2001/14/EC: Commission Decision of 19 December 2000 on a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure incurred by Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Portugal for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2000) 3868)

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Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure incurred by Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Portugal relating directly to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby approved.

Article 2

1. The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 497481.

2. The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each eradication programme and for each year of implementation of the eradication programme shall be as indicated in the Annex to this Decision.

3. The resulting maximum Community financial contribution for the concerned Member States shall be as follows:

- EUR 161273 to Spain,

- EUR 26899 to France,

- EUR 5168 to Italy,

- EUR 17103 to Austria,

- EUR 287038 to Portugal.

Article 3

1. Subject to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC, the Community financial contribution shall be paid only when evidence of the measures taken has been given to the Commission through documentation related to the occurrence and the eradication of the relevant harmful organisms.

2. The documentation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in an application including:

(a) general information on the appearance, including, inter alia, details on:

the date on which the presence of the relevant harmful organism was suspected or confirmed, and details on the presumed origin of the occurrence;

(b) a description of the eradication programme, including, inter alia, the measures taken or planned and the expected duration;

and, for each year of the eradication programme,

(c) a monitoring report on the actions undertaken to determine the nature and extent of the appearance of the relevant harmful organism;

(d) an eradication report in respect of each holding on which plants and plant products were destroyed, including, inter alia, information on:

- the location and address of the holding,

- the quantity of plants and plant products destroyed,

(e) a financial report including the list of beneficiaries and their addresses, and of amounts paid (excluding VAT and taxes) or to be paid for the carrying out of the necessary measures;

(f) a copy of the notification of appearance made under Article 16(1) or 16(2) of the Directive;

(g) proof or evidence of the above payments.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Austrian Republic and the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2000.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

Section I: Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 19 % of eligible expenditure

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Section II: Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 40 % of eligible expenditure

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