Commission Decision of 17 December 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2009 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document C(2009) 10050)
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The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2009 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal 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.
1. The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 14 352 693 . 2. The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.
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.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Slovenia.
ANNEX ERADICATION PROGRAMMES Section I Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure (EUR) Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contribution per programme Germany, Baden-Württemberg Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2008 1 or 2 313 218 156 609 Germany, Bayern Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2008 2 699 049 349 524 Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 3 386 573 1 693 286 Italy, Lombardia (Gussago area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 and part of 2009 (until 30 April) 1 and 2 302 683 151 341 Italy, Lombardia (Corbetta area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2007 and 2008 1 and 2 302 683 103 221 Italy, Lazio (Roma area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 1 098 000 549 000 Malta Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 709 227 354 613 The Netherlands TRSV Hemerocallis spp., Iris spp. 2007 2 68 720 34 360 The Netherlands TYLCV Lycopersicon lycopersicum 2007 and 2008 1 and 2 44 528 22 264 The Netherlands Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis Lycopersicon lycopersicum 2007 and 2008 1 348 525 174 262 The Netherlands Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 1 750 797 375 398 Portugal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 20 552 127 10 276 063 Slovenia Dryocosmus kuriphilus Castanea sp. 2008 2 86 625 43 312 Section II Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity (EUR) Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate (%) Maximum Community contribution Italy, Lombardia (Corbetta area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species Part of 2009 (until 30 April) 3 35 000 45 15 750 The Netherlands TRSV Hemerocallis spp, Iris spp. 2008 3 40 480 45 18 216 Slovenia Dryocosmus kuriphilus Castanea sp. 2009 3 78 832 45 35 474 Total Union contribution (EUR): 14 352 693
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