Article 7
1. The programmes for the control of salmonella in breeding poultry presented by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member Stare referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of those programmes and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 650 000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 155 000 for Denmark; (c) EUR 900 000 for Germany; (d) EUR 315 000 for France; (e) EUR 75 000 for Ireland; (f) EUR 675 000 for Italy; (g) EUR 69 000 for Cyprus; (h) EUR 73 000 for Latvia; (i) EUR 759 000 for the Netherlands; (j) EUR 72 000 for Austria; (k) EUR 488 000 for Portugal; (l) EUR 232 000 for Slovakia. 2. The financial contribution by the Community of the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for: (a) either the destruction of breeding poultry or the difference between the estimated value of breeding poultry and the income from the sale of the heat-treated meat obtained from such poultry; (b) the destruction of incubated hatching eggs; (c) either the destruction of non-incubated hatching eggs or the difference between the estimated value of non-incubated hatching eggs and the income from the sale of the heat-treated egg products obtained from such eggs; (d) the purchase of vaccines in so far as they do not interfere with the implementation of the programme; (e) the costs of bacteriological tests performed in the framework of official sampling as laid down in Annex III, section I to Council Directive 92/117/EEC ( 7 ) , up to a maximum amount of EUR 5 per test to be reimbursed to the Member State.