2010/712/EU: Commission Decision of 23 November 2010 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2011 and following years (notified under document C(2010) 8125)

1 The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled; (b) 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: (i) carrying out laboratory tests; (ii) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes; (iii) the purchase of vaccine doses; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 5600000 for Spain; (ii) EUR 3500000 for Italy; (iii) EUR 80000 for Cyprus; (iv) EUR 1600000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 5000000 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, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled: (i) for a gamma-interferon test; (ii) suspected positive in the slaughterhouse; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for: (i) the costs of carrying out tuberculin and laboratory tests; (ii) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 16000000 for Ireland; (ii) EUR 15000000 for Spain; (iii) EUR 7500000 for Italy; (iv) EUR 1200000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 23000000 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 tuberculin testEUR 2 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 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for: (i) the purchase of vaccines; (ii) the cost of carrying out laboratory tests; (iii) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 160000 for Greece; (ii) EUR 7500000 for Spain; (iii) EUR 3500000 for Italy; (iv) EUR 200000 for Cyprus; (v) EUR 2200000 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, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for: (i) the cost of carrying out the vaccination; (ii) the cost of carrying out laboratory tests for virological, serological and entomological surveillance; (iii) the purchase of traps and vaccines; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 390000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 10000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 1500000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 40000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 400000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 10000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 10000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 100000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 7000000 for Spain; (x) EUR 3000000 for France; (xi) EUR 300000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 50000 for Latvia; (xiii) EUR 40000 for Lithuania; (xiv) EUR 170000 for Hungary; (xv) EUR 10000 for Malta; (xvi) EUR 40000 for the Netherlands; (xvii) EUR 360000 for Austria; (xviii) EUR 50000 for Poland; (xix) EUR 2200000 for Portugal; (xx) EUR 100000 for Romania; (xxi) EUR 250000 for Slovenia; (xxii) EUR 50000 for Slovakia; (xxiii) EUR 20000 for Finland; (xxiv) EUR 100000 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 testEUR 2,5 per test;(b)for a PCR testEUR 10 per test;(c)for the purchase of monovalent vaccinesEUR 0,3 per dose;(d)for the purchase of bivalent vaccinesEUR 0,45 per dose;(e)for the administration of vaccines to bovine animalsEUR 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 animalsEUR 0,75 per ovine or caprine animal vaccinated, regardless of the number and types of doses used.

1 The programmes for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in breeding, laying and broiler flocks of Gallus gallus and in flocks of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per official sample taken; (b) 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: (i) carrying out bacteriological and serotyping tests in the framework of official sampling; (ii) carrying out bacteriological tests to verify the efficiency of disinfection; (iii) carrying out tests for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonella; (iv) the purchase of vaccine doses; (v) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of: the culled breeding and laying birds of Gallus gallus, the culled breeding turkey birds of Meleagris gallopavo, the destroyed eggs as referred to in paragraph 3; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1200000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 75000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 2500000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 440000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 1000000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 30000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 350000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 1500000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 1700000 for Spain; (x) EUR 2000000 for France; (xi) EUR 1000000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 150000 for Cyprus; (xiii) EUR 130000 for Latvia; (xiv) EUR 20000 for Luxembourg; (xv) EUR 2000000 for Hungary; (xvi) EUR 150000 for Malta; (xvii) EUR 3500000 for the Netherlands; (xviii) EUR 1000000 for Austria; (xix) EUR 3000000 for Poland; (xx) EUR 250000 for Portugal; (xxi) EUR 500000 for Romania; (xxii) EUR 120000 for Slovenia; (xxiii) EUR 600000 for Slovakia; (xxiv) EUR 75000 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/isolation)EUR 7 per test;(b)for the purchase of vaccineEUR 0,05 per dose;(c)for serotyping of relevant isolates of salmonella spp.EUR 20 per test;(d)for a bacteriological test to verify the efficiency of disinfection of poultry houses after depopulation of a salmonella-positive flockEUR 5 per test;(e)for a test for the detection of antimicrobials or bacterial growth inhibitory effect in tissues from birds from flocks tested for salmonellaEUR 5 per test;(f)for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of(i)a parent breeding bird of Gallus gallus culledEUR 4 per bird;(ii)a commercial laying bird of Gallus gallus culledEUR 2,20 per bird;(iii)a parent breeding turkey bird of Meleagris gallopavo culledEUR 12 per bird;(iv)hatching eggs of parent breeding Gallus gallusEUR 0,20 per hatching egg destroyed;(v)table eggs of Gallus gallusEUR 0,04 per table egg destroyed;(vi)hatching eggs of parent breeding Meleagris gallopavoEUR 0,40 per hatching egg destroyed.

