Article 1U.K.Financial contribution from the Union to Bulgaria

1.A financial contribution from the Union shall be granted to Bulgaria towards the costs incurred by this Member State in taking measures pursuant to Article 14(2) and (4) of Decision 2009/470/EC, to combat foot-and-mouth in Bulgaria in the first six months of 2011.

2.The financial contribution from the Union shall be equal to 60 % (sixty percent) of the total eligible expenditure.

3.The amount of the financial contribution mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure established in Article 40(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC.