No L 8/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 1. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1995 approving the 1996 programme presented by Denmark for the monitoring and control of salmonella in breeding poultry and setting the level of the Community’s financial contribution (Only the Danish text is authentic) (96/24/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/EC (%, and in particular Articles 32 and 24 (6) thereof, Whereas Chapter 2 of Title III of Decision 90/424/EEC provides that the Community may make a financial contribution to the checks aimed at the prevention of ZOONOoSES ; Whereas Denmark has presented its programme for the monitoring and control of salmonella in breeding poultry for 1996 ; Whereas the said programme is included in the list of programmes for the prevention of zoonoses which may receive a financial contribution from the Community in . 1996, as laid down in Commission Decision 95/469/EC (%); Whereas in view of the programme’s important role in achieving the objectives pursued by the Community as () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 15. () OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. () OJ No L 269, 11. 11. 1995, p. 26. regards the prevention of zoonoses the Community’s financial contribution should be set at 50 % of the costs borne by Denmark, with a maximum of ECU 470 000 ; Whereas this programme is part of a plan to monitor and control salmonella in poultry flocks; Whereas the financial contribution from the Community may, according to the situation, refer to the compensation of the owners for the destruction of breeding poultry and hatching eggs, or to the difference between their esti- mated value and those of the products which were obtained after heat treatment; - Whereas the Community will make a financial contribu- tion provided that the measures planned are carried out and the authorities supply all the information necessary within the time limit laid down; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The programme for the monitoring and control of salmo- nella in breeding poultry presented by Denmark is hereby approved for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996.