
Article 1 
The Union shall contribute to the costs incurred by the Member States relating to the application of the harmonised antimicrobial resistance monitoring in accordance with Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU on samples of poultry collected between 1 January and 31 December 2014, with a total maximum amount of EUR 1 407 585 to be financed from line 17 04 07 01.
Article 2 
The Union financial contribution:

((a)) shall be at a rate of 50 % of the costs incurred by each Member State to implement the monitoring referred to in Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU and performed by the competent authority;
((b)) shall not exceed the following:

((i)) EUR 8 for staff costs per caecal sampling;
((ii)) EUR 11 per E. coli isolation and identification;
((iii)) EUR 21,5 per Campylobacter isolation and identification;
((iv)) EUR 15 per antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of each Salmonella or E. coli isolate;
((v)) EUR 15 per AST of each Campylobacter isolate;
((vi)) EUR 17,5 per characterisation and classification of Salmonella or E. coli isolates showing resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and meropenem;
((vii)) EUR 22 per Salmonella serotyping;
((viii)) the maximum amounts indicated in Annex I;
((c)) only the costs indicated in Annex II shall be eligible for contribution.
Article 3 

1. The Union contribution is subject to the following conditions:
(a) by 31 May 2015, the Member States have provided to the European Food Safety Authority who was mandated for this task by the European Commission, with a technical report covering at least the information requested in Part B of the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU;
(b) by 31 May 2015, the Member States have provided the Commission, in electronic form, with a financial report according to the format laid out in Annex III to this Decision. In order to be eligible for funding, the expenditure incurred must have been paid before the submission of the claim. The supporting documents evidencing all the expenditure referred to in the financial report shall be sent to the Commission on request only.
2. The Commission may reduce the amount of the contributions referred to in Annex I in cases where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are not met, having regard to the nature and gravity of the non-compliance and to the potential financial loss for the Union.
Article 4 
For reasons of administrative efficiency all expenditure submitted for a financial contribution by the Union should be expressed in euro. When a Member State’s expenditure is in a currency other than euro, the Member State shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State concerned.
Article 5 
This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 2013.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Member States Number of
Caecal samples Isolation/Identification & AST AST Salmonella Serotyping Salmonella Characterisation and classification of resistant isolates
Campylobacter E. coli
BE 850 170 170 550 550 150
BG 425 85 85 200 200 50
CZ 850 170 170 550 550 150
DK 850 170 170 250 250 100
DE 1 700 340 340 700 700 200
EE 425 85 85 100 100 50
IE 850 170 170 300 300 100
EL 850 170 170 450 450 100
ES 1 700 340 340 1 000 1 000 250
FR 1 700 340 340 800 800 250
HR 425 85 85 250 250 100
IT 1 700 340 340 800 800 250
CY 425 85 85 200 200 100
LV 425 85 85 100 100 50
LT 425 85 85 200 200 50
LU 425 85 85 100 100 50
HU 1 700 340 340 900 900 250
MT 425 85 85 100 100 50
NL 850 170 170 450 450 150
AT 1 700 340 340 550 550 200
PL 1 700 340 340 800 800 250
PT 1 700 340 340 500 500 200
RO 850 170 170 600 600 150
SI 425 85 85 200 200 50
SK 425 85 85 100 100 50
FI 850 170 170 50 50 50
SE 850 170 170 50 50 50
UK 1 700 340 340 800 800 250
Total 27 200 5 440 5 440 11 650 11 650 3 700
Member States Maximum reimbursement (EUR)
Caecal sampling E. coli Isolation & identification Campylobacter Isolation & identification Salmonella serotyping AST Characterisation & classification resistant isolates Total Overheads included (7 %)
Salmonella + E. coli Campylobacter
BE 6 800 2 200 14 800 14 700 10 800 2 600 2 700 54 600 58 422
BG 500 2 200 8 600 5 700 4 000 1 300 900 23 200 24 824
CZ 1 600 1 300 9 100 7 200 8 800 1 200 1 900 31 100 33 277
DK 6 800 2 200 18 300 9 300 6 300 2 600 1 800 47 300 50 611
DE 13 600 4 400 36 600 22 900 14 100 4 400 3 500 99 500 106 465
EE 400 1 000 3 300 4 100 2 200 1 100 200 12 300 13 161
IE 5 900 1 200 11 400 8 700 5 000 1 400 1 200 34 800 37 236
EL 2 000 2 200 14 900 7 700 8 500 2 600 1 300 39 200 41 944
ES 5 200 1 800 14 600 29 500 20 100 5 100 4 400 80 700 86 349
FR 13 600 4 400 36 600 25 100 17 100 4 100 4 400 105 300 112 671
HR 2 000 2 200 500 6 500 5 100 1 300 1 200 18 800 20 116
IT 13 600 4 400 25 000 16 500 12 200 3 700 2 700 78 100 83 567
CY 1 400 2 200 9 200 6 300 3 800 1 000 1 300 25 200 26 964
LV 700 900 3 400 3 900 1 600 800 500 11 800 12 626
LT 400 2 000 4 900 2 900 3 200 600 600 14 600 15 622
LU 3 400 2 200 9 200 4 100 2 800 1 300 900 23 900 25 573
HU 3 600 2 500 29 600 25 000 13 100 4 000 2 900 80 700 86 349
MT 1 300 500 5 500 3 500 2 000 700 900 14 400 15 408
NL 6 800 1 300 12 500 7 100 7 900 2 600 2 700 40 900 43 763
AT 13 600 4 400 36 600 17 000 13 400 5 100 3 500 93 600 100 152
PL 6 200 2 200 17 800 17 700 7 700 3 600 1 900 57 100 61 097
PT 4 400 3 900 36 600 18 500 5 600 2 100 1 700 72 800 77 896
RO 6 800 1 500 9 000 17 000 11 600 2 600 2 700 51 200 54 784
SI 3 400 1 900 9 200 5 200 2 700 1 300 900 24 600 26 322
SK 1 600 2 000 9 200 3 300 2 800 1 300 900 21 100 22 577
FI 6 800 1 900 8 300 0 3 300 2 300 900 23 500 25 145
SE 6 800 1 300 10 700 4 900 3 000 2 400 600 29 700 31 779
UK 13 600 3 600 36 600 25 100 17 100 5 100 4 400 105 500 112 885
Total 152 800 63 800 442 000 319 400 215 800 68 200 53 500 1 315 500 1 407 585
ANNEX II
1. 

