Article 8Avian influenza in poultry and wild birds#
1.The survey programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden 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 for the costs of carrying out laboratory tests and a lump sum for sampling of wild birds, and shall not exceed:
(a)EUR 90000 for Belgium;
(b)EUR 70000 from Bulgaria;
(c)EUR 60000 for the Czech Republic;
(d)EUR 200000 for Denmark;
(e)EUR 250000 for Germany;
(f)EUR 7000 for Estonia;
(g)EUR 60000 for Ireland;
(h)EUR 70000 for Greece;
(i)EUR 350000 for Spain;
(j)EUR 200000 for France;
(k)EUR 1400000 for Italy;
(l)EUR 15000 for Cyprus;
(m)EUR 30000 for Latvia;
(n)EUR 40000 for Lithuania;
(o)EUR for 10000 Luxembourg;
(p)EUR 180000 for Hungary;
(q)EUR 7000 for Malta;
(r)EUR 500000 for the Netherlands;
(s)EUR 80000 for Austria;
(t)EUR 80000 for Poland;
(u)EUR 200000 for Portugal;
(v)EUR 220000 for Romania;
(w)EUR 55000 for Slovenia;
(x)EUR 50000 for Slovakia;
(y)EUR 35000 for Finland;
(z)EUR 280000 for Sweden;
(za)EUR 380000 for the United Kingdom.
3.The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall on average not exceed: (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; (f) sampling wild birdsEUR 20 per sample.