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  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 March 2005 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 603) (Only the French text is authentic) (2005/241/EC)",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 14 March 2005\non the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2004\n(notified under document number C(2005) 603)\n(Only the French text is authentic)\n(2005/241/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom), and in particular Article 20(3),\nHaving regard to the programmes submitted by France for the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 93/522/EEC of 30 September 1993 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira.\n(2)\nSpecific growing conditions in the French overseas departments call for particular attention and measures concerning crop production, in particular plant health measures, must be adopted or strengthened in those regions.\n(3)\nThe plant health measures to be adopted or strengthened are particularly costly.\n(4)\nA programme of measures has been presented to the Commission by the competent French authorities; this programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the operations to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Community financial contribution.\n(5)\nAccording to Article 20(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 the Community's financial contribution may cover up to 60 % of eligible expenditure, protective measures for bananas being excluded.\n(6)\nIn accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Financial control of these measures comes under Articles 8 and 9 of the above Regulation.\n(7)\nThe technical information provided by France has enabled the Standing Committee on Plant Health to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 1690/2004, (OJ L 305, 1.10.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 251, 8.10.1993, p. 35. Decision as last amended by Decision 96/633/EC (OJ L 283, 5.11.1996, p. 58)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L160, 26.6.1999, p. 103."
    }
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