CHAPTER IU.K. ANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 1U.K.Bovine brucellosis

1.The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal 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 domestic animal sampled;

(b)shall be at the rate of [F160 %] of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of:

(i)

carrying out laboratory tests;

(ii)

the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes;

(iii)

the purchase of vaccine doses; and

[F1(c) shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR  4 600 000 for Spain;

(ii)

EUR  3 000 000 for Italy;

(iii)

EUR  90 000 for Cyprus;

(iv)

EUR  1 040 000 for Portugal;

(v)

EUR  1 350 000 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:

[F1(a) for a rose bengal test

:

EUR 0,24 per test;

(b) for a SAT test

:

EUR 0,24 per test;

(c) for a complement fixation test

:

EUR 0,48 per test;

(d) for an ELISA test

:

EUR 1,2 per test;]

(e) for animals slaughtered

:

EUR 375 per animal.