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This Call for Expressions of Interest was published in Official Journal S 213 on 02/11/2013 and the list resulting from this CEI is valid until 21/10/2018:
The European Fisheries Control Agency invites expressions of interest with a view to drawing up lists of experts to assist in the activities as detailed in the notice and related to the uniform application of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Natural persons interested are invited to submit an application in accordance with the rules set out in the notice for the purpose specified. The contracting authority will draw up a list of experts who meet the criteria laid down in point 12 of the notice. This list will comprise those whose professional profile corresponds to the fields described at point 8 of the notice.
Fields covered by this CEI
The European Fisheries Control Agency ('the EFCA') is a European Union body located in Vigo, Spain, established to work in specialised areas of EU policy. Specifically, it was set up by the European Council (Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 25 April 2005 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009), to strengthen the uniformity and effectiveness of enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) by pooling national means of fisheries control and monitoring resources and coordinating inspection activities.
The experts chosen within the framework of this call for expressions of interest shall provide technical and scientific support relevant to the uniform application of the CFP; in particular in the professional fields of risk analysis, compliance evaluation and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, these experts are required to have relevant experience, recognised expertise and specialised technical and scientific knowledge on the application of the CFP in preferably one or more professional domains relevant to fisheries compliance in its broadest sense.
The list will be drawn on the basis of the following professional fields:
A. Specialisations in the field of fisheries:
A.1. Fisheries Science
A.2. Fisheries Economics
A.3. Fisheries Statistics / Modelling
A.4. Fisheries Compliance
Please note that inclusion on the lists entails no obligation on the part of the EFCA concerning the award of the contract.
Validity of the list resulting from this CEI
The list resulting from this CEI will be valid until 21/10/2018.
Natural persons interested may submit an application at any time prior to the last three months of validity of the list.
Administrative forms
Natural persons interested are requested to complete the Application Form and to provide evidence of all documents as required. Full details of the application procedure can be found in the official publication of the call for expressions of interest: Official Journal S 213
Questions
Any requests for additional information must be made in writing only to: CEI201302@efca.europa.eu.
Replies to requests for additional information will be provided to all applicants who have contacted the EFCA.
Data Protection Clause
The personal data collected by the EFCA in the applications is processed pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. It is processed solely for the purpose of determining the inclusion of the applicant in the CEI list and, subsequently, the possible offer of a contract as an external expert.
Files relating to the selection of applicants including personal data will be retained in the service in charge of the call for expressions of interest concerned until the end of the procedure for which it is submitted, and in the archives for at least five years from the date on which the European Parliament grants discharge for the budgetary year of the closure of the call for expressions of interest. Files relating to unsuccessful applicants will be retained in the service in charge of the call for expressions of interest concerned until the end of the procedure for which it is submitted, and in the archives for 2 years following the closing of the call for expressions of interest. The above limits can be extended until the end of a possible audit if one started before the end of the above periods.
In compliance with the ex post transparency requirement outlined in point 14 of the notice, the experts’ names and the subject of the contracts will be published on EFCA’s website no later than 30 June of the year following contract award. Where an expert has concluded a contract of more than €15 000, the name, the locality (region of origin), amount, and subject of the contract will be published. The information will be removed two years after the year of contract award.
The applicant has the right of access to his/her personal data and the right to rectify any such data that is inaccurate or incomplete. Should the applicant have any queries concerning the processing of his/her personal data, these shall be addressed to the Head of Unit Operational Coordination. The applicant has right of recourse at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Note, the url link to tender documents will be active at the latest 3/10/2018.
Today, the Administrative Board of the Community Fisheries Control Agency held its 5th meeting in Vigo. The main item on the agenda was the adoption of the proposal for a draft budget for the year 2008, which was accompanied by a staffing plan and a document outlining the options for next year's operational work programme.
The operational priorities for 2008 are in principle the same as in 2007: Joint Deployment Plans for the North Sea and adjacent areas and the Baltic Sea; coordination of control and inspections of bluefin tuna fisheries as well as involvement in the execution of the Community Action Plan to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU). The Agency will also coordinate control and inspections in the regulatory areas of the North-west Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) and the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC). The final budget and work programme will be adopted by the Board in October.
