Article 2
The Community's financial contribution shall be paid as follows: - 50 % by way of advance at the request of the National Foot and Mouth Disease laboratories referred to in Annex II. The request for advanced financial contribution shall be accompanied by information on the date laboratory examinations will commence on samples obtained from the areas included in the sero-surveillance programme, - the balance following presentation and acceptance of supporting technical and financial documents. These documents must be presented to the European Commission not later than six months after the starting date of laboratory examinations referred to in Annex I.