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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 May 1984
approving a flood protection programme for the Hérault Valley submitted pursuant to Council Directive 79/174/EEC
(Only the French text is authentic)
(84/285/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/174/EEC of 6 February 1979 concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the said programme, drawn up pursuant to the Directive referred to above, was submitted to the Commission by the French Government on 7 February 1984 and was followed, on 1 March, by a note, point III of which has been deleted;
Whereas, in accordance with the nature of the common measure provided for in Directive 79/174/EEC, the programme is designed to supplement the programme to accelerate the restructuring and conversion of vineyards in certain Mediterranean regions of France, as provided for in Directive 78/627/EEC (2), approved by Commission Decision 79/909/EEC of 18 October 1979 (3);
Whereas the said programme contains all the information specified in Article 3 of Directive 79/174/EEC; whereas it is therefore possible to achieve the common measure's objectives; whereas, however, approval of the programme should be conditional upon the irrigation water being used for purposes other than the irrigation of any vineyards which may remain in the area in question;
Whereas, under Article 7 of Directive 79/174/EEC, detailed rules should be laid down in agreement with the French Republic concerning the information to be approved on a regular basis on the programme's progress;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The flood protection programme for the Hérault Valley, submitted, pursuant to Directive 79/174/EEC, by the French Government on 7 February 1984 and supplemented by a note on 1 March 1984, is hereby approved.
2. Approval is conditional upon the irrigation water made available as a result of the measures provided for in the programme being used for purposes other than the irrigation of any vineyards which may remain in the area in question.
Article 2
The detailed rules concerning the information to be provided by the French Republic on a regular basis, pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 79/174/EEC, on the implementation of the programme shall be as follows:
The French Government shall present before 1 November each year a report containing the following information:
1. In respect of flood protection work, information on:
1.1. the construction of the flood-control dam;
1.2. the construction of the flood-protection embankments;
1.3. floodwater disposal by re-routing the Hérault;
1.4. miscellaneous work.
2. In respect of vineyard conversion operations:
2.1. the number of hectares concerned, stating how much grubbing has been done;
2.2. the location of the areas concerned;
2.3. the number of hectares where irrigation facilities have been installed;
2.4. the location of the irrigated areas (stating whether grubbing has already been done or when it will be);
2.5. the total cost of irrigation.
3. In respect of the crops substituted:
3.1. the total number of hectares on which substitute crops are to be grown;
3.2. the number of hectares of open-grown vegetables;
3.3. the number of hectares of vegetables grown under cover;
3.4. the number of hectares of horticultural crops;
3.5. the number of hectares of seed crops, the number of hectares of protein crops;
3.6. the number of hectares of other crops (stating the location of the areas concerned).
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 1984.