1 The programmes for the control and monitoring of: (a) Classical swine fever submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011; (b) African swine fever submitted by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per domestic pig sampled and of EUR 5 per wild boar sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred: (i) by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out virological, histological and serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boars; (ii) for the programmes submitted by Bulgaria, Germany, France and Romania for the purchase and distribution of vaccines plus baits for the vaccination of wild boars; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 210000 for Bulgaria; (ii) EUR 1520000 for Germany; (iii) EUR 740000 for France; (iv) EUR 160000 for Italy; (v) EUR 480000 for Hungary; (vi) EUR 480000 for Romania; (vii) EUR 30000 for Slovenia; (viii) EUR 310000 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 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of 0,5 EUR per domestic pig sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests; and (c) shall not exceed EUR 730000.

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 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 0,5 per poultry sampled and EUR 5 per wild bird sampled; (b) 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 (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 70000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 40000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 60000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 80000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 250000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 10000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 60000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 50000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 110000 for Spain; (x) EUR 200000 for France; (xi) EUR 800000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 20000 for Cyprus; (xiii) EUR 50000 for Latvia; (xiv) EUR 10000 for Lithuania; (xv) EUR 10000 for Luxembourg; (xvi) EUR 300000 for Hungary; (xvii) EUR 20000 for Malta; (xviii) EUR 300000 for the Netherlands; (xix) EUR 50000 for Austria; (xx) EUR 120000 for Poland; (xxi) EUR 300000 for Portugal; (xxii) EUR 350000 for Romania; (xxiii) EUR 40000 for Slovenia; (xxiv) EUR 30000 for Slovakia; (xxv) EUR 30000 for Finland; (xxvi) EUR 120000 for Sweden; (xxvii) EUR 120000 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 2 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 40 per test;(e)PCR testEUR 20 per test.

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 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of 0,5 EUR per domestic animal sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the carrying out of: (i) rapid tests performed to fulfil the requirements of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Annex III, Chapter A, Parts I and II, points 1 to 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, and Annex VII to that Regulation; (ii) confirmatory tests and primary molecular discriminatory tests as referred to in point 3(2)(c)(i) of Chapter C of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (c) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost incurred by each Member State for: (i) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with their BSE and scrapie eradication programmes; (ii) the analysis of samples for genotyping; and (d) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 2300000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 630000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 1530000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 1570000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 11750000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 330000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 4250000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 2500000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 6150000 for Spain; (x) EUR 19850000 for France; (xi) EUR 7000000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 3200000 for Cyprus; (xiii) EUR 420000 for Latvia; (xiv) EUR 720000 for Lithuania; (xv) EUR 125000 for Luxembourg; (xvi) EUR 1380000 for Hungary; (xvii) EUR 25000 for Malta; (xviii) EUR 3530000 for the Netherlands; (xix) EUR 1800000 for Austria; (xx) EUR 5440000 for Poland; (xxi) EUR 1450000 for Portugal; (xxii) EUR 1850000 for Romania; (xxiii) EUR 275000 for Slovenia; (xxiv) EUR 860000 for Slovakia; (xxv) EUR 680000 for Finland; (xxvi) EUR 1050000 for Sweden; (xxvii) EUR 6250000 for the United Kingdom.

