Article 3
1. Subject to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC, the Community financial contribution shall be paid only when evidence of the measures taken has been given to the Commission through documentation related to the occurrence and the eradication of the relevant harmful organisms. 2. The documentation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in an application including: (a) general information on the appearance of the relevant harmful organism, including details as to the date on which its presence was suspected or confirmed, and the presumed cause of the appearance; (b) the description of the eradication programme, including the measures taken or planned and the expected duration and, when available, a monitoring programme; except in duly justified cases, the duration shall be no more than two years; (c) the inspections, testing and other actions undertaken to determine the nature and extent of the appearance of the relevant harmful organism; (d) list of holdings on which plants and plant products were destroyed, indicating: - the location and address of the holding, - the quantity of plants and plant products destroyed; (e) list of beneficiaries and their addresses, and the amounts excluding VAT and taxes, paid or to be paid for carrying out the necessary measures; (f) a copy of the notification of interception, in accordance with Article 16(1) or (2) of Directive 2000/29/EC; (g) a summary table of inspections and analyses indicating, inter alia, their dates, the method and the Unit costs; (h) the official notification requiring the destruction and official certification, including the description of the methods of destruction and/or disinfection; (i) proof or evidence of the above payments.