L 156/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.6.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 October 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in the region of Réunion, France (notified under document number C(2000) 2578) (Only the French text is authentic) (2002/419/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof, After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Whereas: (1) Articles 13 et seq. of Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1260/ 1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents. (2)  Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/ 1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation. (3)  Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership estab- lished in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51. () OJL 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. (4 The French Government submitted to the Commission on 17 December 1999 an acceptable draft single programming document for Réunion fulfilling the con- ditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Euro- pean Social Fund (ESF), the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG). (5)  The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure. (6)  The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/ 1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (). (7)  The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership. (8) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality. () OJL 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.