2008/221/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 2008 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 2008 (notified under document number C(2008) 925)
Date: 2008-03-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, French overseas department and region, action programme, parasitology, plant disease, plant health control

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 March 2008
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 2008

(notified under document number C(2008) 925)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2008/221/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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)

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of
the common agricultural policy (3), planthealth 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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September
the measures eligible for
2007 on the definition of
the
Community financing in the programmes
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

to

the

have

French

submitted

authorities

health measures

The
the
Commission a programme for 2008 providing for
overseas
in
plant
departments. 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 measures provided for in that programme fulfill
the requirements of Decision 2007/609/EC.

French

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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 2008, as
specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.

It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as
specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR
282 000 (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.

The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid
2.
provided
the
programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic
form by 15 March 2009 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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007 (OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.

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

lation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).

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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 2008.

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, 12 March 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

PROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2008

PART A

Programme

The programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:

(1) inter-DOM sub-programme:

(a) Measure 1.1: development of detection methods for harmful organisms based on quantitative polymerase chain

reaction (PCR)

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

(a) Measure 2.1: plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo

vert), and integrated control of pests in vegetable crops;

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

(a) Measure 3.1: set up of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;

(b) Measure 3.2: strengthening of the diagnosis capacity by the use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit

(labo vert);

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

(a) Measure 4.1: organisation of a survey network for fruit flies;

(b) Measure 4.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by the touristic activity;

(c) Measure 4.3: study on the possible integrated control of the manioc ant;

(d) Measure 4.4: development of a competence pool for the control of rodents in rural and urban areas

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

PART B

Sub-programmes

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

Eligible expenditure

National contri-
bution

EC contribution

Inter-DOM sub-programme

Measure 1,1

Quantitative PCR (R)

155 000

Sub-total

155 000

62 000

62 000

93 000

93 000

Martinique

Measure 2,1

Guyane

Measure 3,1

On-site phytosanitary diagnostics
and
integrated control of pests in vegetable
crops (S)

95 000

38 000

57 000

Sub-total

95 000

38 000

57 000

Modelised phytosanitary warning system
(R)

115 000

Measure 3,2

On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S)

31 000

Sub-total

146 000

58 400

87 600

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Sub-programmes

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

Eligible expenditure

National contri-
bution

EC contribution

Guadeloupe

Measure 4,1

Measure 4,2

Measure 4,3

Measure 4,4

Organisation of a survey network for
fruit flies (S)

Actions of communication to the public
on the risks of introduction of harmful
organisms (S)

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

Development of a competence pool for
the control of rodents in rural and urban
areas (R)

12 000

12 000

30 000

20 000

Sub-total

74 000

29 600

44 400

Total

470 000

188 000

282 000