Article 13 Rabies
United Kingdom
The multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Lithuania and Austria are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.
The third year of the multi-annual programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.
The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 for the cost of carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies, the characterisation of the rabies virus, the detection of biomarker, age determination and the titration of vaccine baits, and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes, and shall not exceed:
EUR 1 360 000 for Estonia;
EUR 1 400 000 for Latvia;
EUR 540 000 for Lithuania;
EUR 200 000 for Austria;
EUR 830 000 for Slovenia;
EUR 150 000 for Finland.
The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall on average not exceed:
for a serological test: EUR 12 per test;
for a test to detect tetracycline in bone: EUR 12 per test;
for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT): EUR 18 per test.
The amounts to be committed for the following years shall be decided in function of the execution of the programme in 2010.