2007/782/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2007 approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses, presented by the Member States for 2008 and following years (notified under document number C(2007) 5776)
Date: 2007-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, animal disease, disease prevention, zoonosis

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 2007

approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the
Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses,
presented by the Member States for 2008 and following years

(notified under document number C(2007) 5776)

(2007/782/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 24(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

90/424/EEC lays

procedures
Decision
governing the Community's financial contribution for
programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring
of animal diseases and zoonoses.

down

the

In addition, Article 24(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC
provides that a Community financial measure is to be
introduced to reimburse the expenditure incurred by the
Member States for the financing of national programmes
for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal
diseases and zoonoses listed in that Decision.

Council Decision 2006/965/EC of 19 December 2006
amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the
veterinary field (2) replaced Article 24 to that Decision
by a new provision. By way of transitional measures,
Decision 2006/965/EC provided that programmes for
enzootic bovine leucosis and for Aujeszky's disease
could continue to be funded until 31 December 2010.

in order

Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990
laying down Community criteria for
the eradication
and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3) provides
the measures
to be approved under
that
provided for in Article 24(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC,
programmes
submitted by the Member States must
meet the criteria set out in the Annexes to Decision
90/638/EEC.

(6)

(7)

(8)

the

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of
European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying
down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
spongiform encephalopathies (4),
certain transmissible
provides for annual programmes by Member States for
monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.

for

avian influenza

2005/94/EC (5)
control of

on Community
Council Directive
also
the
measures
provides for surveillance programmes by Member States
to be carried out in respect of poultry and wild birds in
interalia, on the basis of regularly
order to contribute,
updated risk-assessments,
to the knowledge on the
threats posed by the wild birds in relation to any
influenza virus of avian origin in birds. Those annual
programmes,
for monitoring
their
should also be approved.

financing,

and

have

States

submitted

the
to
Certain Member
Commission annual programmes for
the eradication,
control and monitoring of animal diseases, programmes
of checks aimed at
the prevention of zoonoses, and
annual monitoring programmes for the eradication and
monitoring of certain TSEs for which they wish to
receive a financial contribution from the Community.

Certain Member States have also submitted to the
the eradi-
Commission multi-annual programmes for
cation, control and monitoring of the animal diseases,
for which they wish to receive a financial contribution
from the Community. The Commitment of the expen-
diture for the multi-annual programmes shall be adopted
in accordance with Article 76(3) of Council Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of
the European Union (6). For multi-annual programmes
the first budget commitment shall be made after their
approval. Each subsequent commitment shall be made by
the Commission on the basis of the decision to grant a
contribution referred to in Article 24(5) of Decision
90/424/EEC.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27. Decision as amended by Directive

92/65/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

(4) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2007 (OJ L 165, 27.6.2007,
p. 8).

(5) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 12.

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(9)

(10)

(11)

The Commission has assessed the annual and multi-
annual programmes submitted by the Member States
from both the veterinary and the financial point of
view. Those programmes were found to comply with
and in
veterinary
relevant Community
particular with the
in Decision
criteria
90/638/EEC.

legislation,

set out

In the light of the importance of those programmes for
the achievement of Community objectives in the field of
animal and public health, as well as the obligatory appli-
cation in all Member States in the case of the TSE and
avian influenza programmes, it is appropriate to fix the
appropriate
the
financial
Community to reimburse the costs to be incurred by
the Member States concerned for the measures referred
to in this Decision up to a maximum amount for each
programme.

contribution of

rate of

For the sake of better management, more efficient use of
Community funds and improved transparency, it is also
necessary to fix for each programme, where appropriate,
maximum amounts to be reimbursed to the Member
States for certain costs, such as the tests used in the
Member States and compensation to owners for their
losses due to the slaughter or culling of animals.

(12) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21
June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1), programmes for the eradication and control of
animal diseases are to be financed under the European
Agricultural Guarantee
control
Fund.
purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation are
to apply.

financial

For

(13)

(14)

efficiently

to the condition that
carried out

The financial contribution from the Community should
the actions
be granted subject
and that
planned are
the
the necessary infor-
competent authorities supply all
laid down in this
limits
mation within the
Decision. In particular, it appears appropriate to require
more frequent intermediates technical reporting in order
to evaluate the efficiency of the implementation of the
programmes approved.

time

a

by

for

financial

contribution

For reasons of administrative efficiency all expenditure
submitted
the
Community should be expressed in euro. In accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the conversion rate
for expenditure in a currency other than the euro should
be the most recent exchange rate set by the European
Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which
the application is
submitted by the Member State
concerned.

