Community financial contribution
Article 1
1. The Community shall make a financial contribution to the ‘European Metrology Research Programme’ (the EMRP) undertaken jointly by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as well as Norway, Switzerland and Turkey (the participating States). 2. The Community shall, for the duration of the Seventh Framework Programme and in accordance with the principles set out in Annexes I and II which form an integral part of this Decision, make a financial contribution matching that of the participating States but not exceeding EUR 200 million, to be paid from the appropriations of the general budget of the European Union. 3. The Community financial contribution shall be paid jointly from the budget appropriations allocated to all the relevant themes of the specific programme ‘Cooperation’.