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COMMISSION OFTHBSUS.OFSANCOMBOJMTZ3S
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Brussels ,10June 1975
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning afinancial contribution bytheCommunity
tothe Foot and Mouth Disease Institute inAnkara
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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E.XPL/JL1T0RYï'EIÏOR.^IDUri
TheDirector-General of"theFAOhassubmittedarequesttotheCommission
forafinancialcontribution fromtheCommunitytowardsthevarious
measureshisInstitution hasundertakenorintendstoundertakeinthe
countriesofSouthEastEuropeand,especially,fortheFootandMouth
DiseaseInstituteinAnkara,forxtfhichasunofonemilliondollarstowards
thecostofinstallations hasbeenrequested.
Simultaneously withthisrequest,theTurkishauthoritieshavesubmitteda
requesttotheCommissionfortwomilliondollars,alsoforlaboratory
equipmentattheFoot-andIlouthDiseaseInstitute,statingthatthisrequest
iscomplementary tothatfromtheFA0oThetotalamountinvolvedis
thereforethreemilliondollars.
I.TheFootandMouthDiseaseInstituteinAnkarawasopenedin1967.
.Itsproductioncapacity,in1973,amountedtoabout10milliondoses
ofmonovalentvaccineperannum.TheTurkishauthorities consider
thisamountinsufficient toimplementaneffectivepreventionsystem
againstfootandmouthdisease;theyhavethereforedecidedtoset
upthenecessaryinstallations toincreaseproductionto90million
dosesofmonovalentvaccineperannvuL.Thecostofthenecessary
workstoexpandtheexisting'institutewillssaountto55million
Turkishpounds(about3milliondollars).TheCommunity'scontribution
wouldbeallocatedtoequipmentcosts,
II.TheCommunityhasalwaysgivenahighprioritytoprotectingitself
againstthedangerofaninvasionofitsterritorybyexoticstrains
offootandmouthvirus,sinceitslivestockhasnotbeenjamur.iSed
againstthesestrains(vaccinationagainstexoticstrainsofvirusis
"bannedthroughouttheCommunity),Consequently,theCommunityhas
undertaken .-andcontinuestoundertake-variousmeasuresdesignedto
containthistj'peofdiseasei:aareasfarfromitsfrontiersby.aiding
countriesaflli,ctedbyit.Inthiswar/,theCommunityhasparticipated
inthefightagainstfootandmoirthdiseaseinthecountriesofSouth
EastEurope-especiallyTurkey-byrean3ofsubsidiesorgirtsof
vaccine.