(1) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).

(15)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

CHAPTER I

ANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 1

Bovine brucellosis

The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis
1.
submitted by Ireland, Spain,
Italy, Cyprus, Portugal and the
United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1
January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for the value of
their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and the
purchase of vaccine doses, and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 1 200 000 for Ireland;

(b) EUR 4 400 000 for Spain;

(c) EUR 2 100 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 153 000 for Cyprus;

(e) EUR 1 900 000 for Portugal;

(f) EUR 1 200 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a SAT test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(c) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test;

(d) for an ELISA test

EUR 1 per test.

Article 2

Bovine tuberculosis

1.
The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuber-
culosis submitted by Estonia, Spain, Italy, Poland and Portugal
are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31
December 2008.

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The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the costs of carrying out
tuberculin tests,
laboratory tests and the compensation to
owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to
those programmes, and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 24 000 for Estonia;

(b) EUR 6 100 000 for Spain;

(c) EUR 2 700 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 1 100 000 for Poland;

(e) EUR 347 000 for Portugal.

Article 4

Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas

1.
The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of
bluetongue submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece,
Spain, France,
Italy, Luxembourg the Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Romania and Slovenia are hereby approved for the
period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out the
laboratory tests for virological, serological and entomological
surveillance and the purchase of traps and vaccines, and shall
not exceed:

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a tuberculin test

EUR 1 per test;

(b) for a gamma-interferon test

EUR 5 per test.

Article 3

Ovine and caprine brucellosis

(a) EUR 377 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 5 400 for Bulgaria;

(c) EUR 3 100 000 for Germany;

(d) EUR 100 000 for Greece;

(e) EUR 4 100 000 for Spain;

(f)

EUR 351 000 for France;

(g) EUR 1 300 000 for Italy;

1.
The programmes for the eradication of ovine and caprine
brucellosis submitted by Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal are
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31
December 2008.

(h) EUR 70 000 for Luxemburg;

(i)

EUR 527 000 for the Netherlands;

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the purchase of vaccines,
the cost of carrying out laboratory tests and the compensation
to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to
those programmes, and shall not exceed:

(j)

EUR 245 000 for Austria;

(k) EUR 1 004 000 for Portugal;

(l)

EUR 43 000 for Romania;

(m) EUR 61 000 for Slovenia.

(a) EUR 5 600 000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 2 800 000 for Italy;

(c) EUR 93 000 for Cyprus;

(d) EUR 1 100 000 for Portugal.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 2,5 per test.

Article 5

Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) in breeding flocks of
Gallus gallus

The programmes for

1.
the control of certain zoonotic
salmonella in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus submitted by
Belgium, Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany,
Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary,
the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania
and
Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2008 to 31 December 2008.

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The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official
sampling, the compensation to owners for the value of the birds
culled, the destruction of eggs and the purchase of vaccine
doses and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 550 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 10 000 for Bulgaria;

(c) EUR 200 000 for the Czech Republic;

(d) EUR 75 000 for Denmark;

(e) EUR 600 000 for Germany;

(f)

EUR 120 000 for Ireland;

(g) EUR 150 000 for Greece;

(h) EUR 800 000 for Spain;

(i)

EUR 500 000 for France;

(j)

EUR 470 000 for Italy;

(k) EUR 45 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 60 000 for Latvia;

(m) EUR 400 000 for Hungary;

(n) EUR 1 300 000 for the Netherlands;

(o) EUR 50 000 for Austria;

(p) EUR 2 000 000 for Poland;

(q) EUR 600 000 for Portugal;

(r)

EUR 400 000 for Romania;

(s) EUR 275 000 for Slovakia.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

Article 6

Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella)

in laying flocks of

Gallus gallus

The programmes for

the control of certain zoonotic
1.
submitted by
salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus
the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia,
Belgium, Bulgaria,
Greece, Spain, France,
Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg,
Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia and United Kingdom are hereby approved for the
period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official
sampling, the compensation to owners for the value of the birds
culled, the destruction of eggs and the purchase of vaccine
doses, and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 750 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 20 000 for Bulgaria;

