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5.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
145/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 May 2012
amending Decision 2008/425/EC as regards standard requirements for the submission by Member
States of national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal
diseases and zoonoses for Union financing
(notified under document C(2012) 3193)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/282/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
by Member States of national programmes for the eradi
cation, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases
and zoonoses for Community financing ( 2 ) provides that
Member States seeking a financial contribution from the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union for national programmes for the eradication,
Union,
monitoring and control of certain animal diseases are
to submit applications containing certain information
set out in Annexes I to V to that Decision.
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May
2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 27(10) thereof,
(4) Regulation
(EC) No
999/2001 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying
Whereas:
down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
( 3 )
provides for annual monitoring programmes by
Member States for transmissible spongiform encephalo
(1) Decision
2009/470/EC
lays
down
the
procedures
governing the Union financial contribution for
pathies in bovine, ovine and caprine animals. That Regu
programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring
lation has been amended several times since the adoption
of animal diseases and zoonoses.
of Decision 2008/425/EC as regards rules relating to
monitoring and eradication activities co-financed under
the programmes.
(2) Decision
2009/470/EC
provides
that
each
year,
by
30
April at the latest, Member States are to submit to the
Commission the annual or multiannual programmes
starting in the following year for which they wish to
(5) Commission
Decision
2010/367/EU
of
25
June
2010
on
receive a financial contribution from the Union.
the implementation by Member States of surveillance
Pursuant to that Decision, a Union financial measure is
programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild
to be introduced to reimburse the expenditure incurred
birds ( 4 ) was adopted in the light of experience and
by the Member States for the financing of national
scientific insight gained since the adoption of
programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring
Commission Decision 2007/268/EC
( 5 ). Decision
of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in the Annex
2007/268/EC was repealed by Decision 2010/367/EU.
to that Decision.
Decision 2008/425/EC should be updated to take into
account these changes, in particular those related to the
objectives of surveillance programmes.
(3) Commission
Decision
2008/425/EC
of
25
April
2008
laying down standard requirements for the submission
( 2 ) OJ L 159, 18.6.2008, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 166, 1.7.2010, p. 22.
( 1 ) OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.
( 5 ) OJ L 115, 3.5.2007, p. 3.

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(6) In
addition,
in
order
to
further
improve
the
submission HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
process, assessment and approval of the national
programmes, Member States should submit the appli
cations online from 1 January 2013 onwards for
Article 1
programmes falling under the requirements of Annexes
Decision 2008/425/EC shall be amended as follows:
I to IV to Decision 2008/425/EC. The structure of those
Annexes should therefore be adapted for the electronic
submission and processing of data.
(1) the following Article 1a is inserted:
‘Article 1a
(7)
Therefore, the standard requirements for the submission
by Member States of applications for Union financing for
From 1 January 2013, the applications provided for in
the national programmes for the eradication, control and
Article 1 paragraphs (a) to (d) shall be submitted online
monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses set
by Member States using the corresponding standard elec
out in Annexes I to IV to Decision 2008/425/EC should
tronic templates provided by the Commission.’;
be amended and made consistent with the amendments
to relevant Union legislation and compatible with the
online submission system. For the sake of clarity,
(2) Annexes I to IV are replaced by the text in the Annex to
Annexes I to IV to Decision 2008/425/EC should be
this Decision.
replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this
Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(8) Decision
2008/425/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
Done at Brussels, 22 May 2012.
For the Commission
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
John DALLI
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
Standard requirements for the submission of national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases or zoonoses referred to in
Article 1(a) (1 )
EN

