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

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 OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 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 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). 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

Annex

ANNEX I FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA Table 1 Operation description Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9). FieldContent of fieldField TypeField LengthStorage FormatCommentLink with Annex VII of CPR01CCItext15 Common code of identification of the programme. Not applicable for direct and indirect management. 02Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)text255Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF. Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12. 03Description of the operationtext255Required for all operations supported by the EMFAF.04Common fleet register (CFR) numberlong text63999 Where relevant. Common fleet register (CFR) number as per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 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. 05Sector the operation is contributing totext2 See code in Table 1 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. 06Specific objectivetext5 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. 07NUTS codetext5 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. 08Name of beneficiarytext25509Beneficiary codetext250 Unique code. For shared management: based on the national application system. 10Type of beneficiarytext2 See code in Table 2 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. 11Gender of beneficiary/natural persontext2 See code in Table 3 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. 12Number of people directly involved in the operationnumberlong integerExcludes contractors and people/employees not directly participating in the operation.13Number of partners involved in the operationnumberlong integer14Lead partnertext2See code in Table 4 of Annex II.15Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or bothtext2See code in Table 5 of Annex II.16State of progress of the operationtext2See 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.

17Total eligible cost (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign. 18Total eligible public cost (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign. Table 1, field 8. Table 4, field 4. 19EMFAF support (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign.Table 1, field 9.20Date of approval of application for supportdatedd/mm/yyyy21Total eligible expenditure (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign.22Total eligible public expenditure (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign. Table 1, field 11. Table 4, field 5. 23EMFAF eligible expenditure (EUR)numberdoubleNo currency sign.24Date of final payment to beneficiarydatedd/mm/yyyy25Type of interventiontext2 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 3.26Type of operationtext2See code in Table 7 of Annex II27Increase of the gross tonnage of a fishing vessel under Article [19(3)] of the EMFAF Regulationnumberdouble Amount of additional GT. Blank in case operation not related to Article [19(3)]. 28Description of the fleet segment relevant to field 27text255If 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)545.29Operation relevant to small-scale coastal fishing (SSCF)text2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 30Operation relevant to the landing obligationtext2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 31Operation relevant to climate changetext2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 32Operation relevant to non-discriminationtext2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 33Operation relevant to gender equalitytext2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 34Operation relevant to rights of people with disabilitiestext2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. 35Form of supporttext2 See code in Table 8 of Annex II. Only one option can be selected. 36Did the beneficiary previously receive EMFF/EMFAF support?text2 Only 01 or 02 allowed. See code in Table 4 of Annex II. Table 2 Indicators applicable to the operation FieldContent of fieldTypeLengthFormatCommentLink with Annex VII of CPR:1CCItext15Link to table I (key attribute)2Unique Identifier of the Operation (ID)text255Link to table I (key attribute) Table 1, field 13. Table 4, field 6. Table 5, fields 11, 12. 37Common result indicator(s) code(s) applicable to the operation (as many rows as relevant)text6See codes in Table 10 of Annex IITable 9, field 5. 38Baseline valuenumberdoubleTable 9, fields 11, 13.39Indicative result expected by the beneficiary (one row per indicator)numberdoubleTable 9, field 12.40Ex-post result (one row per indicator)numberdoubleThe resulting value after the project has been completed.Table 9, field 14.

