
Article 1 
Member States shall submit for approval to the Commission by 15 March 2004 plans for the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds.
Article 2 
The Community's financial contribution towards the measures referred to in Article 1 shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Member States for sampling and analysing of samples up to a maximum of EUR 600 000 for all Member States in total.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission