2007/877/EC: Commission Decision of 19 December 2007 on a Community financial contribution for 2007 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Finland for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2007) 6405)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2007 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Finland 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 694 273.

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, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Finnish Republic.

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

Belgium

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2005 and 2006

67 331

33 665

Finland

Bemisia tabaci

Euphorbia pulcherrima

2006 and 2007

109 262

54 631

France

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2005 and 2006

871 548

435 774

The Netherlands

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2005

282 557

141 278

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)

Germany

Anoplophora glabripennis

Various trees

2006

3

26 950

45

12 127

The Netherlands

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2005

(Alsmeer area)

3

37 330

45

16 798

Total Community contribution (EUR)

694 273