Division 1 Laboratory costs

Staff costs shall be limited to actual attributable labour costs (wages, social charges and retirement costs) accrued in implementation of Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU. To this end timesheets have to be maintained.

Reimbursement of consumables shall be based on actual costs incurred by Member States to perform the tests at the laboratory designated by the competent authority.

Test kits, reagents and all other consumables shall only be reimbursed if used specifically in the performance of the following tests:

1. (i)

   E. coli isolation and identification;

2. (ii)

   Campylobacter isolation and identification;

3. (iii)

   AST of Salmonella and E. coli isolates;

4. (iv)

   AST of Campylobacter isolates;

5. (v)

   Characterisation and classification of Salmonella and E. coli isolates showing resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and meropenem;

6. (vi)

   Salmonella serotyping.