1.By 31 May, Member States shall submit to the Commission the survey programmes which are due to start in the following year in respect of which they wish to apply for a grant.
Survey programmes submitted after 31 May shall not be eligible for financing in respect of the following year.
2.The survey programmes shall contain at least the following:
(a)the pests included in the programme;
(b)a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative areas in which the programme is to be applied and a description of the status of those areas as regards the presence of the pests concerned;
(c)the duration of the programme;
(d)the number of visual examinations, samples and tests scheduled for the pests and plants, plants products and other objects concerned;
(e)the estimated budget;
(f)the targets to be attained by the completion date of the programme and the anticipated benefits thereof; and
(g)appropriate indicators to measure the achievement of the targets of the programme.
In each multiannual survey programme, the information referred to in points (b), (d), and (f) of the first subparagraph shall be provided for each year covered by the programme, in the case of significant changes compared to the previous year. The information referred to in point (e) of that subparagraph shall be provided for each year covered by the programme.