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Implementation ofCouncilDecisions 73/768/EECand75/68/EEC
onafinancialcontribution tothecampaignagainstfoot-and-
mouthdiseaseinsouth-east Europe
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x-COMMUNICATION ROMTHlCOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL,
Subject:Implementation ofCouncilDecisions73/89/EECand75/768/EEC..
onafinancialcontribution tothecampaignagainstfoot-and-
mouthdiseaseinsouth-east Europe.
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.1.CouncilDecisions 73/89/EECof17April1973(OJLNo108of25.4.1973 )
and75/768/EECof9December1975(OJLNo321of12.12.1975 )granteda
contribution of600000u.a.<816477USD)and280000u.a;"'(362500USD)
respectively tothecampaignagainstexoticfoot-and-mouthvirusesinthe
countriesofsouth-east Europe.Article2ofeachoftheseDecisions
specifiesthattheCommission mustsubmitareporttotheCouncilonthe
implementation oftheseDecisions.
2.(a)Thecontribution of600000u.a.wasgrantedfollowinganappealmade
bytheFAOtotheEECandtoEuropeannon-member countries whenthere
wasarecurrenceoftheA22virusoffoot-and-mouthdiseaseinTurkey
andGreecein1972.Thepurpose -oftheappealwastoobtainthe
necessaryfundstocontinuethecampaignwhichtheFAOhasbeenengaged
insince1962inthecountriesofsouth-east Europeinordertoprotect
Europefromthedangerofaspreadofexoticfoot-and-mouthviruses.
TherewasanoutbreakoftheA22virusintheNearEastinthespringof
1972anditthenspreadtoAnatolia,theUSSRandGreekandTurkishThraee.
(b)Thecontribution of280000u.a.wasgrantedfollowinganotherappeal .
launchedbytheFAOinordertoobtainfundstocontinueitscampaign
*againsttheA22virusandtoextendittootherfoot-and-mouthviruses
inparticular theAsia1virus,alsoexc*!ctoEurope,whichinthe
meantimehadbrokenoutinTurkeyandspreadasfaras,theIstanbulregion.
3.Inadditiontotheabovementioned financialcontributions theEEChadbetween
1974and1976donatedtotheFAO3milliondosesofvaccineagainstfoot-and-
mouthdiseasefromthereconstituted vaccinereservewhichithadestablished
in1973(CouncilDecision73/88/EECfcf26.3.1973,OJLNo106of20.4.1973)
inordertoprotectitselfagainsttheA22andAsia1foot-rand-mouthviruses
whichpresented aseriousandimmediatedangertotheEECatthattime.
V ■'* .

Thisreservehadbeenestablished inordertoenableMemberStatesinthe
eventofanoutbreakofoneoftheseexoticfoot-and-mouthvirusesontheir
territorytodombatimmediatelythefirstattacksofthe'diseasewhile
waitingforthevaccinetobeproducedbytheirownlaboratories .
Paragraph VoftheAnnexsummarizes,onthebasisoftheinformationsupplied
bytheFAO,thedistribution betweenthedifferentnon-membercountriesof
thevaccinecomingfromtheCommunityreserve.
Asaresultoftheresourcesmadeavailablebythelocalauthorities tothe
international financialcontribution (EEC-FAOandotherEuropeancountries),
theFAOwasabletoestablishandmaintainbufferzonesintheborderregions
ofGreeceandTurkeyandBulgariaandTurkeywherevaccination .againstthe
foot-and-mouthdiseasewascarriedoutregularlysoastocreateabarrier
againstthespreadofthefoot-and-mouthvirustootherEuropeancountries.
In1972,followingtheoutbreakoftheA22foot-and-mouthvirusinGreekand
TurkishThraceanditsrapidspreadtosevenGreekprovinces,Greeceand.
Turkeycarriedoutvaccinations andevensecondvaccination campaignsin
ordertohalttheprogressofthedisease.
inthespringof1973avaccination campaignwithabivalentvaccine(A22
and0:thelatter,whichdifferedsomewhatfromtheclassic01hadappeared
inThrace)wascarriedoutinGreekandTurkishThraceandamonovalent A22
vaccinewasusedinBulgarianThrace.Towardstheendofthesameyearthe
threecountriesconcerned,namelyGreece,TurkeyandBulgaria,hadtocarry
outafreshvaccination campaignonthelivestockinthebufferzonesin
ordertoprotectthemagainsttheAsia1foot-and-mouthviruswhichinthe.
meantimehadspreadasfarastheIstanbulregioninTurkey.
inthespringof1974thesethreecountriescarriedoutavaccination campaign
inthebufferzoneswithamonovalent,bivalent(A.2,2,Asia1)ortrivalent
(A22/Asia1/0).vaccine,dependingonthehealthsituationoflivestock,and
gaveaboostervaccination inautumn.'*
Thebufferzonesweremaintainedinthefollowingyearsasaresultofannual
andsometimessix-monthlyvaccination campaigns(boostervaccination )with
monovalent,bivalentortrivalentvaccineasrequired.

