2010/52/: Commission Decision of 27 January 2010 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 2010 (notified under document C(2010) 320)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

An Union 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 2010 as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.

It shall be limited to a maximum of 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 240 000 (VAT excluded).

Article 2

1.   An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of a request for payment by France.

2.   The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid provided that a final implementation report on the programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic form by 15 March 2011 at the latest.

That report shall contain:

(a)

a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme, including the degree of achievement of physical and qualitative 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.

3.   With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing between different measures in the same sub-programme within a limit of 15 % of the Union 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.

It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

PROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2010

PART A

Programme

The programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:

1.

inter-departmental sub-programme:

Measure 1: development of detection methods for harmful organisms based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

2.

sub-programme for the department of Martinique:

Measure 2: phytosanitary surveys and training of nursery farmers

3.

sub-programme for the department of Guyane:

Measure 3: 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: phytosanitary surveys in the tomato production;

(c)

Measure 4.3: 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 EUR)

Sub-programmes

Deliverables

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

Eligible expenditure

National financial contribution

Maximum Union financial contribution

Inter-DOM sub-programme

Measure 1

Method of quantitative PCR (R)

120 000

48 000

72 000

Sub-total

120 000

48 000

72 000

Martinique

Measure 2

Phytosanitary surveys and training of nursery farmers (S)

110 000

44 000

66 000

Sub-total

110 000

44 000

66 000

Guyane

Measure 3

Management of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system (S)

119 500

47 800

71 700

Sub-total

119 500

47 800

71 700

Guadeloupe

Measure 4.1

Management of a survey network for fruit flies (S)

15 500

6 200

9 300

Measure 4.2

Phytosanitary surveys in the tomato production (S)

20 000

8 000

12 000

Measure 4.3

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

15 000

6 000

9 000

Sub-total

50 500

20 200

30 300

Total

400 000

160 000

240 000