(c) EUR 1 000 000 for the Czech Republic;

(d) EUR 2 000 000 for Germany;

(e) EUR 20 000 for Estonia;

(f)

EUR 500 000 for Greece;

(g) EUR 3 500 000 for Spain;

(h) EUR 2 500 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 1 000 000 for Italy;

(j)

EUR 80 000 for Cyprus;

(k) EUR 300 000 for Latvia;

(l)

EUR 10 000 for Luxembourg;

(m) EUR 2 000 000 for Hungary;

(n) EUR 2 000 000 for the Netherlands;

(o) EUR 1 000 000 for Austria;

(p) EUR 2 000 000 for Poland;

(a) for a bacteriological test

(cultivation)

(b) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 5,0 per test;

(q) EUR 1 000 000 for Portugal;

EUR 0,05 per dose;

(r)

EUR 500 000 for Romania;

(s) EUR 1 000 000 for Slovakia;

(c) for serotyping of relevant isolates

of Salmonella spp.

EUR 20,0 per test.

(t)

EUR 80 000 for United Kingdom.

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The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

Article 8

Swine vesicular disease

(a) for a bacteriological test

(cultivation)

EUR 5,0 per test;

(b) for the purchase of one vaccine

dose

EUR 0,05 per dose;

(c) for serotyping of relevant isolates

of Salmonella spp.

EUR 20,0 per test.

1.
The programme for the eradication of swine vesicular
disease submitted by Italy is hereby approved for the period
from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests and shall not
exceed EUR 300 000.

Article 7

Avian influenza in poultry and wild birds

Article 9

Classical swine fever and African swine fever

1.

The programmes for the control and monitoring of:

(a) Classical

swine fever

submitted by Bulgaria, Germany,
France, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to
31 December 2008.

1.
The survey programmes for avian influenza in poultry and
wild birds submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Germany, Estonia,
Ireland, Greece, Spain, France,
Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Ne-
therlands, Austria,
Slovenia,
Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom are hereby
approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December
2008.

Portugal, Romania,

Poland,

(b) Classical swine fever and African swine fever submitted by
Italy are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2008 to 31 December 2008.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State for the costs of carrying out laboratory tests and a lump
sum for sampling of wild birds, and shall not exceed:

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
virological and serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boars
and for
the programmes submitted by Bulgaria, Germany,
France, Romania and Slovakia also at the rate of 50 % of the
costs to be incurred for
the purchase and distribution of
vaccines plus baits for the vaccination of wild boars, and shall
not exceed:

(a) EUR 400 000 for Bulgaria;

(b) EUR 1 000 000 for Germany;

(c) EUR 650 000 for France;

(d) EUR 100 000 for Italy;

(e) EUR 15 000 for Luxembourg;

(f) EUR 2 500 000 for Romania;

(g) EUR 40 000 for Slovenia;

(h) EUR 525 000 for Slovakia.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 2,5 per test.

(a) EUR 127 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 76 000 for Bulgaria;

(c) EUR 65 000 for the Czech Republic;

(d) EUR 202 000 for Denmark;

(e) EUR 580 000 for Germany;

(f)

EUR 8 000 for Estonia;

(g) EUR 58 000 for Ireland;

(h) EUR 72 000 for Greece;

(i)

EUR 306 000 for Spain;

(j)

EUR 155 000 for France;

(k) EUR 380 000 for Italy;

(l)

EUR 15 000 for Cyprus;

(m) EUR 33 000 for Latvia;

(n) EUR 43 000 for Lithuania;

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(o) EUR 12 000 for Luxembourg;

(a) EUR 1 950 000 for Belgium;

(p) EUR 184 000 for Hungary;

(q) EUR 444 000 for the Netherlands;

(b) EUR 850 000 for Bulgaria;

(c)

EUR 950 000 for the Czech Republic;

(r)

EUR 55 000 for Austria;

(s) EUR 81 000 for Poland;

(t)

EUR 165 000 for Portugal;

(u) EUR 465 000 for Romania;

(v) EUR 43 000 for Slovenia;

(w) EUR 50 000 for Slovakia;

(x) EUR 35 000 for Finland;

