2005/242/: Commission Decision of 16 March 2005 on a Community financial contribution for Germany and Finland for their programmes for strengthening inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (notified under document number C(2005) 674)
Date: 2005-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Finland, Germany, plant health control

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 March 2005

on a Community financial contribution for Germany and Finland for their programmes for
strengthening inspection infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products
coming from third countries

(notified under document number C(2005) 674)

(Only the Finnish, German and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/242/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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

Whereas:

(5)

(6)

Each programme included in that list has been indivi-
dually assessed for approval. The Commission has
in
concluded that
Directive
(EC) No
and
998/2002 for the grant of a Community financial contri-
bution have been met.

the conditions and criteria set out

2000/29/EC

Regulation

Accordingly,
it is appropriate to allocate a Community
financial contribution to cover the expenditure of those
programmes by Germany and Finland.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

(1)

(2)

(3)

Directive 2000/29/EC provides
a Community
financial contribution to be granted to Member States
for
in order
plant-health checks on plants
and plant products
coming from third countries.

to strengthen inspection infrastructures

for

Germany and Finland 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 Community financial contribution for
Member States in order to strengthen inspection infra-
structures for plant-health checks on plants and plant
products coming from third countries (2).

accurately

comprehensively.

The technical information provided for by Germany and
Finland has enabled the Commission to analyse the
situation
The
and
Commission has prepared a list of eligible inspection
posts strengthening programmes, which give details of
the amount of the proposed Community financial contri-
bution to each programme. The information has also
been examined by the Standing Committee on Plant
Health.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution to
for
its
is hereby

strengthening inspection posts

incurred by Germany

expenditure

to be

for

1.
cover
programme
approved.

2.
The allocation of a Community financial contribution to
cover expenditure to be incurred by Finland for its programme
for strengthening inspection posts is hereby approved.

Article 2

The total amount of

1.
bution as provided for in Article 1 shall be EUR 94 470.

the Community financial contri-

The maximum amount of

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

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2005/15/EC (OJ L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 152, 12.6.2002, p. 16. The Regulation was published as Regu-
lation (EC) No 997/2002 but the number was corrected by a corri-
gendum (OJ L 153, 13.6.2002, p. 18).

(a) EUR 36 875: Germany;

(b) EUR 57 595: Finland.

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

(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.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany
and the Finnish Republic.

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2005.

(a) evidence of

the purchase and/or

the
equipment and/or facilities listed in the programme has
been given by the Member State
concerned to the
Commission by appropriate documentation; and

improvement of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
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)

Germany

Bayern, München-Flughafen

Bayern, Nürnberg Flughafen

Bremen, Bremen Stadt, entry point nos. 5.1 to 5.7

Bremen, Bremerhaven, entry point nos. 5.8 and 5.9

Hessen, Frankfurt Flughafen

Niedersachsen, Emden

Niedersachsen, Brake and Nordenham

Niedersachsen, Wilhelmshaven

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wismar

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sassnitz-Mukran

Sachsen, Flughafen Dresden

Sachsen, Flughafen Halle/Leipzig

Thüringen, Erfurt-Kühnhausen

Finland

Lappeenranta

Niirala/Joensuu

Oulu

Kouvola

Pori-Rauma

Vainikkala

Kajaani

Parikkala

Lieksan Inari

Vartius

Kortesalmi

Uukuniemi

Eligible expenditure
(EUR)

Maximum Community
Financial contribution
(EUR)

1 500

1 500

1 700

1 700

36 750

5 200

7 700

5 200

1 700

1 700

1 700

1 750

1 750

3 900

61 702

16 963

12 418

8 436

4 674

1 445

4 218

945

945

1 948

750

750

750

750

850

850

18 375

2 600

3 850

2 600

850

850

850

875

875

1 950

30 851

8 481

6 209

4 218

2 337

722

2 109

472

472

974

375

375

Total Community financial contribution (EUR)

94 470