CHAPTER IANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 2Bovine tuberculosis

1.

The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, 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:

  1. (i)

    for a gamma-interferon test;

  2. (ii)

    suspected positive in the slaughterhouse;

(b)

shall be at the rate of F160 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for:

  1. (i)

    the costs of carrying out tuberculin and laboratory tests;

  2. (ii)

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

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  16 000 000 for Ireland;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  18 500 000 for Spain;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  5 500 000 for Italy;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  1 440 000 for Portugal;

  5. (v)

    EUR  26 500 000 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 tuberculin test

    EUR 2,4 per test;

  • (b)for a gamma-interferon test

    EUR 6 per test;

  • (c) for animals slaughtered

    EUR 375 per animal.