# Commission Decision of 13 August 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in the Slovak Republic in 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 3087) (Only the Slovak text is authentic) (2004/631/EC), Article 3: The eligible expenditure covered by the financial contribution from the Community

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The maximum eligible amount per animal of the compensation to the owners of the animals shall be based on the market value the animals had before their contamination or culling.
2. When the compensation payments made by the Slovak Republic pursuant to Article 1(a) are effected after the 90 days deadline laid down in Article 2(a), the eligible amounts shall be reduced for expenditure effected after the deadline as follows:
25 % for payments made between 91 and 105 days after the culling of the animals,
50 % for payments made between 106 and 120 days after the culling of the animals,
75 % for payments made between 121 and 135 days after the culling of the animals,
100 % for payments beyond 135 days after the culling of the animals.
However, the Commission will apply a different time-scale and/or lower reductions or none at all, if exceptional management conditions are encountered for certain measures, or if other well-founded justifications are introduced by the Slovak Republic.
3. The costs referred to in Article 1(b) eligible for a financial contribution shall only be those set out in Annex III.
4. The calculation of the financial contribution from the Community shall exclude:
(a) value added tax,
(b) salaries of civil servants,
(c) use of public material other than consumables.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/631/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-631/article-3
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