1.The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Ireland, Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.
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 1400000 for Ireland;
(b)EUR 2500000 for Spain;
(c)EUR 5000000 for Italy;
(d)EUR 77000 for Cyprus;
(e)EUR 20000 for Malta;
(f)EUR 1400000 for Portugal;
(g)EUR 1370000 for the United Kingdom.
3.The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall on average 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; (e) for animals slaughteredEUR 375 per animal.