inland fishing) and Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas).

Following the application of (*) and (**) where the EFF finances operations referred to in Article 25(3) in favour of small scale coastal fishing vessels, the (B) rates for Group 2 will be:

—	for the regions covered by the Convergence objective, the outlying Greek islands and the regions not covered by the Convergence objective equal or more than 60 percentage points (B ≥ 60 %), and

—	for the outermost regions equal or more than 50 percentage points (B ≥ 50 %).

Group 3

Operations provided for in Article 37 (collective actions), Article 38 (measures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora), Article 39 (fishing ports, landing sites and shelters), Article 41 (pilot projects) and Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas).

Group 4

Operations provided for in Article 29 (measures for productive investments in aquaculture), the first subparagraph of Article 33(2) (investments on inland fishing facilities), Article 35 (eligible measures in processing and marketing), Article 40 (development of new markets and promotional campaigns) and Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas).

(b)

The managing authority shall determine with respect to operations concerning:

(i)	Article 37 (collective actions), Article 38 (measures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora), Article 39 (fishing ports, landing sites and shelters) and Article 41 (pilot projects) whether they fall under group 1 or 3,

(ii)	Article 40 (development of new markets and promotional campaigns) and the first subparagraph of Article 33(2) (investments on inland fishing facilities) whether they fall under group 1 or 4,

(iii)

and Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas) whether they fall under groups 1, 2, 3 or 4.

The managing authority shall determine the above under (i), (ii) and (iii) on the basis of the following considerations:

—	collective versus individual interest,

—	collective versus individual beneficiary (producers' organisations, organisations representing the trade),

—	public access to the results of the operation versus private ownership and control,

—	financial participation by collective bodies and research institutions.

(1) In the case of operations referred to in Article 25(3) the (B) rates for Group 2 are increased by 20 percentage points. The (A) rates are reduced accordingly.

(2) In the case of operations referred to in Article 26(2) (investment on board within the meaning of Article 25 in small scale coastal fishing vessels), the (B) rates for Group 2 may be reduced by 20 percentage points. The (A) rates are increased accordingly.

(3) In case of operations referred to in Articles 29 and 35 when undertaken by enterprises not covered by the definition in Article 3(f) with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the (B) rates are increased in the regions covered by the Convergence objective, with the exception of the outlying Greek islands, by 30 percentage points and in the regions not covered by the Convergence objective by 20 percentage points. The (A) rates are reduced accordingly.