2009/858/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 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 reallocation of the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision and by Decision 2009/560/EC (notified under document C(2009) 9193)

The amended programme for the monitoring and eradication of bluetongue submitted by Poland on 30 April 2009 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The amended programme for the monitoring and eradication of bluetongue submitted by Slovenia on 23 July 2009 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The amended programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Romania on 20 August 2009 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The amended programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Slovakia on 3 August 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 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 14000000 for Ireland; (b) EUR 9100000 for Spain; (c) EUR 2900000 for Italy; (d) EUR 120000 for Poland; (e) EUR 200000 for Portugal.’;

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.