No L 264/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 10. 96 COMMISSION DECISION of 14 October 1996 on the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 1997 (96/598/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field ('), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EEC (3, and in particular Article 24 (5) thereof, Whereas in drawing up the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community for 1997, and the proposed rate and amount of the contribu- tion for each programme, both the interest of each programme for the Community and the volume of avail- able appropriations must be taken into account Whereas the Commission has examined each of the programmes submitted by the Member States from both the veterinary and the financial point of view; Whereas the programmes on the list set out in this Deci- sion will have to be approved individually at a later date; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, o L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. o L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. o0 [l ZZ HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The programmes listed in the Annex hereto shall qualify for a financial contribution from the Community in 1997. 2. For each programme as referred to in paragrpah 1, the proposed rate and amount of the Community finan- cial contribution shall be as set out in the Annex. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1996. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission