Article 2
1. In the context of the emergency measures taken to combat classical swine fever, Latvia and Lithuania shall be entitled to a financial contribution from the Union for the expenditure incurred for the costs of the laboratory tests for serological and virological surveillance measures in domestic and feral pigs carried out in Lithuania and in Belarus as from 1 April 2013 and in Latvia as from 20 November 2012. 2. The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Latvia and Lithuania for the activities referred to in paragraph 1, and shall not exceed: (i) EUR 227 000 for Latvia; (ii) EUR 17 000 for Lithuania. 3. The maximum of the cost to be reimbursed to Latvia and Lithuania for the activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall in average not exceed: (i) EUR 0,5 per domestic pig sampled; (ii) EUR 5 per feral pig sampled; (iii) EUR 2 per ELISA test; (iv) EUR 10 per PCR test; (v) EUR 10 per virological test.