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 5 Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus and in flocks of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

1. The programmes for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus and in flocks of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, 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 official sample taken;

(b) 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:

(i)

carrying out bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official sampling;

(ii)

carrying out bacteriological tests to verify the efficiency of disinfection;

(iii)

carrying out tests for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonella;

(iv)

the purchase of vaccine doses;

(v)

the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of:

• the culled breeding and laying birds of Gallus gallus,

• the culled breeding turkey birds of Meleagris gallopavo,

• the destroyed eggs as referred to in paragraph 3; and

(c) shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR 1 200 000 for Belgium;

(ii)

EUR 75 000 for Bulgaria;

(iii)

EUR 2 500 000 for the Czech Republic;

(iv)

EUR 440 000 for Denmark;

(v)

EUR 1 000 000 for Germany;

(vi)

EUR 30 000 for Estonia;

(vii)

EUR 350 000 for Ireland;

(viii)

EUR 1 500 000 for Greece;

(ix)

EUR 1 700 000 for Spain;

(x)

EUR 2 000 000 for France;

(xi)

EUR 1 000 000 for Italy;

(xii)

EUR 150 000 for Cyprus;

(xiii)

EUR 130 000 for Latvia;

(xiv)

EUR 20 000 for Luxembourg;

(xv)

EUR 2 000 000 for Hungary;

(xvi)

EUR 150 000 for Malta;

(xvii)

EUR 3 500 000 for the Netherlands;

(xviii)

EUR 1 000 000 for Austria;

(xix)

EUR 3 000 000 for Poland;

(xx)

EUR 250 000 for Portugal;

(xxi)

EUR 500 000 for Romania;

(xxii)

EUR 120 000 for Slovenia;

(xxiii)

EUR 600 000 for Slovakia;

(xxiv)

EUR 75 000 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 bacteriological test (cultivation/isolation)

:

EUR 7 per test;

(b) for the purchase of vaccine

:

EUR 0,05 per dose;

(c) for serotyping of relevant isolates of salmonella spp.

:

EUR 20 per test;

(d) for a bacteriological test to verify the efficiency of disinfection of poultry houses after depopulation of a salmonella-positive flock

:

EUR 5 per test;

(e) for a test for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonella

:

EUR 5 per test;

(f) for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of

:

(i) a parent breeding bird of Gallus gallus culled

:

EUR 4 per bird;

(ii) a commercial laying bird of Gallus gallus culled

:

EUR 2,20 per bird;

(iii) a parent breeding turkey bird of Meleagris gallopavo culled

:

EUR 12 per bird;

(iv) hatching eggs of parent breeding Gallus gallus

:

EUR 0,20 per hatching egg destroyed;

(v) table eggs of Gallus gallus

:

EUR 0,04 per table egg destroyed;

(vi) hatching eggs of parent breeding Meleagris gallopavo

:

EUR 0,40 per hatching egg destroyed.