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**Date:** 12/2/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** E35229

E35229

**EU-25**

**Livestock and Products**

EU Approves €185 Million to Fight Animal Diseases in 2006

**2005**

**Approved by:**

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

U.S. Mission to the EU

**Prepared by:**

Yvan Polet

**Report Highlights:**

In November, 2005, the European Commission approved a budget of €185
million to fight animal diseases in Europe in 2006. This is a slight
decrease in funding for the 129 programs covered compared to 2005.
Monitoring and eradication of TSE's again obtains the largest funding
with €131.1 million, followed by Brucellosis (€26.7 million), Bovine
Tuberculosis (€7.9 million) and rabies (€8.2 million). Zoonotic diseases
are being prioritized. For the control of salmonella in poultry €4.5
million has been budgeted.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Brussels USEU \[BE2\]

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The European Commission has approved a financial package of €185 million
to fight animal diseases in the EU in 2006. The 129 programs, which were
approved, will tackle animal diseases that impact both human and animal
health.

**TSE monitoring and eradication programs**

In 2006, €88,305,000 will be available from the EU budget to monitor
BSE. That includes financial support for rapid tests for the detection
of TSE in cattle, sheep and goats and discriminatory tests to exclude
BSE in small ruminants. For BSE eradication across Europe, the EU will
give another €8,710,000 in co-funding.

For compulsory Scrapie eradication measures, as well as for breeding
programs, which were established for TSE resistance in sheep,
€34,138,000 is provided in EU funding.

**Animal disease eradication programs**

For 2006, 49 programs to eradicate 10 major animal diseases were
approved for Community financial support. The total EU contribution to
these programs is €49,730,000.

Some €26,670,000 will be spent on the eradication of brucellosis
(€14,910,000 on bovine brucellosis and €11,760,000 on sheep and goat
brucellosis). Another €8,215,000 will be spent on fighting rabies, a
highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system. Combating the
remaining cases of Bovine tuberculosis receives €7,905,000 in EU
funding.

In addition, the prevention of zoonoses is included in the list. A
financial contribution of €4,4630,000 to control salmonella in 12 Member
States has been approved.

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

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------
  **Disease**                                                                                     **Member State or Acceding Member State**                                                      **Rate**   **Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                            amount (EUR)**

  Aujeszkys disease                                                                               Belgium\                                                                                       50%\       160.000\
                                                                                                  Spain                                                                                          50%        100.000

  Bluetongue                                                                                      Spain\                                                                                         50%\       2.200.000\
                                                                                                  France\                                                                                        50%\       150.000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                                                                                         50%\       1.000.000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                                                                                       50%        1.250.000

  Bovine brucellosis                                                                              Cyprus\                                                                                        50%\       300.000\
                                                                                                  Greece\                                                                                        50%\       300.000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                                                                                         50%\       6.000.000\
                                                                                                  Ireland\                                                                                       50%\       1.750.000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                                                                                         50%\       2.600.000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                                                                                        50%\       260.000\
                                                                                                  Portugal\                                                                                      50%\       1.800.000\
                                                                                                  United                                                                                         50%        1.900.000
                                                                                                  Kingdom[**^\[1\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fn1)              

  Bovine tuberculosis                                                                             Estonia\                                                                                       50%\       65.000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                                                                                         50%\       5.000.000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                                                                                         50%\       1.800.000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                                                                                        50%\       800.000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                                                                                       50%        240.000

  Classical swine fever                                                                           Czech Republic\                                                                                50%\       35.000\
                                                                                                  Germany\                                                                                       50%\       600.000\
                                                                                                  France\                                                                                        50%\       400.000\
                                                                                                  Luxembourg\                                                                                    50%\       15.000\
                                                                                                  Slovenia\                                                                                      50%\       25.000\
                                                                                                  Slovak Republic                                                                                50%        400.000

  Enzootic bovine leucosis                                                                        Estonia\                                                                                       50%\       5.000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                                                                                         50%\       200.000\
                                                                                                  Lithuania\                                                                                     50%\       100.000\
                                                                                                  Latvia\                                                                                        50%\       50.000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                                                                                       50%        100.000

  Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B melitensis)                                                    Cyprus\                                                                                        50%\       310.000\
                                                                                                  Greece\                                                                                        50%\       600.000\
                                                                                                  Spain\                                                                                         50%\       6.500.000\
                                                                                                  France\                                                                                        50%\       150.000\
                                                                                                  Italy\                                                                                         50%\       3.200.000\
                                                                                                  Portugal                                                                                       50%        1.000.000

  Poseidom[**^\[2\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fn2)   France[**^\[3\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fn3)    50%        100.000

  Rabies                                                                                          Austria\                                                                                       50%\       180.000\
                                                                                                  Czech Republic\                                                                                50%\       390.000\
                                                                                                  Germany\                                                                                       50%\       750.000\
                                                                                                  Estonia\                                                                                       50%\       990.000\
                                                                                                  France\                                                                                        50%\       105.000\
                                                                                                  Finland\                                                                                       50%\       100.000\
                                                                                                  Lithuania\                                                                                     50%\       600.000\
                                                                                                  Latvia\                                                                                        50%\       650.000\
                                                                                                  Poland\                                                                                        50%\       3.750.000\
                                                                                                  Slovenia\                                                                                      50%\       300.000\
                                                                                                  Slovak Republic                                                                                50%        400.000

  African swine fever/Classical swine fever                                                       Italy                                                                                          50%        50.000

  **TOTAL**                                                                                                                                                                                                 49.730.000
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**Annex II**

