Section 2

Grants may be awarded to Member States for annual and multiannual survey programmes that they carry out concerning the presence of pests (‘survey programmes’), provided that those survey programmes comply with at least one of the following conditions: they concern pests listed in Section I of Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II thereto; they concern pests covered by a measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/29/EC. For the pests referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph of this Article, the survey programmes shall be based on an assessment of the risk of the entry, establishment and spread of those pests in the territory of the Member State concerned and shall as a minimum target the pests that pose the main risks and the main plant species that are exposed to those risks. For measures fulfilling the condition laid down in point (b) of the first paragraph of this Article, the grant shall not cover costs incurred after the expiry of the measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/29/EC. The following costs incurred by the Member States in implementing the survey programmes referred to in Article 19 may qualify for grants under that Article: costs for sampling; costs of tests, provided that they are limited to: the costs of test kits, of reagents and of consumables which are identifiable and specifically used for carrying out the tests; the costs of personnel, regardless of their status, directly involved in carrying out the tests; in exceptional and duly justified cases, costs incurred in carrying out necessary measures other than those referred to in points (a) and (b), provided that such measures are set out in the grant decision referred to in Article 22(3) and (4). 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. The survey programmes shall contain at least the following: the pests included in the programme; 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; the duration of the programme; the number of visual examinations, samples and tests scheduled for the pests and plants, plants products and other objects concerned; the estimated budget; the targets to be attained by the completion date of the programme and the anticipated benefits thereof; and 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. The Commission shall evaluate the survey programmes taking into account the priorities and criteria set out in the annual or multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 36(1). The Commission shall communicate to Member States by 30 November each year: the list of survey programmes technically approved and proposed for co-financing; the provisional amount allocated to each programme; the provisional maximum level of the Union financial contribution for each programme; and any provisional conditions to which the Union financial contribution may be subject. The Commission shall approve the annual survey programmes and associated funding by 31 January each year by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and the costs incurred from 1 January to 31 December of that year. Following submission of the intermediate reports as referred to in Article 23, the Commission may, if necessary, amend such decisions in relation to the whole eligibility period. The Commission shall approve the multiannual survey programmes and associated funding by 31 January of the first year of implementation by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and the costs incurred from 1 January of the first year of implementation until the end of the implementation period. In the case of approval of multiannual survey programmes in accordance with paragraph 4, budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. Where budgetary commitments are so divided, the Commission shall commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the programmes, the estimated needs and the budget available. For each approved annual or multiannual survey programme, Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 30 April each year, an annual detailed technical and financial report covering the previous year. That report shall include the results achieved, measured on the basis of the indicators referred to in Articles 21(2)(g) and a detailed account of eligible costs incurred. In addition, for each approved annual survey programme, Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 31 August each year, an intermediate financial report. The payment request for a given year in respect of a survey programme shall be submitted by the Member State to the Commission by 30 April of the following year. The Commission shall pay the Union financial contribution for the eligible costs following appropriate verification of the reports referred to in Article 23.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.