2004/772/EC: Commission Decision of 29 October 2004 on a Community financial contribution for 2004 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Portugal for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2004) 4181)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2004 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium 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 576 549.

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:

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EUR 210 485 to Belgium

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EUR 366 064 to Portugal.

Article 3

Subject to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC, the Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid only when:

(a)

evidence of the measures taken has been given to the Commission through appropriate documentation, in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Regulation, in particular Article 1(2) and Article 2 thereof;

(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 provisions laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Portuguese Republic.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

SECTION I

Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure

Member State

Harmful organisms combated

Affected plants

Year

Eligible expenditure

(EUR)

Maximum Community contribution (EUR)

per programme

Belgium

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2003 and 2004

420 970

210 485

SECTION II

Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity

Member State

Harmful organisms combated

Affected plants

Year

Year of implementation of the eradication programme

Eligible expenditure

(EUR)

Rate

(%)

Maximum Community contribution (EUR)

Portugal

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Pinus trees

2003

5

1 016 847

36

366 064

Total Community contribution (EUR)

576 549