Article 19

For the programmes referred to in Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 14 and 18, the eligible costs for the compensation to owners for the value of animals due to the slaughtering or culling of their animals shall be limited as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.

The average compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number of animals slaughtered or culled in the Member State and:

(a) for bovine animals, up to a maximum of

EUR 375 per animal;

(b) for sheep and goats, up to a maximum of

EUR 50 per animal;

(c) for breeding bird of Gallus gallus, up to a maximum of

EUR 3,5 per bird;

(d) for laying bird of Gallus gallus, up to a maximum of

EUR 1,5 per bird.

The maximum amount of compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States per single animal shall not exceed EUR 1 000 per bovine animal and EUR 100 per sheep or goat.