2008/897/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2008 approving annual and multi-annual programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2009 and following years (notified under document number C(2008) 7415)

1 The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom 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 cost of carrying out laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and the purchase of vaccine doses, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 1100000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 3000000 for Spain; (c) EUR 5000000 for Italy; (d) EUR 77000 for Cyprus; (e) EUR 20000 for Malta; (f) EUR 1400000 for Portugal; (g) EUR 2000000 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 a rose bengal testEUR 0,2 per test;(b)for a SAT testEUR 0,2 per test;(c)for a complement fixation testEUR 0,4 per test;(d)for an ELISA testEUR 1 per test;(e)for animals slaughteredEUR 375 per animal.

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 2000000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 5000000 for Spain; (c) EUR 2700000 for Italy; (d) EUR 1100000 for Poland; (e) EUR 1000000 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 testEUR 1 per test;(b)for a gamma-interferon testEUR 5 per test;(c)for animals slaughteredEUR 375 per animal.

1 The programmes for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis submitted by Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus 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 purchase of vaccines, the cost of carrying out laboratory tests and the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 250000 for Greece; (b) EUR 4500000 for Spain; (c) EUR 4000000 for Italy; (d) EUR 75000 for Cyprus; (e) EUR 1100000 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 rose bengal testEUR 0,2 per test;(b)for a complement fixation testEUR 0,4 per test;(c)for animals slaughteredEUR 50 per animal.

1 The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of bluetongue submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden 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 cost of carrying out the laboratory tests for virological, serological and entomological surveillance and the purchase of traps and vaccines, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 1200000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 5000 for Bulgaria; (c) EUR 790000 for the Czech Republic; (d) EUR 840000 for Denmark; (e) EUR 4100000 for Germany; (f) EUR 10000 for Estonia; (g) EUR 1000000 for Ireland; (h) EUR 50000 for Greece; (i) EUR 16100000 for Spain; (j) EUR 19100000 for France; (k) EUR 9000000 for Italy; (l) EUR 70000 for Latvia; (m) EUR 50000 for Lithuania; (n) EUR 220000 for Luxembourg; (o) EUR 500000 for Hungary; (p) EUR 5000 for Malta; (q) EUR 2100000 for the Netherlands; (r) EUR 1500000 for Austria; (s) EUR 500000 for Poland; (t) EUR 3200000 for Portugal; (u) EUR 250000 for Romania; (v) EUR 250000 for Slovenia; (w) EUR 50000 for Finland; (x) EUR 370000 for Sweden.

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 an ELISA test EUR 2,5 per test; (b) for a PCR test EUR 10 per test; (c) For vaccine purchase EUR 0,3 per dose.

1 The programmes for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom 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 cost of carrying out bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official sampling, the compensation to owners for the value of the birds culled and of the destroyed eggs, the purchase of vaccine doses and the laboratory tests to verify the efficiency of disinfection and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 850000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 30000 for Bulgaria; (c) EUR 1400000 for the Czech Republic; (d) EUR 75000 for Denmark; (e) EUR 25000 for Estonia; (f) EUR 600000 for Germany; (g) EUR 40000 for Ireland; (h) EUR 550000 for Greece; (i) EUR 4750000 for Spain; (j) EUR 3250000 for France; (k) EUR 1100000 for Italy; (l) EUR 76000 for Cyprus; (m) EUR 270000 for Latvia; (n) EUR 16000 for Luxembourg; (o) EUR 1450000 for Hungary; (p) EUR 110000 for Malta; (q) EUR 1700000 for the Netherlands; (r) EUR 525000 for Austria; (s) EUR 1550000 for Poland; (t) EUR 500000 for Portugal; (u) EUR 450000 for Romania; (v) EUR 625000 for Slovakia; (w) EUR 25000 for Slovenia; (x) EUR 20000 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 a bacteriological test (cultivation)EUR 5,0 per test;(b)for the purchase of one vaccine doseEUR 0,05 per dose;(c)for serotyping of relevant isolates of Salmonella spp.EUR 20 per test;(d)for the analysis to verify the efficiency of the use of disinfectantsEUR 5,0 per test;(e)for the culling of a breeding bird of Gallus gallusEUR 3,5 per bird;(f)for the culling of a laying bird of Gallus gallusEUR 1,5 per bird.

1 The programmes for the control and monitoring of: (a) Classical swine fever submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009. (b) African swine fever submitted by Italy is 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 cost of carrying out virological and serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boars and for the programmes submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France, Romania and Slovakia also at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred for the purchase and distribution of vaccines plus baits for the vaccination of wild boars and, for Romania, for the vaccination of domestic pigs as well, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 200000 for Bulgaria; (b) EUR 800000 for Germany; (c) EUR 550000 for France; (d) EUR 100000 for Italy; (e) EUR 350000 for Hungary; (f) EUR 5000 for Luxembourg; (g) EUR 2500000 for Romania; (h) EUR 30000 for Slovenia; (i) EUR 550000 for Slovakia.

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 for an ELISA test EUR 2,5 per test.

1 The programme for the eradication of swine vesicular disease submitted by Italy is 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 cost of laboratory tests and shall not exceed EUR 500000.

1 The survey programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds 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 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 for the costs of carrying out laboratory tests and a lump sum for sampling of wild birds, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 90000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 70000 from Bulgaria; (c) EUR 60000 for the Czech Republic; (d) EUR 200000 for Denmark; (e) EUR 500000 for Germany; (f) EUR 7000 for Estonia; (g) EUR 60000 for Ireland; (h) EUR 70000 for Greece; (i) EUR 350000 for Spain; (j) EUR 200000 for France; (k) EUR 550000 for Italy; (l) EUR 15000 for Cyprus; (m) EUR 30000 for Latvia; (n) EUR 40000 for Lithuania; (o) EUR for 10000 Luxembourg; (p) EUR 180000 for Hungary; (q) EUR 7000 for Malta; (r) EUR 500000 for the Netherlands; (s) EUR 50000 for Austria; (t) EUR 80000 for Poland; (u) EUR 200000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 400000 for Romania; (w) EUR 55000 for Slovenia; (x) EUR 50000 for Slovakia; (y) EUR 35000 for Finland; (z) EUR 280000 for Sweden; (za) EUR 380000 for the United Kingdom.

3 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall on average not exceed: (a)ELISA testEUR 1 per test;(b)agar gel immune diffusion testEUR 1,2 per test;(c)HI test for H5/H7EUR 12 per test;(d)virus isolation testEUR 30 per test;(e)PCR testEUR 15 per test;(f)sampling wild birdsEUR 20 per sample.

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 2009 to 31 December 2009.

2 The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for carrying out rapid tests and primary molecular discriminatory tests and at the rate of 50 % of the cost incurred by each Member State for the compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with their BSE and scrapie eradication programmes and at a rate of 50 % of the cost of the analysis of samples for genotyping, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 1850000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 750000 for Bulgaria; (c) EUR 920000 for the Czech Republic; (d) EUR 1850000 for Denmark; (e) EUR 8900000 for Germany; (f) EUR 220000 for Estonia; (g) EUR 5400000 for Ireland; (h) EUR 2000000 for Greece; (i) EUR 7400000 for Spain; (j) EUR 12600000 for France; (k) EUR 4100000 for Italy; (l) EUR 1800000 for Cyprus; (m) EUR 230000 for Latvia; (n) EUR 530000 for Lithuania; (o) EUR 105000 for Luxembourg; (p) EUR 990000 for Hungary; (q) EUR 24000 for Malta; (r) EUR 2900000 for the Netherlands; (s) EUR 1150000 for Austria; (t) EUR 3340000 for Poland; (u) EUR 1300000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 1300000 for Romania; (w) EUR 250000 for Slovenia; (x) EUR 860000 for Slovakia; (y) EUR 750000 for Finland; (z) EUR 900000 for Sweden; (za) EUR 5900000 for the United Kingdom.

3 The financial contribution by the Community to the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for the tests performed and for the animals culled and destroyed and the maximum amount shall on average not exceed: (a) EUR 5 per test, for tests carried out in bovine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (b) EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (c) EUR 50 per test, for tests carried out in cervid animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (d) EUR 175 per test, for primary molecular discriminatory tests carried out as referred to in point 3.2(c)(i) of Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (e) EUR 10 per genotyping test; (f) EUR 500 per bovine animal; (g) EUR 70 per culled sheep or goat.

