1.The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis submitted by Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.
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 2000000 for Spain;
(b)EUR 3600000 for Italy;
(c)EUR 75000 for Cyprus;
(d)EUR 15000 for Malta;
(e)EUR 1200000 for Portugal;
(f)EUR 1700000 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.