Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 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 2012 and following years (notified under document C(2011) 8719) (2011/807/EU)

CHAPTER II U.K. MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 11 U.K. Rabies

1. The multiannual programme for rabies submitted by Finland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014.

2. The second year of the multiannual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Italy and Latvia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

3. The third year of the multiannual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Lithuania and Austria is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

4. The fifth year of the multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Slovenia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

5. 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 to 4 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 of parenteral vaccines to grazing animals; and

[F1 (c) shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR 1 200 000 for Italy;

(ii)

EUR 1 700 000 for Latvia;

(iii)

EUR 2 950 000 for Lithuania;

(iv)

EUR 190 000 for Austria;

(v)

EUR 840 000 for Slovenia;

(vi)

EUR 360 000 for Finland.]

6. 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 grazing animals:	EUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.

7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 points (a) and (b) and paragraph 6, for the parts of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Finnish multiannual programmes that will be implemented outside these Member States’ territories, the financial contribution by the Union shall:

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

(b) be at the rate of 100 %; and

(c) not exceed for the year 2012:

(i)

EUR 520 000 for Latvia;

(ii)

EUR 1 260 000 for Lithuania;

(iii)

EUR 80 000 for Finland.

8. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 7 shall on average not exceed for the purchase and the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,95 per dose.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2012 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2012 and amending Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU as regards the financial contribution by the Union for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2012) 9264) (2012/785/EU).

Article 12 U.K. Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) in breeding and in laying flocks of Gallus gallus

1. The multiannual programmes for Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) in breeding and in laying flocks of Gallus gallus submitted by Poland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013.

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 Poland referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of the same measures as in paragraph 3 of Article 5.

The maximum financial contribution for the measures set out in Article 5 by the Union shall not exceed EUR 2 500 000 for 2012.

3. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Poland for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed those set out in paragraph 4 of Article 5.