Article 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Italy to support the market of hatching eggs and poultrymeat seriously affected by the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N8 which was detected and notified by Italy on 15 December 2014 and for which Union and national animal health and veterinary measures were applicable until 16 February 2015 in all holdings except for the holding keeping male fattening turkeys, in which measures were applied until 25 February 2015. Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union part-financing if it has been paid by Italy to the beneficiaries by 30 September 2016 at the latest. Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 shall not apply.