1. The measures provided for in Article 1 shall be defined for each outermost region by a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI), (‘the POSEI programme’), comprising:
(a)
specific supply arrangements as provided for in Chapter III; and
(b)
specific measures to assist local agricultural production as provided for in Chapter IV.
2. The POSEI programme shall be established at the geographical level which the Member State concerned deems to be the most appropriate. It shall be prepared by the competent authorities designated by the said Member State, which shall submit it to the Commission for approval in accordance with Article 6 after the competent authorities and organisations at the appropriate regional level have been consulted.
3. A single POSEI programme may be submitted for each Member State in respect of its outermost regions.