CHAPTER IANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 1Bovine 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:

  1. (i)

    carrying out laboratory tests;

  2. (ii)

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

  3. (iii)

    the purchase of vaccine doses; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  4 600 000 for Spain;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  3 000 000 for Italy;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  90 000 for Cyprus;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  1 040 000 for Portugal;

  5. (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.

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.

Article 3Ovine and caprine brucellosis

1.

The programmes for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis submitted by Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, and Portugal 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:

  1. (i)

    the purchase of vaccines;

  2. (ii)

    the cost of carrying out laboratory tests;

  3. (iii)

    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  160 000 for Greece;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  9 200 000 for Spain;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  4 200 000 for Italy;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  85 000 for Cyprus;

  5. (v)

    EUR  2 260 000 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:

  • F1(a)for a rose bengal test

    EUR 0,24 per test;

  • (b)for a complement fixation test

    EUR 0,48 per test;

  • (c) for animals slaughtered

    EUR 50 per animal.

Article 4Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas

1.

The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of bluetongue submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden 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:

  1. (i)

    the cost of carrying out the vaccination;

  2. (ii)

    the cost of carrying out laboratory tests for virological, serological and entomological surveillance;

  3. (iii)

    the purchase of traps and vaccines; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  420 000 for Belgium;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  10 000 for Bulgaria;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  1 700 000 for the Czech Republic;

  4. (iv)

    EUR 0 for Denmark;

  5. (v)

    EUR  400 000 for Germany;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  10 000 for Estonia;

  7. (vii)

    EUR  10 000 for Ireland;

  8. (viii)

    EUR  100 000 for Greece;

  9. (ix)

    EUR  5 200 000 for Spain;

  10. (x)

    EUR  3 000 000 for France;

  11. (xi)

    EUR  300 000 for Italy;

  12. (xii)

    EUR  20 000 for Latvia;

  13. (xiii)

    EUR  5 000 for Lithuania;

  14. (xiv)

    EUR  60 000 for Hungary;

  15. (xv)

    EUR  10 000 for Malta;

  16. (xvi)

    EUR  50 000 for the Netherlands;

  17. (xvii)

    EUR  160 000 for Austria;

  18. (xviii)

    EUR  50 000 for Poland;

  19. (xix)

    EUR  1 650 000 for Portugal;

  20. (xx)

    EUR  100 000 for Romania;

  21. (xxi)

    EUR  50 000 for Slovenia;

  22. (xxii)

    EUR  60 000 for Slovakia;

  23. (xxiii)

    EUR  20 000 for Finland;

  24. (xxiv)

    EUR  20 000 for Sweden.

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 an ELISA test

    EUR 3 per test;

  • (b)for a PCR test

    EUR 12 per test;

  • (c)for the purchase of monovalent vaccines

    EUR 0,36 per dose;

  • (d)for the purchase of bivalent vaccines

    EUR 0,54 per dose;

  • (e)for the administration of vaccines to bovine animals

    EUR 1,80 per bovine animal vaccinated, regardless of the number and types of doses used;

  • (f)for the administration of vaccines to ovine or caprine animals

    EUR 0,90 per ovine or caprine animal vaccinated, regardless of the number and types of doses used.

Article 5Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus and in flocks of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

1.

The programmes for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus and in flocks of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, 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 official sample taken;

(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:

  1. (i)

    carrying out bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official sampling;

  2. (ii)

    carrying out bacteriological tests to verify the efficiency of disinfection;

  3. (iii)

    carrying out tests for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonella;

  4. (iv)

    the purchase of vaccine doses;

  5. (v)

    the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of:

    • the culled breeding and laying birds of Gallus gallus,

    • the culled breeding turkey birds of Meleagris gallopavo,

    • the destroyed eggs as referred to in paragraph 3; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  1 200 000 for Belgium;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  25 000 for Bulgaria;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  2 100 000 for the Czech Republic;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  340 000 for Denmark;

  5. (v)

    EUR  1 000 000 for Germany;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  40 000 for Estonia;

  7. (vii)

    EUR  120 000 for Ireland;

  8. (viii)

    EUR  1 000 000 for Greece;

  9. (ix)

    EUR  1 300 000 for Spain;

  10. (x)

    EUR  660 000 for France;

  11. (xi)

    EUR  1 700 000 for Italy;

  12. (xii)

    EUR  150 000 for Cyprus;

  13. (xiii)

    EUR  1 650 000 for Latvia;

  14. (xiv)

    EUR  20 000 for Luxembourg;

  15. (xv)

    EUR  2 400 000 for Hungary;

  16. (xvi)

