
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:
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1. This Regulation applies to Community financial contributions granted to Member States in respect of eligible expenditure as defined in Articles 3, 4 and 5, for disease eradication measures in the situations referred to in:
(a) Article 3(1) and Article 3a(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC, with the exception of equidae diseases; and
(b) Article 4(1) and (2), Article 6(2) and Article 11(1) of that Decision.'
2.. Article 2, first subparagraph, (d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) “necessary expenditure”: costs incurred in purchasing equipment or services referred to in the first, second and third indents of Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, in the second indent of Article 3a(3) of that Decision, and in points (a)(i) to (iv) and point (b) of Article 11(4) thereof, where their nature and direct link with eligible expenditure as defined in Article 3 of this Regulation have been shown;'
3.. Article 3(a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
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((a)) swift and adequate compensation to owners forced to slaughter their animals or, where applicable, destroy eggs, in accordance with the first and seventh indents of Article 3(2), the first indent of Article 3a(3), and point (a)(i) of Article 11(4) of Decision 90/424/EEC;
((b)) operational expenditure paid out in connection with the compulsory slaughter and destruction of animals and contaminated products, cleaning and disinfecting of buildings, and cleaning and disinfecting or, where necessary, destruction of contaminated equipment, in accordance with the first, second and third indents of Article 3(2), the second indent of Article 3a(3), and points (a)(i) to (iv) and (b) of Article 11(4) of Decision 90/424/EEC;'
4.. Article 7(2), second subparagraph, is replaced by the following:
'The “operational expenditure” section of the financial report referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be submitted in the form of an electronic file in accordance with Annex IV within 60 calendar days from the date of notification of the specific decision establishing financial support.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 August 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission