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 2 Bovine tuberculosis

1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom 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 0,5 per domestic animal sampled:

(i)

for a gamma-interferon test;

(ii)

suspected positive in the slaughterhouse;

(b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for:

(i)

the costs of carrying out tuberculin and laboratory tests;

(ii)

the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes; and

(c) shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR 16 000 000 for Ireland;

(ii)

EUR 15 000 000 for Spain;

(iii)

EUR 7 500 000 for Italy;

(iv)

EUR 1 200 000 for Portugal;

(v)

EUR 23 000 000 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 tuberculin test

:

EUR 2 per test;

(b) for a gamma-interferon test

:

EUR 5 per test;

(c) for animals slaughtered

:

EUR 375 per animal.