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Order On It Currently Stands For Investments In Fishing Ports And Landing Sites

Original Language Title: Order on subsidies for investments in fishing ports and landing sites

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Content of the scheme

Chapter 2 Administration

Chapter 3 Eligible projects

Chapter 4 Conditions for grants

Chapter 5 Eligible Project Expense

Chapter 6 Amendment of the project and entry into commitments

Chapter 7 Calculation of grants

Chapter 8 Payment of grants

Chapter 9 Notify obligations

Chapter 10 Disposal and repayment of grants

Chapter 11 Force majeure

Chapter 12 Appeal access

Chapter 13 Penalty provisions

Chapter 14 Entry into force

Publication of grants to investments in fishing ports and landing sites

In accordance with section 3, cf. Section 2 (2). 1, no. (3) (c) § 5, section 6 (4). 2, section 7 (4). 4, section 11, paragraph 1. 1, 2 and 4, section 12, and 13 (3). 1, in Law No 1. 1552 of 20. December 2006 on the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector (Fisheries Development Act) shall be adopted according to the authority :

Chapter 1

Content of the scheme

§ 1. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries may be committed to projects covering investments in existing fishing ports and landing places within the framework of the marketing of foodstuffs.

Paragraph 2. Commitments may be granted to applicants who carry out projects which are of collective interest to the fishermen or aquaculture producers who use the port or landing site.

Paragraph 3. Commitments relating to investment in landing sites can only be made in respect of landing sites designated by the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board ; the locations in question are shown on a list in the directorates ' s instructions for the subsidy scheme.

Chapter 2

Administration

Authorities and controls

§ 2. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries at the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board shall take a decision in accordance with this notice.

§ 3. The Executive Board of the Food Industry shall carry out checks on this notice.

Paragraph 2. The Executive Board of the Food Safety shall be responsible for the physical checks and the subsequent accounting checks.

Paragraph 3. The Fisheries Agency and the Food Management Board may, by the authority, be responsible for the physical checks and subsequent accounting checks.

Paragraph 4. The checks shall be obtained for the purpose of the checks provided by other authorities as necessary.

Applications for grants

§ 4. Applications for grants must be made out in a special application form which is available when it comes to the Executive Board of the Food Authority or via the Directorate-General for the Directorate. The grant of grants shall be submitted in two copies to the Directorate-General through the site of the steep fisheries inspectorate. Where investments include facilities for handling or storing fishery products, the application shall be submitted by the place of the place of food for which the application is intended.

Paragraph 2. An application shall be received in the appropriate fisheries inspectorate, or the place of food for which the food is to be obtained by the 31. January and 31. July. However, in 2008, the application must be received by the 161 respectively. May and the 16th. September.

Paragraph 3. In the case of the last day of the application for the period referred to in paragraph 1. 2 is a Saturday, Sunday, Monday or a national holiday, the application deadline expires the second weekday (Saturday not counting) that follows thereafter.

Paragraph 4. When the directorate receives the application, the Directorate shall be given receipt of the application and may, in connection with this, permit the implementation of the project. For projects that have been initiated in the period from 1. October 2007 to 29. In March 2008, applications for grants may be submitted by 16. May 2008.

Prioritizing and decision

§ 5. Applications for grants received before the expiry of the application period and which meet the conditions for grants, cf. Chapters 3 to 5 shall be granted a priority given the priority given to the areas of action and the expected effects of the projected effects in the following order of taking weight :

1) Landing, handling, temporary storage, transport and unloading of fish and shellfish, including measures to reduce the rerelease.

2) Establishment, improvement and safeguarding of refrigerant, quality management and auctions.

3) EDB equipment and software for the electronic management of fishing activities.

4) Prisoner handling, including sorting and purification facilities.

5) Environmental improvement, including improvement of waste and waste water management.

6) Improvement of the work environment.

7) Security measures.

8) Cartridge, laundry room.

9) Supply of vessels of fuel, ice, water, and power supply.

Paragraph 2. The Executive Board of the Food Safety Board may, in advance of an application round, report specific themes within the scope of the notice, which will form the basis for the priority of the application.

§ 6. The Executive Board of the Food Business Authority may apply the year of the year for one application period or distribute it to the two application periods.

Paragraph 2. If the application can be accommodated, the Board shall provide a financial contribution to the Agency.

Paragraph 3. Applications shall be made in full or in part to a reference to a priority given to the financial framework set aside for the scheme.

Paragraph 4. Applications which cannot be met by themselves as a result of the period of the application of the application period shall be transferred once to the second subsequent application. The applications submitted for a period of application shall be given priority on equal terms with other applications received during the application period.

§ 7. After discussion in the Monitoring Committee for the Application of the European Fisheries Fund in Denmark, the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board may set up an advisory committee. The Advisory Committee shall assist the Directorate-General with the assessment under section 5.

Chapter 3

Eligible projects

§ 8. Commitment of grants may be granted to applicants for which it can be demonstrated that the results of the project comply with one or more of the following requirements :

1) The project entails a structural adjustment of the fishing port, which is essential for the development of the local area or essential for the port to maintain or increase landings of fish, value or quality of landings. The project must be appropriate in relation to the supply of service to the fishing fleet in the regional context.

