
Article 1 
The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2006 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium and Germany 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 101 423.
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 of the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

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(EUR)per programme
Germany Anoplophora glabripennis Various trees 2004 and 2005 64 554 32 277
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)
Belgium Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2006 4 172 865 40 69 146Total Community contribution (EUR) 101 423aYear of implementation of the eradication programme.