    EUR  150 000 for Malta;

  17. (xvii)

    EUR  3 900 000 for the Netherlands;

  18. (xviii)

    EUR  1 200 000 for Austria;

  19. (xix)

    EUR  4 800 000 for Poland;

  20. (xx)

    EUR  65 000 for Portugal;

  21. (xxi)

    EUR  500 000 for Romania;

  22. (xxii)

    EUR  120 000 for Slovenia;

  23. (xxiii)

    EUR  600 000 for Slovakia;

  24. (xxiv)

    EUR  75 000 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 bacteriological test (cultivation/isolation)

    EUR 8,4 per test;

  • (b)for the purchase of vaccine

    EUR 0,06 per dose;

  • (c)for serotyping of relevant isolates of Salmonella spp.

    EUR 24 per test;

  • (d)for a bacteriological test to verify the efficiency of disinfection of poultry houses after depopulation of a salmonella-positive flock

    EUR 6 per test;

  • (e)for a test for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonella

    EUR 6 per test;

  • (f) for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of
    • (i) a parent breeding bird of Gallus gallus culled

      EUR 4 per bird;

    • (ii) a commercial laying bird of Gallus gallus culled

      EUR 2,20 per bird;

    • (iii) a parent breeding turkey bird of Meleagris gallopavo culled

      EUR 12 per bird;

    • (iv) hatching eggs of parent breeding Gallus gallus

      EUR 0,20 per hatching egg destroyed;

    • (v) table eggs of Gallus gallus

      EUR 0,04 per table egg destroyed;

    • (vi) hatching eggs of parent breeding Meleagris gallopavo

      EUR 0,40 per hatching egg destroyed.

Article 6Classical swine fever and African swine fever

1.

The programmes for the control and monitoring of:

(a)

Classical swine fever submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011;

(b)

African swine fever submitted by Italy is 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 pig sampled and of EUR 5 per wild boar sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of F160 % of the costs to be incurred:

  1. (i)

    by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out virological, histological and serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boars;

  2. (ii)

    for the programmes submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France and Romania for the purchase and distribution of vaccines plus baits for the vaccination of wild boars; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  120 000 for Bulgaria;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  1 600 000 for Germany;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  240 000 for France;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  160 000 for Italy;

  5. (v)

    EUR  700 000 for Hungary;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  700 000 for Romania;

  7. (vii)

    EUR  30 000 for Slovenia;

  8. (viii)

    EUR  300 000 for Slovakia.

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 for an ELISA test F1EUR 3 per test.

Article 7Swine vesicular disease

1.

The programme for the eradication of swine vesicular disease submitted by Italy is 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 0,5 EUR per domestic pig sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests; and

(c)

shall not exceed EUR 730 000.

Article 8Avian influenza in poultry and wild birds

1.

The survey programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden 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 poultry sampled and EUR 5 per wild bird sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of F160 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State for the costs of carrying out laboratory tests; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  90 000 for Belgium;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  25 000 for Bulgaria;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  70 000 for the Czech Republic;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  80 000 for Denmark;

  5. (v)

    EUR  300 000 for Germany;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  10 000 for Estonia;

  7. (vii)

    EUR  75 000 for Ireland;

  8. (viii)

    EUR  50 000 for Greece;

  9. (ix)

    EUR  150 000 for Spain;

  10. (x)

    EUR  150 000 for France;

  11. (xi)

    EUR  1 000 000 for Italy;

  12. (xii)

    EUR  20 000 for Cyprus;

  13. (xiii)

    EUR  45 000 for Latvia;

  14. (xiv)

    EUR  10 000 for Lithuania;

  15. (xv)

    EUR  10 000 for Luxembourg;

  16. (xvi)

    EUR  360 000 for Hungary

  17. (xvii)

    EUR  20 000 for Malta;

  18. (xviii)

    EUR  360 000 for the Netherlands;

  19. (xix)

    EUR  60 000 for Austria;

  20. (xx)

    EUR  100 000 for Poland;

  21. (xxi)

    EUR  45 000 for Portugal;

  22. (xxii)

    EUR  180 000 for Romania;

  23. (xxiii)

    EUR  50 000 for Slovenia;

  24. (xxiv)

    EUR  15 000 for Slovakia;

  25. (xxv)

    EUR  25 000 for Finland;

  26. (xxvi)

    EUR  50 000 for Sweden;

  27. (xxvii)

    EUR  160 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall on average not exceed:

  • F1(a)ELISA test

    EUR 2,4 per test;

  • (b)agar gel immune diffusion test

    EUR 1,44 per test;

  • (c)HI test for H5/H7

    EUR 14,40 per test;

  • (d)virus isolation test

    EUR 48 per test;

  • (e)PCR test

    EUR 24 per test.

