
Article 1 
On the basis of the information and documents submitted by the Member States and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of a Union financial contribution for 2012 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Portugal relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication or containment programmes listed in the Annex, is hereby approved.
Article 2 
The total amount of the Union financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 7 271 741,06. The maximum amounts of the Union financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.
Article 3 
The Union financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:

((a)) evidence of the measures taken has been submitted by the Member State concerned 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 23(8) 2nd paragraph, Article 23(10) and Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 2012.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Section I:

(EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Maximum Union contribution per programme
Germany, NordRhein Westfalien Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 08.2010 - 09.2011 1 and 2 133 400,32 66 700,16
Germany, Hessen Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2011 1 55 374,84 27 687,42
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Rastatt and city dictrict Baden-Baden (year 1 of the measures), Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Freiburg city (year 2 of the measures) Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2011 1 or 2 31 750,29 15 875,14
Spain, Extremadura (outbreak 2012) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2012 1 1 081 399,69 540 699,84
France, Alsace Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 11.2011-12.2012 1 and 2 213 993,15 106 996,57
Italy, Emilia-Romagna (Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena) Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Actinidia sp. 2011 2 152 330,13 76 165,06
The Netherlands, Almere area Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 11.2010 - 12.2011 1 and 2 583 436 291 718

Section II:

(EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants or plant products Year a Eligible expenditure Rate (%) Maximum Union contribution
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 08.2010 - 09.2011 3 207 314,64 45 93 291,58
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Emmendingen, Lörrach, Konstanz Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2011 3 33 675,54 45 15 153,99
Spain, Catalonia Pomacea insularum Oryza sativa 2012 3 1 914 477,44 45 861 514,84
Spain, Extremadura (outbreak 2008) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2012, (January-October) 4 316 519,91 40 126 607,96
Spain, Galicia Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2012 3 1 652 201,49 45 743 490,67
France, PACA region Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae September 2011 until September 2012 3 421 173,4 45 189 528,03
Italy, Veneto (Cornuda area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2012 4 281 945 40 112 778
Cyprus Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2012 3 299 814 45 134 916,3
Portugal, Continental Portugal, area outside the area of Setubal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2012 (January to June) 4 Measures 1,2,3,4,5,9 40 Measures 1,2,3,4,5,9
1 473 813,32 589 525,32
Measure 6 (testing-sampling) Measures 6 (testing-sampling)
0 0
Measure 7 (HT measures), i.e. 16 800 000 equivalent-pallets at 0,30 EUR Measure 7 (HT measures)
5 040 000 2 016 000
Measure 8 (tree felling), i.e.reduced to 75 % of 1 894 606,34 Measure 8 (tree felling)
1 420 954,75 568 381,9
Sum Sum
7 934 768,07 3 173 907,23
Portugal, Setubal area, heat treatment measures Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Wood and wood packaging material 2012 3 Measures 1 and 2 45 Measures 1 and 2
9 582,92 4 312,31
Measure 3 (HT measures), i.e. 5 114 059 equivalent-pallets at 0,30 EUR Measure 3 (HT measures),
1 534 217,7 690 397,96
Sum Sum
1 543 800,62 694 710,27
Total Union contribution: EUR 7 271 741,06
— ayear of implementation of the eradication programme.