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(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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1.-
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
IntheFrenchoverseasdepartments,agriculture ismuchLessdeveloped
thanintheotherregionsoftheCommunity.Sofar,itistheEuropean
Development Fundthathashelpedfinancemeasurestoimproveagricul­
turalstructures .From1980,thisfunctionwillbetakenoverbythe
GuidanceSectionoftheEAGGF.
Giventhespecialcircumstances obtainingintheFrenchoverseas
departements ,theDirectivesforthereformofagriculture adopted
in1972cannotbeproperlyapplied,andsteps.musttherefore betaken
toenablestructural development intheseregionstocatchup.

2.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
•s
Community/andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
1HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
2HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,.
Whereas,inordertoattaintheobjectivesofthecommonagricultural
policysetoutinArticle39<1>(a)and(b)oftheTreaty,special
provisions,whicharesuitedtothoseagricultural areasinwhich ,
productionconditions areleastfavourable,shouldbeadoptedat ■
' .•
Communitylevel;
Whereasfrom1980onwardstherecanbenoaidfromtheEuropean
Development Fund;
WhereastheFrenchoverseasdepartments are/verylittledeveloped
\comparedwiththeotherregionsoftheCommunity .andareinaparti­
cularlyunfavourable situation asregardsagricultural yieldand
incomes,whiletheagricultural sect'oristheonlyonecapableof
playingaprominentpartintheeconomicdevelopment ofthesaid
departments ; ,■.
Whereastheconditions andlimitslaiddowninArticles14and19
ofCouncilDirective 72/159/EECof17April1972onthemoderni­
sationoffarms^arenotwellsuitedtotheparticularstructural
,situationoftheFrenchoverseasdepartments ;
1.
2."
3.0JNo.L96,23.4.1972,p.1

Whereastheobjectiveshouldbetoenablethestructural development
oftheseregionstocatchupthroughmeasureshavinglastingeffects
ontheiragricultural economies;
Whereasagricultural production intheFrenchoverseasdepartments
isseriouslyaffectedbyawatersupplysituationwhichisdistorted
byaninadequateinfrastructure inruralareas,andbysoilswhich
requiremuchimprovement beforetheycanyieldwellorbeefficiently .
exploitedforforestry;
Whereasdiversification ofcropsmustbeencouraged;
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Whereasthesemeasuresconcernedwithunder-development shouldbe
expeditedbymeansofCommunityaid;
Whereastheseobjectives shouldbepursuedbywayofamulti-purpose
commonmeasurecoveringalltheFrenchoverseasdepartments andcon­
stituting aspecialprogrammeextendingoverseveralyears;
Whereasitfollowsfromtheforegoingthatthemeasuresreferredto
constitute acommonmeasurewithinthemeaningofArticle6ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No.729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
1
commonagricultural policy,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No.929/792.
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«. ; ι ·
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
1.OJNo.L94,28.4.1970,p.13
2.OJNo.L117,12.5.1979,p.4

4.-
Article 1
1.Withaviewtopromotingthedevelopment ofagriculture intheFrench
overseas'departments ,acommonmeasurewithinthemeaningofArticle6
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No.729/70/tobeimplemented bytheFrench
Republic,shallbeintroducedforthepurposeofstimulating thede­
velopmentofagriculture inthedepartments ofReunion/Guadeloupe,
Martinique andGuiana. v-
2.Theconditions andlimitslaiddowninArticle14(2)andArticle19
(2>and(3)ofDirective 72/159/EECshallnotapplytotheoperations
coveredbythiscommonmeasure.
Article2
1.TheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution maybeusedonlyintheframework
vofaprogrammeimplementing allthemeasuresenvisagedinthedepartments
concerned.Suchaprogrammeforallthedepartments concernedorforone
ormorethereofshallbesubmittedtotheCommission bytheFrench
Republic.
2.Theprogramme andanyamendmentstheretoshallbeexaminedandapproved,
afterconsultation withtheEuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuarantee
FundCommittee onthefinancialaspects,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle18<2)and(3)ofDirective 72/159/EEC.
Article3
TheobjectoftheprogrammereferredtoinArticle2shallbetopromote
thedevelopment ofagriculture by:
(a)collectiveirrigationoperations
(b)improvements toagricultural infrastructure
(c)soilimprovement/floodprotection workandother
protection work
(d)afforestation andtheimprovement ofdegradedforest,includingthe
establishment ofshelterbeltsandforestroads
(e)measurestoencouragestockfarming andthediversification ofcrops.