2) The project leads to a significant improvement in the classification of fish landed by quality or value per product. unity.

3) This project leads to an increase in the value or quantity of fish landed.

4) The project results in an improvement in the working environment or safety of the workers involved in the loading and transposition of fish into the port.

5) The project concerns a service improvement for fishermen and fishing vessels using the port.

Paragraph 2. If only a part of the project is essential for the purpose of paragraph 1. 2 the results referred to shall be awarded only to this part of the project.

Paragraph 3. In applications for environmental investments, the technology that is part of the project must be the best available technique (BAT), cf. section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act.

Chapter 4

Conditions for grants

§ 9. It is a condition of subsidies for a project ;

1) the total amount of eligible expenditure on the project shall amount to at least 100 000 cranes ;

2) that the necessary authorisations from public authorities are obtained ;

3) the applicant shall provide the information requested by the Executive Board of the Food Industry for the purposes of the proceedings,

4) the project ends at the time indicated on the application, but not later than 18 months. after the date of the day, unless the directorate shall grant a derogation from it,

5) the tiller holder shall submit final payment request and the project report in good time, cf. Section 18 (2). 4,

6) the project and the investments to which aid has been awarded are maintained by the tilt holder for a period of not less than five years from the date of final payment of grants, and

7) the payment application and original accounting documents shall be kept available until 31. December 2021.

Paragraph 2. The Directorate-Board shall lay down in the defendant ' s obligation to provide information on the public co-financing of the project and to publish information on the project on the Savershaw's home page or in relevant journals and journals.

Paragraph 3. The Present Sea shall be obliged to submit a report on the project ' s effects 2 and 5 years after the closing down payment of grants. The case shall be determined the information to be given in the reports.

§ 10. It is also a condition of grants that the applicant can demonstrate technical and economic viability for the fishing port and the project after the project has been completed. The evaluation of economic viability shall include :

1) On the port of the last financial year, a positive own capital has been given, or there is a question of going-concern.

2) On the port of the previous three financial years, there have been positive accounting results after taxes.

3) Information on the turnover of the port in the last three years.

4) Expected and future outlets, market prospects and earnings.

§ 11. In the case of an application for grants, it is a condition of grants that the applicant shall submit a development plan for the fishing port in question, which will be based on future needs and the expected development of Danish fishing ports.

Chapter 5

Eligible Project Expense

§ 12. Deposits may be granted to investments in the facilities of fishing ports in existing fishing ports and landing sites, provided that investments are designed to improve benefits offered in the use of the use of fish or aquaculture vessels ; the fishing port or landing site or its landing, the placing on the market, the placing on the market of fishery products or aquaculture products in connection with 1. cardomial, including fishing effort.

§ 13. Eligible expenditure may include :

1) costs of investment in the undertaking ;

2) expenditure for architectural and engineering fees and other projection costs, however, the maximum of 10%. of the total eligible expenditure,

3) costs to the attestation of paid expenses ;

4) project reporting costs ; and

5) other expenditure incurred by the Executive Board of the Food Industry to be required to complete the investment project.

§ 14. The eligible expenditure may not include :

1) expenditure to be provided under other legislation ;

2) the costs incurred by the FSA before the Executive Board of the Food Business Authority have been granted permission to implement the project, cf. Section 4 (4). 4. However, in 2008, the applicant can receive an approved expenditure, paid from 1 October 2007,

3) expenditure relating to activities to which the saver is required to carry out in accordance with other legislation ;

4) costs for the purchase of land and buildings and costs associated with it ;

5) expenditure on the purchase of used or renovation equipment ;

6) financial, auditing, legal and monetary costs, unless these are due to the requirements of the forsading authority,

7) investments relating to the office and canteen investments,

8) expenditure on the purchase of vehicles for external transport ;

9) VAT unless this final beaker is finally worn by the saver shaver,

10) the value of its own work, and

11) leasing and rental costs.

Chapter 6

Amendment of the project and entry into commitments

§ 15. Amendment of a project may be approved by the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board on condition that the change according to the Assessment of the Agency may be in accordance with the project ' s purpose. The application for a change to a project must be approved by the directorate before the change takes place.

Paragraph 2. The amount of the amount may not be increased in connection with changes to the project.

§ 16. The Executive Board of the Food Safety Board may, upon request, permit another person who, according to section 1 (2), may be authorised. 2 may be a Pressure Shaver shall enter a pledge of grants. The entry into the defendant shall enter into rights and obligations in accordance with the case.

Chapter 7

Calculation of grants

§ 17. In the case of investment in the facilities of fishing ports, the following rates may be awarded by grants following this notice of :

1) Public and public-like facilities can be supported by up to 50%. for the eligible expenditure. The project shall be financed from other public funds of at least the same size as the subsidy following this notice.

2) Public and public-like facilities owned by a private port may be granted up to 50% of the grants. for the eligible expenditure.

