# Commission Decision of 31 January 2006 concerning a financial contribution by the Community for the implementation of an epidemiological survey and bluetongue surveillance measures in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat this disease in Portugal in 2004 and 2005 (notified under document number C(2006) 166) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (2006/78/EC), Article 1: Granting of a financial contribution from the Community to Portugal

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

1. In the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in 2004 and 2005, Portugal shall be entitled to a financial contribution from the Community amounting to 50 % of the expenditure incurred for the costs of the laboratory tests for serological and virological surveillance and for the costs of entomological surveillance, including the purchase of traps.
2. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to Portugal for the tests and the traps referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed:
(a) for serological surveillance, Elisa test: EUR 2,5 per test;
(b) for virological surveillance, RT.PCR test: EUR 15 per test;
(c) for entomological surveillance, trap: EUR 160 per trap.
3. The financial contribution from the Community shall exclude value added tax.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/78/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-78/article-1
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