5.-
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Article4
1.Theprogrammeshallincludethefollowingminimuminformationfor
eachofthemeasuresenvisaged:
-adescriptionofthe'measureandtheplanforfinancingthepro­
gramme
-thescopeofoperations andthetimescaleenvisaged
-therulesgoverningintervention .bypublicauthorities incarrying
outtheprogramme
-themeasuresprovidedfortoencouragestockfarming andthediver­
sificationofcrops. '
2.Allmeasuresreferredtointhisactionmustfallwithintheframeworkofa
regionaldevelopmentprogrammewhichtheFrenchRepublicisrequiredtoforward
*totheCommissionunderArticle6oftheEuropeanRegionalDevelopment
FundRegulation.
Article5-
1.ExpenditureincurredbytheFrenchRepublicundertheprogrammereferred
toinArticle2ontheworkreferredtoinArticle3shallbeeligible
undertheGuidanceSectionoftheFunduptothefollowinglimits:
-UnderArtide3(a),upto31millionECU
-UnderArtide3(b),upto90millionECU
-UnderArtide3(c),upto47millionECU
-UnderArtide3(d),upto9millionECU
-UnderArticle3(e),upto34millionECU,ofwhichamaximumof10%
maybeusedfortechnicalassistance.
2.TheFund,GuidanceSection,shallreimbursetotheFrenchRepublic50%
oftheeligibleexpenditurereferredtointhefirst,third>fourthand
fifthindentsoftheprecedingparagraphand40%inrespectofthe
secondindent.
Article6
1.Thedurationofthemeasureshallbenotmorethansixyears.
2.Beforetheperiodreferredtoinparagraph 1expiresthisDirective
shallbereviewedbytheCouncilactingonaproposalfromtheCommission.-
3.ThetotalestimatedcostofthecommonmeasuretobebornebytheFund
shallbe96.5millionEUA.

Article7
WhentheprogrammereferredtoinArticle2isapproved,the
Commissionshall,byagreementwiththeFrenchRepublic,determine
themannerinwhich.itshallbekeptinformedoftheprogressof
theprogramme.
Article8
Requestsforreimbursement shallrelatetoexpenditure incurred
bytheFrenchpublicauthorities duringonecalendaryearand
shallbesubmittedtotheCommissionnotlaterthan30Juneofthe
followingyear.
AidfromtheFundshallbedecideduponinaccordancewith
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)NO729/70.
TheFundmaymakeadvancepaymentsonthebasisofthemethodof
financingadoptedbytheFrenchpublicauthorities andinthe
lightoftheprogressoftheprogramme.
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13ofRegu­
lation(EEC)NO729/70.
Article9
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil

5M&IAKC V*,i . ,*ri2V:^/m.*>.,•«.
3"îT.v««.Date s i^bO
1.BUDGET HEADING :8235 immmMK -
2.TITLE :Draft proposal foraCouncil Regulation on "thedevelopment of
agriculture intheFrench Overseas Departments .
3.LEGAL BASIS :Regulations 729/70»Article 6»
4.AIMS OFPROJECT :^heacceleration ofagricultural development intheFrench
Overseas Departments
f– – !1982 .1985 1984 1985 -"""
S.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS8,3MEUA .13,6 MEUA 18MEUA
•M»20 .MEUA
«■»5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
«NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT ALYEAR FOLLOWING,FINANCIAL YEAR *!
p.m.
p.m,
5.z.METHODOfCALCULATION
See Annex
6.0CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED FROMAPPROBATIONS ENTERED INTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET »
YES/IJP
6.1CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCEO BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHECURRENT BUDGET '
YES/®
6.2 ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
ÏËÉ/NO
6.3WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?Butincluded inthetotal fUIldS
allocated totheEAGGF –Guidance Section * YES/IKX
OBSERVATIONS :