1. Identification
of
the
programme
Member State:
Disease(s) (2 ):
Request of Union co-financing for (3 ):
Reference of this document:
Contact (name, phone, fax, e-mail):
icial
Date of submission to the Commission:
Jour
2.
Historical data on the epidemiological evolution of the disease(s) (4 ):
nal
3. Description
of
the
submitted
programme (5 ):
of
the
4. Measures
of
the
submitted
programme
European
4.1. Summary
of
measures
under
the
programme
Duration of the programme:
Union
First year:
Last year:
Control
Eradication
Testing
Testing
Slaughter of animals tested positive
Slaughter of animals tested positive
Killing of animals tested positive
Killing of animals tested positive
Vaccination
Extended slaughter or killing
Treatment
Disposal of products
Disposal of products
Eradication, control or monitoring
Other measures (specify):
_____________
(1 ) In the case of the second and subsequent years of a multiannual programme that has already been approved by a Commission Decision, only Section 1, Section 6 (only for the evolution of the disease during the previous year), Section 7
and Section 8 need to be completed.
(2 ) One document per disease is used unless all measures of the programme on the target population are used for the monitoring, control and eradication of different diseases.
(3 ) Indicate the year(s) for which co-financing is requested.
(4 ) A concise description is given including target population (species, number of herds and animals present and under the programme), the main measures (sampling and testing regimes, eradication measures used, qualification of herds and
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animals, vaccination schemes) and the main results (incidence, prevalence, qualification of herds and animals). The information is given for distinct periods if the measures were substantially modified. The information is documented by
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relevant summary epidemiological tables (set out in Section 6) complemented by graphs or maps (to be attached).
(5 ) A concise description of the programme is given with the main objective(s) (monitoring, control, eradication, qualification of herds and/or regions, reducing prevalence and incidence), the main measures (sampling and testing regimes,
eradication measures to be applied, qualification of herds and animals, vaccination schemes), the target animal population and the area(s) of implementation and the definition of a positive case.

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4.2. Organisation,
supervision
and
role
of
all
stakeholders (1 ) involved in the programme:
4.3.
Description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative areas in which the programme is to be implemented (2 ):
4.4.
Description of the measures of the programme (3 ):
EN

4.4.1. Notification
of
the
disease
4.4.2. Target
animals
and
animal
population
4.4.3. Identification of animals and registration of holdings
4.4.4. Qualifications
of
animals
and
herds
(4 )
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icial
4.4.5. Rules
on
the
movement
of
animals
Jour
nal
4.4.6. Tests
used
and
sampling
schemes
of
the
4.4.7. Vaccines
used
and
vaccination
schemes
European
4.4.8. Information and assessment on bio-security measures management and infrastructure in place in the holdings involved
Union
4.4.9. Measures
in
case
of
a
positive
result
(5 )
4.4.10. Compensation scheme for owners of slaughtered and killed animals
4.4.11. Control on the implementation of the programme and reporting (6 )
5. Benefits
of
the
programme (7 ):
_____________
(1 ) Describe the authorities in charge of supervising and coordinating the departments responsible for implementing the programme and the different operators involved. Describe the responsibilities of all involved.
(2 ) Describe the name and denomination, the administrative boundaries, and the surface of the administrative and geographical areas in which the programme is to be applied. Illustrate with maps.
(3 ) A comprehensive description needs to be provided of all measures unless reference can be made to Union legislation. The national legislation in which the measures are laid down is also mentioned.
(4 ) To mention only if applicable.
(5 ) A description is provided of the measures as regards positive animals (description of the slaughter policy, destination of carcases, use or treatment of animal products, the destruction of all products which could transmit the disease or the
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treatment of such products to avoid any possible contamination, a procedure for the disinfection of infected holdings, the therapeutic or preventive treatment chosen, a procedure for the restocking with healthy animals of holdings which
have been depopulated by slaughter and the creation of a surveillance zone around the infected holding,).
(6 ) Describe the process and control that will be carried out in order to ensure the proper monitoring of the implementation of the programme.
(7 ) A description is provided of the benefits for farmers and society in general from the public health, animal health and economical point of view.

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6.
Data on the epidemiological evolution during the last five years (1 )
6.1. Evolution
of
the
disease (2 )
6.1.1. Data
on
herds
(a ) (one table per year)
Year:
EN
Indicators

Total number of
Region (
Number of herds
Number of
Number of new Number of herds % positive herds
b ) Animal
species Total number of
herds (
herds under the
c )
% positive herds % new positive
programme
checked (d )
positive herds (e ) positive herds (f )
depopulated
depopulated
% herd coverage
Period herd
herds Herd
prevalence
incidence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 = (/) × 100 10
=
(5/4)
×
100 11 = (6/5) × 100 12 = (7/5) × 100
icial
Total
Jour
nal
(a ) Herds or flocks or holdings as appropriate.
(b ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
of
(c ) Total number of herds existing in the region including eligible herds and non-eligible herds for the programme.
the
(d ) Check means to perform a herd level test under the programme for the respective disease with the purpose of maintaining or upgrading, the health status of the herd. In this column a herd must not be counted twice even if has
been checked more than once.
European
(e ) Herds with at least one positive animal during the period independent of the number of times the herd has been checked.
(f ) Herds which status in the previous period was Unknown, Not free-negative, Free, Officially Free or Suspended and have at least one animal tested positive in this period.
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(1 ) The data on the evolution of the disease are provided according to the tables below where appropriate.
(2 ) No data to be provided in case of rabies.