Article 9Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie

1.

The programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), and for the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and of scrapie submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, 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 0,5 EUR per domestic animal sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the carrying out of:

  1. (i)

    rapid tests performed to fulfil the requirements of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Annex III, Chapter A, Parts I and II, points 1 to 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, and Annex VII to that Regulation;

  2. (ii)

    confirmatory tests and primary molecular discriminatory tests as referred to in point 3(2)(c)(i) of Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(c)

shall be at the rate of F160 % of the cost incurred by each Member State for:

  1. (i)

    the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with their BSE and scrapie eradication programmes;

  2. (ii)

    the analysis of samples for genotyping; and

F1(d)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR  1 900 000 for Belgium;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  330 000 for Bulgaria;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  1 030 000 for the Czech Republic;

  4. (iv)

    EUR  1 370 000 for Denmark;

  5. (v)

    EUR  7 750 000 for Germany;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  330 000 for Estonia;

  7. (vii)

    EUR  4 000 000 for Ireland;

  8. (viii)

    EUR  2 000 000 for Greece;

  9. (ix)

    EUR  6 650 000 for Spain;

  10. (x)

    EUR  18 850 000 for France;

  11. (xi)

    EUR  6 000 000 for Italy;

  12. (xii)

    EUR  1 700 000 for Cyprus;

  13. (xiii)

    EUR  320 000 for Latvia;

  14. (xiv)

    EUR  720 000 for Lithuania;

  15. (xv)

    EUR  125 000 for Luxembourg;

  16. (xvi)

    EUR  1 180 000 for Hungary;

  17. (xvii)

    EUR  25 000 for Malta;

  18. (xviii)

    EUR  3 530 000 for the Netherlands;

  19. (xix)

    EUR  1 800 000 for Austria;

  20. (xx)

    EUR  3 440 000 for Poland;

  21. (xxi)

    EUR  1 800 000 for Portugal;

  22. (xxii)

    EUR  1 000 000 for Romania;

  23. (xxiii)

    EUR  250 000 for Slovenia;

  24. (xxiv)

    EUR  550 000 for Slovakia;

  25. (xxv)

    EUR  580 000 for Finland;

  26. (xxvi)

    EUR  850 000 for Sweden;

  27. (xxvii)

    EUR  6 500 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.

The financial contribution by the Union to the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for the tests performed and for the animals culled and destroyed and the maximum amount shall on average not exceed:

  • (a) for tests carried out in bovine animals

    EUR 8 per test;

  • (b) for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals

    EUR 25 per test;

  • (c) for confirmatory and primary molecular discriminatory tests

    EUR 175 per test;

  • (d) for genotyping tests

    F1EUR 12 per test;

  • (e) for culled bovine animals

    EUR 500 per animal;

  • (f) for culled sheep or goats

    EUR 70 per animal.

Article 10Rabies

1.

The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland 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 5 per wild animal sampled;

(b)

shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of:

  1. (i)

    carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies;

  2. (ii)

    the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus;

  3. (iii)

    the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits;

  4. (iv)

    the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;

  5. (v)

    the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and

F2(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    F1EUR  850 000 for Bulgaria;

  2. (ii)

    F1EUR  570 000 for Estonia;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  1 450 000 for Hungary;

  4. (iv)

    F1EUR  8 110 000 for Poland;

  5. (v)

    F1EUR  2 100 000 for Romania;

  6. (vi)

    EUR  700 000 for Slovakia;

  7. (vii)

    F1EUR  290 000 for Finland.

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 a serological test

    EUR 12 per test;

  • (b) for a test to detect tetracycline in bone

    EUR 12 per test;

  • (c) for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)

    EUR 18 per test;

  • (d) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits

    EUR 0,60 per dose;

  • (e) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits

    EUR 0,35 per dose;

  • (f) for the purchase of parenteral vaccine

    EUR 1 per dose;

  • (g) for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animals

    EUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.

F24.

Notwithstanding F1paragraph 2(a), paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 3 , for the parts of the Polish, Slovakian and Finnish programmes that will be implemented outside the Union territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall:

(a)

be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;

(b)

be at the rate of 100 %; and

(c)

not exceed:

  1. (i)

    EUR  630 000 for Poland;

  2. (ii)

    EUR  250 000 for Slovakia;

  3. (iii)

    EUR  65 000 for Finland.

5.

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed:

  • (a) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits

    EUR 0,60 per dose;

  • (b) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits

    EUR 0,35 per dose.