Enzootic bovine leucosis
Article 15
1. The second year of 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 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 compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 800 000 for Italy; (b) EUR 55 000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 350 000 for Portugal. 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 0,5 per test; (b) for an agar gel immune diffusion test EUR 0,5 per test; (c) for animals slaughtered EUR 375 per animal. 4. The amounts to be committed for 2010 shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2009. An indication of these amounts (in euro) is given below: (a) EUR 800 000 for Italy; (b) EUR 55 000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 350 000 for Portugal.