Division 2

Compensation to owners for the value of their animals or birds slaughtered or culled, destroyed eggs and heat treated non-incubated hatching eggs:

1. (a)

   the compensation shall not exceed the market value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered or culled or of the eggs immediately before their destruction or heat treatment;

2. (b)

   for slaughtered animals or birds and for heat treated non incubated hatching eggs, the salvage value, if any, shall be deducted from the compensation;

3. (c)

   the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of the animals culled or slaughtered, of the destroyed products and heat treated non-incubated hatching eggs shall be granted within 90 days from the date of:

   1. (i)

      the slaughter or culling of the animal;

   2. (ii)

      the destruction or the heat treatment of the products; or

   3. (iii)

      the presentation of the completed claim by the owner;

4. (d)

   Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006^f1 shall apply to compensation payments made after the period 90 days referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.