Followingthehealthprotectionmeasurestakenbythecountriesconcerned
andtheactiontakenbytheFAO,thespreadtoEuropeoftheEpizooticwaves
oftheA22andAsia1viruswerestoppedandthesituationwithinthecountries
affectedbythisvirus(Greece-Turkey J,andinparticularinthebufferzones,
wasimproved.
TurkeyeliminatedtheAsia1virus.However,.onaccountofthepersistence
ofthisvirusintheneighbouring countriesvaccination^of theanimalsin~
thebufferzoneswascontinueduntiltheendof1977.Ontheotherhand,the
A22virushascontinuedtoexistinAnatoliatothisday.
Thrace(Greece)hasbeenfreeoffoot-and-mouthdiseasesinceJanuary1974.
Thrace(Turkey)wasfreeofthisdiseasefromSeptember1973totheearly
monthsof1977.In1977therewerefouroutbreaksoffoot-and-mouthdisease
causedbyastrain,oftype0viruswhichseemstodifferantigenically from
theclassicstrainsofthetype0usedforthepreparation oftheEuropean
vaccines.
In1978therewere32outbreaksinThrace.Studiesarebeingcarriedoutin
ordertodetermineexactlytheimmunological propertiesofthisTurkish.0
strainasagainsttheclassicEuropean01strainwithaviewtousingitto
preparevaccineforthecampaignsagainstfoot-and-mouthdiseaseinsouth-east
Europe.
Thevariousmeasurescarriedoutinsouth-eetEurope.andinparticularthe
choiceofthetypeofvaccinewhichwasuseddependingontheepizoological
situationatthetimeweredecidedbycommonAgreementbetweenthe
representatives oftheFAO,the0IEandtheEECinaTripartiteAdvisory
Committee., , ~
'Thetechnicalandfinancialaspectsofthesemeasureswerealsoexaminedat
meetings,organizedbytheFAO,oftheEuropeanCommissionforthecampaign
againstfoot-and-mouthdisease.MostoftheEuropeanStatesandvarious
international organizations tookpartinthesemeetings.
TheAnnexsummarises;onthebasisoftheinformationsuppliedbytheFAO,
theusesmadeofthecontributions grantedunderthetwoCouncilDecisions
mentionedinparagraph 1.

mLm
Itspecifiedinparticularthat:
(a)1047350dollarshavebeenspentonthepurchaseandtransportation of
vaccinestothebufferzones,
(b>114100dollarshavebeenspenttosupplytheFoot-and-mouthInstitutesof
AnkaraandAthenswithcertainpiecesofequipment,chemicalproductsand
otherindispensable materialtoincreasethediagnostic .andvaccine
productioncapacityoftheseinstitutessothatthesecountrieswillbe
betterabletocombatthedisease. .
<c>53510dollarshavebeenusedtocoverexpenditurearisingfrominspection
andinformationvisitstothecountriesinsouth-eastEuropemadeby
expertsandbythesecretaryoftheEuropeanCommissionforthe'campaign
againstfoot-and-mouthdisease,aswellasthecostofrunning,"administering
andorganizingmeetings.
8.Giventheneedtomaintainthebufferzonesinviewparticularly ofthe
persistenceoftheA22virusinAnatolia,theFAOwillinSeptember1978make
anotherappealtotheEECandtotheEuropeannon-membercountriesforfunds
toenableittocontinueitscampaignagainstthefoot-and-mouthdiseasein
south-east Europe, „
UnderDecision79/511/EECof24May1979<0JLNo133of31.5.1979)theCouncil
grantedacontribution of700000EUA. ,
TheCouncilreportontheimplementation ofthisDecisionwillbepreparedas
soonasthecontribution grantedhasbeenutilized.