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Tothisend,thefollowingamountshavebeengrantedtotheFAO;
In1963
1964–19661508762
875000
360000
6000001968
1973
3343762USdollars
Inaddition,in1974and1975>1800000dosesofAsia.1andAsia22
vaccinedrawnfromCommunitystocksandcostingabout500000dollars
wereplacedattheFAO'sdisposal. !
Thesecontributions weremadepartlytoestablishabufferzonein
TurkishThracejthisregioncanbeconsideredasoneofthecorridors
throughwhichepidemicdiseasescapableofthreateningthecountries
ofWesternandCentralEuropewouldhavetopass.Itistherefore
essentialthatthisbarriershouldbemaintainedinforce,andif'■
possibleextendedtocoverthewholeofTurkey-especiallyEastern
Anatolia.
Itmustbeadmittedthatinexistingcircumstances theepidemic
diseasesituationinthispartoftheworldcannotbeexpectedto.
improveappreciably,sinceTurkey-evenintheopinion .ofit3own
authorities-hasinadequatemeansatits,disposal.Inthese
circumstances ,theCommunityisbound,initsowninterest,tocontinue
itsaidpolicy-which,inviewofthepiecemealfashioninwhichit
hasbeengranted,constitutesapalliativeratherthanarealremedy.,
HhilsttheTurkishprojectcallsfor-substantialexpenditure,if
effectivelyoarriedoutitmayavoidrepeatedexpenditureatalater
datewhichwouldultimately amounttoamuchgreatersun.
Ill,ThereisnooptionbuttoapprovethisprojectbytheAnkaraInstitute,
therefore,sinceitwillenableTurkeytobecomeself-sufficient in
.combatinganderadicatingfootandmouthdiseaseandalsobecause
theexistenceofthisbarrieragainstthediseasedirectlyreinforces
theCommunity'sownprotection.
TheEEChasbeenaskedforthreemilliondollarstofinanceequipment
costs.
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However ,under thepresent circumstances itwould "bedifficult togrant
asubsidy onthis scale ,especially since theconstruction works relating
totheprincipal buildings will notbecompleted until 1f'77 .
Itshould also benoted that the success ofthescheme does notdepend
solely onthefinancial resources available ,butal30 onthetechniques
employed fortheproduction ofvaccine .This point ofview isshared
unanimously bydelegations from allMember States .-Therefore ,besides
areasonabie financial contribution ,eraounting to1nillion dollars
fortheperiod upto31.12.80 ,theCommunity could offer Turkey its
technical assistance ,undertaking thecost oftraining courses fcr
Turkish research workers inESC laboratories end visits tothe ArJ-cara
Institute byEEC experts .This measure would fall within thescope of
Regulation (ESC)ITo1728 oftheCouncil of27June 1974,onthecoordination
ofagricultural research .
This sumwould bepaid onsubmission oftheappropriate documents
(equipment order forms andreceipted invoices ).
Itisclear that inreturn ,theTurkish authorities must undertake to
maintain theexisting buffer zone ineffect and ,inaccordance with
theobjectives they themselves have established ,toextend thezone
subsequently toother regions (Anatolia ).
Itshould benoted ,finally ,that theeffects ofthis Community aid
cannot beexpected tobefelt until 1930 .Consequently ,iti;3probable
that before then thePAOwill request further aidfrom theEECin
relation tothestruggle against foot ailmouth disease inScuvh East
Europe .In^hisrespect ,decisions should betaken onthemerits of
each case 5itisclear ,however ,that contributions ofthis kind will
nclonger bejustified once theAnkara laboratory hasbegun production
ofV3.ccines ofthestandard andinthequantities projected .
*0JHoL182,5July 1974 ,P.1

DraftCouncilDécision
of
concerningafinancialcontribution "bytheComnmityto
theFooV.and.-.MouthDiseaseInstitute ,inAnkara
TEECOUIJCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMOKITIES,-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEurcpeanEconomicCommunity,
and.inparticularArticle43thereof;:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission; '-
TTa..rtotfc,.3OpinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
fr,:h<iro?.3the•'cxiissionshouldtsJce•allappropriate measurestoensureits
protectionagainsttheappearanceonitsterritoryoferxotiostrairsof
.foot-tandUnouthvirus;,whereas ,theCommunity'slivaseockisunprotected "by
vaccination ,againstthisdanger; •. -
Wheres,stothisendtheCommunityhaf;undertakeninthepast,avidis •
continuingtoundertakeinthepresent,actiondesignedtocontainoutbreaks
ofthistypeofdiseasefarfromitsfrontiersbyhelpingafflictedcountries
tostrengthentheir ivameasures;whereasfcrthispurpose
substantial Communitysubsidieshavealreadybeengrantedtocountriesof-
SouthEastEuropethroughtheintermediary oftheFAOandaquantity
offootrrandssmouth vaccinedrawnfromCommunityreserveshasalsobeensupplied
tothesecountries;
Whereasthesemeasureshaveunquestionably madeaneffectivecontribution
totheprotectionofCommunitylivestock,especiallythroughthe
establishment andmaintenanceofbufferzonesinTurkishThrace;
Whereas,however,intheopinionoftheTurkishauthorities,thejaeasureg
sofarfmplenented mustbereinforcedtoachievethefundamentalobjective
oferadicatingthediseasefromtheentirecountry;
Whereas,inordertoachievethisaim,substantialworkshavebeenundertaken
attheAnkaraInstitutetomakepossibleasuost&ntialincreaseinthe'
productionofvaccinebythatInstitute;

