Enzootic bovine leucosis
Article 18
1. The multi-annual programmes for the eradication of enzootic bovine leucosis submitted by Italy, Latvia, and Portugal are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010. 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. 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 an ELISA test EUR 0,5 per test; (b) for an agar gel immune diffusion test EUR 0,5 per test. 4. The contribution to cover the period for the implementation of the multi-annual programmes shall not exceed: (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. 6. The amounts to be committed for the following years shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2008. An indication of these amounts (in euro) is given below: Member state 2009 2010 2011 2012 Italy 800 000 800 000 Latvia 55 000 55 000 Portugal 350 000 350 000