2009/126/EC: Commission Decision of 13 February 2009 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 2009 (notified under document number C(2009) 801)
Date: 2009-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, French overseas department and region, crop production, parasitology, plant health control, plant health treatment

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 February 2009
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 2009

(notified under document number C(2009) 801)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2009/126/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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
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

to

the

have

French

submitted

authorities

health measures

The
the
Commission a programme for 2009 providing for
plant
overseas
in
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

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), 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

(4)

(5)

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 2009 as
specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.

(1) OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.

(3) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

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It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as
specified in Part B of
the Annex, with a maximum of
EUR 246 660 (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.

3. With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified
in Part B of
the financing
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

The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid
2.
provided
the
programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic
form by 15 March 2010 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 the progress accomplished, and an
assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic
impact; and

(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure

broken down by sub-programme and by measure.

It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2009.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

PROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2009

Part A

PROGRAMME

The programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:

1.

inter-departmental sub-programme:

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

reaction (PCR);

(b) Measure 1.2: support to the transfer of Citrus plant material;

2. sub-programme for the department of Martinique:

(a) Measure 2.1: phytosanitary surveys and set-up of tools for the integrated management of plant health issues;

3. sub-programme for the department of Guyane:

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

4. sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:

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

(b) Measure 4.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by tourist activity.

Part B

INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Sub-programmes

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

Eligible
expenditure

National
contribution

EC
contribution

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

Inter-DOM
sub-programme

Measure 1.1

Method of quantitative PCR (R)

120 000

48 000

72 000

Measure 1.2

Research on Citrus plant material (R)

50 000

20 000

30 000

Sub-total

Martinique

Measure 2.1

Sub-total

Guyane

Measure 3.1

Sub-total

Guadeloupe

170 000

68 000

102 000

Phytosanitary surveys and new control methods for harmful
organisms (S)

95 600

38 240

57 360

95 600

38 240

57 360

Management of an agricultural phytosanitary warning
system (S)

112 000

44 800

67 200

112 000

44 800

67 200

Measure 4.1

Management of a survey network for fruit flies (S)

18 500

7 400

11 100

Measure 4.2

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

15 000

6 000

9 000

Sub-total

Total

33 500

13 400

20 100

411 100

164 440

246 660