— Staff costs shall be limited to actual attributable labour costs (wages, social charges and retirement costs) accrued in implementation of Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU. To this end timesheets have to be maintained.
— Reimbursement of consumables shall be based on actual costs incurred by Member States to perform the tests at the laboratory designated by the competent authority.
— Test kits, reagents and all other consumables shall only be reimbursed if used specifically in the performance of the following tests:
((i)) E. coli isolation and identification;
((ii)) Campylobacter isolation and identification;
((iii)) AST of Salmonella and E. coli isolates;
((iv)) AST of Campylobacter isolates;
((v)) Characterisation and classification of Salmonella and E. coli isolates showing resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and meropenem;
((vi)) Salmonella serotyping.

2. 
Costs for sampling shall be limited to staff costs of work within the slaughterhouse for the actual attributable labour (wages, social charges and retirement costs) accrued in implementation of Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU. To this end timesheets have to be maintained.

3. 
A flat rate contribution of 7 % calculated on the basis of all direct eligible costs may be claimed.

4. The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax (VAT) and all other taxes.

ANNEX III
Reporting period: 2014
Member State: …
Reference number of Commission Implementing Decision providing a financial contribution from the Union: 2013/653/EU

E. coli isolation and identification
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
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  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
Campylobacter isolation and identification
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
…   
…   
  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
AST Salmonella and E. coli isolates
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
…   
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  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
AST Campylobacter isolates
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
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  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
Characterisation and classification of resistant isolates
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
…   
…   
  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
Salmonella serotyping
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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Consumables (description) Quantity Unit cost (EUR) Total (EUR)
…   
…   
  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of tests:  Unit cost per analysis (EUR) 
Staff category Number of working hours Rate (EUR per hour) Total (EUR)
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  Total (EUR) 
Total nr of samples:  Unit cost per sample (EUR) 
Total expenditure for the coordinated control programme (real costs, VAT excluded) (EUR): …Declaration by the beneficiary
We certify that:

— the expenditure listed above was incurred in the performance of tasks described in Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU and directly related to the implementation of the coordinated control plan for which financial support was granted according to Implementing Decision 2013/653/EU;
— the expenditure was actually incurred, paid by the submission date of the current claim, accurately accounted for and eligible under the provisions of Implementing Decision 2013/653/EU;
— all supporting documents supporting for the costs are available for audit purposes;
— no other contribution from the Union was requested for this coordinated control plan.
Date: …
Person responsible: …
Signature: …