ANNfcX
FAOcampaignsagainstfoot-and-mouthdiseaseinsouth-east Europe
I.EECcontributions since1973î-
1973:"816777USD
1976:362500USD
TOTAL:1179277USD
II.Utilization ofthesumsmentioned ircparagraphI:
(seeannexedtable). ~
III.On20March1979assetsinUSDamountedto62000.Thisamountwasincorporated
intothenewfinancialcontribution whichtheCouncilgrantedon24Kay1979
andtheusemadeofitwillbegivenatthesametimeasthelatter.
IV.Thereisadifferenceof97683dollarsbetweenthecombinedamountcontributed
bytheEECin1973and1976i.e.1179277dollarsandtheamountof
1276960dollarsofwhich1214960hasalreadybjenpaidouttherebyleaving
v62000dollarsover.Ofthisdifference,23935dollars,63cents,isthe
balanceoftheamountpaidoutbytheEECbetween1962and1968and73747dollars
37centsrepresentinterestwhichtheFAOpaidonthenon-committed deposits..
*
.V.Distribution' oftheEECvaccine:
YearTypeofvaccine(dQses)
A22Asia1Beneficiary
country
1974 450000- Turkey
200000 Greece
200000 Bulgaria
100000 Cyprus
200000 Bulgaria
100000 Cyprus
1975 350000 Turkey
200000 Greece
500000 Turkey
1976 150000 Bulgaria
150000 Turkey

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1976 250000 Turkey
150000 Bulgaria
TOTAL:1200ODO 1800000
VI.ItshouldbepointedoutthattheFAO,insteadofdeducting (asprovided
forinitsrulesrelatingtooperatingcostsinrespectofdepositedfunds)/
anamountof14%oneverypurchasemadebyit,deductedonly6%inrespect
ofpurchases madeunderthesemeasuresanddidnotdeductanythingon
purchasesofvaccine.

TABLE
< ; . 1
VACCINE > USD LABORATORY EQUIPMENT USD
iAdministration ,meetings
andtechnicalinspection USD
visits
1972
-186000dosesofvaccine
A22(obtainedatcostprice)
forGreece 19450, I■
5520
mm■■■■ II■■■–!■m!■!■■■■ »pil
1973
-400000dosesofvaccine
(200OdOdosesofASIA
toGreece)and200000
dosestoTurkey) 89300Chemicalproductsforthe
preparation oftheculture'
mediumandsmalllaboratory
equipment (Turkey) 18200'·7''
9220
1974
-500000dosesofASIA
vaccineforTurkey. 70000
-400000dosesofASIA/A22
(200000forGreece
200000forTurkey)" ■176000
-Costoftransportation
ofEECstocks 10000-100stainlesscontainers (50I.)
andpiping(200m)(Turkey 17000
-1vibro-mixer of12001
•(Turkey) 17000
1Orionfilterandother
filters(Turkey) 14000/ •
12020
' .t'
1975
-250000dosesofASIA/A22
forTurkey 133000
-costoftransportation of■
EECstocks ' 500020differentchemicalproducts
forthecultureoftissues;
diatompowder(1300kg)and
othersmalllaboratory
equipment (Turkey) 20740-i
15050

-2-
VACCINE -USD LABORATORY EQUIPMENT USDAdministration ,meetings
andtechnicalinspection USD
visits
1976
-costoftransportat­
ionofEECstocks 3600•Velofittersanddiatom
powder(forGreece) 4300 11700
1977
-600000dosesof
ASIA/Agg'Ovaccines .,
inordertomaintain
thebufferzonesin,
Thraceandforthe
1977springcampaign *
(Turkey240000
Greece170000
Bulgaria190000) 252000,(forGreece) ,
AlfaLavalcentrifuge 6100
Liquidnitrogencooler 1100
Laminarfluxcabinet 1900
Cellularcentrifuge
withbucket 7300\
•;
1978
-700000dosesof
A_2/0vaccinesin
'order'tomaintain
thebufferzonesin
Thraceandforthe.
Springcampaign
(Turkey400000 .
Bulgaria180000
Greece120000v .259000
-200000dosesof01
forTurkeyinthe
Autumn 30000>
\ • :
TOTAL 1047350 107604 53510

TOTAL 1047350
(6%from
theFAO
TOTAL
Generaltotalpaidout:1214960107604
6460
11410053510