# Commission Decision of 26 November 2009 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 2010 and following years (notified under document C(2009) 9131) (2009/883/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, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.
2. The financial contribution by the Union 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 laboratory tests and the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes, and shall not exceed:
(a) EUR 12 500 000 for Ireland;
(b) EUR 10 100 000 for Spain;
(c) EUR 2 800 000 for Italy;
(d) EUR 1 000 000 for Portugal;
(e) EUR 27 000 000 for the United Kingdom.
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 1,75 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/2009/883/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-883/article-2
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