CHAPTER IANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 1Bovine brucellosis

1

The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

2

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and the purchase of vaccine doses, and shall not exceed:

a

EUR 2 000 000 for Spain;

b

F1EUR 3 600 000 for Italy;

c

EUR 75 000 for Cyprus;

d

EUR 15 000 for Malta;

F1e

EUR 1 200 000 for Portugal;

f

EUR 1 700 000 for the United Kingdom.

3

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a SAT test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(c) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test;

(d) for an ELISA test

EUR 1 per test;

(e) for animals slaughtered

EUR 375 per animal.