(y) EUR 290 000 for Sweden;

(z) EUR 400 000 for the United Kingdom.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes
shall not exceed:

(d) EUR 1 600 000 for Denmark;

(e)

EUR 9 500 000 for Germany;

(f)

EUR 250 000 for Estonia;

(g) EUR 5 000 000 for Ireland;

(h) EUR 950 000 for Greece;

(i)

(j)

EUR 4 700 000 for Spain;

EUR 14 750 000 for France;

(k) EUR 3 050 000 for Italy;

(l)

EUR 250 000 for Cyprus;

(m) EUR 300 000 for Latvia;

(n) EUR 550 000 for Lithuania;

(o) EUR 150 000 for Luxembourg;

(p) EUR 700 000 for Hungary;

(q) EUR 37 000 for Malta;

(a) ELISA test:

EUR 1 per test;

(b) agar gel immune diffusion test:

EUR 1,2 per test;

(c) HI test for H5/H7:

EUR 12 per test;

(d) virus isolation test:

EUR 30 per test;

(r)

EUR 3 150 000 for the Netherlands;

(s)

EUR 1 250 000 for Austria;

(t)

EUR 3 250 000 for Poland;

(u) EUR 1 250 000 for Portugal;

(v) EUR 7 500 for Romania;

(e) PCR test:

EUR 15 per test;

(w) EUR 200 000 for Slovenia;

(f) sampling wild birds

EUR 20 per bird.

(x) EUR 750 000 for Slovakia;

(y) EUR 650 000 for Finland;

Article 10

(z) EUR 1 150 000 for Sweden;

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)

(za) EUR 5 300 000 for the United Kingdom.

(TSEs)

the monitoring of

The programmes for

transmissible
1.
submitted by Belgium,
spongiform encephalopathies
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 2008 to 31 December 2008.

3.
the
The financial contribution by the Community of
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for the tests
performed and the maximum amount shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 5 per test,

for tests carried out in bovine animals
referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of those
programmes, and shall not exceed:

(b) EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine
to Regulation (EC)

referred to in Annex III

animals
No 999/2001;

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(c) EUR 50 per test, for tests carried out in cervid animals
referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(s) EUR 25 000 for Finland;

(t)

EUR 176 000 for the United Kingdom.

(d) EUR 175 per test,

for primary molecular discriminatory
tests carried out as
referred to in point 3.2(c)(i) of
Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.

Article 11

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

1.
The programmes for the eradication of bovine spongiform
the Czech
encephalopathy submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria,
Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain,
France,
the Netherlands, Austria, Poland,
Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and the United Kingdom
are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31
December 2008.

Italy, Luxembourg,

2.
the
The financial contribution by the Community of
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of
50 % of
incurred by each Member State for the
compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled
and destroyed in accordance with their eradication programme,
up to a maximum of EUR 500 per animal, and shall not exceed:

the cost

(a) EUR 50 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 50 000 for Bulgaria;

Article 12

Scrapie

Ireland, Greece, Spain, France,

The programmes for the eradication of scrapie submitted
1.
by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany,
Italy, Cyprus, Latvia,
Estonia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary,
the Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, and the United
Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2008 to 31 December 2008.

the
The financial contribution by the Community of
2.
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of
50 % of the cost incurred by the concerned Member States for
compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled
and destroyed in accordance with their eradication programme,
up to a maximum of EUR 100 per animal and at a rate of 50 %
of the cost of the analysis of samples for genotyping, up to a
maximum of EUR 10 per genotyping test, and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 66 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 26 000 for Bulgaria;

(c) EUR 88 000 for the Czech Republic;

(c) EUR 150 000 for the Czech Republic;

(d) EUR 204 000 for Denmark;

(d) EUR 50 000 for Denmark;

(e) EUR 145 000 for Germany;

(f)

EUR 50 000 for Estonia;

(g) EUR 430 000 for Ireland;

(h) EUR 50 000 for Greece;

(i)

(j)

EUR 500 000 for Spain;

EUR 100 000 for France;

(k) EUR 150 000 for Italy;

(e) EUR 1 000 000 for Germany;

(f)

EUR 12 100 for Estonia;

(g) EUR 550 000 for Ireland;

(h) EUR 700 000 for Greece;

(i)

(j)

EUR 3 800 000 for Spain;

EUR 3 000 000 for France;

(k) EUR 1 500 000 for Italy;

(l)

EUR 1 100 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 50 000 for Luxembourg;

(m) EUR 1 100 for Latvia;

(m) EUR 50 000 for the Netherlands;

(n) EUR 3 000 for Lithuania;

(n) EUR 50 000 for Austria;

(o) EUR 100 000 for Poland;

(o) EUR 27 000 for Luxembourg;

(p) EUR 343 000 for Hungary;

(p) EUR 232 000 for Portugal;

(q) EUR 258 000 for the Netherlands;

(q) EUR 10 000 for Slovenia;

(r)

EUR 26 000 for Austria;

(r)

EUR 125 000 for Slovakia;

(s) EUR 35 000 for Portugal;

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(t)

EUR 881 000 for Romania;

(u) EUR 61 000 for Slovenia;

(v) EUR 302 000 for Slovakia;

(w) EUR 201 000 for Finland;

(x) EUR 4 000 000 for the United Kingdom.

period from 1 January to 31 December 2008 is hereby
approved.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
laboratory tests and compensation to owners for the value of
their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and
shall not exceed EUR:

Article 13

Rabies

1.
The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted
by Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania and
Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2008 to 31 December 2008.

(a) EUR 15 000 for Estonia;

(b) EUR 200 000 for Lithuania;

(c) EUR 800 000 for Poland.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine
plus baits for the programmes, and shall not exceed:

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programme referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 700 000 for Bulgaria;

(b) EUR 700 000 for Lithuania;

(c) EUR 1 500 000 for Hungary;

(d) EUR 290 000 for Austria;

(e) EUR 3 900 000 for Poland;

(f) EUR 2 500 000 for Romania;

(g) EUR 575 000 for Slovakia.

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 0,5 per test;

(b) for an agar gel immune

diffusion test

EUR 0,5 per test.

Article 15
Aujeszky’s disease

The programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease
1.
submitted by Spain, Hungary and Poland is hereby approved for
the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

the
The financial contribution by the Community of
2.
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of
50 % of the costs to be incurred by the concerned Member
State for the cost of laboratory tests, and shall not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 8 per test;

(a) EUR 450 000 for Spain;

(b) for a test to detect
tetracycline in bone

EUR 8 per test.

(b) EUR 60 000 for Hungary;

(c) EUR 5 000 000 for Poland.

Article 14

Enzootic bovine leucosis

1.
The programme for the eradication of enzootic bovine
leucosis submitted by Estonia, Lithuania and Poland for the

3.
The maximum amount of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

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(c) EUR 1 000 000 for Estonia;

MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Article 16

Rabies

1.
The multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies
submitted by the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Latvia,
Slovenia, and Finland are hereby approved for the period from:

(a) 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 for the Czech

Republic and Germany;

(b) 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 for Latvia and

Finland;

(c) 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2011 for Estonia;

(d) 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012 for Slovenia.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine
plus baits for the programmes.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the concerned Member State for the programmes referred to in
paragraph 1 shall not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 8 per test;

(b) for a test to detect
tetracycline in bone

EUR 8 per test.

The contribution to cover the period for the implement of

4.
the multi-annual programmes shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 1 000 000 for the Czech Republic;

(b) EUR 800 000 for Germany;

(c) EUR 4 750 000 for Estonia;

(d) EUR 3 700 000 for Latvia;

(e) EUR 1 750 000 for Slovenia;

(f) EUR 300 000 for Finland.

5.

The amounts to be committed for 2008 shall be:

(d) EUR 1 200 000 for Latvia;

(e) EUR 350 000 for Slovenia;

(f) EUR 100 000 for Finland.

The amounts to be committed for the following years
the
execution of
these amounts (in

6.
the
shall be decided in function of
programme in 2008. An indication of
euro) is given below:

Member state

2009

2010

2011

2012

Czech republic

500 000

Germany

325 000

Latvia

Finland

Estonia

1 250 000 1 250 000

100 000

100 000

1 250 000 1 250 000 1 250 000

Slovenia

350 000

350 000

350 000

350 000

Article 17
Aujeszky’s disease

The multi-annual programme for

1.
the eradication of
Aujeszky’s disease submitted by Belgium is hereby approved
for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the cost to be incurred by Belgium of
carrying out laboratory tests.

The maximum amount of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
Belgium for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall not
exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

The contribution to cover the period for the implemen-
4.
tation of
the multi-annual programme to be carried out
by Belgium referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed
EUR 720 000.

(a) EUR 500 000 for the Czech Republic;

(b) EUR 475 000 for Germany;

5.
The
EUR 360 000.

amount

to be

committed for 2008 shall be

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The amount to be committed for the following year shall
6.
be decided in function of the execution of the programme in
2008. EUR 360 000 is an indication thereof.

Article 18

Enzootic bovine leucosis

The multi-annual programmes
leucosis

the eradication of
1.
enzootic bovine
submitted by Italy, Latvia, and
Portugal are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2008 to 31 December 2010.

for

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out
laboratory tests and compensation to owners for the value of
their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes.

Member state

2009

2010

2011

2012

Italy

Latvia

800 000

800 000

55 000

55 000

Portugal

350 000

350 000

CHAPTER III

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 19

For the programmes referred to in Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,
1.
14 and 18, the eligible costs for the compensation to owners
for the value of animals due to the slaughtering or culling of
their animals shall be limited as provided for in paragraphs 2
and 3 of this Article.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

2.
The average compensation to be reimbursed to the
Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number
of animals slaughtered or culled in the Member State and:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 0,5 per test;

(a) for bovine animals, up to a

maximum of

EUR 375 per animal;

(b) for an agar gel immune

diffusion test

EUR 0,5 per test.

(b) for sheep and goats, up to a

maximum of

EUR 50 per animal;

The contribution to cover the period for the implemen-

4.
tation of the multi-annual programmes shall not exceed:

(c) for breeding bird of Gallus gallus,

up to a maximum of

EUR 3,5 per bird;

(a) EUR 2 000 000 for Italy;

(b) EUR 170 000 for Latvia;

(c) EUR 1 000 000 for Portugal.

5.

The amounts to be committed for 2008 shall be:

(a) EUR 400 000 for Italy;

(b) EUR 60 000 for Latvia;

(c) EUR 300 000 for Portugal.

(d) for laying bird of Gallus gallus,

up to a maximum of

EUR 1,5 per bird.

The maximum amount of compensation to be reimbursed
3.
to the Member States per single animal shall not exceed EUR
1 000 per bovine animal and EUR 100 per sheep or goat.

Article 20

1.
The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a
financial contribution by the Community shall be expressed in
euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.

The amounts to be committed for the following years
execution of
the
these amounts (in

6.
shall be decided in function of
the
programme in 2008. An indication of
euro) is given below:

2. Where a Member State's expenditure is in a currency other
than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into
euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the
European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in
which the application is submitted by the Member State.

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Article 21

1.
The financial contribution by the Community for the
programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 18 shall be granted
provided that the Member States concerned:

24(7)(b) of Decision 90/424/EEC by 30 April 2009 at the
latest on the technical execution of the programme accom-
panied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by the
Member State and the results attained during the period
from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008;

(a)

implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant
provisions of Community law, including rules on compe-
tition and on the award of public contracts;

(g) for programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 18, implement

the programme efficiently;

(b) bring into force by 1 January 2008 at the latest the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions necessary for
implementing the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to
18;

(h) do not for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 18,
submit further requests for other Community contributions
for these measures, and have not previously submitted such
requests.

(c)

forward to the Commission by 1 June 2008 at the latest the
intermediate
the
programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 18, in accordance
with Article 24(7) (a) of Decision 90/424/EEC;

and financial

technical

reports

for

2. Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph
1, the Commission shall reduce the financial contribution by
the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the
infringement, and to the financial loss for the Community.

(d) for the programmes referred to in Article 9, report to the
investi-
Commission the positive and negative results of
gations detected during their surveillance of poultry and
wild birds through the Commission on-line system every
three months by forwarding within a period of
four
weeks following the end of
the month covered by the
report;

(e)

for the programmes referred to in Articles 10 to 12,
forward a report to the Commission every month on the
results of the TSE monitoring programme by forwarding
within a period of four weeks following the end of the
month covered by the report;

(f)

for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 18, forward
a final report to the Commission in accordance with Article

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008.

Article 22

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 23

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission