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:
the cost of carrying out laboratory tests;
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:
EUR 2 per ELISA test;
EUR 10 per PCR test;
EUR 10 per virological test.
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).