Article 10 Rabies
United Kingdom
The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
The financial contribution by the Union:
shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled;
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 of parenteral vaccines to grazing animals; and
shall not exceed the following:
- (i)
EUR 1 650 000 for Bulgaria;
- (ii)
EUR 620 000 for Estonia;
- (iii)
EUR 1 400 000 for Hungary;
- (iv)
EUR 9 850 000 for Poland;
- (v)
EUR 2 200 000 for Romania;
- (vi)
EUR 400 000 for Slovakia.
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 grazing animals: | EUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used. |
Notwithstanding paragraph 2 points (a) and (b) and paragraph 3, for the part of the Polish programme that will be implemented outside its territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall:
be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;
be at the rate of 100 %; and
not exceed EUR 1 260 000.
The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed for the purchase and the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits EUR 0,95 per dose.