
Article 1 
The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2007 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Finland 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 694 273.
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, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Finnish Republic.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2007.
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
Belgium Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2005 and 2006 67 331 33 665
Finland Bemisia tabaci Euphorbia pulcherrima 2006 and 2007 109 262 54 631
France Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2005 and 2006 871 548 435 774
The Netherlands Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2005 282 557 141 278
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)
Germany Anoplophora glabripennis Various trees 2006 3 26 950 45 12 127
The Netherlands Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2005(Alsmeer area) 3 37 330 45 16 798Total Community contribution (EUR) 694 273aYear of implementation of the eradication programme.