Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 11/5/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** E34084

E34084

**EU-25**

**Livestock and Products**

**EU Approves €188 Million to Fight Animal Diseases in 2005**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Norval E. Francis

U.S. Mission to the European Union

**Prepared by:**

Yvan Polet

**Report Highlights:**

The European Commission approved a budget of €188 million to fight
animal diseases in Europe in 2005. This is an increase of €41 million
over the 2004 funding. Monitoring of TSE's again obtains the largest
funding with €98.1 million, followed by Brucellosis (€34.8 million),
Bovine Tuberculosis (€12.6 million) and rabies (€4 million). Prevention
of zoonoses is included in the program, of which the most important one,
salmonella, is budgeted at €2.3 million.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

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The European Commission has approved a financial package of €188 million
to fight animal diseases in the EU in 2005. This program will tackle
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) and a range of other
animal diseases that impact on animal and human health.

**TSE monitoring and eradication programs**

In 2005, € 98,100,000 will be available from the EU budget to monitor
BSE. All cattle for human consumption older than 30 months, all
dead-on-farm cattle and emergency slaughtered cattle over 24 months and
all suspect animals independent of their age have to be tested for BSE.
The EU co-finances testing for BSE and BSE eradication programs across
Europe.

Scrapie eradication measures are in place, requiring the culling and
genotyping of animals in infected flocks. Breeding programs have also
been established for TSE resistance in sheep. This year, €32,775,000 is
being dedicated to scrapie eradication programs.

**Animal disease eradication programs**

Each year the Commission adopts a list of programs for the eradication
and monitoring of animal diseases and for the control of zoonoses, which
qualify for a financial contribution from the EU. For the year 2005, 82
programs have been submitted to tackle 10 major animal diseases. The
total EU contribution to these programs is €55,085,000.

€34,775,000 will be spent on the eradication of brucellosis (€13,975,000
on sheep and goats brucellosis and €20,800,000 on bovine brucellosis).
On bovine tuberculosis, €12,555,000 will be used to combat the remaining
cases of the disease. €4,080,000 will be spent to fight rabies.

In addition, the prevention of zoonoses is included in the list. A
financial contribution of €2,280,000 to control salmonella in 8 Member
States has been approved.

**List of programs for the monitoring of TSEs**

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| Member State                    | Maximum amount                     |
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| Austria                         | 1 920 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Belgium                         | 3 550 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Cyprus                          | 85 000                             |
|                                 |                                    |
| Czech Republic                  | 1 700 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Denmark                         | 2 375 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Estonia                         | 290 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| Finland                         | 1 160 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| France                          | 24 045 000                         |
|                                 |                                    |
| Germany                         | 15 020 000                         |
|                                 |                                    |
| Greece                          | 585 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| Hungary                         | 1 085 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Ireland                         | 6 170 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Italy                           | 6 660 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Lithuania                       | 835 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| Luxembourg                      | 145 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| Malta                           | 35 000                             |
|                                 |                                    |
| Netherlands                     | 4 270 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Portugal                        | 1 135 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Slovenia                        | 435 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| Spain                           | 4 780 000                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Sweden                          | 305 000                            |
|                                 |                                    |
| United Kingdom                  | 5 570 000                          |
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| TOTAL                           | 82 155 000                         |
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+

**List of programs for the eradication and monitoring of animal
diseases**

-   Proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution --

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ---------------
  Disease                                                                                         Member State             Prop. amount
                                                                                                                           (EUR)

  Aujeszkys disease                                                                               Belgium\                 300 000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                   250 000\
                                                                                                  Hungary\                 50 000\
                                                                                                  Ireland\                 50 000\
                                                                                                  Portugal\                25 000\
                                                                                                  Slovak Republic          25 000

  Bluetongue                                                                                      Spain\                   25 000\
                                                                                                  France\                  50 000\
                                                                                                  Italy                    400 000

  Bovine brucellosis                                                                              Cyprus\                  100 000\
                                                                                                  Greece\                  100 000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                   5 000 000\
                                                                                                  Ireland\                 5 000 000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                   3 000 000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                  800 000\
                                                                                                  Portugal\                1 800 000\
                                                                                                  United Kingdom (Northern 5 000 000
                                                                                                  Ireland)                 

  Bovine tuberculosis                                                                             Cyprus\                  5 000\
                                                                                                  Greece\                  100 000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                   4 000 000\
                                                                                                  Ireland\                 3 000 000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                   2 500 000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                  700 000\
                                                                                                  Portugal\                250 000\
                                                                                                  United Kingdom (Northern 2 000 000
                                                                                                  Ireland)                 

  Classical swine fever                                                                           Belgium\                 15 000\
                                                                                                  Czech Republic\          100 000\
                                                                                                  Germany\                 800 000\
                                                                                                  France\                  150 000\
                                                                                                  Luxembourg\              100 000\
                                                                                                  Slovenia\                10 000\
                                                                                                  Slovak Republic          200 000

  Enzootic bovine leucosis                                                                        Estonia\                 25 000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                   250 000\
                                                                                                  Lithuania\               200 000\
                                                                                                  Latvia\                  100 000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                 200 000

  Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B melitensis)                                                    Cyprus\                  175 000\
                                                                                                  Greece\                  800 000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                   6 500 000\
                                                                                                  France\                  300 000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                   4 500 000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                 1 700 000

  Poseidom[**^\[1\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/#fn1)   France                   150 000

  Rabies                                                                                          Austria\                 180 000\
                                                                                                  Czech Republic\          400 000\
                                                                                                  Germany\                 400 000\
                                                                                                  Finland\                 100 000\
                                                                                                  Lithuania\               900 000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                  1 500 000\
                                                                                                  Slovenia\                200 000\
                                                                                                  Slovak Republic          400 000

  Swine vesicular disease                                                                         Italy                    200 000

  TOTAL                                                                                                                    55 085 000
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ---------------

**List of programs of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses**

-   Proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution --

  ----------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------
  Zoonosis          Member State              Proposed Amount\
                                              \[EUR\]

  Salmonella        Austria\                  70 000\
                    Belgium\                  400 000\
                    Denmark\                  110 000\
                    France\                   600 000\
                    Ireland\                  50 000\
                    Italy\                    600 000\
                    Netherlands\              350 000\
                    Slovak Republic           100 000

  TOTAL                                       2 280 000
  ----------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------

The complete text of the press release, announcing this plan to fight
animal diseases in 2005, can be found at
<http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1236&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en>

Additionally, the TSE regulations can be found at
<http://www.useu.be/agri/srm.html>.

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