2000/5/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1999 approving the programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases presented for the year 2000 by the Member States (notified under document number C(1999) 3986)
6. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 3/23 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 1999 approving the programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases presented for the year 2000 by the Member States (notified under document number C(1999) 3986) (2000/5/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 (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2) and in particular Article 24 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of Community in the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases; financial participation by the the Member States have submitted programmes for the eradication of animal diseases in their countries; after examination of the programmes they were found to comply with the Community criteria relating to the eradication of these diseases in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4); these programmes appear on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community in 2000 and which was established by Commission Decision 1999/701/EC (5); in the light of the importance of the programmes for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health and public health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member States concerned for the measures foreseen up to a maximum amount of money for each programme; a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted insofar as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities supply all the necessary information within the time limits provided for; the approval of some of those programmes shall not prejudge a decision of the Commission on rules for eradication of those diseases based on scientific advice; the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI CONTENTS Rabies Bovine brucellosis Bovine tuberculosis Enzootic bovine leucosis Contagious boivne pleuropneumonia Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, cowdriosis Ovine and caprine brucellosis Scrapie African swine fever (ASF) Classical swine fever (CSF) Swine vesicular disease (SVD) Aujeszky's disease Final provisions (1) OJ L 224, 18. 9. 1990, p. 19. (2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. (3) OJ L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27. (4) OJ L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54. (5) OJ L 276, 27. 10. 1999, p. 16. Articles 1 to 7 Articles 8 to 14 Articles 15 to 19 Articles 20 to 21 Article 22 Article 23 Articles 24 to 28 Articles 29 to 34 Articles 35 to 37 Articles 38 to 39 Articles 40 to 43 L 3/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 1. 2000 CHAPTER I (Rabies) Article 1 Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Luxemburg up to a maximum of EUR 70 000. Article 7 1. The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Austria is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 1. The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Finland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Austria up to a maximum of EUR 220 000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Finland up to a maximum of EUR 100 000. Article 2 The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by 1. Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Belgium up to a maximum of EUR 165 000. Article 3 1. The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Germany is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Germany up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 000. Article 4 The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by 1. France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by France up to a maximum of EUR 300 000. Article 5 1. The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits by Italy up to a maximum of EUR 40 000. Article 6 The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by the period from 1 1. Luxembourg is hereby approved for January 2000 to 31 December 2000. CHAPTER II (Bovine brucellosis) Article 8 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 3 000 000. Article 9 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Greece by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 600 000. Article 10 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in France by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 850 000. Article 11 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Ireland by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 5 000 000. 6. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 3/25 Article 12 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Italy by way of compensa- tion for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 1 700 000. Article 13 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 2 200 000. Article 14 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in the United Kingdom/ Northern Ireland by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 900 000. CHAPTER III (Bovine tuberculosis) Article 15 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 6 500 000. Article 16 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Greece by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 100 000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Ireland for the purchase of tuberculin up to a maximum of EUR 770 000. Article 18 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Italy by way of compensa- tion for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 800 000. Article 19 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland up to a maximum of EUR 65 000. CHAPTER IV (Enzootic bovine leucosis) Article 20 1. The programme for the eradication of enzootlc bovine leucosis presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Italy by way of compensa- tion for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 1 250 000. Article 21 The programme for the eradication of enzootic bovine is hereby approved for the 1. leucosis presented by Portugal period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 2 200 000 CHAPTER V (Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia) Article 17 Article 22 1. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 1. The programme for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. L 3/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 1. 2000 Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 800 000. CHAPTER VI (Anaplasmosis, babesiosis, cowdriosis) Article 23 The programme for the eradication of anaplasmosis and 1. babesiosis in Réunion presented by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. The programme for the eradication of babesiosis and cowdriosis in Guadeloupe presented by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 3. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred by France for the imple- mentation of the programmes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 up to a maximum of EUR 500 000. CHAPTER VII (Ovine and caprine brucellosis) Article 24 1. The programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis presented by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and vaccination, and those incurred in Greece by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 1 100 000. Article 25 1. The programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 5 000 000. Article 26 The programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine 1. brucellosis presented by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in France by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 900 000. Article 27 1. The programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 4 500 000. Article 28 1. The programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 2 500 000. CHAPTER VIII (Scrapie) Article 29 1. The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented by Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of analysing and those incurred in Belgium by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 50 000. Article 30 The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented 1. by France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the 2. rate of 50 % of the costs of analysing and those incurred in France by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 100 000. Article 31 1. The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of analysing and those incurred in Greece by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 50 000. 6. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 3/27 Article 32 1. The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Italy by way of compensa- tion for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of EUR 50 000. Article 33 1. The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented by the Netherlands is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of analysing incurred by the Nether- lands up to a maximum of EUR 100 000. Article 34 For the programmes referred to in Articles 29 to 33 costs of analysing are reimbursed up to 10 EUR per genotyping test, 15 EUR per histopathology test and 15 EUR per immunohis- tochemy test. CHAPTER IX (African/classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease) Article 35 1. The programme for the eradication of African/classical swine fever presented by Italy/Sardinia is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological testing and those incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners animals up to a maximum of the for EUR 400 000. slaughter of Article 36 1. The programme for the eradication and control of swine vesicular disease and classical swine fever presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological testing and those incurred in Italy by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of seropositive animals up to a maximum of EUR 300 000. Article 37 of domestic pigs and of the control of the wild boar population incurred in Germany up to a maximum of EUR 2 200 000. CHAPTER X (Aujeszky's disease) Article 38 1. The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease presented by Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in Belgium up to 1,25 EUR per test and to a maximum of EUR 3 800 000. Article 39 1. The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease presented by Germany is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in Germany up to 1,25 EUR per test and to a maximum of EUR 1 242 000. CHAPTER XI (Final provisions) Article 40 financial the The programmes referred to under Articles 1 to 7 shall be granted subject to: the Community for contribution of (a) bringing into force by 1 January 2000 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions by the Member State concerned for implementing the programme; (b) forwarding a report to the Commission every six months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred at the latest four weeks after the end of each reporting period; (c) forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 2001 at the latest; and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected. Article 41 financial The the programmes referred to under Articles 8 to 39 shall be granted subject to: the Community for contribution of The programme for the eradication of classical swine 1. fever presented by Germany is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of virological and serological testing (a) bringing into force by 1 January 2000 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions by the Member State concerned for implementing the programme; (b) forwarding a report to the Commission every four months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred at the latest four weeks after the end of each reporting period; L 3/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 1. 2000 (c) forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 2001 at the latest; Article 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/ 2. 1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis. and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected. 3. The financial contribution of the Community may only be granted if the programmes have effectively been imple- mented in line with Community rules. Article 42 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 43 The Commission, 1. in collaboration with the competent national authorities, may carry out on-the-spot checks to ensure that the measures and assisted expenditure have been carried out. The Commission shall outcome of the checks. inform the Member States of the Done at Brussels, 30 November 1999. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 103