Commission Decision of 28 November 2003 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2004 and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (notified under document number C(2003) 4424) (2003/849/EC)

Article 52 U.K.

1. The programme for the eradication and monitoring of swine vesicular disease presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004.

2. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological laboratory tests and those costs to be incurred by Italy for compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals subject to the programme referred to in paragraph 1, and shall not exceed EUR 400 000.