1 The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia 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 cost of carrying out laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes, and shall not exceed, (a) EUR 790000 for Bulgaria; (b) EUR 1100000 for Lithuania; (c) EUR 780000 for Hungary; (d) EUR 270000 for Austria; (e) EUR 4450000 for Poland; (f) EUR 500000 for Romania; (g) EUR 470000 for Slovakia.

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 an ELISA testEUR 8 per test;(b)for a test to detect tetracycline in boneEUR 8 per test.

1 The programmes for the eradication of enzootic bovine leucosis submitted by Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 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 cost of carrying out laboratory tests and compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 15000 for Estonia; (b) EUR 20000 for Lithuania; (c) EUR 500000 for Malta; (d) EUR 800000 for Poland.

3 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed: (a)for an ELISA testEUR 0,5 per test;(b)for an agar gel immune diffusion testEUR 0,5 per test;(c)for an animal slaughteredEUR 375 per animal.

1 The programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease submitted by Spain, Hungary and Poland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

2 The financial contribution by the Community to the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by the concerned Member State for the cost of laboratory tests, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 800000 for Spain; (b) EUR 80000 for Hungary; (c) EUR 2500000 for Poland.

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 for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

1 The second year of the multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, and Finland 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 cost of carrying out laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 600000 for the Czech Republic; (b) EUR 325000 for Germany; (c) EUR 1000000 for Estonia; (d) EUR 1100000 for Latvia; (e) EUR 370000 for Slovenia; (f) EUR 100000 for Finland.

3 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the concerned Member State for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed: (a)for an ELISA testEUR 8 per test;(b)for a test to detect tetracycline in boneEUR 8 per test.

4 The amounts to be committed for the following years shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2009. An indication of these amounts (in euro) is given below: Member state201020112012Czech republicGermanyLatvia1250000Finland100000Estonia12500001250000Slovenia350000350000350000

1 The second year of the multi-annual programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease submitted by Belgium is 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 cost to be incurred by Belgium of carrying out laboratory tests and shall not exceed EUR 175000.

3 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Belgium for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

1 The second year of the multi-annual programmes for the eradication of enzootic bovine leucosis submitted by Italy, Latvia, 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 cost of carrying out laboratory tests and compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 800000 for Italy; (b) EUR 55000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 350000 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 an ELISA testEUR 0,5 per test;(b)for an agar gel immune diffusion testEUR 0,5 per test;(c)for animals slaughteredEUR 375 per animal.

4 The amounts to be committed for 2010 shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2009. An indication of these amounts (in euro) is given below: (a) EUR 800000 for Italy; (b) EUR 55000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 350000 for Portugal.

The multi-annual programme for the eradication of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) submitted by Denmark and the programme for the eradication of koi herpes virus disease (KHV) submitted by Germany are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013.

The compensation to the owners for the value of the animals culled or slaughtered and of the destroyed products shall be granted within 90 days after the slaughter or culling of the animal or the destruction of the products or after the presentation of the completed claim by the owner. Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 shall apply to compensation payments made outside of the 90 days.

1 The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Community shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.

2 Where a Member State's expenditure is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State.

1 The financial contribution by the Community for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16 shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned: (a) implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts; (b) bring into force by 1 January 2009 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for implementing the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16; (c) forward to the Commission by 31 July 2009 at the latest the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16, in accordance with Article 24(7)(a) of Decision 90/424/EEC; (d) for the programmes referred to in Article 8, report to the Commission the positive and negative results of investigations detected during their surveillance of poultry and wild birds through the Commission on-line system, every three months, by forwarding those results within a period of four weeks following the end of the month covered by the report; (e) for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16, forward a final report to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(7)(b) of Decision 90/424/EEC by 30 April 2010 at the latest on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by the Member State and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009; (f) for programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16, implement the programme efficiently; (g) do not, for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 16, submit further requests for other Community contributions for these measures, and have not previously submitted such requests.

2 Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission shall reduce the financial contribution by the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss for the Community.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.