1.The programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds presented by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
2.The financial contribution by the Community to the cost for analysing samples shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State and shall not exceed:
(a)EUR 66000 for Belgium;
(b)EUR 74000 for the Czech Republic;
(c)EUR 310000 for Denmark;
(d)EUR 460000 for Germany;
(e)EUR 40000 for Estonia;
(f)EUR 42000 for Greece;
(g)EUR 82000 for Spain;
(h)EUR 280000 for France;
(i)EUR 59000 for Ireland;
(j)EUR 900000 for Italy;
(k)EUR 15000 for Cyprus;
(l)EUR 15000 for Latvia;
(m)EUR 12000 for Lithuania;
(n)EUR 15000 for Luxembourg;
(o)EUR 110000 for Hungary;
(p)EUR 5000 for Malta;
(q)EUR 126000 for the Netherlands;
(r)EUR 42000 for Austria;
(s)EUR 87000 for Poland;
(t)EUR 46000 for Portugal;
(u)EUR 32000 for Slovenia;
(v)EUR 21000 for Slovakia;
(w)EUR 27000 for Finland;
(x)EUR 200000 for Sweden;
(y)EUR 1125000 for the United Kingdom.
3.The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall not exceed the following: (a) ELISA testEUR 1 per test; (b) agar gel immune diffusion testEUR 1,2 per test; (c) HI test for H5/H7EUR 12 per test; (d) virus isolation testEUR 30 per test; (e) PCR testEUR 15 per test.