2013/498/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 10 October 2013 concerning a Union financial contribution towards surveillance and other emergency measures implemented in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland against African swine fever in neighbouring third countries (notified under document C(2013) 6540)

1 In the framework of the emergency measures for the protection against ASF taken by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in 2013, those Member States shall be entitled to a specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the implementation of the surveillance activities and the serological and virological laboratory testing carried out on samples obtained after 1 July 2013 during surveillance in domestic pigs and wild boars in those Member States.

2 The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the activities referred to in paragraph 1, and shall not exceed: (i) EUR 15000 for Estonia; (ii) EUR 80000 for Latvia; (iii) EUR 46000 for Lithuania; (iv) EUR 20000 for Poland.

3 The maximum of the cost to be reimbursed to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall in average not exceed: (i) EUR 0,5 per domestic pig sampled; (ii) EUR 5 per wild boar sampled; (iii) EUR 2 per ELISA test; (iv) EUR 10 per PCR test; (v) EUR 10 per virological test.

4 The expenditure eligible for a financial contribution by the Union for the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited to the costs incurred by the Member States for: (a) laboratory testing: (i) the purchase of test kits, reagents and all consumables identifiable and especially used for carrying out the laboratory tests; (ii) personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated entirely or in part for carrying out the tests in the premises of the laboratory; (b) personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated to entirelly or in part for the implementation of the surveillance activities of the programmes other than laboratory testing. (c) overheads equal to 7 % of the sum of the costs referred to in (a) and (b). The costs for the personell referred to in points (a)(ii) and (b) are limited to actual salaries plus social security charges and other statuary costs included in the remuneration.

1 In the framework of the emergency measures taken for the protection against ASF in 2013, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland shall be entitled to a specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the purchase of equipment and consumables for cleansing and disinfection activities carried out in those Member States after the date of 1 July 2013.

2 The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the activities referred to in paragraph 1, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 20000 for Estonia; (b) EUR 735000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 738000 for Lithuania; (d) EUR 98000 for Poland.

1 In the framework of the emergency measures taken for the protection against ASF in 2013, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland shall be entitled to a specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the costs of the awareness campaigns implemented in those Member States after the date of 1 July 2013.

2 The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland for the activities referred to in paragraph 1, and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 10000 for Estonia; (b) EUR 14000 for Latvia; (c) EUR 40000 for Lithuania; (d) EUR 25000 for Poland.

1 In the framework of the emergency measures taken for the protection against ASF in 2013, Lithuania shall be entitled to a specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the purchase of repellent substances for wild boars to be used in selected high risk areas of Lithuania after the date of 1 July 2013.

2 The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Lithuania for the activities referred to in paragraph1, and shall not exceed EUR 30000.

1 In the framework of the emergency measures taken for the protection against ASF in 2013, Lithuania shall be entitled to specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the costs of compensating pig owners for losses caused by early slaughter in the buffer zone of 10 kilometres deep along the border with Belarus.

2 The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 30 % of the costs to be incurred by Lithuania and shall not exceed EUR 600000.

1 The financial contribution from the Union as referred to in Articles 1 to 4 shall be paid on the basis of: (a) a final technical report in accordance with Annex I on the technical execution of the surveillance measures referred to in Article 1, including the results attained during the period from 2 July 2013 to 31 December 2013; (b) a final financial report, in computerised format, in accordance with Annex II, on the costs incurred during the period from 2 July 2013 to 31 December 2013; (c) the results of any on-the-spot checks carried out in accordance with Article 11(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC. The documents supporting the reports referred to in points (a) and (b) shall be made available for on-the-spot checks referred to in point (c) carried out by the Commission.

2 The final technical report and the final financial report referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be submitted by 30 April 2014 at the latest. If that time limit is not observed, except if duly justified circumstances exist for this delay, the specific financial contribution from the Union shall be reduced by 25 % for every calendar month of delay.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland.