Commission Decision of 24 July 2008 approving the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue of certain Member States and fixing the level of the Community’s financial contribution for 2007 and 2008 (notified under document number C(2008) 3757) (Only the Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic) (2008/655/EC)

Article 3U.K.Payment arrangements

1.Subject to the results of any on-the-spot checks carried out in accordance with Article 9(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC, a first tranche payment shall be paid as follows:

(a)up to EUR 4 500 000 for Belgium;

(b)up to EUR 1 250 000 for the Czech Republic;

(c)up to EUR 800 000 for Denmark;

(d)up to EUR 17 000 000 for Germany;

(e)up to EUR 8 000 000 for Spain;

(f)up to EUR 27 000 000 for France;

(g)up to EUR 3 500 000 for Italy;

(h)up to EUR 200 000 for Luxembourg;

(i)up to EUR 3 500 000 for the Netherlands;

(j)up to EUR 1 700 000 for Portugal;

as part of the specific financial contribution from the Community provided for in Article 2.

That payment shall be made on the basis of an official request for reimbursement and supporting documents submitted by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal.

2.The balance of the Community financial contribution mentioned in Article 2 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure established in Article 41 of Decision 90/424/EEC.