3) Investments in other than public or public-like facilities may be subsiunted by 30%.

Paragraph 2. The Executive Board of the Food Business Authority determines whether an investment is public or public like that.

Paragraph 3. Within the framework of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 and after discussion in the Monitoring Committee for the Application of the European Fisheries Fund in Denmark may be adjusted in respect of each application round to be adjusted in the light of the appropriation framework for the scheme.

Chapter 8

Payment of grants

§ 18. The payment of grants shall be made on the basis of the account of the attributable to the eligible project expenditure to be documented. The grant of payment of grants must be carried out on a special schema and shall be accompanied by an auditor declaration by a registered or certified auditor. The form and form of the auditor declaration shall be obtained by contacting the Executive Board of the Food Erstice or the Directorate-General for the Executive Board.

Paragraph 2. The request for payment of grants must be submitted to the Directorate-General by means of the steered fisheries inspectorate or the site-food-food-food court.

Paragraph 3. Deposits may be paid up to three installments. Each installments shall be at least 20%. of the total amount of the total amount.

Paragraph 4. The end-down payment request must be the step-equal fishing inspectorate or the site-food registration in the event within three months after the completion of the project. The Directorate may, in exceptional cases, grant a derogation from that date. Final payment request must be attached to a projection report.

Paragraph 5. The subsidy is transferred to the tilsagnshavers NemKonto.

Chapter 9

Notify obligations

§ 19. The onset of Tilsagnshaves shall, throughout the period when the conditions for grants are to be met, shall make a declaration to the Executive Board of the Authority on whether the conditions for grants are still to be met.

Paragraph 2. In the case of Tilsagnshaves, the conditions under which the conditions of grants are to be fulfilled shall be obliged without undue delay to give the Directorate a notice of circumstances likely to result in a withdrawal of an undertaking or a refund of grants after paragraph 20.

Chapter 10

Disposal and repayment of grants

20. Deferred Offer Commitment, if

1) the tilt shall have provided false or misleading information or have kept information of significance for the decision of the case,

2) tillies shall override his duties according to section 11 (1) of the Fisheries Development Act. 2,

3) the tilt shall not comply with its notification obligation in accordance with section 19,

4) the project is not carried out in accordance with the approved application ; or

5) the conditions for grants have not been met.

Paragraph 2. In the paragraphs in paragraph 1. In the case of a case, the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board shall decide on the refund of grants. The interest shall be added to the payment of the payment claims. The interest rate supplement shall be calculated from the time the payment is made of the refund for reimbursement, and in the interest rate of late payment, etc. (Interest) set the reference rate. However, the interest rates shall be at least 50 kr.

Chapter 11

Force majeure

§ 21. The Executive Board of the Food Business Authority recognises the following events as force majeure :

1) Expropriation if such an application could not be previewed at the time of the application.

2) A serious natural disaster, which substantially affects the activity of the achavera.

Paragraph 2. It is a condition of the recognition of force majeurei specific cases that the events impede the fulfilment of the obligations under which force majeure is invoked and that it did not undergo disproportionate circumstances ; ophes could have secured the opposition.

Paragraph 3. The Directorate may, in exceptional cases, recognise other events such as force majeure than those referred to in paragraph 1. 1.

§ 22. If the tilaves wishes to invoke force majeure, this shall be communicated to the Executive Board of the Food Authority within 10 working days of the time when the Saver Shaver is able to do so. The notification shall be accompanied by adequate documentation material.

Chapter 12

Appeal access

-23. Decisions made by the Executive Board of the Food Safety Board after this notice may be subject to the minister of food, agriculture and fisheries.

Paragraph 2. The complaint shall be submitted by the Executive Board of the Food Industry, the class shall be the directorate of the directorate within four weeks of the receipt of the decision to which the complaint relates.

Paragraph 3. The Directorate may resume a case after a complaint has been lodged.

Chapter 13

Penalty provisions

§ 24. After paragraph 14, paragraph 1. 1, in the fisheries development law, the penalty shall be punished by fine ;

1) provide false or misleading information or information of the significance of decisions taken under the law or under the rules laid down by the law,

2) acts in breach of conditions laid down in decisions taken under the law or under the rules laid down in the law,

3) failing to provide the documentation and information which the person concerned has a duty to grant under the law or by rules under the law,

4) provide false or misleading information or information which the person concerned has a duty to give in accordance with the law or rules laid down by the law. on such matters ;

5) fail to grant the inspection authority, etc. access to the establishment, etc., in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the law. 1, or

6) fail to deliver or submit material or to provide the control authority as provided for in Article 11 (1) of the law. 2.

Paragraph 2. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.

Chapter 14

Entry into force

§ 25. Publication will enter into force on the 29th. March 2008.

Paragraph 2. Publication no. 481 of 2. June 2006 on grants for investment in the facilities of fishing ports is hereby repealed. However, the decision shall continue to apply to applications for grants submitted before the 1. October 2007.

The Directorate for Food Business, the 27th. March 2008 Arentb, Josefsen / Steen Bonde