Name of measure: Temporary cessation of fishing activities
Legal basis: Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Measure summary: The support may be granted for a maximum duration of six months per vessel during the period from 2014 to 2020 in the following cases:
(a) the implementation of Commission measures or Member States emergency measures referred to in Articles 12 and 13, respectively, of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or of conservation measures referred to in Article 7 of that Regulation, including biological recovery periods;
(b) a non-renewal of Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements or protocols thereto;
(c) where the temporary cessation is provided for in a management plan adopted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (27) or in a multiannual plan adopted under Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, where, based on scientific advice, a reduction of fishing effort is needed in order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 2(2) and point (a) of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Beneficiaries: Support shall be granted to owners of fishing vessels.
Intensity of public aid: The public aid intensity is 100 percent of the eligible expenditure of the operation.
