
Article 1 
This Decision provides for a Community financial contribution for 2006 towards actions referred to in Article 4 of Decision 2004/465/CE. It establishes the amount of the Community financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted.
Article 2 
Expenditure incurred on the purchase of, installation and technical assistance for, computer technology and setting up of IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I.
Article 3 

1. Expenditure incurred in the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of EUR 4 500 per vessel within the limits established in Annex II.
2. Within the EUR 4 500 limit provided for in paragraph 1, the financial contribution for the first EUR 1 500 of eligible expenditure shall be at a rate of 100 %.
3. The financial contribution for eligible expenditure comprised between EUR 1 500 and EUR 4 500 per vessel shall amount to a maximum of 50 % of such expenditure.
4. In order to qualify, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.
Article 4 
Expenditure incurred in pilot projects relating to the implementation of new technologies to improve the monitoring of fisheries activities shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III.
Article 5 
Expenditure incurred on training and exchange programmes of civil servants responsible for monitoring control and surveillance tasks in the fisheries area shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex IV.
Article 6 
Expenditure incurred in implementing a system to assess expenditure incurred in controlling the Common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V.
Article 7 
Expenditure incurred in initiatives including seminar and media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public on the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing and on the implementation of Common fisheries policy rules, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 75 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VI.
Article 8 
Expenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fishing activities by the competent authorities of the Member States shall qualify, within the limits laid down in Annex VII, for a financial contribution not exceeding:

— 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004;
— 25 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by other Member States.
Article 9 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 May 2006.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium  
Czech Republic  
Denmark 1 333 334 666 667
Germany 210 000 105 000
Estonia 229 217 114 609
Greece 2 250 000 1 125 000
Spain  
France 935 000 467 500
Ireland 250 000 125 000
Italy 4 000 000 2 000 000
Cyprus 83 000 41 500
Latvia  
Lithuania 30 000 15 000
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta  
Netherlands 470 505 235 253
Austria  
Poland  
Portugal 735 230 333 895
Slovenia 250 354 125 177
Slovakia  
Finland 402 000 201 000
Sweden 120 000 60 000
United Kingdom 838 148 419 074
Total 12 136 788 6 034 675
ANNEX II
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium  
Czech Republic  
Denmark  
Germany  
Estonia  
Greece  
Spain  
France  
Ireland  
Italy  
Cyprus  
Latvia  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta 190 944 132 972
Netherlands  
Austria  
Poland  
Portugal  
Slovenia 25 760 18 880
Slovakia  
Finland 33 000 22 820
Sweden  
United Kingdom  
Total 249 704 174 672
ANNEX III
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium  
Czech Republic  
Denmark 275 000 137 500
Germany  
Estonia  
Greece  
Spain  
France  
Ireland  
Italy  
Cyprus  
Latvia  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta  
Netherlands  
Austria  
Poland 150 000 75 000
Portugal 249 700 124 850
Slovenia  
Slovakia  
Finland  
Sweden 130 000 65 000
United Kingdom  
Total 804 700 402 350
ANNEX IV
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 10 000 5 000
Czech Republic  
Denmark 523 199 261 600
Germany 64 000 32 000
Estonia 13 195 6 598
Greece  
Spain 86 640 43 320
France 58 350 29 175
Ireland 200 000 100 000
Italy 1 000 000 500 000
Cyprus 15 000 7 500
Latvia 23 300 11 650
Lithuania 11 000 5 500
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta 8 196 4 098
Netherlands 144 093 72 047
Austria  
Poland  
Portugal 25 600 12 800
Slovenia 35 808 17 904
Slovakia  
Finland 24 200 12 100
Sweden 22 000 11 000
United Kingdom 160 305 80 153
Total 2 424 886 1 212 445
ANNEX V
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium  
Czech Republic  
Denmark 93 333 46 667
Germany  
Estonia  
Greece  
Spain  
France  
Ireland  
Italy  
Cyprus  
Latvia  
Lithuania  
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta  
Netherlands  
Austria  
Poland  
Portugal  
Slovenia  
Slovakia  
Finland  
Sweden  
United Kingdom  
Total 93 333 46 667
ANNEX VI
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 5 000 3 750
Czech Republic  
Denmark  
Germany  
Estonia  
Greece 660 860 495 645
Spain  
France  
Ireland  
Italy  
Cyprus  
Latvia  
Lithuania 9 000 6 750
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta  
Netherlands  
Austria  
Poland 200 000 150 000
Portugal 68 750 51 563
Slovenia 6 008 4 506
Slovakia  
Finland  
Sweden 210 000 157 500
United Kingdom 37 299 27 974
Total 1 196 917 897 688
ANNEX VII
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium  
Czech Republic  
Denmark  
Germany 1 200 000 225 000
Estonia 751 761 150 352
Greece 2 789 140 575 328
Spain 24 683 674 6 170 918
France  
Ireland  
Italy  
Cyprus 2 300 000 1 150 000
Latvia  
Lithuania 500 000 250 000
Luxembourg  
Hungary  
Malta  
Netherlands 565 000 141 250
Austria  
Poland  
Portugal 23 234 908 4 110 537
Slovenia 50 792 25 396
Slovakia  
Finland  
Sweden 72 000 000 4 500 000
United Kingdom 17 611 065 4 402 766
Total 145 686 340 21 701 547