**Approved programs of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses
(Article 2(1))**

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

  -------------- ------------------------------------- ---------- -----------------
  **Zoonosis**   **Member State or Acceding Member     **Rate**   **Maximum
                 State**                                          Amount**\
                                                                  **(EUR)**

  Salmonella     Austria\                              50%\       72.000\
                 Belgium\                              50%\       650.000\
                 Cyprus\                               50%\       69.000\
                 Denmark\                              50%\       155.000\
                 Germany\                              50%\       900.000\
                 France\                               50%\       315.000\
                 Ireland\                              50%\       75.000\
                 Italy\                                50%\       675.000\
                 Latvia\                               50%\       73.000\
                 Netherlands\                          50%\       759.000\
                 Portugal\                             50%\       488.000\
                 Slovak Republic                       50%        232.000

  **TOTAL**                                                       4.463.000
  -------------- ------------------------------------- ---------- -----------------

**Annex III.1**

**Approved programs for the monitoring of TSEs**

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

  ------------- -------------- ------------------------------------- --------------
  **Disease**   **Member       **Rate rapid tests & discriminatory   **Maximum
                State**        tests performed**                     amount**\
                                                                     **(in EUR)**

  TSEs          Belgium\       100 %\                                3.155.000\
                Czech          100 %\                                1.485.000\
                Republic\      100 %\                                2.115.000\
                Denmark\       100 %\                                13.940.000\
                Germany\       100 %\                                225.000\
                Estonia\       100 %\                                545.000\
                Greece\        100 %\                                8.305.000\
                Spain\         100 %\                                24.395.000\
                France\        100 %\                                5.035.000\
                Ireland\       100 %\                                7.345.000\
                Italy\         100 %\                                280.000\
                Cyprus\        100 %\                                340.000\
                Latvia\        100 %\                                700.000\
                Lithuania\     100 %\                                135.000\
                Luxembourg\    100 %\                                915.000\
                Hungary\       100 %\                                25.000\
                Malta\         100 %\                                4.375.000\
                Netherlands\   100 %\                                1.755.000\
                Austria\       100 %\                                3.430.000\
                Poland\        100 %\                                1.605.000\
                Portugal\      100 %\                                390.000\
                Slovenia\      100 %\                                665.000\
                Slovakia\      100 %\                                935.000\
                Finland\       100 %\                                285.000\
                Sweden\        100 %                                 5.925.000
                United Kingdom                                       

  Total                                                              88.305.000
  ------------- -------------- ------------------------------------- --------------

**Annex III.2**

**Approved programs for the eradication of BSE**

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

  ------------- -------------------- --------------- -----------------------
  **Disease**   **Member State**     **Rate**        **Maximum amount**\
                                                     **(in EUR)**

  BSE           Belgium\             50 % culling\   150.000\
                Czech Republic\      50 % culling\   750.000\
                Denmark\             50 % culling\   100.000\
                Germany\             50 % culling\   875.000\
                Estonia\             50 % culling\   15.000\
                Greece\              50 % culling\   15.000\
                Spain\               50 % culling\   1.000.000\
                France\              50 % culling\   300.000\
                Ireland\             50 % culling\   2.800.000\
                Italy\               50 % culling\   200.000\
                Cyprus\              50 % culling\   15.000\
                Luxembourg\          50 % culling\   100.000\
                Netherlands\         50 % culling\   60.000\
                Austria\             50 % culling\   15.000\
                Poland\              50 % culling\   985.000\
                Portugal\            50 % culling\   685.000\
                Slovenia\            50 % culling\   25.000\
                Slovakia\            50 % culling\   65.000\
                Finland\             50 % culling\   25.000\
                United Kingdom       50 % culling    530.000

  Total                                              8.710.000
  ------------- -------------------- --------------- -----------------------

**Annex III.3**

**Approved programs for the eradication of scrapie**

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

  ------------- --------------- ---------------------------- ------------------
  **Disease**   **Member        **Rate**                     **Maximum
                State**                                      amount**\
                                                             **(in EUR)**

  Scrapie       Belgium\        50 % culling; 100%           100.000\
                Czech Republic\ genotyping\                  105.000\
                Denmark\        50 % culling; 100%           5.000\
                Germany\        genotyping\                  1.105.000\
                Estonia\        50 % culling; 100%           6.000\
                Greece\         genotyping\                  1.060.000\
                Spain\          50 % culling; 100%           12.790.000\
                France\         genotyping\                  4.690.000\
                Ireland\        50 % culling; 100%           705.000\
                Italy\          genotyping\                  530.000\
                Cyprus\         50 % culling; 100%           5.215.000\
                Latvia\         genotyping\                  10.000\
                Lithuania\      50 % culling; 100%           5.000\
                Luxembourg\     genotyping\                  35.000\
                Hungary\        50 % culling; 100%           50.000\
                Netherlands\    genotyping\                  685.000\
                Austria\        50 % culling; 100%           15.000\
                Portugal\       genotyping\                  865.000\
                Slovenia\       50 % culling; 100%           160.000\
                Slovakia\       genotyping\                  250.000\
                Finland\        50 % culling; 100%           6.000\
                Sweden\         genotyping\                  6.000\
                United Kingdom  50 % culling; 100%           5.740.000
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping\                  
                                50 % culling; 100%           
                                genotyping                   

  Total                                                      34.138.000
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[**^\[1\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fnB1)
United Kingdom only as regards Northern Ireland

[**^\[2\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fnB2)
Heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis transmitted by vector insects in
the French overseas departments.

[**^\[3\]^**](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/#fnB3)
France only as regards Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion

The complete text of the press release, announcing this plan to fight
animal diseases in 2006, can be found at
[http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1505&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr](http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1236&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)

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