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6.1.2. Data
on
animals
(one
table
per
year)
Year:
Slaughtering Indicators
Number of
Number of animals
Region (
animals (d ) to be
Number of
Number of positive
a ) Animal
species
Total number of
Number of animals
animals (
tested
b )
tested under the
animals (c ) tested
Total number of
individually (
animals
d )
with positive result
animals
% coverage at
% positive animals
EN
programme
slaughtered or
animal level
Animal prevalence
culled
slaughtered (e )

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
=
(5/4)
×
100 11
=
(7/5)
×
100
Off
icial
Jour
Total
nal
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) Total number of animals existing in the region including eligible herds and non-eligible herds for the programme.
of
(c ) Includes animals tested individually or under bulk level scheme.
the
(d ) Include only animals tested individually, do not include animals tested by bulk level samples (for instance: milk bulk tank tests).
(e ) Include all positive animal slaughtered and also the negative animals slaughtered under the programme.
European
Union
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6.2. Stratified
data
on
surveillance
and
laboratory
tests
6.2.1. Stratified
data
on
surveillance
and
laboratory
tests
Year:
Region (a ) Animal
species/category Test
type
(b ) Test
description Number
of
samples
tested Number
of
positive
samples
EN

Total
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
icial
(b ) Indicate whether the test is serological, virological etc.
Jour
6.3. Data
on
infection
(one
table
per
year)
nal
Year:
of
the
Region (a ) Animal
species Number
of
herds
infected
(b ) Number
of
animals
infected
European
Union
Total
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(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) Herds or flocks or holdings as appropriate.

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6.4.
Data on the status of herds at the end of each year (1 )
Year:
Status of herds and animals under the programme (b )
Total number of herds
Not free or not officially free from disease
Region (
Free or officially free from
a )
Animal
species
and animals under the
Unknown (c )
disease status suspended (f )
Free from disease (g )
Officially free from
disease (h )
EN
programme
Last check positive (d ) Last
check
negative
(e )

Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i )
Off
icial
Total
Jour
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
nal
(b ) At the end of the year.
(c ) Unknown: No previous checking results available.
of
(d ) Not free and last check positive: Herd checked with at least one positive result in the latest check.
the
(e ) Not free and last check negative: Herd checked with negative results in the latest check but not being Free or Officially Free.
(f ) Suspended as defined in Union or national legislation for the respective disease at the end of the reporting period.
European
(g ) Free herd as defined in Union or national legislation for the respective disease.
(h ) Officially free herd as defined in Union or national legislation for the respective disease.
(i ) Include animals under the programme in the herds with the referred status (left column).
Union
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_____________
(1 ) Data only to be provided for bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, ovine and caprine brucellosis (B. melitensis).

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6.5. Data
on
vaccination
or
treatment
programmes (1 )
Year:
Information on vaccination or treatment programme
Region (
Total number of
a ) Animal
species
Total number of
Number of herds in
herds (b )
animals
vaccination or
Number of herds
Number of animals Number of doses of
vaccine or treatment Number of adults
Number of young
EN
treatment
vaccinated or treated vaccinated or treated
vaccinated
animals vaccinated
programme
administered

icial
Jour
Total
nal
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
of
(b ) Herds or flocks or holdings as appropriate.
the
European
6.6. Data
on
wildlife (2 )
6.6.1. Estimation
of
wildlife
population
Union
Year:
Regions (a ) Animal
species Method
of
estimation Estimated
population
Total
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
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(1 ) Data only to be provided if vaccination has been carried out.
(2 ) Data only to be provided in case the programme comprises measures as regards wildlife or if the data are epidemiologically relevant for the disease.

