Rabies
Article 10
1. The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia 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 and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes, and shall not exceed, (a) EUR 790 000 for Bulgaria; (b) EUR 1 100 000 for Lithuania; (c) EUR 780 000 for Hungary; (d) EUR 270 000 for Austria; (e) EUR 4 450 000 for Poland; (f) EUR 500 000 for Romania; (g) EUR 470 000 for Slovakia. 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 an ELISA test EUR 8 per test; (b) for a test to detect tetracycline in bone EUR 8 per test.