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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of3December 2001
approvingtheprogrammesforthemonitoringforTSEpresentedfor2002bytheMemberStates
andfixingthelevel oftheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution
(notified under document number C(2001) 3819)
(2001/854/EC)
(OJ L 318, 4.12.2001, p. 54)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2002/246/EC of 27 March2002 L 84 65 28.3.2002
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of3December 2001
approving the programmes for the monitoring for TSE presented
for2002bytheMemberStatesandfixingtheleveloftheCommu-
nity'sfinancialcontribution
(notified under document number C(2001) 3819)
(2001/854/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
2001/572/EC(2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial
participation by the Community in the eradication and moni-toring of animal diseases.
(2)Member States have submitted programmes for the monitoringof transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine,ovine and caprine animals.
(3)After examination of the programmes they were found to complywith the Community criteria relating to the monitoring of thisdisease in conformity withCouncil Decision 90/638/EEC layingdown Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring ofcertain animal diseases(
3), as last amended by Council Directive
92/65/EEC(4).
(4)These programmes appear on the priority list of programmes forthe eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which canbenefit from financial participation from the Community in2002 and which was established by Commission Decision 2001/
730/EC(
5).
(5)Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the preven-tion, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies(
6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1326/2001(7), sets out new rules for monitoring transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine andcaprine animals.
(6)In the light of the importance of these programmes for theachievement of Community objectives in the field of animalhealth and public health, it is appropriate in this case to compen-sate the costs incurred in Member States for the purchase of test-kits up to a maximum amount of money per test-kit andprogramme.
(7)According to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricul-tural policy(
8), programmes for the monitoring and eradication
of animal diseases shall be financed under the Guarantee Section
of the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance
and Guarantee Fund; for financial control purposes, Articles 8and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.2001D0854 — EN — 01.04.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18.9.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 268, 18.10.1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 60.
(8) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
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(8)The financial contribution from the Community shall be granted
provided that the actions planned are carried out efficiently and
that the authorities supply all the necessary information withinthe time limits laid down.
(9)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 programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Belgium
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 4 887000 ◄.
Article 2
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Denmark
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 2 892000 ◄.
Article 3
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Germany
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 21 077000 ◄.
Article 4
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Greece is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 1 851000 ◄.
Article 5
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Spain is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 11 240000 ◄.
Article 6
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by France is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 35 361000 ◄.
Article 7
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Ireland is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 11 136000 ◄.2001D0854 — EN — 01.04.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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Article 8
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Italy is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 11 379000 ◄.
Article 9
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Luxem-
bourg is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31December 2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of EUR 350000.
Article 10
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by the Neth-
erlands is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31
December 2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 6 104000 ◄.
Article 11
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Austria
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 3 325000 ◄.
Article 12
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Portugal
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December
2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►M1EUR 2 874000 ◄.
Article 13
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Finland
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December
2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►M1EUR 1 329000 ◄.
Article 14
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by Sweden
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►
M1EUR 651000 ◄.
Article 15
1. The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by the
United Kingdom is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.
2. Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a
maximum of ►M1EUR 6 100000 ◄.2001D0854 — EN — 01.04.2002 — 001.001 — 4
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Article 16
The financial participation by the Community for the programmes
approved in Articles 1 to 15 shall be at the rate of 100 % of the cost
(VAT excluded) of the test-kits up to a maximum of 15 EUR per test-
kit for tests carried out
— between 1 January and 31 March2002 in animals referred to in
Annex III, Chapter A, Part I, points 2, 3 and 4 and Part II, points2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001,
— between 1 April and 31 December 2002 in animals referred to in
Annex III, Chapter A, Part I, points 2, 3 and 4 and Part II, points
2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001,
and up to the maximum amounts of money specified in this Decision
individually for eachprogramme.
Article 17
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M11.◄The financial contribution of the Community for the
programmes referred to under Articles 1 to 15 shall be granted subject:
(a) to bringing into force by 1 January 2002 the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions by the Member State concerned forimplementing the programme,
(b) to forwarding a report to the Commission every month on the
progress of the programme and the costs incurred at the latest fourweeks after the end of each reporting period. The costs incurredshall be provided in computerised form in accordance with the
table provided in annex,
(c) to forwarding a final report by 1 June 2003 at the latest on the
technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifyingevidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained duringthe period from 1 January to 31 December 2002. The costs incurred
shall be provided in computerised form in accordance with the
table provided in annex,
(d) to implementing the programme efficiently,
and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected.
2. The maximum amounts of financial participation by the Commu-
nity for each monitoring programme may be reviewed in the light of
the reports referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c). However, the totalcontribution by the Community shall not exceed EUR 120556 000.
Article 18
The present Decision shall apply from 1 January 2002.
Article 19
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0854 — EN — 01.04.2002 — 001.001 — 5
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