Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie
Article 9
1. The programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), and for the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and of scrapie submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. 2. The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall consist of a lump sum of: (i) EUR 8,5 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform rapid tests, to fulfil the requirements of Article 12 paragraph 2 and Annex III Chapter A Part I to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or used as confirmatory tests in accordance with Annex X, Chapter C to the same Regulation; (ii) EUR 15 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform rapid tests to fulfil the requirements of Article 12 paragraph 2, Annex III Chapter A Part II points 1 to 5 and Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (iii) EUR 4 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform genotyping tests; (iv) EUR 120 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform primary molecular discriminatory tests as referred to in point 3.2(c)(i) of Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; and (v) EUR 25 per test, compensating for all costs incurred to perform confirmatory tests, other than rapid tests, as referred to in Annex X Chapter C to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost incurred by each Member State for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with their BSE and scrapie eradication programmes; (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1 220 000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 500 000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 590 000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 730 000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 7 690 000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 120 000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 2 890 000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 1 540 000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 4 320 000 for Spain; (x) EUR 12 310 000 for France; (xi) EUR 4 160 000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 1 910 000 for Cyprus; (xiii) EUR 220 000 for Latvia; (xiv) EUR 420 000 for Lithuania; (xv) EUR 80 000 for Luxembourg; (xvi) EUR 1 000 000 for Hungary; (xvii) EUR 20 000 for Malta; (xviii) EUR 2 080 000 for the Netherlands; (xix) EUR 1 410 000 for Austria; (xx) EUR 2 690 000 for Poland; (xxi) EUR 970 000 for Portugal; (xxii) EUR 930 000 for Romania; (xxiii) EUR 210 000 for Slovenia; (xxiv) EUR 380 000 for Slovakia; (xxv) EUR 350 000 for Finland; (xxvi) EUR 500 000 for Sweden; (xxvii) EUR 5 000 000 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 culled and destroyed bovine animals: EUR 500 per animal; (b) for culled and destroyed sheep or goats: EUR 70 per animal.