2006/645/EC: Commission Decision of 20 September 2006 amending Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC on the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain TSEs in the Member States for the year 2006 (notified under document number C(2006) 4150)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Annex III to Decision 2005/723/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

In Chapter XI of Decision 2005/873/EC, Article 11(2) and (3) are replaced by the following:

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

(a)

EUR 3 375 000 for Belgium;

(b)

EUR 1 640 000 for the Czech Republic;

(c)

EUR 2 380 000 for Denmark;

(d)

EUR 15 155 000 for Germany;

(e)

EUR 285 000 for Estonia;

(f)

EUR 1 625 000 for Greece;

(g)

EUR 9 945 000 for Spain;

(h)

EUR 25 760 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 6 695 000 for Ireland;

(j)

EUR 9 045 000 for Italy;

(k)

EUR 565 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 355 000 for Latvia;

(m)

EUR 770 000 for Lithuania;

(n)

EUR 140 000 for Luxembourg;

(o)

EUR 1 415 000 for Hungary;

(p)

EUR 35 000 for Malta;

(q)

EUR 5 515 000 for the Netherlands;

(r)

EUR 2 230 000 for Austria;

(s)

EUR 3 800 000 for Poland;

(t)

EUR 2 205 000 for Portugal;

(u)

EUR 410 000 for Slovenia;

(v)

EUR 845 000 for Slovakia;

(w)

EUR 1 020 000 for Finland;

(x)

EUR 1 440 000 for Sweden;

(y)

EUR 7 700 000 for the United Kingdom.

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

(a)

EUR 7 per test, for tests carried out in bovine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(b)

EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(c)

EUR 145 per test, for primary molecular discriminatory tests in ovine and caprine animals carried out as referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;’

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

LIST OF PROGRAMMES FOR THE MONITORING OF TSEs (ARTICLE 3(1))

Rate and maximum amount of the community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate rapid tests and discriminatory tests performed

(%)

Maximum amount

(EUR)

TSEs

Belgium

100

3 375 000

Czech Republic

100

1 640 000

Denmark

100

2 380 000

Germany

100

15 155 000

Estonia

100

285 000

Greece

100

1 625 000

Spain

100

9 945 000

France

100

25 760 000

Ireland

100

6 695 000

Italy

100

9 045 000

Cyprus

100

565 000

Latvia

100

355 000

Lithuania

100

770 000

Luxembourg

100

140 000

Hungary

100

1 415 000

Malta

100

35 000

Netherlands

100

5 515 000

Austria

100

2 230 000

Poland

100

3 800 000

Portugal

100

2 205 000

Slovenia

100

410 000

Slovakia

100

845 000

Finland

100

1 020 000

Sweden

100

1 440 000

United Kingdom

100

7 700 000

Total

104 350 000 ’