# Commission Decision of 28 November 2008 approving annual and multi-annual programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2009 and following years (notified under document number C(2008) 7415) (2008/897/EC), Article 2: Bovine tuberculosis

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

1. 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.
2. 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:
(a) EUR 14 000 000 for Ireland;
(b) EUR 9 100 000 for Spain;
(c) EUR 2 900 000 for Italy;
(d) EUR 120 000 for Poland;
(e) EUR 200 000 for Portugal.
3. 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 test EUR 1 per test;
(b) for a gamma-interferon test EUR 5 per test;
(c) for animals slaughtered EUR 375 per animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/897/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-897/article-2
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