COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/79

20.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 13/24 ---|---|---|--- * * * COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/79 of 19 January 2022 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the recording, transmission and presentation of operation-level implementation data THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 (1), in particular Article 46(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Article 46(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 (‘the EMFAF Regulation’) establishes a framework for shared management by requiring the Member States’ managing authorities to provide the Commission with relevant operation-level implementation data. This data should include the key characteristics of each beneficiary and each operation supported by the EMFAF under shared management. This requirement complements that established in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) concerning the transmission of cumulative data for each programme. ---|--- (2) | In order to ensure consistency and completeness of the data, for both managing authorities and for the Commission, it is necessary to provide a common format as well as common technical specifications and rules for the presentation of that data. ---|--- (3) | The measures provided for in this Regulation should apply promptly, to facilitate consistent recording of data from the beginning of programme implementation. ---|--- (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Subject matter This Regulation sets out rules for the recording, transmission and presentation of the operation-level implementation data referred to in Article 46(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 (‘implementation data’). Article 2 Recording and transmission of implementation data Managing Authorities shall record and provide the Commission with implementation data for each operation supported under shared management in line with the format set out in Annex I. Article 3 Presentation of data Managing Authorities shall present the implementation data referred to in Article 2 in accordance with the specifications provided for in the tables set out in Annex II. Article 4 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2022. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN * * * (1) OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1. (2) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). * * * ANNEX I FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA Table 1 Operation description Field | Content of field | Field Type | Field Length | Storage Format | Comment | Link with Annex VII of CPR ---|---|---|---|---|---|--- 01 | CCI | text | 15 | | Common code of identification of the programme. Not applicable for direct and indirect management. | 02 | Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID) | text | 255 | | Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF. | Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12. 03 | Description of the operation | text | 255 | | Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF. | 04 | Common fleet register (CFR) number | long text | 63 999 | | Where relevant. Common fleet register (CFR) number as per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 (1) | — | one vessel per operation: CFR number ---|--- — | more than one vessel per operation: CFR numbers as CSV (Character Separated Values). Semicolon “;” shall be used as separator. ---|--- No blanks, no quotation marks. 05 | Sector the operation is contributing to | text | 2 | | See code in Table 1 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. | 06 | Specific objective | text | 5 | | For shared management: see nomenclature in Annex II of the EMFAF Regulation. For direct and indirect management: see nomenclature in the work programme adopted pursuant to Article 10 of the EMFAF Regulation. | 07 | NUTS code | text | 5 | | Only NUTS versions valid during the programming period, i.e. NUTS Classification 2021 or later. See Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 or https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/background. No spaces. NUTS 3 by default, NUTS 2 to national level as appropriate if the operation relates to a larger region or the whole Member State. “TCX1” for operations in third countries. | 08 | Name of beneficiary | text | 255 | | | 09 | Beneficiary code | text | 250 | | Unique code. For shared management: based on the national application system. | 10 | Type of beneficiary | text | 2 | | See code in Table 2 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. | 11 | Gender of beneficiary/natural person | text | 2 | | See code in Table 3 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. | 12 | Number of people directly involved in the operation | number | | long integer | Excludes contractors and people/employees not directly participating in the operation. | 13 | Number of partners involved in the operation | number | | long integer | | 14 | Lead partner | text | 2 | | See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 15 | Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both | text | 2 | | See code in Table 5 of Annex II. | 16 | State of progress of the operation | text | 2 | | See code in Table 6 of Annex II. | Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12. Table 9, fields 11, 12, 13, 14. 