2005/789/EC: Commission Decision of 11 November 2005 on a Community financial contribution for 2005 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, France and the Netherlands for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2005) 4356)
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU financing, France, Netherlands, plant disease, plant health control

L 296/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 November 2005

on a Community financial contribution for 2005 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, France
and the Netherlands for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products

(notified under document number C(2005) 4356)

(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2005/789/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Article 23 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant
to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contri-
bution from the Community may be granted to
Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to
the necessary measures which have been taken or are
the purpose of combating
planned to be taken for
harmful organisms introduced from third countries or
from other areas
to
in order
eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.

in the Community,

Belgium, France and the Netherlands have each estab-
lished a programme of actions to eradicate organisms
harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These
programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the
measures carried out,
their duration and their cost.
Belgium, France and the Netherlands have applied for
the allocation of a Community financial contribution to
these programmes within the time limit set out
in
accordance with
and
Directive
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14
June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implemen-
tation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a
financial contribution from the Community for plant-
and repealing Regulation (EC) No
health control
2051/97 (2).

2000/29/EC

in

(3)

information provided for by Belgium,
The technical
France and the Netherlands has enabled the Commission
to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively
and to conclude that the conditions for the granting of a
Community financial contribution, as
laid down in
particular in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, have

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

2005/16/EC (OJ L 57, 3.3.2005, p. 19).

been met. Accordingly,
it is appropriate to provide a
Community financial contribution to cover the expen-
diture on these programmes.

third paragraph of Article 23(5) of

The Community financial contribution may cover up to
in accordance
50 % of eligible expenditure. However,
with the
the
Directive, the rate of the Community financial contri-
bution for
the programme presented by Belgium
should be reduced, as the programme notified by this
subject of
Member
Community
under Commission Decision
2004/772/EC (3).

State has
funding

been the

already

In accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC
the Commission shall ascertain whether the introduction
of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by
inadequate examinations or inspections and adopt the
measures required by the findings from its verification.

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1258/1999 (4), veterinary and plant health
measures undertaken in accordance with Community
rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.
Financial control of these measures comes under Articles
8 and 9 of the above Regulation, without prejudice to
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 and
paragraphs 8 and 9 of Article 23 of the Directive.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2005
to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, France and the Neth-
erlands relating to necessary measures as specified in Article
23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of
combating
eradication
programmes listed in the Annex is hereby approved.

the organisms

concerned by

the

(2) OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 38. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 738/2005 (OJ L 122, 14.5.2005, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 341, 17.11.2004, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

12.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 296/43

Article 2

The total amount of the financial contribution referred to

1.
in Article 1 is EUR 689 449.

The maximum amounts of

2.
the Community financial
contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated
in the Annex.

The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice
of
the verifications by the Commission in accordance with
Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.

Article 4

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the
French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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;

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

(b) a request for payment has been submitted by the Member
in accordance with

State concerned to the Commission,
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

L 296/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2005

ANNEX

ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

SECTION I

Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure

Member State

Harmful
organisms
combated

Affected plants

Year

Eligible expen-
diture
(EUR)

Maximum Community
contribution
(EUR)
Per programme

France

Diabrotica virgifera

The Netherlands

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

Maize

2003 and 2004

963 183

2003 and 2004

236 856

481 591

118 428

Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity

SECTION II

Member State

Harmful
organisms
combated

Affected plants

Year

Belgium

Diabrotica virgifera

Maize

2005

Eligible expen-
diture
(EUR)

Rate
(%)

Maximum
Community
contribution
(EUR)

198 735

45

89 430

a

3

Total Community contribution (EUR)

689 449

Legend:

a = Year of implementation of the eradication programme.