2006/885/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2006 on a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2006) 5894)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany relating 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 is hereby approved.

Article 2

1.   The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 101 423.

2.   The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.

Article 3

The Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:

(a)

evidence of the measures taken has been given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.

(b)

a request for payment has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.

The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice of the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.

Article 4

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

Legend:

a

=

Year of implementation of the eradication programme.

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

Germany

Anoplophora glabripennis

Various trees

2004 and 2005

64 554

32 277

SECTION II

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

Member State

Harmful organisms combated

Affected plants

Year

a

Eligible expenditure

(EUR)

Rate

(%)

Maximum Community contribution

(EUR)

Belgium

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2006

4

172 865

40

69 146

Total Community contribution (EUR)

101 423