2008/920/EC: Commission Decision of 4 December 2008 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2008 and amending Decision 2007/782/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document number C(2008) 7572)

The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) submitted by Belgium on 23 May 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) submitted by Denmark on 18 June 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The amended programme for the monitoring of TSEs submitted by Finland on 9 April 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The amended programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Hungary on 4 September 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

The amended programme for the eradication of classical swine fever submitted by Romania on 30 June 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

‘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 1550000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 3000000 for Spain; (c) EUR 4100000 for Italy; (d) EUR 15000 for Cyprus; (e) EUR 1460000 for Portugal; (f) EUR 4400000 for the United Kingdom.’

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.