2007/609/EC: Commission Decision of 10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (notified under document number C(2007) 4140)
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The measures in the programs for the control of harmful organisms in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira which are eligible for Community financing, in accordance with Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, are defined in the Annex to this Decision. Such measures shall relate to all or part of the programmes for the control of harmful organisms within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2000/29/EC.
Decision 93/522/EEC is repealed. References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Portuguese Republic.
ANNEX ELIGIBLE MEASURES AND EXPENDITURE PART A Eligible Measures (1) Measures concerning knowledge of the local phytosanitary situation: (a) official studies and surveys in order to have a better knowledge of the local situation as regards harmful organisms: (i) mapping of harmful organisms, (ii) evaluation of the economic impact of harmful organisms, (iii) evaluation of the risk of evolution of harmful organisms; (b) studies and surveys in order to maintain surveillance of zones which are to be protected against the introduction of harmful organisms; (2) preventive measures against organisms harmful to plant or plant products: (a) preventive measures taken in respect of plants, plant products and other objects suspected of being contaminated; (b) inspections on farms intended to ensure compliance of plants or plant products with the phytosanitary requirements; (c) organization of official phytosanitary survey and alert networks against the contamination of crops by harmful organisms; (d) official laboratory or field experiments in order to look for means to avoid or limit the damage caused by harmful organisms: (i) research on resistant varieties, (ii) research on methods of chemical or biological control or prophylactic methods, (iii) studies on biology of harmful organisms; (e) studies on improving diagnosis methods for harmful organisms; (3) curative measures against organisms harmful to plants or plant products: (a) implementation of official programs for collective control of organisms harmful to crops and natural flora, including forests; (b) curative measures taken in respect of plants and plant products: (i) destruction, (ii) fumigation, treatment, (iii) laboratory tests; (4) measures of technical support to programs for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products: (a) equipment and functioning of laboratories carrying out diagnosis or determination of harmful organisms for the official authorities of the Community's outermost regions; (b) contribution to the setting up and functioning of production units for biological control; (c) contribution to the setting up and functioning of installations for fumigation and storage of plants and plant products submitted to plant health checks; (d) technical training of the staff in charge of carrying out the control programs; (e) carrying out of official information campaigns for farmers or public people on collective and individual methods of control of harmful organisms, including: (i) setting up and development of phytosanitary information networks (any form), (ii) organization of training sessions for farmers, (iii) organization of official information meetings with farmers, public people and organizations affected by the control programs. PART B Eligible Expenditure (1) personnel costs involved in the provision of specific services as part of contracts on the provision of services; (2) consumables and equipment used for the execution of the measures; (3) purchases of services or hire of means of transport insofar they are necessary for the execution of the measures.
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