Bovine tuberculosis
Article 2
1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Poland 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 costs of carrying out tuberculin and gamma-interferon tests and the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 2 000 000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 5 000 000 for Spain; (c) EUR 2 700 000 for Italy; (d) EUR 1 100 000 for Poland; (e) EUR 1 000 000 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 a tuberculin test EUR 1 per test; (b) for a gamma-interferon test EUR 5 per test; (c) for animals slaughtered EUR 375 per animal.