1.The financial contribution from the Community towards the costs of analyses pursuant to this Decision shall be granted to the Member States up to the maximum total amount for co-financing set out in Annex II to this Decision for the duration of the surveys provided for in this Decision.
2.The financial contribution from the Community provided for in paragraph 1 shall be granted to the Member States provided that the Salmonella and MRSA surveys are implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of Community law, including the rules on competition and on the award of public contracts, and subject to compliance with the following conditions:
(a)the national laws, regulations and administrative provisions required to implement the survey must enter into force on the day of application of this Decision at the latest;
(b)a progress report containing the information listed in Part D of Annex I and covering the first three months of the surveys must be submitted to the Commission by 31 May 2008 at the latest.
(c)a final report on the implementation of the surveys, together with supporting evidence for the costs incurred by the Member States for the analyses and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 must be submitted to the Commission by 31 March 2009 at the latest;
(d)the surveys must be implemented effectively.
The supporting evidence for the costs incurred as referred to in point (c) of the second paragraph shall comprise at least the information set out in Annex III.
3.If the final report referred to in paragraph 2(c) is submitted after 31 March 2009 but before 30 April 2009, the financial contribution to be paid by the Community shall be reduced by 25 %.
If the final report is submitted after 30 April 2009 but before 31 May 2009, the financial contribution shall be reduced by 50 %.
No financial contribution shall be paid if the final report is submitted after 31 May 2009.