The expenditure eligible for a financial contribution by the Union for the measures referred to in Articles 1 to 12 and not covered by a lump sum, shall be limited to the costs incurred by the Member States for the measures set out in points 1 to 8.

1. 1.

   Carrying out laboratory tests:

   1. (a)

      the purchase of test kits, reagents and all consumables identifiable and especially used for carrying out the laboratory test;

   2. (b)

      personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated entirely or in part for carrying out the tests in the premises of the laboratory; the costs are limited to actual salaries plus social security charges and other statutory costs included in the remuneration); and

   3. (c)

      overheads equal to 7 % of the sum of the costs referred to in (a) and (b).

2. 2.

   Compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered or culled:

   • The compensation shall not exceed the market value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered or culled.

   • For bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis and ovine and caprine brucellosis programmes, the salvage value, if any, shall be deducted from the compensation.

3. 3.

   Compensation to owners for the value of their birds culled and for destroyed eggs:

   • The compensation shall not exceed the market value of the bird immediately before it was culled or of the eggs immediately before their destruction.

   • The salvage value for heat treated non-incubated eggs shall be deducted from the compensation.

4. 4.

   The purchase and storage of vaccine doses and/or vaccine plus baits for domestic and wild animals.

5. 5.

   The administration of vaccine doses to domestic animals:

   1. (a)

      personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated entirely or in part for carrying out the vaccination; the costs are limited to the fee paid for such personnel or to their actual salaries plus social security charges and other statutory costs included in the remuneration; and

   2. (b)

      the specific equipment and consumables identifiable and used especially for the vaccination.

6. 6.

   The distribution of vaccines plus baits for wild animals:

   1. (a)

      the transport of the vaccines plus baits;

   2. (b)

      the costs for the aerial or manual distribution of the vaccines plus baits;

   3. (c)

      personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated entirely or in part for distributing vaccine baits; the costs are limited to their actual salaries plus social security charges and other statutory costs included in the remuneration.