CELEX: 32009D0147
Language: en
Date: 2009-02-19 00:00:00
Title: 2009/147/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2009) 1013)

20.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 49/43
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 19 February 2009
   on a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products
   (notified under document number C(2009) 1013)
   (Only the Dutch, German and Slovenian texts are authentic)
   (2009/147/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   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 Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Community, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia have each established 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. Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution to these programmes within the time limit set out in Directive 2000/29/EC and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a financial contribution from the Community for plant health control and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2051/97 (2).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The technical information provided by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia 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 been met. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure on these programmes.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, in accordance with Article 23(5) third paragraph of Directive 2000/29/EC, the rate of the Community financial contribution for part of the programme presented by the Netherlands for the control of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte should be reduced as the programme notified by this Member State has already been the subject of Community funding under Commission Decision 2007/877/EC (3).
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), plant health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purpose of financial control of these measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of the above Regulation shall apply.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands 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.
   Article 2
   1.   The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 871 953.
   2.   The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.
   Article 3
   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.
   Article 4
   This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovenia.
   
      Done at Brussels, 19 February 2009.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Androulla VASSILIOU
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 38.
   
      (3)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2007, p. 51.
   
      (4)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      ERADICATION PROGRAMMES
      Legend:
      a= Year of implementation of the eradication programme.
      Section I —   Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  Harmful organisms combated
               
               
                  Affected plants
               
               
                  Year
               
               
                  Eligible expenditure
                  (EUR)
               
               
                  Maximum Community contribution
                  per programme (EUR)
               
            
                  Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg region
               
               
                  
                     Diabrotica virgifera
                  
               
               
                  
                     Zea mays
                  
               
               
                  2007
               
               
                  481 817
               
               
                  240 908
               
            
                  Germany, Bavaria region
               
               
                  
                     Diabrotica virgifera
                  
               
               
                  
                     Zea mays
                  
               
               
                  2007
               
               
                  197 319
               
               
                  98 659
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  
                     Diabrotica virgifera
                  
               
               
                  
                     Zea mays
                  
               
               
                  2006
               
               
                  125 320
               
               
                  62 660
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  
                     PSTVd
                  
               
               
                  
                     Brugmansia spp., Solanum jasminoides
                  
               
               
                  2006, 2007
               
               
                  687 606
               
               
                  343 803
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  
                     TRSV
                  
               
               
                  
                     Hemerocallis spp., Iris spp.
               
               
                  2006
               
               
                  148 589
               
               
                  74 294
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  
                     Dryocosmus kuriphilus
                  
               
               
                  
                     Castanea sp.
               
               
                  2007
               
               
                  41 307
               
               
                  20 653
               
            
         
      Section II —   Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  Harmful organisms combated
               
               
                  Affected plants
               
               
                  Year
               
               
                  a
               
               
                  Eligible expenditure
                  (EUR)
               
               
                  Rate
                  (%)
               
               
                  Maximum Community contribution
                  (EUR)
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  
                     Diabrotica virgifera
                  
               
               
                  
                     Zea mays
                  
               
               
                  2007
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  68 837
               
               
                  45
               
               
                  30 976
               
            
         
      
                  Total Community contribution (EUR)
               
               
                  871 953