ANNEX
Theaction canbesubdivided into five parts :
–acceleration ofjoint irrigation works
–improvement ofagricultural infmn * :ture
–land andpasture improvement
–reafforestation and theimprovement ofdegraded forests
–orientation ofproduction .
1.Acceleration of .joint irrigation works
TheEAGGF will reimburse 50 oftheexpenditure oftheMember State .The
maximum eligible expenditure isfixed at31million ECU's;thus ,the
maximum cost totheEAGGF is15»5 million ECU's.
The time–table ofexpenditure isestimated asfollows :
Year EAGGF Expenditure
1 1,5million ECU's
2 2 " "
3 3
4 3 " "
5 3 " "
6 3 M "
Total 15,5 million ECU's
2.Improvement ofagricultural infrastructure
TheEAGGF will reimburse 40^oftheexpenditure oftheMember State .
Themaximum eligible expenditure isfixed at90million ECU's;thus
themaximum cost totheEAGGF is36million ECU's.
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Thetime-table ofexpenditure isestimated asfollows z
Year EAGGF Expenditure
1 4million ECU"s
2 5 " "
3' 6 "
4 7 "
5 7 "
6 7
Total 36million ECU' s
3.Land andpasture improvement
For'this measure ,theEAGGF will reimburse 50$oftheexpenditure
oftheMember State which islimited to47million ECU'S.Thus
themaximum expenditure oftheEA.GGF will be,23,5 million ECU's.
Thetime table ofexpenditure isestimated asfollows t
Year " EAGGF Expenditure
1 1,5 million ECU' s
2 .... 4 " '" '
:3 5 " " , ,
4\ 5 " "; .
5 5
6 3 " "
Total 23,5 million ECU*s
4*Reafforestation and improvement ofdegraded forests
Theprogramme relates tothereafforestation of3000 haandthe
creation of70kmoffarm roads .
Theaverage oost totheMember State ofthereafforestation amounts
to12.000 FFperhaand290.000 FFperkmoffarm roads .
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Thus ,the total oosts amount to
2.750 *12.000 x0,17334 - 5,72 miIli011ECU's
65x290.000 x0,17334 » 3,27 million ECU's
.-Total expenditure oftheMember State 8,99 million ECU'S
Cost totheEAGGF 19x50%«4»5million ECU'S
Time table ofexpenditure :
1Year EAGGF Expenditure
1
'2
3
4
5
6
Total
Orientation ofproduction
Forthis measure ,theEAGGF will reimburse 50%oftheexpenditure of
theMember Stat^which isfixed at34million ECU's;thus themaximum ,
expenditure oftheEAGGF will be17million ECU's.
Thetime table ofexpenditure isestimated asfollows :
Tear EAGGF Expenditure
1 1million ECU's
2 2 " ••
3 3 " "
4 4 " "
5 <4
6 3 "
Total 17million ECU's .EAGGF Expenditure
0,3million ECU's
0,6 " "
1 H II
1 11 H
1 " M
0,6 " "
4,5million ECU's

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6.Summary ofCommunity costs
million ECU' s
MeasuresYearTotal
1 2 3 4 5 6
IrrigationI
1,5I
2 3 3 3
i 3 !15,5I
Infrastructure 4!5 :^ ;^ i? :? !36
ILand ,improvement 1,5!4 5 5 5 3 23,5
Reafforestation 0,3 0,6 1 0,6 4,5
Orientation of
production 1-
2 3 4 4 3 17
Total 8,3 13,6 18 20 20 16,6 96,5
i
Conversion toMEU& .8,3 I13,6 !18 '20 20 ■ !16,6 96,5
Central rate asfrom 30.11.1979 •5,84700
Representative rate t5,84700
Thetotal cost ofthemeasure totheCommunity isestimated at96,5 MUCE