Order No. 260 on financial subsidy to initiatives in fishery and aquaculture sectors.

This Order sets regulations concerning the promotion of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. The Danish AgriFish Agency shall grant subsidies for projects of common interest with a broader scope than private companies and organizations usually implement. These projects must relate to the development of new markets and promotional campaigns; to collective operations or to pilot projects relevant to the purpose of this Order. Among non-eligible projects receiving financial subsidy: projects receiving EU funding, for the purchase of land and buildings, for finance, audit, legal and bank costs, unless attributable to claims of commitment authority; for the purchase of vehicles. Applications for subsidy shall be submitted from1 February and latest 1 June. In 2010, however, applications may be submitted from 15 April and be received by the Agency latest 1 June 2010.
The Order consists of 13 Chapters: Objectives and content (1); Administration (2); Eligible actions (3); Conditions for subsidy (4); Eligible expenses (5); Calculation of subsidies (6); Changing the project and joining commitment (7); Subsidies (8); Duty of notification (9); Termination and recovery of subsidy (10); Force majeure (11); Appeals (12); Entry into force (13).