The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2007 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Finland relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex is hereby approved.

The Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:

1. (a)

   evidence of the measures taken has been given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002;

2. (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 of the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Finnish Republic.