Rabies
Article 11
1. The annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. 2. The multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015. 3. The multiannual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Latvia and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016. 4. The multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Croatia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018. 5. The multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Slovenia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019. 6. The financial contribution by the Union for the year 2014: (a) shall be at a rate of 75 % of the unit cost defined in point 4(i) of Annex I for: (i) fluorescent antibody tests (FAT); (ii) serological tests; (b) shall be at a rate of 75 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for: (i) the delivery of wild animals to the authorities for laboratory testing up to a maximum of EUR 10 on average per animal; (ii) tests for the detection of biomarker up to a maximum of EUR 7,50 on average per test; (iii) the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus up to a maximum of EUR 30 on average per investigation; (iv) the titration of the virus contained a sample of vaccine baits up to a maximum of EUR 75 on average per sample of vaccine baits tested; (v) the purchase of oral vaccine baits up to a maximum of EUR 0,60 on average per bait; (vi) the distribution of oral vaccine baits up to a maximum of 0,35 on average per bait; (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1 790 000 for Bulgaria; (ii) EUR 3 210 000 for Greece; (iii) EUR 510 000 for Estonia; (iv) EUR 165 000 for Italy; (v) EUR 1 700 000 for Croatia; (vi) EUR 1 225 000 for Latvia; (vii) EUR 2 600 000 for Lithuania; (viii) EUR 1 970 000 for Hungary; (ix) EUR 7 470 000 for Poland; (x) EUR 5 500 000 for Romania; (xi) EUR 800 000 for Slovenia; (xii) EUR 285 000 for Slovakia; (xiii) EUR 250 000 for Finland. 7. Notwithstanding paragraphs 6 (a) and (b), for the part of the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Finnish programmes that will be implemented outside these Member States’ territories, the financial contribution by the Union for the year 2014 shall: (a) be granted only for the eligible costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine baits; (b) be at the rate of 100 %; and (c) not exceed: (i) EUR 110 000 for the part of the Estonian programme implemented in the Russian Federation; (ii) EUR 475 000 for the part of the Latvian programme implemented in Belarus; (iii) EUR 1 570 000 for the part of the Lithuanian programme implemented in Belarus; (iv) EUR 1 500 000 for the part of the Polish programme implemented in Ukraine; (v) EUR 660 000 for the part of the Polish programme implemented in Belarus; (vi) EUR 95 000 for the part of the Finnish programme implemented in the Russian Federation. 8. The maximum of the eligible costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 7 shall on average not exceed for the purchase and the distribution of oral vaccine baits EUR 0,95 on average per dose. 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 13(2) for the programmes referred to under the current article: (a) the Commission, upon the request of the concerned Member State, may pay an advance of up to 60 % of the specified maximum amount within the 3 months following the receipt of the request; (b) eligible costs referred to in paragraph 7 shall be eligible if paid by the authorities of the third country in the territory of which the activities have been implemented and a final report and payment request has been submitted to the concerned Member State.