1.The programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
2.The financial contribution by the Union:
(a)shall include a lump sum of EUR 5 per wild animal sampled;
(b)shall be at the rate of 75 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of:
(i)carrying out laboratory tests for the detection of rabies antigen or antibodies;
(ii)the isolation and characterisation of rabies virus;
(iii)the detection of biomarker and the titration of vaccine baits;
(iv)the purchase and distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;
(v)the purchase and administration to livestock of parenteral vaccines; and
(c)shall not exceed the following:
(i)EUR 850000 for Bulgaria;
(ii)EUR 570000 for Estonia;
(iii)EUR 1450000 for Hungary;
(iv)EUR 8110000 for Poland;
(v)EUR 2100000 for Romania;
(vi)EUR 700000 for Slovakia;
(vii)EUR 290000 for Finland.
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 serological testEUR 12 per test; (b) for a test to detect tetracycline in boneEUR 12 per test; (c) for a fluorescent antibody test (FAT)EUR 18 per test; (d) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose; (e) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose; (f) for the purchase of parenteral vaccineEUR 1 per dose; (g) for the administration of rabies vaccines to livestock animalsEUR 1,50 per animal vaccinated, regardless of the number of doses used.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph 2(a), paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 3, for the parts of the Polish, Slovakian and Finnish programmes that will be implemented outside the Union territory, the financial contribution by the Union shall:
(a)be granted only for the costs of the purchase and of the distribution of oral vaccine plus baits;
(b)be at the rate of 100 %; and
(c)not exceed:
(i)EUR 630000 for Poland;
(ii)EUR 250000 for Slovakia;
(iii)EUR 65000 for Finland.
5.The maximum of the costs to be reimbursed for the costs referred to in paragraph 4 shall on average not exceed: (a) for the purchase of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,60 per dose; (b) for the distribution of oral vaccine plus baitsEUR 0,35 per dose.