# Commission Implementing Decision of 29 November 2013 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 2014 and the following years (notified under document C(2013) 8417) (2013/722/EU), Article 2: Bovine brucellosis

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

1. The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Spain, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014.
2. The financial contribution by the Union:
(a) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the unit cost defined in points 1(a) and 4(a) of Annex I for:
(i) the sampling of domestic animals;
(ii) rose bengal tests;
(iii) complement fixation tests;
(b) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for:
(i) SAT tests up to a maximum of EUR 0,25 on average per test;
(ii) ELISA tests up to a maximum of EUR 0,5 on average per test;
(iii) bacteriological/PCR tests up to a maximum of EUR 10 on average per test;
(iv) purchase of vaccines up to a maximum of EUR 0,50 on average per dose;
(v) the compensation to be paid to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes up to a maximum of EUR 375 on average per animal;
(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 5 100 000 for Spain;
(ii) EUR 150 000 for Croatia;
(iii) EUR 2 715 000 for Italy;
(iv) EUR 805 000 for Portugal;
(v) EUR 1 560 000 for the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/722/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-722/article-2
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