Annex

ANNEX II PRESENTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION DATA

Table 1 Sector the operation is contributing to (Annex I, Table 1, field 5) CodeDescription01Fisheries02Aquaculture03Processing04Tourism05Environment06Maritime (except fishing and aquaculture)07Integrated/multisector08Other Table 2 Type of beneficiary (Annex I, Table 1, field 10) The lead partner, if an operation has more than one beneficiary. CodeDescription01PO – Producer organisation02APO – Association of producer organisations03IBO – Inter-branch organisation04Private enterprise – micro05Private enterprise – SME (Small or medium-sized enterprise)06Private enterprise – large07Public body08Research centre / university / scientists09Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / association10Educational institution11LAG – Local action group12Entity without legal personality13International organisation14Commission bodies and agencies15Natural persons16Other Table 3 Gender of beneficiary/natural person (Annex I, Table 1, field 11) CodeDescription01Natural person – male02Natural person – female03Natural person – non-defined gender04More than one natural person, family05More than one natural person, predominately male06More than one natural person, predominately female07N/A. (in the case of legal persons) Table 4 Codes for Yes/No fields (Annex I, Table 1, fields 29-34 and 36) CodeDescription01Yes02No Table 5 Indication as to whether the operation relates to marine, inland, or both (Annex I, Table 1, field 15) CodeDescription01Marine02Inland03Both04N/A Table 6 State of progress of the operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 16) CodeDescription00Operation selected01Operation interrupted/abandoned following partial implementation02Operation under implementation03Operation fully implemented (but for which all expenses have not necessarily been paid to the beneficiary)04Operation completed Table 7 Type of operation (Annex I, Table 1, field 26) CodeDescription01Investment in reduction of energy use and energy efficiency02Investment in renewable energy systems03Investment in on-board production equipment04Investment on board to improve navigation or engine control05Investment in physical infrastructure at existing fishing ports or at new or existing landing sites06First acquisition of a fishing vessel07Investment to improve traceability08Preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans by producer organisations09Marketing activities10Advisory services11Investments to support business development (strategy development, administration, equipment)12Other business-diversification operations not involving fisheries, aquaculture, or innovation13Insurance schemes14Training to improve skills and develop human capital15Events16Awareness raising, communication to the wider public17Capacity building18Development of marketing innovation19Development of process innovation20Development of product innovation21Studies and research22Knowledge sharing23Cooperation24Restoring ecological continuity of rivers25Restocking of aquatic species26Retrieval and/or disposal of marine litter27Environmental services28Specific investments for improving aquatic habitats and biodiversity29Permanent cessation of fishing activities30Temporary cessation of fishing activities31Compensation32Productive investments for sustainable aquaculture

33Gear selectivity to reduce unwanted catches34Gear modification to minimise habitat impacts35Gear selectivity in relation to endangered, threatened and protected species36Use of unwanted catches37Natura 2000 areas management and monitoring (soft operations)38Investments in Natura 2000 areas restoration39Management and monitoring of marine protected areas (soft operations)40Investments in the restoration of marine protected areas41Reduction and prevention of pollution/contamination42Water usage and water quality improvements43Investments for control and enforcement for public authorities44Investments for control and enforcement for private business45Observation coordination46Data collection47Investment in IT – hardware48Investment in IT – software49IT development and maintenance50Data assembly and dissemination51Inspections52Investment in animal welfare53Food quality and hygiene safety54Investments in safety equipment55Investments in working conditions56Pilot projects57Socio-cultural development58Governance59Animation and capacity building60Preparatory actions61Management62Assistance under Direct Management63Evaluation64Other (social)65Other (environmental)66Other (economic) Table 8 Form of support (Annex I, Table 1, field 35) CodeDescription01Grants02Financial instruments03Combination of grants and financial instruments04Prizes05Contracting (Direct management) Table 9 Types of intervention for support under direct and indirect management (Annex I. Table 1, field 25) CodeDescription17International ocean governance18Maritime policy19Scientific advice20Control and enforcement21Voluntary contributions to international organisations22Conservation measures23Advisory councils24Communication25Market intelligence Table 10 Common result indicators (Annex I. Table 2, field 37) CodeDescriptionMeasurement unitCR01New production capacitytonnes/annumCR02Aquaculture production maintainedtonnes/annumCR03Businesses creatednumber of entitiesCR04Businesses with higher turnovernumber of entitiesCR05.1Capacity of vessels withdrawnGTCR05.2Capacity of vessels withdrawnkWCR06Jobs creatednumber of personsCR07Jobs maintainednumber of personsCR08Persons benefittingnumber of personsCR09.1Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystemskm2 CR09.2Area addressed by operations contributing to a good environmental status, protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity and ecosystemskm2CR10Actions contributing to a good environmental status, including nature restoration, conservation, protection of ecosystems, biodiversity, animal health and welfarenumber of actionsCR11Entities increasing social sustainabilitynumber of entitiesCR12Effectiveness of the system for collection, management and use of datascale: high, medium, lowCR13Cooperation activities between stakeholdersnumber of actionsCR14Innovations enablednumber of new products, services, processes, business models or methodsCR15Control means installed or improvednumber of meansCR16Entities benefitting from promotion and information activitiesnumber of entitiesCR17Entities improving resource efficiency in production and/or processingnumber of entitiesCR18.1Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reductionkWh/tonnesCR18.2Energy consumption leading to CO2 emissions reductionlitres/hCR19Actions to improve governance capacitynumber of actionsCR20Investment inducedEURCR21Datasets and advice made availablenumberCR22Usage of data and information platformsnumber of page views