
Article 1 

1. On the basis of the applications submitted by the Member States and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of Union funding for 2014 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria 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 to this Decision, is hereby approved.On the basis of the application submitted by Spain and analysed by the Commission, the allocation of Union funding for 2014 to cover expenditure incurred by that Member State and relating to further actions, as specified in Article 23(6) of Directive 2000/29/EC, to control Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in the request listed in Annex II to this Decision, is hereby approved.
2. The total amount of the Union funding referred to in paragraph 1 is EUR 5 715 000. The maximum amounts of the Union funding for each of the requests shall be as indicated in Annex I or II to this Decision, respectively.
3. Those Union fundings shall be financed from the following line of the general budget of the European Union for 2014: budget line 17 04 04.
4. This Decision and its Annexes constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 84 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Article 2 

1. The Union funding, as set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision, shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned:
(a) implement the measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;
(b) submit evidence of the measures in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002;
(c) submit a request for payment to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002, accompanied by a technical report for the measures implemented.
2. No payment of the Union funding may occur if the request of payment mentioned under point (c) of paragraph 1 is submitted later than 31 October 2015.
Article 3 
Cumulated changes to the allocations to specific actions not exceeding 15 % of the maximum contribution set in Article 1 of this Decision shall not be considered to be substantial within the meaning of Article 94(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012, where those changes do not significantly affect the nature of the actions and objective of the programme. The increase of the maximum contribution set in Article 1 of this Decision shall not exceed 15 %.
The authorising officer responsible may adopt the changes referred to in the first paragraph in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and proportionality.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria.
Done at Brussels, 12 December 2014.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Section I

Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Maximum Union contribution (EUR )
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural districts of Alb —Donau — Kreis, and Karlsruhe Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2013 2 12 000
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2012 and 2013 1 and 2 79 000
Germany, Bayern Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2012 and 2013 1 and 2 388 000
Germany, Hessen Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 2 11 500
Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2013 2 31 000
Germany, Saxony Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2012 and 2013 1 and 2 27 000
Spain, Castilla y León, Sancti Spiritu Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2014 1 279 000
France, Corse Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 7.2013-7.2014 1 109 000
Italy, Marche Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2014 1 178 000
Italy, Sicilia Citrus tristeza virus Citrus trees 9.2014-9.2015 1 891 000
Italy, Puglia Xylella fastidiosa Olive trees and other hosts 2013 and 2014 1 and 2 751 000
The Netherlands, Winterswijk municipality Anoplophora glabripennis Acer pseudoplatanus 2013 2 23 000
The Netherlands, South Holland Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid Dahlia sp. 2013 and 2014 1 and 2 72 000
The Netherlands, Westland Anthonomus eugenii Capsicum annuum 2012 and 2013 1 and 2 280 000
Austria, Sankt Georgen bei Obernberg am Inn Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2012 and 2013 1 and 2 80 000
Austria, Gallspach Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2013 and 2014 1 and 2 60 000
Legend: a = year of implementation of the measures in the request

Section II

Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Rate of cofinancing (%) Maximum Union contribution (EUR )
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Rastatt Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2013 3 45 5 000
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2013 4 40 33 000
Germany, Hessen Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2013 3 45 10 000
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 8.2012-8.2013 4 40 108 000
Spain, Catalonia Pomacea insularum Oryza sativa 2014 4 40 235 000
Spain, Galicia, As Neves Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2014 4 40 1 186 000
Spain, Extremadura, Valverde del Fresno Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2014 3 45 397 000
France, Alsace Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2014 3 45 75 000
The Netherlands, Winterswijk Anoplophora glabripennis Acer pseudoplatanus 2014 3 45 22 500
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 Rate of cofinancing (%) Maximum Union contribution (EUR )
Spain, intensive inspection programme at the border with Portugal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2013 2 75 372 000
Legend: a = year of implementation of the measures in the request.
Total Union contribution (EUR ) 5 715 000