
Article 1 
On the basis of the dossiers submitted by the Member States and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of a Union financial contribution for 2011 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, 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 15 006 869,89. 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) the second 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 Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Section I
Programmes whose Union financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure
(in EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants or plant products Year a Eligible expenditure Maximum Union contribution per programme
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2009 and 2010 1 and 2 194 369,65 97 184,82
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Freiburg city (year 1 of the measures) Emmendingen, Lörrach, Konstanz (year 2 of the measures) Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2009 or 2010 1or 2 84 846,51 42 423,25
Spain, Galicia Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2010 and 2011 1 and 2 6 178 612 3 089 306
Spain, Catalonia Pomacea insularum Oryza sativa 2010 and 2011 1 and 2 2 218 507 1 109 253,5
Italy, Emilia-Romagna(Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena) Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Actinidia sinensis 2010 1 89 100 44 550
Cyprus Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2011 2 134 750 67 375
The Netherlands, Boskoop area Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2009 and 2010 1 and 2 2 160 037 1 080 018,5
The Netherlands PSTVd Petunia sp. 2009 1 102 269 51 134,5
The Netherlands Tuta absoluta Solanum lycopersicum 2009 1 170 778 85 389
The Netherlands, Westland area Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2009 2 285 671 142 835,5
Portugal, Setubal area, heat treatment Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Wood and wood packaging material 2010 and 2011 1 and 2 3 791 500 1 895 750
Section II
Programmes whose Union financial contribution rates differ, in application of the principle of degressivity
(in EUR)
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate (%) Maximum Union contribution
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Ravensburg Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2010 3 9 480,99 45 4 266,44
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Ortenaukreis Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2010 4 46 118,53 40 18 447,41
Spain, Extremadura Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2011 4 419 941 40 167 976,4
Italy, Veneto(Cornuda area) Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2011 3 287 500 45 129 375
Italy, Lombardia(Gussago area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2011 4 280 150 40 112 060
Italy, Lazio(Roma area) Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2011 4 410 694 40 164 277,6
Malta Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2010 3 606 347 45 272 856,29
2011 4 865 834 40 346 333,76
The Netherlands Clavibacter michiganesis spp. michiganensis Solanum lycopersicum 2009 3 40 866 45 18 389,7
The Netherlands, Westland area Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2010 3 212 152 45 95 468,4
Portugal, Continental Portugal, area outside the area of Setubal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2011 4 14 930 497,02 40 5 972 198,81Total Union contribution (EUR) 15 006 869,89aYear of implementation of the eradication programme.