3 The financial contribution by the Union 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)for tests carried out in bovine animalsEUR 8 per test;(b)for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animalsEUR 25 per test;(c)for confirmatory and primary molecular discriminatory testsEUR 175 per test;(d)for genotyping testsEUR 10 per test;(e)for culled bovine animalsEUR 500 per animal;(f)for culled sheep or goatsEUR 70 per animal.

1 The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

2 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of: (i) carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies; (ii) the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus; (iii) the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits; (iv) the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits; (v) the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1800000 for Bulgaria; (ii) EUR 620000 for Estonia; (iii) EUR 1450000 for Hungary; (iv) EUR 6500000 for Poland; (v) EUR 5000000 for Romania; (vi) EUR 700000 for Slovakia; (vii) EUR 170000 for Finland.

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 serological testEUR 12 per test;(b)for a test to detect tetracycline in boneEUR 12 per test;(c)for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)EUR 18 per test;(d)for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose;(e)for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose;(f)for the purchase of parenteral vaccineEUR 1 per dose;(g)for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animalsEUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.

4 Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3, for the part of the Slovakian programme that will be implemented outside its territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall: (a) be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits; (b) be at the rate of 100 %; and (c) not exceed EUR 250000.

5 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed: (a)for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose;(b)for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose.

1 The multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012.

2 The multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Latvia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.

3 The second year of the multiannual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Lithuania and Austria are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

4 The fourth year of the multiannual programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Slovenia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

5 The financial contribution by the Union: (a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled; (b) shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of: (i) carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies; (ii) the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus; (iii) the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits; (iv) the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits; (v) the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and (c) shall not exceed the following for the year 2011: (i) EUR 2250000 for Italy; (ii) EUR 1800000 for Latvia; (iii) EUR 2700000 for Lithuania; (iv) EUR 200000 for Austria; (v) EUR 740000 for Slovenia.

6 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 serological testEUR 12 per test;(b)for a test to detect tetracycline in boneEUR 12 per test;(c)for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)EUR 18 per test;(d)for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose;(e)for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose;(f)for the purchase of parenteral vaccineEUR 1 per dose;(g)for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animalsEUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.

7 Notwithstanding paragraphs 5 and 6, for the part of the Lithuanian multiannual programme that will be implemented outside its territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall: (a) be granted only for the costs for the purchase and the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits; (b) be at the rate of 100 %; and (c) not exceed EUR 1100000 for the year 2011.

8 The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 7 shall on average not exceed: (a)for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose;(b)for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose.

1 Without prejudice to the upper limits of the financial contribution by the Union provided for in Articles 1 to 11, the eligible expenditure covered by the measures referred to in those Articles shall be limited to the expenditure set out in the Annex.

2 Only costs incurred in the carrying out of the annual or multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 11 and paid before the submission of the final report by the Member States shall be eligible for co-financing by means of a financial contribution by the Union with the exception of the costs referred to in Articles 10(4) and 11(7).

1 The compensation to be paid to owners for the value of the animals culled or slaughtered and of the destroyed products shall be granted within 90 days from the date of: (a) the slaughter or culling of the animal; (b) the destruction of the products; or (c) the presentation of the completed claim by the owner.

2 Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 shall apply to compensation payments made after the period 90 days referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

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

2 Where the expenditure of a Member State 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 Union for the annual and multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 11 (the programmes) shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned: (a) implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts; (b) bring into force by 1 January 2011 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for implementing the programmes; (c) forward to the Commission by 31 July 2011 at the latest, the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programmes, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC, covering the period from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011; (d) only 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 six months, by submitting those results within a period of four weeks following the end of the last month covered by the report; (e) forward an annual detailed technical report to the Commission for the programmes in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC by 30 April 2012 at the latest on the technical execution of the programme concerned accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by the Member State and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011; (f) implement the programmes efficiently; (g) do not submit further requests for other contributions from the Union for those measures, and have not previously submitted such requests.

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

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2011.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.