
Article 1 
This Decision provides for a Union financial contribution for 2013 towards expenditure incurred by Croatia in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (CFP), as referred to in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
Article 2 
All payments in respect of which a reimbursement is claimed shall be made by Croatia by 30 June 2017. Payments made after that deadline shall not be eligible for reimbursement. The budgetary appropriations related to this Decision shall be de-committed at the latest by 31 December 2018.
Article 3 

1. Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex I, on the setting up of new technologies and IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure collection and management of data in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities as well as on the verification of engine power, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
2. Project HR/13/05 referred to in Annex I, related to gauges and scales, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits laid down in that Annex.
Article 4 

1. Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex II, on 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 financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
2. The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 2 500 per vessel.
3. In order to qualify for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.
Article 5 
Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex III, on the development, purchase, and installation of, as well as technical assistance for, the components necessary for electronic recording and reporting systems (ERS), in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange related to monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
Article 6 

1. Expenditure incurred, in respect of projects referred to in Annex IV, on the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of ERS devices enabling vessels to record and report electronically to a Fisheries Monitoring Centre data on fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 90 % of the eligible expenditure, within the limits established in that Annex.
2. The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated on the basis of a price capped at EUR 3 000 per vessel.
3. In order to qualify for a financial contribution, ERS devices shall satisfy the requirements established in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.
Article 7 
The planned expenditure, the eligible share thereof, and the maximum Union contribution to Croatia is as follows:
(EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
Croatia 817 000 618 000 522 600
Total 817 000 618 000 522 600
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Croatia.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2013.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
(EUR)
Project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
HR/13/05 84 000 84 000 42 000
HR/13/07 100 000 100 000 90 000
Total 184 000 184 000 132 000
ANNEX II
(EUR)
Project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
HR/13/01 192 000 192 000 172 800
HR/13/02 192 000 0 0
Total 384 000 192 000 172 800
ANNEX III
(EUR)
Project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
HR/13/04 50 000 50 000 45 000
Total 50 000 50 000 45 000
ANNEX IV
(EUR)
Project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
HR/13/03 192 000 192 000 172 800
Total 192 000 192 000 172 800
ANNEX V
(EUR)
Project code Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programmes Expenditure for projects selected under this Decision Maximum Union contribution
HR/13/06 7 000 0 0
Total 7 000 0 0