Bovine tuberculosis
Article 3
1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. 2. The financial contribution by the Union to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, except for Ireland: (a) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the unit cost defined in points 3 and 4(b) of Annex I for: (i) tuberculin testing; (ii) gamma-interferon tests; (b) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of: (i) bacteriological tests up to a maximum of EUR 10 on average per test; (ii) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes up to a maximum of EUR 375 on average per animal; (c) and shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 11 780 000 for Spain; (ii) EUR 330 000 for Croatia; (iii) EUR 4 570 000 for Italy; (iv) EUR 1 035 000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 31 000 000 for the United Kingdom. 3. The financial contribution by the Union to Ireland: (a) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the unit cost defined in point 4(b) of Annex I for gamma-interferon tests; (b) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by Ireland for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes up to a maximum of EUR 375 on average per animal; (c) shall not exceed EUR 7 390 000.