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Official Journal of the European Union
30.3.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 28 March 2012
on a Union financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants
and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2012
(notified under document C(2012) 1954)
(Only the French text is authentic)
(2012/182/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(6) In
accordance
with
Article
75
of
Council
Regulation
(EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Union,
the European Communities ( 4 ) and Article 90(1) of
Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002
of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of
the implementation of Council Regulation (EC,
30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture
Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation
in the outermost regions of the Union ( 1 ), and in particular the
applicable to the general budget of the European
first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),
Communities ( 5 ), the commitment of expenditure from
the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing
Whereas:
decision adopted by the institution or the authorities to
which powers have been delegated, setting out the
(1) On
8
November
2011,
the
French
authorities
have
essential elements of the action involving the expen
submitted to the Commission a programme for 2012
diture.
providing for plant health measures in the French
overseas departments. That programme specifies the
(7) The
programme
submitted
by
the
French
authorities
on
objectives to be achieved, the expected deliverables, the
8 November 2011 and the measures provided for
measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost
concern the calendar year 2012. Article 112 of Regu
with a view to a possible Union financial contribution.
lation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 provides that a
grant may be awarded for an action which has already
(2) The
measures
provided
for
in
that
programme
fulfil
the
begun only where the applicant can demonstrate the
requirements of Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of
need to start the action before the grant is awarded.
10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures
France has demonstrated the necessity to start this
eligible for Community financing in the programmes for
programme as from the beginning of 2012 allowing
the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant
proper financing and start of execution of these
products in the French overseas departments, in the
measures before the Union financial contribution laid
Azores and in Madeira ( 2 ).
down in the current Decision is awarded.
(3) The
measures
laid
down
in
the
programme
have
been
assessed by the Commission and discussed in the
(8) This
Decision
constitutes
a
financing
decision
within
the
Standing Committee on Plant Health of 24-25 November
meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation for the
2011. As a result thereof, the Commission considers that
maximum amounts authorised of expenditure provided
that programme and its objectives meet the requirements
in the co-financing request, as laid down in the
of Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.
programme submitted by France.


(4) In
accordance
with
Article
17(3)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No (9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
247/2006, an appropriate maximum to the Union
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
financial contribution should be set, and payment
Committee on Plant Health,
should be made on the basis of documentation
provided by France.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(5) In
accordance
with
Article
3(2)(a)
of
Council
Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of
Article 1
the common agricultural policy ( 3 ), Union financial
contributions to plant-health measures are to be
A Union financial contribution is awarded to France for the
financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee
implementation of the official programme for the control of
Fund. For the purposes of financial control of those
organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French
measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation apply.
overseas departments for 2012, as specified in Part A of the
Annex.
( 1 ) OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.
( 4 ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

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That financial contribution shall be limited to a maximum of
evidence of payment of the expenditure through appropriate
60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of
documentation such as invoices or receipts.
the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 180 000 (VAT excluded).
3. With
respect
to
the
indicative
budget
breakdown
specified
Article 2
in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing
1. An
advance
of
EUR
100
000
shall
be
paid
within
60
days between different measures in the same sub-programme
after receipt of a request for payment by France.
within a limit of 15 % of the Union financial contribution to
this sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible
costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the
2. The
balance
of
the
Union
financial
contribution
shall
be main objectives of the programme are not thereby compro
paid provided that a final implementation report on the
mised.
programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic
form by 15 March 2013 at the latest, and after that report
has been approved by the Commission.
It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made.
That report shall contain at least:
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2012.
(a) a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme,
including the degree of achievement of physical and quali
tative objectives. That evaluation shall link the objectives
Article 4
laid down in the initial programme presented by France
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
with the achieved results, expressed in terms of expected
deliverables and steps of completion of the work. It shall
explain the progress accomplished, and assess the immediate
phytosanitary and economic impact of the achieved
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2012.
measures; and
For the Commission
(b) a financial cost statement setting out the planned and actual
expenditure broken down by sub-programme and by
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measure. This statement shall be accompanied by proof or
Member of the Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union
30.3.2012
ANNEX
PROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2012
PART A
Programme
The programme shall consist of three sub-programmes:
(1) inter-departmental sub-programme:
— Measure 1.1: prioritisation tool of quarantine pests and diseases for the DOMs
— Measure 1.2: innovative methods of detection for harmful organisms
(2) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:
— Measure 2: pest and diseases surveillance networks
(3) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:
— Measure 3.1: survey networks for fruit flies
— Measure 3.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by tourist activity
PART B
Indicative budget breakdown, with indication of the various expected deliverables
(in Euro)
Deliverables
Maximum Union
Sub-programmes
(S: provision of services, R: research or study
Eligible
National financial
financial
work)
expenditure
contribution
contribution
Inter-DOM
sub-programme
Measure 1.1 Prioritisation
tool
of
quarantine
pests
and
63 000 25
200 37
800
diseases for the DOMs (R)
Measure 1.2 Innovative
methods
of
detection
for 120 000 48
000 72
000
harmful organisms (R)
Sub-total 183
000 73
200 109
800
Martinique
Measure 2 Pest
and
diseases
surveillance
networks
(S) 93
500 37
400 56
100
Sub-total 93
500 37
400 56
100
Guadeloupe
Measure 3.1
Survey networks for fruit flies (S) 13
500 5
400 8
100
Measure 3.2
Management of the risk of introduction of
10 000 4
000 6
000
harmful organisms by tourist activity (S)
Sub-total 23
500 9
400 14
100
Total 300
000 120
000 180
000

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