Article 1

United Kingdom

In the framework of the emergency measures for the protection against ASF taken by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in 2014, those Member States shall be entitled to a specific contribution from the Union to the expenditure incurred for the implementation of the activities described in paragraphs 2 and 3, and planned for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014.

The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred and paid for the implementation the following activities:

(a)

sampling of domestic pigs;

(b)

sampling of wild boar;

(c)

ELISA tests;

(d)

PCR and Sequencing tests;

(e)

purchase of equipment and disinfectant for cleansing and disinfection;

(f)

purchase of equipment especially used for disposal of animal carcasses;

(g)

purchase of equipment for carrying out virological laboratory tests;

(h)

awareness campaigns.

The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 30 % of the costs incurred and paid by Lithuania and Poland for compensating pig owner for losses caused by early slaughter of pigs in the infected areas.