Whereas this project isthoroughly worthy ofapproval inthat itisdesigned
togive Turkey self-sufficiency inthecontrol anderadication offoot-and -
mouth disease andprotection oftheCommunity against thedisease will "be
directly strengthened bythebarrier thus created ;
Whereas theTurkish authorities have asked theCommunity tocontribute to
thecost ofthenewinstallations attheAnkara Institute ;
Whereas swithout prejudice toanyaction which maybeundertaken within the
framework ofRegulation (EEC)NO1728/74"*"oftheCouncil of27June1974on
thecoordination ofagricultural research ,afavourable reply tothis request
isjustified andagrant should bems.de toTurkey .th^ou^i ther i
theFAO ,ofasubsidy notexceeding onemillion dollars ,having regard in
particular totheundertaking bythat country toestablish abuffer zone onits
eastern frontier andcompletely toeradicate foot-and-mouth disease ;
whereas ,this subsidy be5.ng intended tofinance installations tobeacquired
progressively astheproject iscarried out ,itwould beappropriate tomake
provision for itspayment inseveral instalments onsubmission ofappropriate
documents :
HAS DECITED ASFOLLOVIS :
I ,
Article 1
1.Without prejudice toanyaction which maybeundertaken under Regulation
(SEC)NO1728/74oftheCouncil of27June1974 onthecoordination of
.-agricultural research ,theCommunity shall contribute over aperiod expiring
on31December 1980 asumnotexceeding onemillion dollars towards the
cost ofnew installations attheFoot-and-Mouth Disease Institute in
Ankara .
./.
OJNoL182of5July1974,p.l

2.Thesubsidy referred toabove shall cepaid toTurkey through the
intermediary oftheFAOoasubmission ofappropriate official
documents bythe Turkish authorities .
Article 2
TneCommission shall beresponsible for "cB-twirfg asheets oatheuoe tow/'io :
tl,;money referred toinArticle 1iapatarilshell repO?t t'aeCovscil on
,theimplementation ofthis 3ecision .
Dona atBrussels, For the Council
The Président

Fiche financière suocinte concernant
lespropositions d'actions nouvelles
Rubrique correspondante
dela«fiche DGXIX"
1.Ligne budgétaire concernée 3103
2*Intitulé dol'action Contribution financière dela
CEE enfaveur del'Institut de
lafièvre aphteuse d'Ankara *
3*Base juridique (disposition d'un
tï*aité :décision oumandat duConseil )Proposition asoumettre au
Conseil .
4*Objectif del'action
ILacontribution est destinée à
l'achat d'unepartie del'équi­
pement pour lenouveau labora­
toire del'Institut delafièvre
aphteuse d'Ankara »
5*Coût del'action
5*0Coût total pendant toute laduree
envisagéeD'après lesrenseignements four­
nis .environ 6*000*000 dollars US
5*0*0 Alacharge dubudget de
laCommunauté1.000.000 dollars US (830.000 UC)
5.0.1 Alacharge desadministrations )
nationales )
et )
5*0.2 Alacharge d'autres secteurs )
auniveau national )5*300.000 dollars US
t
5*1Echéancier pluriannuel Lacontribution sera versee par ;
tranches enfonction delapro­
gression destravaux :
1975 :100.000 dollars US
(83.000 UC)
1976 :400.000 dollars US
(332.000 UC) .
1977 î250.000 dollars US
(207.000 UC)
1980 :(findestravaux prévue )
250.000 dollars US
(207.000 UC).
6»Financement
6.2Financement possible parvirement
entre chapitres dubudget encours
d'exécutionPour latranche 1975 s(83.000 UC)
unvirement decrédit duchap .99
auposte 3103 dubudget 1975 sera
demandé auConseil .
6*4Crédits àinscrire dans lesbudgets
futursLesmontants destranches prévues
pour 1976-1977 et1980 seront ins­
crits dans lesbudgets corres­
pondants .