
Article 1 

1. A financial contribution from the Community shall be paid to Germany towards the costs incurred in taking emergency measures to combat classical swine fever in 2006, including the measures provided for in Article 5(2) of Decision 2006/346/EC.
2. That financial contribution shall be 50 % of the expenditure eligible for Community funding. It shall be paid in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
Article 2 
A first tranche of EUR 5 000 000 shall be paid as part of the Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to The Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission