CHAPTER I ANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 2 Bovine 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 2012 to 31 December 2012.
2. The financial contribution by the Union:
(a) shall consist of a lump sum compensating for all costs incurred to perform the following activities and/or tests:
(i) EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled for gamma interferon test and suspected positive in the slaughterhouse;
(ii) EUR 1,5 per tuberculin test;
(iii) EUR 5 per gamma interferon test;
(iv) EUR 20 per bacteriological test.
Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2012 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2012 and amending Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU as regards the financial contribution by the Union for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2012) 9264) (2012/785/EU).
(b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes shall on average not exceed EUR 375 per animal slaughtered; and
(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 19 000 000 for Ireland;
(ii) EUR 14 000 000 for Spain;
(iii) EUR 4 000 000 for Italy;
(iv) EUR 2 650 000 for Portugal;
(v) EUR 31 000 000 for the United Kingdom.