17 | Total eligible cost (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | 18 | Total eligible public cost (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | Table 1, field 8. Table 4, field 4. 19 | EMFAF support (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | Table 1, field 9. 20 | Date of approval of application for support | date | | dd/mm/yyyy | | 21 | Total eligible expenditure (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | 22 | Total eligible public expenditure (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | Table 1, field 11. Table 4, field 5. 23 | EMFAF eligible expenditure (EUR) | number | | double | No currency sign. | 24 | Date of final payment to beneficiary | date | | dd/mm/yyyy | | 25 | Type of intervention | text | 2 | | For shared management: see codes in Annex IV of the EMFAF Regulation. For direct and indirect management: see codes in Table 9 of Annex II. | Table 4, field 3. 26 | Type of operation | text | 2 | | See code in Table 7 of Annex II | 27 | Increase of the gross tonnage of a fishing vessel under Article [19(3)] of the EMFAF Regulation | number | | double | Amount of additional GT. Blank in case operation not related to Article [19(3)]. | 28 | Description of the fleet segment relevant to field 27 | text | 255 | | If relevant, description of the fleet segment(s) of origin of the gross tonnage allocated to the vessel benefitting from the operation as presented in the annual report foreseen under Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in line with Commission guidelines COM(2014)545. | 29 | Operation relevant to small-scale coastal fishing (SSCF) | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 30 | Operation relevant to the landing obligation | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 31 | Operation relevant to climate change | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 32 | Operation relevant to non-discrimination | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 33 | Operation relevant to gender equality | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 34 | Operation relevant to rights of people with disabilities | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | 35 | Form of support | text | 2 | | See code in Table 8 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. | 36 | Did the beneficiary previously receive EMFF/EMFAF support? | text | 2 | | Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. | Table 2 Indicators applicable to the operation Field | Content of field | Type | Length | Format | Comment | Link with Annex VII of CPR: ---|---|---|---|---|---|--- 1 | CCI | text | 15 | | Link to table I (key attribute) | 2 | Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID) | text | 255 | | Link to table I (key attribute) | Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12. 37 | Common result indicator(s) code(s) applicable to the operation (as many rows as relevant) | text | 6 | | See codes in Table 10 of Annex II | Table 9, field 5. 38 | Baseline value | number | | double | | Table 9, fields 11, 13. 39 | Indicative result expected by the beneficiary (one row per indicator) | number | | double | | Table 9, field 12. 40 | Ex-post result (one row per indicator) | number | | double | The resulting value after the project has been completed. | Table 9, field 14. * * * (1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9). * * * ANNEX II PRESENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DATA Table 1 Sector the operation is contributing to (Annex I, Table 1, field 5) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Fisheries 02 | Aquaculture 03 | Processing 04 | Tourism 05 | Environment 06 | Maritime (except fishing and aquaculture) 07 | Integrated/multisector 08 | Other Table 2 Type of beneficiary (1) (Annex I, Table 1, field 10) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | PO – Producer organisation 02 | APO – Association of producer organisations 03 | IBO – Inter-branch organisation 04 | Private enterprise – micro 05 | Private enterprise – SME (Small or medium-sized enterprise) 06 | Private enterprise – large 07 | Public body 08 | Research centre / university / scientists 09 | Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / association 10 | Educational institution 11 | LAG – Local action group 12 | Entity without legal personality 13 | International organisation 14 | Commission bodies and agencies 15 | Natural persons 16 | Other Table 3 Gender of beneficiary/natural person (Annex I, Table 1, field 11) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Natural person – male 02 | Natural person – female 03 | Natural person – non-defined gender 04 | More than one natural person, family 05 | More than one natural person, predominately male 06 | More than one natural person, predominately female 07 | N/A. (in the case of legal persons) Table 4 Codes for Yes/No fields (Annex I, Table 1, fields 29-34 and 36) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Yes 02 | No Table 5 Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both (Annex I, Table 1, field 15) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Marine 02 | Inland 03 | Both 04 | N/A Table 6 State of progress of the operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 16) Code | Description ---|--- 00 | Operation selected 01 | Operation interrupted/abandoned following partial implementation 02 | Operation under implementation 03 | Operation fully implemented (but for which all expenses have not necessarily been paid to the beneficiary) 04 | Operation completed