Article 2 Bovine tuberculosis
United Kingdom
The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Poland and Portugal are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.
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 costs of carrying out tuberculin and gamma-interferon tests and the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and shall not exceed:
EUR 14 000 000 for Ireland;
EUR 9 100 000 for Spain;
EUR 2 900 000 for Italy;
EUR 120 000 for Poland;
EUR 200 000 for Portugal.
The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average not exceed:
(a) for a tuberculin testEUR 1 per test;
EUR 5 per test;
EUR 375 per animal.