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6.6.2. Disease
surveillance
and
other
tests
in
wildlife
(one
table
per
year)
Year:
Region (a ) Animal
Species Test
type
(b ) Test
description Number
of
samples
tested Number
of
positive
samples
EN

Off
icial
Total
Jour
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) Indicate whether the test is serological, virological, biomarker detection etc.
nal
of
the
6.6.3. Data
on
vaccination
or
treatment
of
wildlife
European
Year:
Vaccination or treatment programme
Union
Region (a ) Square
km
Number of doses of vaccine or treatment to
be administered
Number of campaigns
Total number of doses of vaccine or
treatment administered
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Total
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.

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7. Targets
7.1. Targets
related
to
testing
(one
table
for
each
year
of
implementation (1 ))
7.1.1. Targets
on
diagnostic
tests
Region (a ) Test
type
(b ) Target
population
(c ) Type
of
sample
(d ) Objective
(e ) Number
of
planned
tests
EN

Total
icial
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) Description of the test (for instance SN-test, Elisa, RBT).
Jour
(c ) Specification of the targeted species and the categories of targeted animals (for instance sex, age, breeding animal, slaughter animal).
(d ) Description of the sample (for instance blood, serum, milk).
nal
(e ) Description of the objective (for instance qualification, surveillance, confirmation of suspected cases, monitoring of campaigns, seroconversion, control on deleted vaccines, testing of vaccine, control of vaccination).
of
the
European
Union
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(1 ) For subsequent years of approved multiannual programmes only one table for the relevant year should be filled in.

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7.1.2. Targets
on
testing
herds
and
animals
(1 )
7.1.2.1. Targets on the testing of herds (a )
Target indicators
Total number of Number of herds
Number of
Number of
Number of herds % positive herds
Region (b ) Animal
species Total number of
herds (
herds under the expected to be expected positive expected new
expected to be
expected to be
c )
% positive herds % new positive
programme
checked (d )
herds (e )
positive herds (f )
depopulated
depopulated
Expected % herd
coverage
Expected period herds Expected
herd prevalence
herd incidence
EN

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 = (8/6) × 100 10 = (5/4) ×
100 11 = (6/5) × 100 12 = (7/5) × 100
Off
icial
Total
Jour
(a ) Herds or flocks, or holdings as appropriate.
(b ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
nal
(c ) Total number of herds existing in the region including eligible herds and non-eligible herds for the programme.
of
(d ) Check means to perform a herd level test under the programme for the respective disease with the purpose of maintaining, upgrading, etc., the health status of the herd. In this column a herd must not be counted twice even if
it has been checked more than once.
the
(e ) Herds with at least one positive animal during the period independent of the number of times the herd has been checked.
European
(f ) Herds which status in the previous period was Unknown, Not free-negative, Free, Officially Free or Suspended and have at least one positive animal in this period.
Union
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(1 ) Data not to be provided in case of rabies.

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7.1.2.2. Targets on the testing of animals
Slaughtering Target
indicators
Number of
Number of
Number of animals
Number of
Number of animals
Region (
animals (c )
a ) Animal
species
Total number of
Total number of
animals (
animals (c ) under
to be tested
expected positive
b )
tested positive
Expected %
% positive animals
the programme
expected to be
animals expected
tested
individually (d )
animals
expected to be
coverage at animal (expected animal
slaughtered or
to be
slaughtered (
level
prevalence)
e )
EN
culled

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
=
(5/4)
×
100 11
=
(7/5)
×
100
icial
Jour
nal
Total
of
the
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) Total number of animals existing in the region including eligible herds and non-eligible herds for the programme.
European
(c ) Includes animals tested individually or under bulk level scheme.
(d ) Include only animals tested individually, do not include animals tested by bulk level samples (for instance milk bulk tank tests).
(e ) Include all positive animals slaughtered and also the negative animals slaughtered under the programme.
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7.2. Targets
on
qualification
of
herds
and
animals
(one
table
for
each
year
of
implementation)
Targets on the status of herds and animals under the programme (b )
Total number of herds
and animals under the
Expected not free or not officially free from disease
Expected free or officially
Region (
Expected free from
Expected officially free
a )
Animal
programme
species
Expected unknown (c )
free from disease status
Last check positive (d ) Last
check
negative
(e )
suspended (
disease (g )
from disease (h )
f )
EN
Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i ) Herds Animals
(i )

