L 337/46 Official Journal of the European Union 5.12.2006 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 2006 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2007 (notified under document number C(2006) 5677) (2006/875[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4) 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 ('), and in particular Article 24(6) and Articles 29 and 32 thereof, (5) Whereas: (1) Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of a financial contribution by the Community in the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and for checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses. (6) (2)  Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3), provides for annual programmes for the eradication and monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalo- pathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals. After examination of those programmes they were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legis- lation and in particular with the Community criteria relating to the eradication of those diseases, in accordance with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3). Those programmes appear on the list of programmes established by Commission Decision 2006/687/EC of 12 October 2006 on programmes which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2007 for the eradi- cation and monitoring of certain animal diseases, for the prevention of zoonoses, for the monitoring of TSEs as well as programmes for the eradication of BSE and scrapie (4). In the light of the importance of those programmes for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal and public health, as well as the obligatory appli- cation in all Member States in the case of the TSE programmes, it is appropriate to fix the appropriate rate of financial contribution of the Community to reimburse the costs to be incurred by the Member States concerned for the measures referred to in this Decision up to a maximum amount for each programme. (7)  For the sake of better management, more efficient use of Community funds and improved transparency, it is also (3)  The Member States have submitted programmes for the necessary to fix for each programme, where appropriate, eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases, for maximym amounts to be relml?ursed to the Member the prevention of zoonoses and for the eradication and States for certain costs of such items as tests, different monitoring of TSEs in their territories. vaccines used in the Member States and compensation to owners for their losses due to the slaughter or culling of (") OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision animals. 2006/53 (O] L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37). (®» O) L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by () OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27. Decision as amended by Directive Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2006 (O] L 187, 8.7.2006, 92/65[EEC (O] L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54). p. 10). () O] L 282, 13.10.2006, p. 52.