Commission Decision of 26 November 2009 approving annual and multi-annual programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2010 and following years (notified under document C(2009) 9131) (2009/883/EC)

CHAPTER II MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 13 Rabies

1. The multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Lithuania and Austria are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

2. The third year of the multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

3. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 for the cost of carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies, the characterisation of rabies virus, the detection of biomarker, age determination and the titration of vaccine baits, and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 950 000 for Estonia;

(b) EUR 1 130 000 for Latvia;

(c) EUR 1 000 000 for Lithuania;

(d) EUR 110 000 for Austria

(e) EUR 550 000 for Slovenia;

(f) EUR 100 000 for Finland.

4. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the concerned Member State for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 8 per test;

(b) for a test to detect tetracycline in bone

EUR 8 per test;

(c) for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)

EUR 12 per test.

5. The amounts to be committed for the following years shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2010.

Article 14 Aujeszky’s disease

1. The third year of the multi-annual programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease submitted by Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

2. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost to be incurred by Belgium of carrying out laboratory tests and shall not exceed EUR 262 000.

3. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Belgium for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

Article 15 Enzootic bovine leucosis

1. The second year of the multi-annual programmes for the eradication of enzootic bovine leucosis submitted by Italy, Latvia, and Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

2. The financial contribution by the Community 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 carrying out laboratory tests and compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 800 000 for Italy;

(b) EUR 55 000 for Latvia;

(c) EUR 750 000 for Portugal.

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 an ELISA test

EUR 0,5 per test;

(b) for an agar gel immune diffusion test

EUR 0,5 per test;

(c) for animals slaughtered

EUR 375 per animal.

Article 16 Scrapie

1. The second year of the multi-annual programme for the monitoring and eradication of scrapie submitted by Cyprus on 18 March 2009 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

2. The financial contribution by the Community shall not exceed EUR 8 200 000 and shall be at the rate of:

(a) 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Cyprus for carrying out rapid tests referred to in Annex III Chapter A Part II points 1 to 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and Annex VII thereto and primary molecular discriminatory tests as referred to in Annex X Chapter C point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(b) 75 % of the cost incurred by Cyprus for the compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with its programme for monitoring and eradication of scrapie;

(c) 50 % of the costs of:

(i)

the analysis of samples for genotyping;

(ii)

the purchase of preparations used for euthanizing the animals;

(iii)

personnel specifically hired for carrying out tasks within the programme;

(iv)

destruction of the carcasses.

3. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Cyprus for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed:

(a) for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals

EUR 30 per test;

(b) for primary molecular discriminatory tests carried out

EUR 175 per test;

(c) for genotyping tests

EUR 10 per test;

(d) for culled sheep or goats

EUR 100 per animal.