CHAPTER IANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 10Rabies

1.

The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

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 of parenteral vaccines to grazing animals; and

F1(c)

shall not exceed the following:

  1. (i)

    EUR 1 650 000 for Bulgaria;

  2. (ii)

    EUR 620 000 for Estonia;

  3. (iii)

    EUR 1 400 000 for Hungary;

  4. (iv)

    EUR 9 850 000 for Poland;

  5. (v)

    EUR 2 200 000 for Romania;

  6. (vi)

    EUR 400 000 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:

(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 grazing animals:

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

4.

Notwithstanding paragraph 2 points (a) and (b) and paragraph 3, for the part of the Polish programme that will be implemented outside its 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 EUR 1 260 000.

5.

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed for the purchase and the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,95 per dose.