2004/331/EC: Commission Decision of 5 April 2004 on a Community financial contribution for certain Member States in order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (notified under document number C(2004) 1225)
Date: 2004-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, originating product, plant health control, third country

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 April 2004

on a Community financial contribution for certain Member States in order to strengthen inspec-
tion infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third
countries

(notified under document number C(2004) 1225)

(Only the Danish, German, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2004/331/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
on protective measures against the introduction into the Com-
munity of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and
against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended
by Commission Directive 2004/31/EC (2), and in particular the
sixth subparagraph of Article 13 c (5) thereof.

Whereas:

Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a Community finan-
cial contribution is to be granted to Member States in
order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant-
health checks on plants and plant products coming from
third countries.

(4)

(5)

(1)

(2)

information provided for by Denmark,
The technical
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria has enabled
the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and
comprehensively. The Commission has prepared a list of
eligible inspection posts
strengthening programmes,
which give details of the amount of the proposed Com-
munity financial contribution to each programme. The
information has also been examined by the Standing
Committee on Plant Health. Each programme included
in the list has been individually approved. The Commis-
sion has concluded that the conditions and criteria set
out in Directive 2000/29/EC and Regulation (EC) No
998/2002 for the grant of a Community financial contri-
bution have been met.

Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community
financial contribution to cover the expenditure on those
programmes.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Plant Health,

Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria
have each established a programme to strengthen their
inspection infrastructures for checks on plants and plant
products coming from third countries. They have
applied for the allocation of a Community financial
contribution for those programmes in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/2002 of 11 June
2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation
of the provisions relating to the allocation of a Com-
munity financial contribution for Member States in
order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant
health checks on plants and plant products coming from
third countries (3).

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 85, 23.3.2004, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 152, 12.6.2002, p. 19 (Regulation corrected in OJ L 153,

13.6.2002, p. 18).

The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover
expenditure to be incurred by Denmark, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands and Austria for their programmes for strength-
ening inspection posts is hereby approved.

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Article 2

The total amount of the Community financial contribu-

1.
tion referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 155 022.

The maximum amount of

2.
the Community financial
contribution for each concerned Member State shall be as
follows:

given by the Member State concerned to the Commission
by appropriate documentation; and

(b) a request for payment of the Community financial contri-
bution has been submitted by the Member State concerned
to the Commission, in accordance with the rules provided
for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2002.

(a) EUR 15 547: Denmark;

(b) EUR 33 246: Germany;

(c) EUR 51 673: Italy;

(d) EUR 40 480: the Netherlands;

(e) EUR 14 076: Austria.

3.
The maximum Community financial contribution for
each programme for strengthening inspection posts shall be as
set out in the Annex.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the
Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
the Italian Republic and the Austrian Republic.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 5 April 2004.

The Community financial contribution per programme as set
out in the Annex shall only be paid when:

(a) evidence of the purchase and/or improvement of the equip-
ment and/or facilities listed in the programme has been

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

PROGRAMMES FOR STRENGTHENING INSPECTION POSTS

Programmes with corresponding Community financial contribution

Member State

Names of the inspection posts (administrative unit,
name)

Eligible expenditure

Maximum Community
financial contribution

(EUR)

Denmark

Lingby

Frederikshavn

Esbjerg

Copenhagen Harbour

Copenhagen airport (Kastrup)

Århus

Billund airport

Odense

Grenå

Hirtshals

Ålborg

Germany

Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Airport Flughafen
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden

Baden-Württemberg, Einlaßstellenverzeichnis
1.1 bis 1.8

Bremen, Bremerhaven

Bremen, Bremen Stadt

Hamburg

Hessen, Frankfurt Flughafen

Hessen, Gießen/ZA Kassel

Niedersachsen, Leer

Niedersachsen, Emden/Außenhafen

Niedersachsen, Hannover Flughafen

Niedersachsen, Brake

Niedersachsen, Nordenham

Niedersachsen, Wilhelmshaven

Thüringen, Erfurt Flughafen

3 972

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

2 918

860

9 800

500

3 535

10 835

7 420

12 385

13 345

2 510

1 695

995

1 695

2 720

1 185

1 300

1 986

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

1 459

430

4 840

250

1 767

5 417

3 710

6 192

5 022

1 255

847

497

847

1 360

592

650

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Member State

Names of the inspection posts (administrative unit,
name)

Eligible expenditure

Maximum Community
financial contribution

(EUR)

Italy

Lazio, Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci

Calabria, Gioia Tauro

Liguria, Genova

Campania, Napoli

Campania, Salerno

Abruzzo, Ortona Porto

Marche, Ancona Porto

Marche, Ancona Aeroporto Falconara

The Netherlands

Barendrecht

Boskoop

Emmeloord

Groningen

Hoorn

Horst

Roosendaal

Tiel

Graz

Linz

Salzburg

Wien-Schwechat

Austria

0

11 768

9 268

18 468

18 468

39 468

8 500

3 418

11 350

11 350

11 350

11 350

11 350

11 350

11 350

11 350

7 038

7 038

7 038

7 038

0

5 398

4 148

8 628

8 628

19 398

3 850

1 623

5 060

5 060

5 060

5 060

5 060

5 060

5 060

5 060

3 519

3 519

3 519

3 519

Total Community financial contribution

155 022