2001/13/EC: Commission Decision of 19 December 2000 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in Madeira for 2000 (notified under document number C(2000) 3867)

Commission Decision
of 19 December 2000
on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in Madeira for 2000
(notified under document number C(2000) 3867)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2001/13/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira(1), as last amended by the Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 93/522/EEC(3), as last amended by Decision 96/633/EC(4), defines what measures are eligible for Community financing as regards programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira.
(2) Specific agricultural production conditions in Madeira call for particular attention, and action must be taken or reinforced as regards crop production, in particular the phytosanitary aspects for this region.
(3) The action to be taken or reinforced on the phytosanitary side is particularly costly.
(4) The programme of action has been presented to the Commission by the relevant Portuguese authorities. This programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost so that the Community may contribute to financing them.
(5) The Community's financial contribution may cover up to 75 % of eligible expenditure, protective measures for bananas being excluded.
(6) The operations provided for in the European Community framework Programme for research and technological Development cannot be the same as those contained in this programme.
(7) The measures foreseen in the environmental programme approved for the Region of Madeira in the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92(5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/95(6), cannot be the same as those contained in this programme.
(8) The technical information provided by Portugal has enabled the Standing Committee on Plant Health to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,