
Article 1 

1. A financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Germany towards the costs incurred by that Member State in taking the measures referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat avian influenza in 2007.
2. For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5 and Article 7 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Article 2 
A first tranche of EUR 320 000 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, 4 June 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission