Article 2
1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006. 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 laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for their losses due to the slaughter of animals subject to those programmes and the purchase of vaccine doses and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 300 000 for Greece; (b) EUR 6 000 000 for Spain; (c) EUR 1 750 000 for Ireland; (d) EUR 2 600 000 for Italy; (e) EUR 300 000 for Cyprus; (f) EUR 260 000 for Poland; (g) EUR 1 800 000 for Portugal; (h) EUR 1 900 000 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 complement fixation test EUR 0,4 per test; (c) for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test; (d) for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,5 per dose.