
Article 1 
This Decision provides for a Community financial contribution towards actions referred to in Article 4 of Decision 2004/465/EC for 2005. 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 electronic 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, electronic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003.
Article 4 

1. 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.
2. In order to qualify, pilot projects shall satisfy the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1461/2003.
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 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 V.
Article 7 
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 VI, 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 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 2005.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 525 000 262 500
Germany 50 000 25 000
Estonia 0 0
Greece 310 000 155 000
Spain 719 828 359 914
France 150 000 75 000
Ireland 0 0
Italy 1 783 200 891 600
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 577 446 288 723
Netherlands 417 325 208 663
Austria 0 0
Poland 60 000 30 000
Portugal 2 568 260 1 284 130
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 600 000 300 000
Sweden 111 200 55 600
United Kingdom 767 453 383 727
Total 8 639 712 4 319 857
ANNEX II
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 0 0
Germany 0 0
Estonia 0 0
Greece 0 0
Spain 0 0
France 0 0
Ireland 0 0
Italy 0 0
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 0 0
Netherlands 0 0
Austria 0 0
Poland 0 0
Portugal 0 0
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 0 0
Sweden 0 0
United Kingdom 849 955 611 793
Total 849 955 611 793
ANNEX III
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 750 000 375 000
Germany 0 0
Estonia 0 0
Greece 370 000 185 000
Spain 0 0
France 0 0
Ireland 0 0
Italy 265 000 132 500
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 0 0
Netherlands 0 0
Austria 0 0
Poland 0 0
Portugal 0 0
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 0 0
Sweden 166 070 83 035
United Kingdom 458 628 229 314
Total 2 009 698 1 004 849
ANNEX IV
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 15 000 7 500
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 150 000 75 000
Germany 52 100 26 050
Estonia 0 0
Greece 40 000 20 000
Spain 230 236 115 118
France 34 050 17 025
Ireland 0 0
Italy 1 191 075 595 538
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 12 000 6 000
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 0 0
Netherlands 178 620 89 310
Austria 0 0
Poland 0 0
Portugal 95 588 47 794
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 30 000 15 000
Sweden 40 000 20 000
United Kingdom 191 564 95 782
Total 2 260 233 1 130 117
ANNEX V
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 40 000 30 000
Germany 0 0
Estonia 0 0
Greece 75 000 56 250
Spain 6 000 4 500
France 0 0
Ireland 0 0
Italy 0 0
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 8 000 6 000
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 0 0
Netherlands 0 0
Austria 0 0
Poland 0 0
Portugal 75 000 56 250
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 0 0
Sweden 0 0
United Kingdom 0 0
Total 204 000 153 000
ANNEX VI
(in EUR)
Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contribution
Belgium 11 550 000 2 887 500
Czech Republic 0 0
Denmark 0 0
Germany 51 331 250 12 832 813
Estonia 0 0
Greece 0 0
Spain 4 350 804 1 087 701
France 286 000 71 500
Ireland 0 0
Italy 0 0
Cyprus 0 0
Latvia 0 0
Lithuania 210 000 105 000
Luxembourg 0 0
Hungary 0 0
Malta 0 0
Netherlands 0 0
Austria 0 0
Poland 3 600 000 1 800 000
Portugal 720 000 180 000
Slovenia 0 0
Slovakia 0 0
Finland 0 0
Sweden 0 0
United Kingdom 30 384 810 7 596 203
Total 102 432 864 26 560 717