Article 1

The programmes for the eradication of rabies presented by the Bulgaria and Romania 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 cost of laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes and shall not exceed:

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,5 per dose for the programmes referred to in paragraph 2.