
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/531 of 24 November 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council by identifying the costs eligible for support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in order to improve hygiene, health, safety and working conditions of fishermen, protect and restore marine biodiversity and ecosystems, mitigate climate change and increase the energy efficiency of fishing vessels (revoked) 

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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subject matter
Article 1 
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CHAPTER II
COMMON PROVISIONS
Excluded costs
Article 2 
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CHAPTER III
COSTS RELATING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HYGIENE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR FISHERMEN
Eligible operations on safety
Article 3 
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Eligible operations on health
Article 4 
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Eligible operations on hygiene
Article 5 
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Eligible operations on working conditions
Article 6 
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CHAPTER IV
COSTS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE FISHING ACTIVITIES
Eligible costs for the collection of waste by fishermen
Article 7 
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Eligible costs for facilities intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora
Article 8 
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Eligible costs for the contribution to better management or conservation of marine biological resources
Article 9 
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Eligible costs for the preparation of protection and management plans for fishery-related activities
Article 10 
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Eligible costs for the management, restoration and monitoring of Natura 2000 sites and Marine Protected Areas
Article 11 
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Eligible costs for the participation in other actions aimed at maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services
Article 12 
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CHAPTER V
COSTS RELATING TO THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND THE MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Eligible costs related to the hydrodynamic of the hull of the vessel
Article 13 
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Eligible costs related to the improvement of the propulsion system of the vessel
Article 14 
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Eligible costs related to investments in fishing gear and equipment
Article 15 
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Eligible costs related to investments aimed at the reduction of electricity or thermal energy consumption
Article 16 
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CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Entry into force
Article 17 
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