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Article 2

United Kingdom

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1.

The Union may grant a financial contribution for the plan at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy for:

(a)

the carrying out of laboratory tests for:

  1. (i)

    the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies;

  2. (ii)

    the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus;

  3. (iii)

    the detection of biomarker;

  4. (iv)

    the titration of vaccine baits;

(b)

the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits and the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines for the plan.

However, the Union financial contribution for the costs referred to in points (a) and (b) shall not exceed EUR 2 300 000.

2.

The maximum amount of the costs to be reimbursed to Italy for the plan shall, on average, not exceed:

(a)

for a serological test

EUR 8 per test;

(b)

for a test to detect tetracycline in bone

EUR 8 per test;

(c)

for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)

EUR 12 per test;

(d)

for a polymerase chain reaction test (PCR)

EUR 10 per test;

(e)

for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits

EUR 0,4 per dose;

(f)

for the purchase of parenteral vaccine

EUR 1 per dose;

(g)

for the vaccination of livestock

EUR 1,50 per animal.
3.

The costs for carrying out the laboratory tests referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) shall include:

(a)

the costs paid for the purchase of test kits, reagents and all consumables used to carry out the tests;

(b)

the costs paid for staff specifically allocated, entirely or in part, for carrying out the tests;

(c)

a maximum of 7 % of overheads of the total sum of the costs referred to in points (a) and (b).