
Article 1 
The national programme, presented by Bulgaria on 17 September 2009 to control and monitor transport conditions of live bovine animals exported from the Union via Bourgas port for 2010 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. The present Decision constitutes a financing decision within the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation.
Article 2 
The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 80 % of the design and construction costs to be incurred by Bulgaria for the building of inspection facilities and a control post with a capacity of 120 to 140 bovine animals at Bourgas port.
The financial contribution shall not exceed EUR 152 000, to be financed from the following Budgetary Line of the General Budget of the European Union for 2010, subject to its adoption:

— Budgetary Line No 17 04 02.
Article 3 

1. The expenditure submitted by Bulgaria for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.
2. Where Bulgaria’s expenditure is in a currency other than the euro, Bulgaria 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 for payment is submitted by Bulgaria.
Article 4 

1. The financial contribution by the Union for the national programme referred to in Article 1 shall be granted provided that Bulgaria:
(a) implements the programme in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;
(b) forwards to the Commission at the latest by 31 July 2010 the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programme referred to in Article 1, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC;
(c) forwards to the Commission, in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC, by 30 April 2011 at the latest a final detailed technical report including the assessment of the results achieved and a detailed account of expenditure incurred from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010;
(d) forwards to the Commission, in accordance with Article 27(8) of Decision 2009/470/EC, by 30 April 2011 at the latest, the payment application related to the expenditure incurred in respect of the programme submitted on 17 September 2009;
(e) does not, for the programme referred to in Article 1, submit further requests for other Union contributions for these measures, and has not previously submitted such requests.
2. In case of late applications, the reductions of the financial contribution foreseen in Article 27(8) of Decision 2009/470/EC are applicable.
Article 5 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission