(4)The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, in accordance with Article 23(5) third paragraph of Directive 2000/29/EC, the rate of the Community financial contribution for part of the programme presented by the Netherlands for the control of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte should be reduced as the programme notified by this Member State has already been the subject of Community funding under Commission Decision 2007/877/ECnote.