
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 2008, as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.
It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 282 000 (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 2009 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 of 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 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.It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made.
Article 3 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
PART A
The programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:


((1)) inter-DOM sub-programme:

((a)) Measure 1.1: development of detection methods for harmful organisms based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
((2)) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:

((a)) Measure 2.1: plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert), and integrated control of pests in vegetable crops;
((3)) sub-programme for the department of Guyane:

((a)) Measure 3.1: set up of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;
((b)) Measure 3.2: strengthening of the diagnosis capacity by the use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert);
((4)) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:

((a)) Measure 4.1: organisation of a survey network for fruit flies;
((b)) Measure 4.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by the touristic activity;
((c)) Measure 4.3: study on the possible integrated control of the manioc ant;
((d)) Measure 4.4: development of a competence pool for the control of rodents in rural and urban areas

PART B

Sub-programmes Nature of deliverable(S: provision of services, R: research or study work) Eligible expenditure National contribution EC contribution
Inter-DOM sub-programme
Measure 1,1 Quantitative PCR (R) 155 000 62 000 93 000
Sub-total 155 000 62 000 93 000
Martinique
Measure 2,1 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics and integrated control of pests in vegetable crops (S) 95 000 38 000 57 000
Sub-total 95 000 38 000 57 000
Guyane
Measure 3,1 Modelised phytosanitary warning system (R) 115 000  
Measure 3,2 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S) 31 000  
Sub-total 146 000 58 400 87 600
Guadeloupe
Measure 4,1 Organisation of a survey network for fruit flies (S) 12 000  
Measure 4,2 Actions of communication to the public on the risks of introduction of harmful organisms (S) 12 000  
Measure 4,3 Study on the possible integrated control of a harmful organism (R) 30 000  
Measure 4,4 Development of a competence pool for the control of rodents in rural and urban areas (R) 20 000  
Sub-total 74 000 29 600 44 400
Total 470 000 188 000 282 000
