2007/610/EC: Commission Decision of 11 September 2007 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 4147)
Date: 2007-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, French overseas department and region, crop production, parasitology, plant health control, plant health treatment

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 September 2007

on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to
plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2007

(notified under document number C(2007) 4147)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2007/610/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30
January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in
the outermost regions of the Union (1) and in particular the first
sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),

(5)

the common agricultural policy (3), plant-health measures
are to be financed from the European Agricultural
Guarantee Fund. For the purposes of financial control
of those measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regu-
lation apply.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Growing conditions in the French overseas departments
require special measures concerning crop production.
Those measures include expensive plant health measures.

A Community financial contribution to France for the official
programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and
plant products in the French overseas departments for 2007, as
specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.

Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September
the measures eligible for
2007 on the definition of
Community financing in the programmes
the
to plants and plant
control of organisms harmful
products in the French overseas departments,
in the
Azores and in Madeira (2) defines the measures eligible
for Community financing under programmes for the
to plants and plant
control of organisms harmful
products
the
Azores and Madeira.

French overseas departments,

in the

for

It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as
specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR
224 700 (VAT excluded).

Article 2

An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days

1.
after receipt of a request for payment by France.

to

have

French

submitted

authorities

The
the
Commission a programme providing for plant health
measures. That programme specifies the objectives to
be achieved, the expected deliverables, the measures to
be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view
to a possible Community financial contribution. The
the
measures provided for in that programme fulfill
requirements of Commission Decision 2007/609/EC.

(4)

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of

The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid
2.
provided
the
programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic
form by 15 March 2008 at the latest.

implementation

report

final

that

on

a

That report shall contain:

(a) a concise technical evaluation of

the entire programme,
including the degree of achievement of physical and quali-
tative objectives and of progress accomplished, and an
assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic
impact, and

(1) OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 2013/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 13).

(2) See page 20 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).

(1)

(2)

(3)

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(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure

broken down by sub-programme and by measure.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

3. With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified
the financing
in Part B of
the Annex, France may adjust
between different measures
sub-programme
within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to this
sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible costs
scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main
objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised.

in the

same

It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 11 September 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Programme and indicative budget breakdown for 2007

PART A

Programme

The programme shall consist of three sub-programmes:

(1) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:

(a) Measure 1.1: plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (‘labo

vert’);

(b) Measure 1.2: study of the biodiversity in fruit or vegetable farms;

(2) sub-programme for the department of Guyana:

(a) Measure 2.1: set up of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;

(b) Measure 2.2: strengthening of the diagnosis capacity by the use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit

(‘labo vert’);

(3) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:

(a) Measure 3.1: set up of an survey network for fruit flies;

(b) Measure 3.2: survey and follow-up of the coconut lethal yellowing disease;

(c) Measure 3.3: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by the touristic activity;

(d) Measure 3.4: set up of a method for bio-depollution of soils contaminated by chlordecone and HCH;

(e) Measure 3.5: targeted control of the manioc ant.

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PART B

Indicative budget breakdown

(in euro), with indication of the various expected deliverables

Nature of deliverable (S: provision of services, R: research or study work)

Eligible
expenditure

National
contribution

EC
contribution

Sub-
programmes

Martinique

Measure 1.1

On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S)

Measure 1.2

Study on the biodiversity and beneficial auxiliaries (R)

75 000

40 500

Sub-total

Guyane

115 500

46 200

69 300

Measure 2.1

Modelized phytosanitary warning system (R)

Measure 2.2

On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S)

110 000

25 000

Sub-total

Guadeloupe

135 000

54 000

81 000

Measure 3.1

Setting-on of a survey network for fruit flies (R)

Measure 3.2

Report of survey for a disease and communication to the
producers on phytosanitary risks (S)

28 000

12 000

Measure 3.3

Actions of communication to the public on the risks of intro-
duction of harmful organisms (S)

28 000

Measure 3.4

Setting-on of a bio-depollution method for contaminated
soils (R)

Measure 3.5

Study on the possible integrated control of a harmful
organism (R)

15 000

41 000

Sub-total

Total

124 000

49 600

74 400

374 500

149 800

224 700