# Commission Decision of 23 November 2010 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2011 and following years (notified under document C(2010) 8125) (2010/712/EU), Article 10: Rabies

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

1. The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
2. The financial contribution by the Union:
(a) shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled;
(b) shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of:
(i) carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies;
(ii) the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus;
(iii) the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits;
(iv) the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;
(v) the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and
(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 850 000 for Bulgaria;
(ii) EUR 570 000 for Estonia;
(iii) EUR 1 450 000 for Hungary;
(iv) EUR 8 110 000 for Poland;
(v) EUR 2 100 000 for Romania;
(vi) EUR 700 000 for Slovakia;
(vii) EUR 290 000 for Finland.
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 serological test EUR 12 per test;
(b) for a test to detect tetracycline in bone EUR 12 per test;
(c) for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT) EUR 18 per test;
(d) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,60 per dose;
(e) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,35 per dose;
(f) for the purchase of parenteral vaccine EUR 1 per dose;
(g) for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animals EUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2(a), paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 3 , for the parts of the Polish, Slovakian and Finnish programmes that will be implemented outside the Union territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall:
(a) be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;
(b) be at the rate of 100 %; and
(c) not exceed:
(i) EUR 630 000 for Poland;
(ii) EUR 250 000 for Slovakia;
(iii) EUR 65 000 for Finland.
5. The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed:
(a) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,60 per dose;
(b) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,35 per dose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/712/article/10 (the official version)
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