14.4.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 105/35 I (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 April 2004 on a Community financial contribution for certain Member States in order to strengthen inspec- tion infrastructures for plant-health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries (notified under document number C(2004) 1225) (Only the Danish, German, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic) (2004/331/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  The technical information provided for by Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria has enabled Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the Commission to analyse t.he. situation accuratel}f. and Community, comprehensively. The Commission has prepared a list of eligible inspection posts strengthening programmes, which give details of the amount of the proposed Com- munity financial contribution to each programme. The information has also been examined by the Standing Committee on Plant Health. Each programme included in the list has been individually approved. The Commis- sion has concluded that the conditions and criteria set Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Com- munity of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (*), as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/31/EC (3), and in particular the sixth subparagraph of Article 13 ¢ (5) thereof. out in Directive 2000/29/EC and Regulation (EC) No 998/2002 for the grant of a Community financial contri- Whereas: bution have been met. (1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a Community finan- (4)  Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community cial contribution is to be granted to Member States in financial contribution to cover the expenditure on those order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant- programmes. health checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee (2) Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria on Plant Health, have each established a programme to strengthen their inspection infrastructures for checks on plants and plant products coming from third countries. They have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution for those programmes in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/2002 of 11 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a Com- munity financial contribution for Member States in order to strengthen inspection infrastructures for plant health checks on plants and plant products coming from Atticle 1 third countries (). HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: The allocation of a Community financial contribution to cover S— Ez; 8} ]]: 21g§92§03723820pp ulg expenditure to be incurred by Denmark, Germany, Italy, the () O] L 152, 12.6.2002, p. 19 (Regulation corrected in OJ L 153, Netherlands and Austria for their programmes for strength- 13.6.2002, p. 18). ening inspection posts is hereby approved.