CHAPTER IANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 7African swine fever

1.

The programme for the control and monitoring of African swine fever submitted by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2013.

2.

The financial contribution by the Union:

(a)

shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Italy for:

  1. (i)

    the cost of carrying out laboratory tests;

  2. (ii)

    the salaries of contractual staff specially recruited for the implementation of the measures of that programme, other than to carry out laboratory tests;

F1(b)

shall not exceed EUR 1 060 000 .

3.

The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Italy shall on average not exceed:

  1. (i)

    EUR 2 per ELISA test;

  2. (ii)

    EUR 10 per PCR test;

  3. (iii)

    EUR 10 per virological test.