Bovine brucellosis
Article 1
1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009. 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 1 100 000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 3 000 000 for Spain; (c) EUR 5 000 000 for Italy; (d) EUR 77 000 for Cyprus; (e) EUR 20 000 for Malta; (f) EUR 1 400 000 for Portugal; (g) EUR 2 000 000 for the United Kingdom. 3. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average 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; (e) for animals slaughtered EUR 375 per animal.