Fisheries: financial participation in the collection of data, the financing of studies and of pilot projects

COMMUNITY MEASURE : Commission Decision 2002/659/EC on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy. CONTENT : this Decision establishes for 2002 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State and the rates of the Community financial contribution for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy. The Decision stipulates that expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution up to 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the minimum programme. Moreover, expenditure incurred in collecting and managing of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy shall qualify for a financial contribution up to 35 % of the eligible expenditure within the extended programme.