
Article 1 
The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2009 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal 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 14 049 023.
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 Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Slovenia.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Section I
Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure
(EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contribution per programme
Germany, Baden-Württemberg Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2008 1 or 2 313 218 156 609
Germany, Bayern Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2008 2 699 049 349 524
Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 2 229 994 1 114 997
Italy, Lombardia(Gussago area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 and part of 2009 (until 30 April) 1 and 2 271 883 135 941
Italy, Lombardia(Corbetta area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2007 and 2008 1 and 2 179 143 89 571
Italy, Lazio(Roma area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 1 098 000 549 000
Malta Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 709 227 354 613
The Netherlands TRSV Hemerocallis spp., Iris spp. 2007 2 68 720 34 360
The Netherlands TYLCV Lycopersicon lycopersicum 2007 and 2008 1 and 2 44 528 22 264
The Netherlands Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis Lycopersicon lycopersicum 2007 and 2008 1 348 525 174 262
The Netherlands Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 1 750 797 375 398
Portugal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 20 552 127 10 276 063
Slovenia Dryocosmus kuriphilus Castanea sp. 2008 2 86 625 43 312
Section II
Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity
(EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate(%) Maximum Community contribution
Italy, Lombardia(Corbetta area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species Part of 2009 (until 30 April) 3 35 000 45 15 750
The Netherlands TRSV Hemerocallis spp, Iris spp. 2008 3 40 480 45 18 216
Slovenia Dryocosmus kuriphilus Castanea sp. 2009 3 78 832 45 35 474
Section III
Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of Article 23(5), second paragraph of Directive 2000/29/EC
(EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Measure Year a Eligible expenditure Rate(%) Maximum Community contribution
Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees Replacement of destroyed trees 2009 2 1 156 579 25 289 144
Italy, Lombardia(Gussago area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species Replacement of destroyed trees 2008 1 30 800 25 7 700
Italy, Lombardia(Corbetta area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species Replacement of destroyed trees 2008 2 27 300 25 6 825Total Community contribution (EUR): 14 049 023aYear of implementation of the eradication programme.