Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2012 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2013 (notified under document C(2012) 8682) (2012/761/EU)

Article 10 U.K. Transmissible 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 to 31 December 2013.

The programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) and for the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and of scrapie submitted by Croatia is hereby approved for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2013.

2. The financial contribution by the Union:

(a) shall consist of a lump sum of:

(i)

EUR 8,5 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform rapid tests, to fulfil the requirements of Article 12(2) and Chapter A, Part I, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or used as confirmatory tests in accordance with Chapter C of Annex X to the same Regulation;

(ii)

EUR 15 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform rapid tests to fulfil the requirements of Article 12(2), Chapter A, Part II, points 1 to 5, of Annex III, and Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(iii)

EUR 4 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform genotyping tests;

(iv)

EUR 120 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform primary molecular discriminatory tests as referred to in Chapter C, point 3(2)(c)(i), of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; and

(v)

EUR 25 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform confirmatory tests, other than rapid tests, as referred to in Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost incurred by each Member State for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals:

(i)

culled and destroyed in accordance with their BSE and scrapie eradication programmes;

(ii)

compulsorily slaughtered in accordance with Chapter A, point 2.3(d), of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

[F1 (c) shall not exceed the following:

(i)

EUR 290 000 for Belgium;

(ii)

EUR 360 000 for Bulgaria;

(iii)

EUR 380 000 for the Czech Republic;

(iv)

EUR 300 000 for Denmark;

(v)

EUR 4 700 000 for Germany;

(vi)

EUR 60 000 for Estonia;

(vii)

EUR 1 300 000 for Ireland;

(viii)

EUR 1 700 000 for Greece;

(ix)

EUR 3 000 000 for Spain;

(x)

EUR 10 900 000 for France;

(xi)

EUR 3 600 000 for Italy;

(xii)

EUR 230 000 for Croatia;

(xiii)

EUR 950 000 for Cyprus;

(xiv)

EUR 80 000 for Latvia;

(xv)

EUR 435 000 for Lithuania;

(xvi)

EUR 50 000 for Luxembourg;

(xvii)

EUR 790 000 for Hungary;

(xviii)

EUR 25 000 for Malta;

(xix)

EUR 1 000 000 for the Netherlands;

(xx)

EUR 500 000 for Austria;

(xxi)

EUR 2 600 000 for Poland;

(xxii)

EUR 1 000 000 for Portugal;

(xxiii)

EUR 1 400 000 for Romania;

(xxiv)

EUR 160 000 for Slovenia;

(xxv)

EUR 220 000 for Slovakia;

(xxvi)

EUR 160 000 for Finland;

(xxvii)

EUR 210 000 for Sweden;

(xxviii)

EUR 2 520 000 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:

(a) for culled and destroyed bovine animals

:

EUR 500 per animal;

(b) for culled and destroyed sheep or goats

:

EUR 70 per animal;

(c) for slaughtered sheep and goats

:

EUR 50 per animal.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2013 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2013, amending Decision 2008/897/EC approving annual and multiannual programmes for 2009 and following years and amending Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU as regards the Union financial contribution for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2013) 8891) (2013/766/EU).