2009/560/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2009 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2009 and amending Decision 2008/897/EC as regards the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document number C(2009) 5475)

The amended programmes for the monitoring of and eradication of bluetongue, submitted by Belgium on 29 January 2009, by Denmark on 20 April 2009, by Ireland on 16 February 2009, by Spain on 6 March 2009, by France on 2 February 2009, by Latvia on 20 February 2009, by Lithuania on 20 February 2009, by the Netherlands on 8 December 2008, by Portugal on 20 February 2009 and by Finland on 7 January 2009 are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The amended programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies submitted by Denmark on 18 March 2009, by Spain on 7 April 2009, by Italy on 29 January 2009, by Luxembourg on 16 March 2009, by the Netherlands on 20 February 2009, by Portugal on 4 March 2009, by Finland on 27 February 2009 and by the United Kingdom on 26 January 2009 are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The second year of the multi-annual programme for the eradication of rabies, as amended, submitted by Slovenia on 23 April 2009 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 the vaccination, the laboratory tests for virological, serological and entomological surveillance and the purchase of traps and vaccines and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 4450000 for Belgium; (b) EUR 5000 for Bulgaria; (c) EUR 2350000 for the Czech Republic; (d) EUR 50000 for Denmark; (e) EUR 15700000 for Germany; (f) EUR 180000 for Estonia; (g) EUR 800000 for Ireland; (h) EUR 50000 for Greece; (i) EUR 21000000 for Spain; (j) EUR 57000000 for France; (k) EUR 3000000 for Italy; (l) EUR 460000 for Latvia; (m) EUR 0 for Lithuania; (n) EUR 510000 for Luxembourg; (o) EUR 1400000 for Hungary; (p) EUR 5000 for Malta; (q) EUR 50000 for the Netherlands; (r) EUR 3350000 for Austria; (s) EUR 500000 for Poland; (t) EUR 5300000 for Portugal; (u) EUR 250000 for Romania; (v) EUR 910000 for Slovenia; (w) EUR 820000 for Finland; (x) EUR 1550000 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 the purchase of monovalent vaccines EUR 0,3 per dose; (d) for the purchase of bivalent vaccines EUR 0,45 per dose; (e) for the administration of vaccines to bovine animals EUR 1,50 per bovine animal vaccinated, regardless of the number and types of doses used; (f) for the administration of vaccines to ovine or caprine animals EUR 0,75 per ovine or caprine animal vaccinated, regardless of the number and types of doses used.’;

1 The multi-annual programme for the monitoring and eradication of scrapie submitted by Cyprus on 18 March 2009 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2010.

2 The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of: (a) 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Cyprus for carrying out rapid tests and primary molecular tests; (b) 75 % of the cost incurred by Cyprus for the compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with its programme for monitoring and eradication of scrapie; (c) 50 % of the costs of: (i) the analysis of samples for genotyping; (ii) the purchase of preparations used for euthanasing the animals; (iii) personnel specifically hired for carrying out tasks within the programme; (iv) destruction of the carcasses.

3 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to Cyprus for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed: (a) for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Part II of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 EUR 30 per test; (b) 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 EUR 175 per test; (c) for genotyping tests EUR 10 per test; (d) for culled sheep or goats 100 EUR per animal.

4 The amount to be committed for 2009 shall be EUR 5400000.

5 The amount to be committed for the year 2010 shall be decided taking into account the implementation of the programme in 2009.’

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.