2002/988/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 2002 on a Community financial contribution for certain Member States in order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (notified under document number C(2002) 5076)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover expenditure to be incurred by Germany, France, Italy and Sweden for their inspection posts strengthening programmes is hereby approved.

Article 2

1. The total amount of the Community financial contribution referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 201172.

2. The maximum amount of the Community financial contribution for each concerned Member State shall be as follows:

(a) EUR 26904: Germany;

(b) EUR 45007: France;

(c) EUR 93030: Italy;

(d) EUR 36231: Sweden.

3. The maximum Community financial contribution for each inspection posts' strengthening programme shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 3

The Community financial contribution per programme as set out in the Annex shall only be paid when:

(a) evidence of the purchase and/or improvement of the equipment and/or facilities listed in the programme has been given by the Member State concerned to the Commission by appropriate documentation; and

(b) a request for payment of the Community financial contribution has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with the rules provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2002.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2002.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 116, 3.5.2002, p. 16.

(3) OJ L 152, 12.6.2002, p. 16. Number as corrected by the corrigendum published in OJ L 153, 13.6.2002, p. 18.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

INSPECTION POSTS' STRENGTHENING PROGRAMMES

Programmes with corresponding Community financial contribution

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