Regulation 2007/498 - Detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund

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Current status

This regulation has been published on May 10, 2007 and entered into force on May 30, 2007.

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official title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2007 of 26 March 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2007/498
CELEX number i 32007R0498

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Key dates

Document 26-03-2007
Publication in Official Journal 10-05-2007; OJ L 120, 10.5.2007,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 04 Volume 001
Effect 30-05-2007; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 70
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

10.5.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 120/1

 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 498/2007

of 26 March 2007

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (1), and in particular Article 102 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (the basic Regulation) replaces Council Regulations (EC) No 1263/1999 (2) and (EC) No 2792/1999 (3) taking into account new developments in the field of fisheries, fisheries areas and inland fishing. It is therefore appropriate to lay down detailed rules for implementing the basic Regulation.

 

(2)

Detailed rules should be laid down for the presentation of operational programmes. In order to facilitate the establishment of the operational programmes and their examination and approval by the Commission, common rules should be laid down for the structure and content of such programmes, based in particular on the requirements set out in Article 20 of the basic Regulation.

 

(3)

As regards support for measures for the adaptation of the Community fishing fleet, the Member States should present in their operational programmes the methods for the calculation of premiums.

 

(4)

As regards the possibility provided for under Article 25(4) of the basic Regulation to achieve the reduction of engine power by a group of vessels, the conditions for this possibility should be specified.

 

(5)

Certain terms used with special reference to aquaculture and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, should be defined to ensure that they are uniformly understood.

 

(6)

As regards support for productive investments in aquaculture and investments in processing and marketing, the Member States should explain in their operational programmes how they will ensure that priority is given to micro and small enterprises.

 

(7)

As regards support for animal heath measures, detailed conditions should be laid down to ensure compliance with the Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (4).

 

(8)

As regards support for measure of common interest, the eligible expenditure should be defined.

 

(9)

As regards the fisheries areas referred to in Article 43 of the basic Regulation, the conditions for their selection should be specified.

 

(10)

The public-private partnerships supported under Article 45 of the basic Regulation should comply with certain detailed conditions.

 

(11)

As regards support for the sustainable development of fisheries areas, the procedures for selecting groups should be transparent in order to ensure that pertinent and high quality local development strategies are selected for support.

 

(12)

Rules common to several measures should be laid down. In particular, in order to ensure a better targeting of investment operations, a set of common rules for the definition of eligible expenditure should be made available.

 

(13)

In order to guarantee that information on possible funding opportunities is disseminated widely to all interested parties and for the sake of transparency, the minimum content of the information measures needed to inform potential beneficiaries about the financing opportunities offered jointly by the Community and the Member States through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), including an...


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