
Article 1 
The bluetongue vaccination campaign implemented by France in Corsica, in the zones listed in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, is approved.
Article 2 
For the purposes of combating bluetongue in 2004 and during the first half of 2005, France is entitled, for the campaign of vaccination against bluetongue in Corsica, to a financial contribution from the Community amounting to:

— 100 % of the costs incurred (not including VAT) in purchasing 300 000 doses of inactivated serotype 2 vaccine,
— 50 % of the costs of salaries and fees paid to personnel specifically employed to carry out the vaccinations, and 50 % of the cost (not including VAT) of the expenditure directly associated with the vaccinations (consumables and small items of equipment).
Article 3 
The following definition applies to this Decision:
‘reasonable payments’ means payments for the purchase of materials or services at proportionate prices compared to the market prices before the vaccination campaign.
Article 4 

1. Subject to the results of the inspections referred to in Article 7, an initial instalment of EUR 150 000 shall be paid, as part of the Community financial contribution mentioned in Article 2, on the basis of supporting documents submitted by France relating to the vaccination of animals.
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.
Article 5 
The financial contribution from the Community as referred to in Article 2 shall only be made in respect of justified and reasonable payments relating to the authorised expenditure mentioned in Article 2.
Article 6 

1. The financial contribution from the Community as referred to in Article 2 shall be paid on the basis of:
(a) an application submitted, in accordance with the Annex, within the time limit laid down in paragraph 2;
(b) the supporting documents referred to in Article 2, including an epidemiological report on each holding where animals have been vaccinated;
(c) the results of any in situ inspections carried out by the Commission, as referred to in Article 7.The documents referred to at (b) shall be made available for on-the-spot audits by the Commission.
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1(a) must be submitted in computerised form, in accordance with the Annexes, within 60 calendar days of the date of notification of this Decision. If this time limit is not observed, the financial contribution from the Community shall be reduced by 25 % for every month of delay.
Article 7 
The Commission, in collaboration with the competent French authorities, may conduct in situ inspections relating to the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1 and the associated costs.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 15 September 2005.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Costs incurred
Category of vaccines Number of doses Amount (not including VAT)
  
  
  
Salaries and fees (personnel specifically recruited) 
Consumables and vaccination-specific equipment 
Total 