The third year of the multi-annual programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease submitted by Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost to be incurred by Belgium of carrying out laboratory tests and shall not exceed F1EUR 310 000.

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Belgium for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.