Article 2 Bovine tuberculosis
United Kingdom
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 2012 to 31 December 2012.
The financial contribution by the Union:
shall consist of a lump sum compensating for all costs incurred to perform the following activities and/or tests:
- (i)
EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled for gamma interferon test and suspected positive in the slaughterhouse;
- (ii)
EUR 1,5 per tuberculin test;
- (iii)
EUR 5 per gamma interferon test;
- (iv)
EUR 20 per bacteriological test.
shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes shall on average not exceed EUR 375 per animal slaughtered; and
shall not exceed the following:
- (i)
EUR 19 000 000 for Ireland;
- (ii)
EUR 14 000 000 for Spain;
- (iii)
EUR 4 000 000 for Italy;
- (iv)
EUR 2 650 000 for Portugal;
- (v)
EUR 31 000 000 for the United Kingdom.