1.The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.
2.The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and the purchase of vaccine doses, and shall not exceed:
(a)EUR 1550000 for Ireland;
(b)EUR 3000000 for Spain;
(c)EUR 4100000 for Italy;
(d)EUR 15000 for Cyprus;
(e)EUR 1460000 for Portugal;
(f)EUR 4400000 for the United Kingdom.
3.The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed:(a)for a rose bengal testEUR 0,2 per test;(b)for a SAT testEUR 0,2 per test;(c)for a complement fixation testEUR 0,4 per test;(d)for an ELISA testEUR 1 per test.