Article 5
Conditions for payment and supporting documents 1. The Community financial contribution referred to in Article 1 shall be paid on the basis of the following elements: (a) an application submitted in accordance with Annexes II and III within the deadline laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article; (b) the supporting documents referred to in Article 3(1), including an epidemiological report on each holding where animals were slaughtered and destroyed, as well as a financial report; (c) the results of the in situ checks carried out by the Commission, referred to in Article 6. The documents referred to in (b) must be made available for the in situ audits carried out by the Commission. 2. The application referred to in 1(a) must be submitted in the form of a computer file in line with Annexes II and III within 30 calendar days of the date of notification of this Decision. If this deadline is not met, the Community financial contribution shall be reduced by 25 % per month of delay.