Commission Implementing Decision of 14 December 2012 on a Union financial contribution pursuant to Council Directive 2000/29/EC for 2012 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Portugal for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document C(2012) 9280) (Only the Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic) (2012/789/EU)

Article 3 U.K.

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) 2nd paragraph, Article 23(10) and Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC.