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)

CHAPTER XI U.K. General and final provisions

Article 69 U.K.

1. For the programmes referred to in Articles 9 to 40, the eligible costs for the compensation for the slaughter of animals shall be limited as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3.

2. The average compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number of animals slaughtered in the Member State and:

(a) for bovine animals, up to a maximum of EUR 300 per animal;

(b) for sheep and goats, up to a maximum of EUR 35 per animal.

3. The maximum amount of compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States per single animal shall not exceed EUR 1 000 per bovine animal and EUR 100 per sheep or goat.

Article 70 U.K.

The maximum amounts of the testing and vaccination costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in Article 9 to 40 and 60 to 67 shall not exceed:

(a) rose bengal test

:

EUR 0,3 per test;

(b) complement fixation test

:

EUR 0,6 per test;

(c) ELISA test

:

EUR 1 per test;

(d) agar gel immune diffusion test

:

EUR 0,8 per test;

(e) tuberculin test

:

EUR 0,8 per test;

(f) gamma-interferon test

:

EUR 3 per test;

(g) vaccine dose

:

EUR 0,1 per dose.

Article 71 U.K.

The conversion rate for applications submitted in national currency in month ‘n’ shall be that of the 10th day of month ‘n + 1’ or for the first preceding day for which a rate is quoted.

Article 72 U.K.

1. The financial contribution by the Community for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 68 shall be granted provided that the implementation of those programmes is in conformity with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts, and subject to the conditions provided for in points (a) to (f):

(a) bringing into force by 1 January 2004 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions by the Member State or Acceding Member State concerned for implementing the programme;

(b) forwarding by 1 June 2004 at the latest, the preliminary technical and financial evaluation of the programme, in accordance with Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/EEC;

(c) forwarding an intermediate report, covering the first six months of the programme, at the latest four weeks after the end of the implementation period covered by the report;

(d) forwarding a final report by 1 June 2005 at the latest, on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004;

(e) implementing the programme efficiently;

(f) no other Community contribution has been or will be asked for these measures.

2. In case the Member State or concerned Acceding Member State does not comply with those rules, the Commission shall reduce the contribution of the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss suffered by the Community.

Article 73 U.K.

The present Decision shall apply from 1 January 2004.

Article 74 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.