Commission Decision of 23 November 2010 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2011 and following years (notified under document C(2010) 8125) (2010/712/EU)

Article 10 Rabies

1. The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2. The financial contribution by the Union:

(a)

shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of:

(i)

carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies;

(ii)

the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus;

(iii)

the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits;

(iv)

the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;

(v)

the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and

(c)

shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR 1 800 000 for Bulgaria;

(ii)

EUR 620 000 for Estonia;

(iii)

EUR 1 450 000 for Hungary;

(iv)

EUR 6 500 000 for Poland;

(v)

EUR 5 000 000 for Romania;

(vi)

EUR 700 000 for Slovakia;

(vii)

EUR 170 000 for Finland.

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 serological test

:

EUR 12 per test;

(b) for a test to detect tetracycline in bone

:

EUR 12 per test;

(c) for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)

:

EUR 18 per test;

(d) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits

:

EUR 0,60 per dose;

(e) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits

:

EUR 0,35 per dose;

(f) for the purchase of parenteral vaccine

:

EUR 1 per dose;

(g) for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animals

:

EUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.

4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3, for the part of the Slovakian programme that will be implemented outside its territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall:

(a)

be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;

(b)

be at the rate of 100 %; and

(c)

not exceed EUR 250 000.

5. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed:

(a) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits

:

EUR 0,60 per dose;

(b) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits

:

EUR 0,35 per dose.