
Article 1 
The Union shall contribute to the costs incurred by the Member States for the application of the control plan referred to in the Recommendation 2013/99/EU (hereinafter ‘Commission Recommendation’), with a total maximum amount of EUR 1 357 500 to be financed from budgetary line 17 04 07 01.
Article 2 

1. The Union contribution referred to in the Commission Recommendation shall take the form of a partial reimbursement of 75 % of the costs of the tests performed by the competent authorities to implement the control plan referred to in Article 1 of Commission Recommendation.The Union contribution cannot exceed:
(a) EUR 300 per test;
(b) the amounts indicated in Annex I.
2. Only the costs indicated in Annex II shall be eligible to the contribution.
Article 3 

1. The Union contribution referred to in Article 1 is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the tests have been performed in accordance with the terms of the Commission Recommendation during the period referred to in Section II of the Annex thereto;
(b) the Member States have provided the Commission with the report referred to in Section III of the Annex to Commission Recommendation and within the deadline set out in that section;
(c) by 31 May 2013, the Member States have provided the Commission, in electronic form, with a financial report according to the format laid out in Annex III.
2. The Commission may reduce the amount of the contribution referred to in Article 1 in cases where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 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 

1. 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 and all other taxes.
2. Where the expenditure of a Member State is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned 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.
Article 5 
This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.
Article 6 
This Decision shall be applicable from the date of publication of the Commission Recommendation.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.
For the Commission
Tonio BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
(EUR)
Member State Maximum EU contributionDNA test Maximum EU contributionPBZ test TOTAL EU contribution
Belgium 30 000 100 500 130 500
Bulgaria 30 000 46 500 76 500
Czech Republic 30 000 1 500 31 500
Denmark 15 000 1 500 16 500
Germany 45 000 15 000 60 000
Estonia 3 000 1 500 4 500
Ireland 15 000 10 500 25 500
Greece 30 000 15 000 45 000
Spain 45 000 34 500 79 500
France 45 000 78 000 123 000
Italy 45 000 183 000 228 000
Cyprus 3 000 1 500 4 500
Latvia 15 000 1 500 16 500
Lithuania 15 000 1 500 16 500
Luxembourg 3 000 1 500 4 500
Hungary 30 000 1 500 31 500
Malta 3 000 1 500 4 500
Netherlands 30 000 30 000 60 000
Austria 30 000 1 500 31 500
Poland 45 000 75 000 120 000
Portugal 30 000 1 500 31 500
Romania 30 000 51 000 81 000
Slovenia 3 000 1 500 4 500
Slovakia 15 000 1 500 16 500
Finland 15 000 1 500 16 500
Sweden 30 000 6 000 36 000
United Kingdom 45 000 16 500 61 500
TOTAL 675 000 682 500 1 357 500
ANNEX II

The expenditure eligible for a financial contribution by the Union for carrying out the tests mentioned in this Implementing Decision shall be limited to the costs incurred by the Member States for:

((a)) the purchase of test kits, reagents and all consumables identifiable and especially used for carrying out the tests;
((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;
((c)) costs for sending samples to the laboratory carrying out the analysis/tests; and
((d)) overheads equal to 7 % of the sum of the costs referred to in (a), (b) and (c).

ANNEX III
DNA
Specify staff category Hours Cost/hour Staff cost
(1) (2) (3) 4 = 2 × 3
   
   
  Subtotal staff (5)
Specify: kits/reagents/consumables Quantity/number Unit cost Total cost
(6) (7) (8) 9 = 7 × 8
   
   
  Subtotal kits reagents/consumables (10)
Transport costs to laboratory   (11)
  TOTAL 12 = 5 + 10 + 11
TOTAL INCLUDING OVERHEADS = 12 × 1,07PBZ
Specify staff category Hours Cost/hour Staff cost
(1) (2) (3) 4 = 2 × 3
   
   
  Subtotal staff (5)
Specify: reagents/consumables Quantity/number Unit cost Total cost
(6) (7) (8) 9 = 7 × 8
   
   
  Subtotal reagents/consumables (10)
Transport costs to laboratory   (11)
  TOTAL 12 = 5 + 10 + 11
TOTAL INCLUDING OVERHEADS = 12 × 1,07