
Article 1 

1. A financial contribution from the Union may be granted to Bulgaria towards the costs incurred by this Member State in taking measures pursuant to Article 8, Article 14(4)(c), Article 19, Article 22, Article 31(1), Article 35(1) and Article 36(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in wild animals in the south-east of Bulgaria in 2011 in accordance with the eradication plan approved by Decision 2011/493/EU.The first paragraph constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation.
2. The total amount of the Union contribution shall not exceed EUR 890 000.
3. Only costs incurred in carrying out the measures detailed in the Annex between 4 April 2011 and 3 April 2012 and paid by Bulgaria before the 5 August 2012, shall be eligible for co-financing by means of a financial contribution by the Union at the maximum rate for the specific activities indicated in the Annex.
Article 2 

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 all other taxes.
2. Where the expenditure of Bulgaria is in a currency other than 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 is submitted by the Member State.
Article 3 

1. The financial contribution by the Union for the implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1 shall be granted provided that Bulgaria:
(a) implements the eradication plan referred to in Article 1 effectively and in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including Directive 2003/85/EC, and rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;
(b) forwards to the Commission by 31 January 2012 at the latest an intermediate report on the technical execution of the eradication plan, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Part B of Annex XVIII to Directive 2003/85/EC, accompanied by an intermediate financial report covering the period from 4 April 2011 to 31 December 2011;
(c) forwards to the Commission by 15 September 2012 at the latest a final report on the technical execution of the eradication plan accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by Bulgaria and the results attained during the period from 4 April 2011 to 3 April 2012;
(d) does not submit further requests for other contributions from the Union for the measures detailed in the Annex, and has not previously submitted such requests.
2. Where Bulgaria does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission may reduce the financial contribution by the Union having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement and to the financial loss for the Union.
Article 4 

1. Bulgaria shall ensure that the competent authority keeps for a period of seven years a certified copy of the supporting documents relating to the activities receiving the Union’s financial contribution in accordance with Article 1, in particular invoices, salary statements, attendance records and documents relating to the shipment of samples and to missions.
2. Bulgaria shall record the expenditure submitted to the Commission in its cost accounting system and keep all original documents for seven years for audit purposes.
3. The supporting documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sent to the Commission on request.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Activity Action in approved plan Specification Number of units Cost per unit (EUR) Total amount (EUR) Percentage Union contribution (%)

1. Surveillance
 
1.1. 
domestic animals
 Test: ELISA NSP 2 000 3,0 6 000 100
Test: ELISA antibodies — Type ‘О’ 21 024 3,5 73 584 100
RT-PCR 2 000 15,0 30 000 100
ELISA Ag 2 000 10,0 20 000 100
Subtotal    129 584 

1.2. 
domestic animals
 Vacutainers 21 024 0,5 10 512 100
Organ sample tubes 2 000 0,5 1 000 100
Subtotal    11 512 

1.3. 
wild animals
 Test: ELISA NSP 480 (282) 3,0 1 440 100
Test: ELISA antibodies — Type ‘О’ 480 (282) 3,5 1 680 100
RT-PCR 400 (282) 15,0 6 000 100
ELISA Ag 400 10,0 4 000 100
Subtotal    13 120 

1.4. 
wild animals
 Vacutainers 282 0,5 141 100
Organ sample tubes 200 0,5 100 100
Subtotal    241 

1.5. Trapping wild animals
 Traps for wild boar 7 500,0 3 500 100

1.6. Targeted hunting and trapping of wild animals and of unowned domestic animals
 Man power (salary per day) 4 650 22,0 102 300 100
Bullets 400 2,0 800 100
Other costs 153 50,0 7 650 100

1.7. 
domestic + wild animals
 Weekly transport 52 100,0 5 200 100
Subtotal    119 450 

1.8. 

— taskforce, including sampling, traceability checks and online update of central database,
3 teams of four experts
 Manpower (salaries + DSA/overnight) per month and expert 12 (365 + 700) 1 065,0 153 360 100
Protective clothes 6 240 5,0 31 200 100
Other costs: transport by rental car 3 9 000,0 27 000 100
Access to central database real time online: 
by high-speed laptops with sufficient memory and GPS device 3 1 000,0 3 000 100
by mobile phones 3 500,0 1 500 100
Subtotal    216 060 

2. Cleansing and disinfection
 
2.1. Cleaning and disinfection
 Disinfection road posts (construction) 16 200,0 3 200 100
Disinfection road posts (maintenance) 17 200,0 3 400 100
Disinfection of the cars of the taskforce 3 200,0 600 100
Subtotal    7 200 

3. Upgrade of National Reference Laboratory
 
3.1. Strengthening the NRL capacity as regards FMD
 Machinery, equipment and consumables   128 000 100
Subtotal    128 000 

4. Veterinary information system
 
4.1. Database (VetIS) upgrade and integrating the laboratory data system
 Hardware, software and programming   957 000 25
Subtotal    239 250 

5. Information campaign
 
5.1. Information campaign
 12 meetings per year and area, brochures and other info materials 36 500,0 18 000 100
Subtotal    18 000 
 Total    882 417 