Article 5

The programmes for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis presented by Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

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 purchase of vaccines, the cost of laboratory tests and the compensation to owners for their losses due to the slaughter of animals subject to those programmes and shall not exceed:

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Greece for the purchase of vaccines and the salaries of contractual veterinarians specially recruited for that programme and shall not exceed EUR 200 000.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test;

(c) for the purchase of one vaccine dose

EUR 0,1 per dose.