EU GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176 Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU EU GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176 “SP CONSULT BG” Ltd. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing“ Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Degree of involvement of representatives of small-scale coastal fishing in the process of drafting and amending the Common Fisheries Policy. Capacity building for participation in the dialogue. “SP CONSULT BG” Ltd. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing“ Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU The aim of the Advisory Council for the Black Sea and the role of small- scale fishermen in the decision-making process “SP CONSULT BG” Ltd. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing“ Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU What is the role of the Advisory Councils (ACs)? The formation of the Advisory Councils was emerged by: The need for real participation of the representatives of the fisheries sector and other stakeholders in the decision-making process. The need for maintaining dialogue and cooperation in the development and implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Essentials of the Advisory Councils The Advisory Councils are established and managed by stakeholder organisations that provide the Commission and EU countries with recommendations on fisheries management matters. The recommendations may include advice on fish resources conservation and socio- economic aspects of management, and on simplification of rules. The Advisory Councils are consulted in the context of regionalisation. The Advisory Councils should also contribute to data for fisheries management and conservation measures. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Who establishes the Advisory Councils? They are established by the stakeholders under the law of the Member State where they are formed, registered and operating. The Advisory Councils are composed of representatives from the fisheries sector and from other interest groups (for example, environmental organisations and consumer groups), where the allocation of the seats in the general assembly and the executive committee of each Advisory Council is 60% - 40%. The Advisory Councils receive financial assistance from the European Union as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest. Member States are not forming part of the Advisory Councils, but they may provide appropriate technical, logistical and financial support to facilitate its functioning. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Tasks of the Advisory Board In carrying out its functions related to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Commission shall, where relevant, consult the respective Advisory Councils. Therefore, the main function of the Advisory Council is to mediate between the stakeholders and the European Commission and to collect, analyse and present positions on relevant issues, based on information collected directly from the stakeholders, which is in line with the adopted direction towards regionalisation. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU  The Advisory Councils may: 1. submit recommendations and suggestions on matters relating to the management of fisheries and the socio-economic and conservation aspects of fisheries and aquaculture to the Commission and to the Member State concerned, and, in particular, recommendations on how to simplify rules on fisheries management; 2. inform the Commission and Member States of problems relating to the management and the socio-economic and conservation aspects of fisheries and, where appropriate, of aquaculture in their geographical area or field of competence and propose solutions to overcome those problems; 3. contribute, in close cooperation with scientists, to the collection, supply and analysis of data necessary for the development of conservation measures. If an issue is of common interest to two or more Advisory Councils, they shall coordinate their positions with a view to adopting joint recommendations on that issue. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU What is the weight of the recommendations of the Advisory Councils The Commission and, where relevant, the Member State concerned shall reply within two months to any recommendation, suggestion or information received from the respective Advisory Council. Where the final measures that are adopted diverge from the Advisory Councils' opinions, recommendations and suggestions received pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission or the Member State concerned shall state detailed reasons for the divergence. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Which are the Advisory Councils?: Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Which are the Advisory Councils?: Advisory Council for the Black Sea (ACBS); Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC); Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC); Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC); North Sea Advisory Council (NSAC); North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC); South Western Waters Advisory Council (SWWAC); Pelagic Advisory Council (Pelagic AC); Advisory Council for Aquaculture; Advisory Council for Markets; Advisory Council for the Outermost regions. Пилотен проект „Мерки за подпомагане на дребномащабния риболов“ ДОГОВОР ЗА БЕЗВЪЗМЕЗДНА ФИНАНСОВА ПОМОЩ ОТ ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯT СЪЮЗ: MARE/2014/04 - SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU   What is the role of the small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Advisory Councils?: The European Union acknowledges that the small-scale fisheries (SSF) play an important social, economic, environmental and cultural role in numerous coastal communities throughout the European Union. Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 provided for important measures for ensuring the participation of the SSF in the Advisory Councils, and acknowledged as necessary to ensure their efficient participation in the work of the Advisory Councils, including by contributing to the costs and loss of income that such participation may entail. According to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/242, the General assembly and the executive committee of the Advisory Council shall ensure a balanced and wide representation of all stakeholders, with emphasis on small-scale fleets, where appropriate. The number of representatives of small-scale fleets should reflect the share of small scale fleets within the fishing sector of the Member States concerned. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU How to become a member of the Advisory Council for the Black Sea (ACBS)? Any of listed organisations of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in Bulgaria or Romania is an eligible applicant for membership in the Advisory Council for the Black Sea (ACBS). The participation in the Advisory Council for the Black Sea shall be realised pursuant to the provisions of the Not-for-Profit Legal Entities Act of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Articles of Association of the ACBS. The admittance of a new member in the ACBS shall be effected upon a written application, submitted by the applicant to the Managing Board, which shall consider it within one month of the receipt thereof. The application must contain: applicant’s data - name of the applicant, seat and registered address, certificate of good standing, as well as a declaration of acceptance of membership in the Association, according to the terms and conditions of these Articles of Association. To the application should be attached a proof of payment of the admission fee. The admittance of a new member shall be effected by resolution of the Managing Board. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Any member of ACBS shall be entitled: To attend, speak and vote at the General assembly; to elect and to be elected during the procedure of election of governing bodies, by direct equal suffrage in a free and secret ballot; to request and receive information on the activities, management and economic situation in ACBS; to present its views on issues, relating to the Managing Board / Executive committee; to contest resolutions, which contravene the law or the Rules of procedure. To exercise control on the activities of the Association (ACBS) and its governing bodies; To take use of the property of the Association and results of its activities; To submit to the Managing Board suggestions and recommendations, relating to the activities of the Association. Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Any member of ACBS shall undertake: To share the objectives of ACBS and to contribute to their achievement; to adhere to the Rules of procedure and validly adopted resolutions, to pay, in due time and form, regular fees or contributions that may be approved by the governing bodies. To implement the provisions of the Articles of Association, resolutions of the General assembly and the Managing Board; To cooperate and contribute to organizational and financial strengthening of the Association, towards increasing the property of the Association and raising its public authority.     Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176

Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Thank you for your attention! Pilot project „Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION: MARE / 2014/04 - SI2.724176 Total amount of the project: 177 767 EUR Total amount of the EU contribution: 159 990 EU Thank you for your attention! Pilot Project – “Support Measures for Small-Scale Fishing” GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AN ACTION: MARE/2014/04-SI2.724176