Conditions for granting a Community financial contribution
Article 7
1. The financial contribution provided for in Article 6 shall be granted to the Member States provided that the survey is 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) by 1 October 2005, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions required to implement the survey shall come into force; (b) a progress report covering the first three months of the survey shall be forwarded by 31 January 2006; (c) a final report shall be forwarded by 31 October 2006 at the latest on the technical execution of the survey, together with supporting evidence for the costs incurred and the results attained during the period 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006; the evidence as to costs incurred shall comprise at least the information set out in Annex II; (d) the survey shall be implemented effectively. 2. An advance of 50 % of the total amount referred to in Annex I may be paid at the request of the Member State concerned. 3. Failure to comply with the time limit in paragraph 1(c) shall entail a progressive reduction of the financial contribution to be paid, amounting to 25 % of the total amount by 15 November 2006, 50 % by 1 December 2006 and 100 % by 15 December 2006.