# Commission Decision of 13 December 2006 on a Community financial contribution for 2006 and 2007 to cover expenditure incurred by Portugal for the purpose of combating Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (pinewood nematode) (notified under document number C(2006) 6433) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (2006/923/EC), Article 7: Reduction in Community financial contribution

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. If there is evidence that the measures laid down in Annex I have not been completed in an appropriate way by 31 March 2007 at the latest, the rate of Community financial contribution relating to the part of the eligible expenditure concerned by this late execution shall be reduced to a level specified in the following table:
Number of days of delay starting from 1 April 2007
Rate of Community financial contribution
1-15
60 %
16-30
50 %
31-60
25 %
61 or more
0 %
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, failure to submit the request for payment and the accompanying reports provided for in Article 4(b) by 31 August 2007 at the latest, shall result in a 25 % reduction in the Community financial contribution per calendar month of delay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/923/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-923/article-7
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