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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 September 1993
on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the
control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments, in
the Azores and in Madeira
(Only the French and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(93/522/EEC)
(OJ L 251, 8.10.1993, p. 35)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 96/633/EC of 23 October 1996 L 283 58 5.11.1996
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 September 1993
on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing
in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plantsor plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores
and in Madeira
(Only the French and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(93/522/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certainagricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas depart-ments(
1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/
92 (2), and in particular the last sentence of the first subparagraph of
Article 11 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June
1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relatingtocertain agricultural pro ducts(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3714/92, and in particular the last sentence of Article 33 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 77/93/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive
93/19/EEC (5), lays down protective measures against the introduction
into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant productsand against their spread within the Community;
Whereas the plant health of agricultural crops in the French overseas
departments, in the Azores and in Madeira is subject to particularproblems associated with the climate and the inadequacy of the controlmeasures hitherto applied there; whereas programmes should be imple-mented to combat organisms harmful to plants or plant products in theCommunity’s remoter regions; whereas the Community’s financialcontribution towards such programmes should be specified;
Whereas only certain eligible measures among the measures carried out
by the Member States in question are affected by the Community’sfinancial contribution;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The measures in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful
to plants or plant products that are eligible for Community financing, asreferred to in the last sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 11 (3)of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 for the French overseasdepartments and in the last sentence of Article 33 (3) of Regulation(EEC) No 1600/92 for the Azores and Madeira, are defined in theAnnex tothis Decisio n.
(1) OJ NoL 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ NoL 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.
(3) OJ NoL 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ NoL 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.
(5) OJ NoL 96, 22. 4. 1993, p. 33.
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Article 2
The measures eligible for Community financing shall relate to all or
part of the programmes for the control of harmful organisms as definedin Article 2 (1) (e) of Directive 77/93/EEC.
Article 3
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The Community’s contribution to the financing of the programmes forthe control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products shall bedecided on an annual basis and shall relate to a period to be determinedat the time each programme is approved.
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Article 4
The provisions of this Decision may be re-examined in the light of
annual reports drawn up by France and Portugal and addressed to theCommission on the functioning of the programmes for control specifictothe French o verseas departments, tothe Azo res and toMadeirarespectively.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Portuguese
Republic.
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ANNEX
MEASURES ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY FINANCING IN
PROGRAMMES FOR THE CONTROL OF ORGANISMS HARMFUL TOPLANTS OR PLANT PRODUCTS IN THE FRENCH OVERSEAS
DEPARTMENTS AND IN THE AZORES AND IN MADEIRA
I.Measures concerning knowledge of the local phytosanitary situation
— Official studies and surveys in order to have a better knowledge of the
local situation as regards harmful organisms:
— mapping of harmful organisms,
— evaluation of the economic impact of harmful organisms,— evaluation of the risk of evolution of harmful organisms.
— Studies and surveys in order to maintain surveillance of zones which are
to be protected against the introduction of harmful organisms.
II.Preventive measures against organisms harmful to plant or plant prod-
ucts
— Preventive measures taken in respect of plants, plant products and other
objects suspected of being contaminated.
— Inspections on farms intended to ensure compliance of plants or plant
products with the phytosanitary requirements.
— Organization of official phytosanitary survey and alert networks against
the contamination of crops by harmful organisms.
— Official laboratory or field experiments in order to look for means to
avoid or limit the damage caused by harmful organisms:
— search for resistant varieties,
— search for methods of chemical or biological control or prophylactic
methods,
— studies on biology of harmful organisms.
— Perfecting diagnosis methods for harmful organisms.
III.Curative measures against organisms harmful to plants or plant prod-
ucts
— Implementation of official programmes for collective control of organ-
isms harmful to crops and natural flora, including forests, covering thepurchase of equipment and the operating expenses brought about by suchprogrammes.
— Curative measures taken in respect of plants and plant products:
— destruction,
— fumigation, treatment,— laboratory tests.
IV.Measures of technical support to programmes for the control of organ-
isms harmful to plants and plant products
— Equipment and functioning of laboratories carrying out diagnosis or
determination of harmful organisms for the official authorities of theremoter regions.
— Contribution to the setting up and functioning of production units for
biological control.
— Contribution to the setting up and functioning of installations for fumi-
gation and storage of plants and plant products submitted to plant healthchecks.
— Recruitment of staff for carrying out the control programmes.— Equipment of staff in charge of carrying out the official control
programmes, particularly including the means of overland transport tothe places involved.
— Technical training of the staff in charge of carrying out the control
programmes.
— Carrying out of official information campaigns for farmers on collective
and individual methods of control of harmful organisms, including:
— setting up and development of phytosanitary information networks
(any form),
— organization of training sessions for farmers.
— Organization of official information meetings with farmers and organ-
izations affected by the control programmes.