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of30March2001
onCommunitycooperationwiththeFoodandAgricultureOrganisationwithparticularregardto
activities carried outbytheEuropeanCommissionfortheControlofFoot-and-MouthDisease
(notified under document number C(2001) 984)
(2001/300/EC)
(OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 71)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of30March2001
onCommunitycooperationwiththeFoodandAgricultureOrgani-
sation with particular regard to activities carried out by the
EuropeanCommissionfortheControlofFoot-and-MouthDisease
(notified under document number C(2001) 984)
(2001/300/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 Regulation
(EC) No 1258/1999(2), and in particular Articles 12 and 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)In the context of major epidemics of foot-and-mouth disease
(FMD) in the late 1950s both within the Community and in
neighbouring countries, the European Commission for the
Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EUFMD) was foundedwithin the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) of the United Nations Organisation.
(2)In the 1960s, due to increased threats from introduction of exoticstrains of FMD into Europe, the member countries of theEUFMD were called ot establish a trust fund aimed at emer-gency measures to be carried out in the Balkans, the mainentrance route of the disease. Later that fund was divided intoTrust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC supported by those
member countries that were at the same time Member States of
the Community and Trust Fund 90970/MTF/004/MUL supportedby member countries of EUFMD which at that time were not orare not Member States of the Community.
(3)The last Community contribution to the Trust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC was made on the occasion of FMDoutbreaks in the Balkans in 1996, in accordance with Commis-sion Decision 96/368/EC of 14 June 1996 on a Communityfinancial contribution to measures to control foot-and-mouth
disease in Albania(
3) and Commission Decision 96/439/EC of
18 July 1996 on a Community financial contribution to measuresto control foot-and-mouth disease in the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia(
4).
(4)In accordance with Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18November 1985 on control measures for foot-and-mouthdiesease(
5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden, vaccination against FMD ceasedthroughout the Community in 1991. The most recent outbreaks
of FMD were reported in 2000 in Greece due to introduction
from a neighbouring country and in 2001 in the UnitedKingdom.
(5)However in countries adjacent to the Member States outbreaks
and in some cases severe epidemics have been recorded during
the last years which are liable to threaten the health status ofCommunity susceptible livestock mainly due to movement ofpersons and goods, excluding imports of livestock and livestockproducts which are prohibited, and means of transports betweenMember States and neighbouring countries.2001D0300 — EN — 06.12.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 181, 20.7.1996, p. 37.
(5) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.
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(6)In the light of the emergence of new virus topotypes and
regional deterioration of control measures, the Community, in
close cooperation with the EUFMD and by using the TrustFund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC, supported emergency vaccina-tion campaigns in Turkey in 1998 and in Transcaucasia in 1999and 2000.
(7)Since its establishment, Trust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEChas been operated on a case-by-case basis in agreement betweenthe Commission and EUFMD by Exchange of Letters of agree-
ment to measures proposed by the EUFMD.
(8)On 25 February 2000 a meeting of a groupof exp erts at FAO
headquarters reviewed the procedures for operating Trust Fund
911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC with regard to expenses incurred
due to implementation of agreed FMD control programmes inmember countries of the EUFMD or neighbouring countries.
(9)Following evaluation, the groupof exp erts from the Commissionand the FAO found the FAO rules and procedures for the opera-tion of such funds equivalent to those applicable in Communityinstitutions.
(10)The groupof exp erts recommended revision of the rules andprocedures for the operation of the Trust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC in order to lay down a formalised agreement on
the operation of that Trust Fund. The rules should follow the
example of the cooperation programme on food security and itsimplementing agreement concluded between the Community andthe FAO in 2000, which is considered a starting point to a moreprogrammatic approach and formalised procedure in this tradi-tional cooperation between the Community and the FAO.
(11)It appears appropriate to fix the Community contribution to theTrust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC at a maximum level of
EUR 1,8 million for a period of four years. The budget of the
Trust Fund for 2001 should be made upof the balance of itsfunds on 30 September 2000 and a Community contribution tobring the amount to USD 1 million. Subsequently expenditureshould be replenished by annual transfers.
(12)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The balance of Trust Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC (TFEU
970089129) at 30 September 2000 shall be struck at USD 226 404 aslaid down in the final report of the 65th session of the ExecutiveCommittee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot and
Mouth Disease (EUFMD).
2. As from 1 January 2001, the financial obligation of the Commu-
nity to the fund referred to in paragraph 1 shall be set at a maximum of
EUR 2 450000 for a period of four years from that date.
3. The first instalment of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 for
the year 2001 shall be made upof:
(a) the balance referred to in paragraph 1, and
(b) a Community contribution of the amount necessary to bring the
total to USD 1 000000.
4. Expenditure incurred by the Trust Fund during the years 2001,
2002, 2003 and 2004 shall be replenished by annual Community contri-butions payable in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. However,these transfers shall be subject to the existence of available funds in thebudget of the Commission.2001D0300 — EN — 06.12.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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5. The annual Community contributions referred to in paragraph 4
shall be based on the financial report produced by the EUFMD toeither the annual session of the Executive Committee or the biannual
general session of the EUFMD, supported by detailed documentation
in accordance with the rules of the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO).
Article 2
1. An implementing agreement on the use and operation of the Trust
Fund 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC (TFEU 970089129) shall beconcluded between the European Commission and the Food and Agri-culture Organisation of the United Nations Organisation for the period
of four years, starting on 1 January 2001.
2. The Trust Fund referred to in Article 1 shall be operated in agree-
ment between the Commission and the EUFMD in accordance with theimplementing agreement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. The Director-General of the Health and consumer protection
Directorate-General shall be authorised to sign the Implementing
Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 on behalf of the Commission.
He shall also be authorised to conclude with the FAO an amendedImplementing Agreement in order to take account of the amendmentsmade to Article 1(2).
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0300 — EN — 06.12.2002 — 001.001 — 4
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