
Article 1 

1. On the basis of the requests submitted by the Member States and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of a Union financial contribution for 2013 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, 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 requests listed in Annex I, is hereby approved.
2. On the basis of the requests submitted by Spain and Portugal, and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of a Union financial contribution for 2013 to cover expenditure incurred by those Member States and relating to further actions, as specified in Article 23(6), to control Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in the requests listed in Annex II, is hereby approved.
Article 2 
The total amount of the Union financial contribution referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) is EUR 7 713 355,31. The maximum amounts of the Union financial contribution for each of the requests shall be as indicated in Annex I or II respectively.
Article 3 
The Union financial contribution as set out in Annexes I and II 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.
No payment of the Union financial contribution will occur if the request of payment mentioned under point (b) is submitted later than 31 October 2014. Exceptionally, for the measures taken at a later stage in 2014 by Portugal in the buffer zone with Spain, the deadline of submission of that request shall be 31 October 2015.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2013.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure, including overheads (EUR) Maximum Union contribution (EUR)
Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 1 37 925,05 18 962,52
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Alb-Donaukreis, Biberach, Karlsruhe and Ravensburg (year 1 of the measures), Rastatt (year 2 of the measures) Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 1 or 2 76 335,15 38 167,58
Spain, Extremadura (outbreak 2012) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2013 2 873 501,52 436 750,76
France, Alsace Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species November 2012 to October 2013 2 157 334,94 78 667,47
The Netherlands, Winterswijk Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species July to October 2012 1 389 548,48 194 774,24
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants or plant products Year a Eligible expenditure, including overheads (EUR) Rate (%) Maximum Union contribution (EUR)
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Freiburg city Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 3 17 716,79 45 7 972,56
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural districts of Emmendingen, Lörrach, Konstanz Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 4 48 067,72 40 19 227,09
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 8.2011 - 8.2012 3 156 536,72 45 70 441,52
Spain, Catalonia Pomacea insularum Oryza sativa 2013 4 1 685 969,84 40 674 387,93
Spain, Galicia Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2013 4 1 632 820 40 653 128
France, PACA region Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae October 2012 until September 2013 4 476 231,32 40 190 492,52
Portugal, Setubal area, heat treatment Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Wood and wood packaging material 2013 4 35 845 40 14 338
Legend: a = year of implementation of the measures in the request.
ANNEX II
Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants or plant products Year a Eligible expenditure, including overheads (EUR) Rate (%) Maximum Union contribution (EUR)
Spain, Intensive inspection programme at the border with Portugal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2012 1 533 935,71 75 400 451,75
Portugal, Continental Portugal, buffer zone at the border with Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2013 and 2014 1 and 2 6 554 124,5(= 7 490 428 × 87,5 %, i.e. with a reduction of 12,5 % corresponding linearly to one trimester in 2013 out of eight for the two years) 75 4 915 593,37
Legend: a = year of implementation of the measures in the request.
Total Union contribution (EUR) 7 713 355,31