COM (2009) 6 On 1 January 2007 the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), which covers the period 2007-2013, replaced the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG).
The EFF programming process has been rationalised and simplified compared to the FIFG, notably by streamlining the procedures for presenting the programming documents.
In accordance with Article 6 of the EFF the Commission has ensured coordination and consistency between assistance from the EFF and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund and other Community financial instruments by making sure that Member States clearly define demarcation lines for support under the different funds in the OP and set up appropriate coordination mechanisms between the authorities responsible for the implementation of these funds.