2011/868/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 December 2011 on a Union financial contribution for 2011 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands and Portugal for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document C(2011) 9243)

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.

The total amount of the Union financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 15006869,89. The maximum amounts of the Union financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex.

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.

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.