The preliminary draft budget for 2008 would be substantially increased compared to the one in 2007, due to the increased activity of the newly operational Agency, and the costs of relocation to Vigo and foreseeable contractual services to the Member States at their request and expense. These services relate inter alia to control and inspections in connection with Member States' obligations in EU and international waters. One such action could be to charter an inspection vessel for joint inspections in the NAFO Regulatory Area on behalf of Member States.
Total budget 2007 (wholly contributed by the Community) | € 5.000.000 |
Total budget 2008 (including costs of relocation to Vigo and revenue for contractual services to Member States) | € 9.300.000 |
Community contribution 2008 | € 7.300.000 |
Another important item on the agenda was the timing and the arrangements for the Agency's relocation from Brussels to its seat in Vigo. The headquarter of the Agency will be located in a building designated by the Spanish authorities, which will be renovated and should be ready for occupation in May 2009. The Agency is now exploring, together with the Spanish authorities, the possibilities to find temporary office space in Vigo until the renovation is completed.
"There is full agreement between us and the Spanish authorities on the importance of relocating the Agency to its seat in Vigo as soon as possible, for the proper functioning of the Agency. Our discussions with the Spanish government have been constructive and held in a cordial atmosphere. I welcome the efforts made by Spain to find a practicable solution", commented Mr Harm Koster, Executive Director of the Agency.
EU Member States around the Baltic Sea are embarking on a period of intense co-operation in the area of fisheries control and inspection, co-ordinated by the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA). The CFCA has developed a test joint inspection and surveillance scheme for the Baltic Sea cod stocks, with active participation of all eight Member States in the region, to fine-tune the mechanisms for Member State co-operation. Under this new form for cooperation, patrol vessels will enter into waters under the jurisdiction of other Member States to carry out inspections. The results of the tests will be highly relevant in the development of future Joint Deployment Plans.
This is the first time that the CFCA coordinates control and inspection activities with Member States in Community waters. The first test campaign will start on 7 May with Denmark as the lead partner. The campaigns are scheduled to continue until the end of the year.
"I am proud that the Agency has been able to pull together this scheme within the first four months of its existence. The Member States have invested a lot of effort in the development of this intensified co-operation, which aims to protect and rebuild the fragile Baltic cod stocks, ensure a level playing field for all fishermen in the area, and make best use of Member States control resources to work towards a culture of compliance. After each test campaign we will assess its strengths and weaknesses together with Member States to fine-tune the following campaigns. We will have a close dialogue with stakeholders through the Regional Advisory Council of the Baltic Sea, to make sure that their views can be taken into account at an early stage, as we develop the blueprints for future Joint Deployment Plans", commented Mr Harm Koster, Executive Director of the CFCA.
The Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme (JISS) is designed to deploy resources pooled by Member States (human resources as well as physical means of control and inspections, such as vessels, airplanes and infrastructure). The test campaigns, which will be carried out to identify the most efficient way of pooling resources and avoid unnecessary disruption of fishing activities, will be managed by a lead partner, helped and advised by an experienced coordinator from the CFCA. So far, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Latvia and Germany have been appointed to take the lead for different campaigns, which will be scheduled to take place at difference locations and times depending on the seasonal variations in the fisheries. The joint inspections will be carefully planned to make best use of the resources and to focus on areas with a high concentration of fishing activity at different times during the season, at sea as well as at the landing sites. Obviously, the detailed planning of the test campaigns will not be disclosed beforehand.
The multinational nature of the JISS means that a fishing vessel from one Member State, fishing in waters of a second Member State, can be hailed by an inspection vessel from a third Member State and boarded and inspected by Community inspectors from a fourth. For principal and practical reasons, all control and inspection vessels operating in the waters of a particular Member State will carry at least one inspector from that Member State.
The development of a JISS by the CFCA for the Baltic Sea cod stocks was decided in October 2006, when the fishing opportunities for Baltic Sea fish stocks were adopted by the Fisheries Council. The JISS can be seen as a forerunner of the future Joint Deployment Plan for the Baltic Sea cod stocks, which will be developed as soon as a specific control and monitoring plan has been adopted by the Commission.
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