2009/147/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2009) 1013)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia 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 871 953.

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 to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovenia.

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

per programme (EUR)

Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg region

Diabrotica virgifera

Zea mays

2007

481 817

240 908

Germany, Bavaria region

Diabrotica virgifera

Zea mays

2007

197 319

98 659

Netherlands

Diabrotica virgifera

Zea mays

2006

125 320

62 660

Netherlands

PSTVd

Brugmansia spp., Solanum jasminoides

2006, 2007

687 606

343 803

Netherlands

TRSV

Hemerocallis spp., Iris spp.

2006

148 589

74 294

Slovenia

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Castanea sp.

2007

41 307

20 653

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)

Netherlands

Diabrotica virgifera

Zea mays

2007

3

68 837

45

30 976

Total Community contribution (EUR)

871 953