Table 7 Type of operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 26) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Investment in reduction of energy use and energy efficiency 02 | Investment in renewable energy systems 03 | Investment in on-board production equipment 04 | Investment on board to improve navigation or engine control 05 | Investment in physical infrastructure at existing fishing ports or at new or existing landing sites 06 | First acquisition of a fishing vessel 07 | Investment to improve traceability 08 | Preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans by producer organisations 09 | Marketing activities 10 | Advisory services 11 | Investments to support business development (strategy development, administration, equipment) 12 | Other business-diversification operations not involving fisheries, aquaculture, or innovation 13 | Insurance schemes 14 | Training to improve skills and develop human capital 15 | Events 16 | Awareness raising, communication to the wider public 17 | Capacity building 18 | Development of marketing innovation 19 | Development of process innovation 20 | Development of product innovation 21 | Studies and research 22 | Knowledge sharing 23 | Cooperation 24 | Restoring ecological continuity of rivers 25 | Restocking of aquatic species 26 | Retrieval and/or disposal of marine litter 27 | Environmental services 28 | Specific investments for improving aquatic habitats and biodiversity 29 | Permanent cessation of fishing activities 30 | Temporary cessation of fishing activities 31 | Compensation 32 | Productive investments for sustainable aquaculture 33 | Gear selectivity to reduce unwanted catches 34 | Gear modification to minimise habitat impacts 35 | Gear selectivity in relation to endangered, threatened and protected species 36 | Use of unwanted catches 37 | Natura 2000 areas management and monitoring (soft operations) 38 | Investments in Natura 2000 areas restoration 39 | Management and monitoring of marine protected areas (soft operations) 40 | Investments in the restoration of marine protected areas 41 | Reduction and prevention of pollution/contamination 42 | Water usage and water quality improvements 43 | Investments for control and enforcement for public authorities 44 | Investments for control and enforcement for private business 45 | Observation coordination 46 | Data collection 47 | Investment in IT – hardware 48 | Investment in IT – software 49 | IT development and maintenance 50 | Data assembly and dissemination 51 | Inspections 52 | Investment in animal welfare 53 | Food quality and hygiene safety 54 | Investments in safety equipment 55 | Investments in working conditions 56 | Pilot projects 57 | Socio-cultural development 58 | Governance 59 | Animation and capacity building 60 | Preparatory actions 61 | Management 62 | Assistance under Direct Management 63 | Evaluation 64 | Other (social) 65 | Other (environmental) 66 | Other (economic) Table 8 Form of support (Annex I, Table 1, field 35) Code | Description ---|--- 01 | Grants 02 | Financial instruments 03 | Combination of grants and financial instruments 04 | Prizes 05 | Contracting (Direct management) Table 9 Types of intervention for support under direct and indirect management (Annex I. Table 1, field 25) Code | Description ---|--- 17 | International ocean governance 18 | Maritime policy 19 | Scientific advice 20 | Control and enforcement 21 | Voluntary contributions to international organisations 22 | Conservation measures 23 | Advisory councils 24 | Communication 25 | Market intelligence Table 10 Common result indicators (Annex I. Table 2, field 37) Code | Description | Measurement unit ---|---|--- CR01 | New production capacity | tonnes/annum CR02 | Aquaculture production maintained | tonnes/annum CR03 | Businesses created | number of entities CR04 | Businesses with higher turnover | number of entities CR05.1 | Capacity of vessels withdrawn | GT CR05.2 | Capacity of vessels withdrawn | kW CR06 | Jobs created | number of persons CR07 | Jobs maintained | number of persons CR08 | Persons benefitting | number of persons CR09.1 | Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems | km2 CR09.2 | Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems | km2 CR10 | Actions contributing to a good environmental status, including nature restoration, conservation, protection of ecosystems, biodiversity, animal health and welfare | number of actions CR11 | Entities increasing social sustainability | number of entities CR12 | Effectiveness of the system for “collection, management and use of data” | scale: high, medium, low CR13 | Cooperation activities between stakeholders | number of actions CR14 | Innovations enabled | number of new products, services, processes, business models or methods CR15 | Control means installed or improved | number of means CR16 | Entities benefitting from promotion and information activities | number of entities CR17 | Entities improving resource efficiency in production and/or processing | number of entities CR18.1 | Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reduction | kWh/tonnes CR18.2 | Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reduction | litres/h CR19 | Actions to improve governance capacity | number of actions CR20 | Investment induced | EUR CR21 | Datasets and advice made available | number CR22 | Usage of data and information platforms | number of page views * * * (1) The lead partner, if an operation has more than one beneficiary. * * *