5. 11. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 283/51 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 October 1996 on the Community financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 1996 (Only the French text is authentic) (96/632/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (3, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 93/522/EEC (}) defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas depart- ments, the Azores and Madeira; Whereas specific growing conditions in the French over- seas departments call for particular attention; whereas measures concerning crop production, in particular plant health measures, must be adopted or strengthened in those regions; Whereas the plant health measures to be adopted or strengthened are particularly costly; Whereas a programme of measures has been presented to the Commission by the competent French authorities; whereas the 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 finan- cial contribution; Whereas the Community’s financial contribution may cover up to 60 % of eligible expenditure, protective measures for bananas being excluded; Whereas the plant protection operations in the French overseas departments provided for in the single program- ming documents for the period 1994 to 1999 and ) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1. () OJ No L 251, 8. 10. 1993, p. 35. financed from the Structural Funds cannot be the same as those contained in this programme; Whereas the operations provided for in the European Community Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development cannot be the same as those contained in this programme; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 A Community financial contribution to the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments presented by France for 1996 is hereby approved. Article 2 The official programme shall consist of four subpro- grammes: 1. a subprogramme drawn up for the department of Guadeloupe in two parts: — structures for the evaluation, analysis and diagnosis of plant health risks, — control of the principal harmful organisms; 2. a subprogramme drawn up for the department of French Guiana in three parts: — structures for the evaluation, analysis and diagnosis of plant health risks, — development of control methods for the principal harmful organisms, — study and control of pests and diseases of rice;