Parlement européen — questions et conflits d'intérêts

« EN E-003516/2017 Answer given by Mr Vella on behalf of the Commission (27.7.2017) The European Fisheries Fund (EFF) 2007-2013 was implemented through operational programmes, in shared management with Member States in accordance with the Commission Regulation on the European Fisheries Fund (EFF). According to Article 96(1) of this Regulation, Member States shall be in the first instance responsible for investigating irregularities and acting upon evidence of shortcomings making the financial corrections required. According to Article 72, the Commission may also carry out on the spot audits which may include audits on operations. According to Article 96(2), the Member States shall make the financial corrections required in connection with irregularities detected in operations. In the case the Honourable Member refers to, an audit was carried out by the Commission in Spain. Commission audit services apply international audit standards and use criteria accordingly. This audit confirmed the irregularities found by the Spanish authorities with regards to proving 120 days of operation of the concerned vessels in the year previous to the scrapping, which was an eligibility criterion for support. Spain did not contest the finding. By the time of the Commission's audit, Spain had introduced a new control procedure applicable nationwide which also indicates that it recognised that the certificates did not constitute adequate proof of fishing operations. The Spanish authorities took the decision to recover the funding from the beneficiaries in accordance with the financial correction a … »

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