Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Article 11
1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, 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. 2. The financial contribution by the Community of the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost 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: (a) EUR 50 000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 50 000 for Bulgaria; (c) EUR 150 000 for the Czech Republic; (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) EUR 500 000 for Spain; (j) EUR 100 000 for France; (k) EUR 150 000 for Italy; (l) EUR 50 000 for Luxembourg; (m) EUR 50 000 for the Netherlands; (n) EUR 50 000 for Austria; (o) EUR 100 000 for Poland; (p) EUR 232 000 for Portugal; (q) EUR 10 000 for Slovenia; (r) EUR 125 000 for Slovakia; (s) EUR 25 000 for Finland; (t) EUR 176 000 for the United Kingdom.