Off
icial
Total
Jour
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
(b ) At the end of the year.
nal
(c ) Unknown: No previous checking results available.
of
(d ) Not free and last check positive: Herd checked with at least one positive result in the latest check.
the
(e ) Not free and last check negative: Herd checked with negative results in the latest check but not being Free or Officially Free.
(f ) Suspended as defined for the respective disease in Union or national legislation where appropriate or according national legislation.
European
(g ) Free herd as defined for the respective disease where appropriate in Union or national legislation where appropriate or according to national legislation.
(h ) Officially free herd as defined for the respective disease where appropriate in Union or national legislation or according to national legislation.
(i ) Include animals under the programme in the herds with the referred status (left column).
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7.3. Targets
on
vaccination
or
treatment
(one
table
for
each
year
of
implementation)
7.3.1. Targets
on
vaccination
or
treatment
(1 )
Targets on vaccination or treatment programme
Total number of
Total number of
herds (b ) in
animals in
Region (a ) Animal
species
vaccination or
vaccination or
Number of herds (b ) Number of herds (
Number of doses of
b ) Number of animals
Number of adults (c ) Number of young (c )
treatment
treatment
in vaccination or
vaccine or treatment
treatment
expected to be
expected to be
expected to be
expected to be
animals expected to
EN
programme
programme
programme
vaccinated or treated vaccinated or treated
administered
vaccinated
be vaccinated

Total
icial
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
Jour
(b ) Herds or flocks or holdings as appropriate.
(c ) Only for bovine brucellosis and ovine, caprine brucellosis (B. melitensis) as defined in the programme.
nal
of
the
7.3.2. Targets
on
vaccination
or
treatment
(2 ) of wildlife
European
Targets on the vaccination or treatment programme
Region (a ) Animal
species Square
km
Number of doses of vaccine or
Total number of doses of vaccine or
treatments expected to be admin
Expected number of campaigns
treatment expected to be
Union
istered in the campaign
administered
Total
(a ) Region as defined in the programme of the Member State.
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(1 ) Data only to be provided if appropriate.
(2 ) Data only to be provided if appropriate.

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8.
Detailed analysis of the cost of the programme (one table per year of implementation (1 ))
Costs related to Specification/Unit Unit
(1 ) Number
of
units Unitary
cost
in
EUR Total
amount
in
EUR
Union funding requested
(yes/no)
1. Testing
1.1. Cost of sampling
EN

Domestic animals
Wild animals
1.2. Cost of the analysis
— Brucellosis and tuberculosis Rose Bengal test
Off
programmes
icial
SAT
Jour
nal
Complement fixation test
of
the
ELISA test
European
Tuberculin test
Gamma-interferon test
Union
Bacteriological test
Other (please specify)
— African swine fever (ASF), ELISA test
Classical swine fever (CSF),
Swine vesicular disease (SVD) &
Bluetongue programmes
PCR test
Virological test
Serum neutralisation test
(only for SVD)
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Costs related to Specification/Unit Unit
(1 ) Number
of
units Unitary
cost
in
EUR Total
amount
in
EUR
Union funding requested
(yes/no)
Laboratory test for ento
mological surveillance
(only for Bluetongue)
Other (please specify)
EN

— Rabies programmes Serological
test
Detection of Tetracycline
in bone test
Fluorescent antibody test
Other (please specify)
icial
1.3. Other costs
Jour
Purchase of traps (for
nal
Bluetongue)
of
the
Other (please specify)
European
2. Vaccination
or
treatment
Union
2.1. Purchase of vaccine/treatment
— Brucellosis programmes Domestic
animal
vacci
nated
— Bluetongue programmes Domestic
animal
vacci
nated
— Rabies programmes Oral
vaccine
dose
+
bait
Parenteral vaccine dose
— Classical swine fever
Oral vaccine dose + bait
programmes
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Costs related to Specification/Unit Unit
(1 ) Number
of
units Unitary
cost
in
EUR Total
amount
in
EUR
Union funding requested
(yes/no)
— Distribution for wild animals
(please specify the type of
distribution)
EN

2.3. Control costs
2.4. Others (please specify)
3. Slaughter
and
destruction
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3.1. Compensation of animals
icial
Jour
nal
3.2. Transport costs
of
the
European
3.3. Destruction costs
Union
3.4. Loss in case of slaughtering
3.5. Cos