Article 1
1. With the view to ensuring that Greece can provide a high level of preparedness for eradication of foot-and-mouth-disease in areas considered at risk, the Community shall provide financial assistance for: - purchase and instalment of equipment for diagnostic work in the national foot-and-mouth disease laboratory as shown in section A of the Annex, - purchase and instalment of equipment as shown in section B of the Annex for recording of epidemiological data and for the establishment of a network providing a direct link between district veterinary services of Rodopi and Evros, the national foot-and-mouth disease laboratory and the national disease crisis centre, - training and conduct of simulation exercise as shown in section C of the Annex. 2. The financial assistance from the Community for measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 70 % of the costs incurred by Greece. 3. The purchase and instalment of equipment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out before 30 June 1997; the training and simulation exercise shall be completed by 31 December 1997.