The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by France to support the market of poultry meat seriously affected by the 81 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5 which were detected and notified by France between 24 November 2015 and 5 August 2016.
Expenditure shall be eligible for Union part-financing only for the duration of the application of animal health and veterinary measures referred to in Union and French legislation listed in the Annex.
Expenditure shall be eligible for Union part-financing only for those poultry holdings being subject to the animal health and veterinary measures and located within the parts of France referred to in Union and French legislation listed in the Annex.
Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union part-financing if it has been paid by France to the beneficiaries by 30 September 2017 at the latest. Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 shall not apply.