98/53/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease for 1998 presented by the United Kingdom and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the English text is authentic)
Date: 1997-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, United Kingdom, action programme, animal disease, national implementing measure

21.  1.  98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 16/29

COMMISSION  DECISION

of  28  November  1997

approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease for 1998 presented by
the  United  Kingdom  and  fixing  the  level  of  the  Community’s  financial  contribution

(Only  the  English  text  is  authentic)

(98/53/EC)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,

Article  1

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June
1990  on  expenditure  in  the  veterinary  field (1),  as  last
amended  by  Decision  94/370/EC (2),  and  in  particular
Article  24  thereof,

Whereas  Decision  90/424/EEC  provides 
the
possibility of financial participation by the Community in
the  eradication  and  surveillance  of  Aujeszky’s  disease;

for 

Whereas  by  letter,  the  United  Kingdom  has  submitted  a
programme  for  the  eradication  of  Aujeszky’s  disease;

Whereas  after  examination  of  the  programme  it  was
found  to  comply  with  all  Community  criteria  relating  to
the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council
Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down
Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of
certain  animal  diseases (3),  as  amended  by  Directive
92/65/EEC (4);

Whereas  this  programme  appears  on  the  priority  list  of
programmes  for  the  eradication  and  surveillance  of
animal  diseases  which  can  benefit  from  a  financial
participation  from  the  Community  in  1998  and  which
was  established  by  Commission  Decision  97/681/EC (5);

Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme
for the achievement of Community objectives in the field
of  animal  health,  it  is  appropriate  to  fix  the  financial
participation  of  the  Community  at  50 %  of  the  costs
incurred  by  the  United  Kingdom  up  to  a  maximum  of
ECU  75 000;

Whereas  a  financial  contribution  from  the  Community
shall  be  granted  in  so  far  as  the  actions  provided  for  are
carried  out  and  provided  that  the  authorities  furnish  all
the necessary information within the time limits provided
for;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance  with  the  opinion  of  the  Standing  Veterinary
Committee,

(1) OJ  L  224,  18.  8.  1990,  p.  19.
(2) OJ  L  168,  2.  7.  1994,  p.  31.
(3) OJ  L  347,  12.  12.  1990,  p.  27.
(4) OJ  L  268,  14.  9.  1992,  p.  54.
(5) OJ  L  286,  18.  10.  1997,  p.  11.

The  programme  for  the  eradication  of  Aujeszky’s  disease
presented by the United Kingdom is hereby approved for
the  period  from  1  January  to  31  December  1998.

Article  2

The  United  Kingdom  shall  bring  into  force  by  1  January
1998  the  laws,  regulations  and  administrative  provisions
in
for 
Article  1.

the  programme 

implementing 

referred 

to 

Article  3

Financial  participation  by  the  Community  shall  be
1.
at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in the
United  Kingdom  up  to  a  maximum  of  ECU  75 000.

The  financial  contribution  of  the  Community  shall

2.
be  granted  subject  to:

— forwarding  a  report  to  the  Commission  every  three
months  on  the  progress  of  the  programme  and  the
costs  incurred,

— forwarding  a  final  report  on  the  technical  execution
of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence
as  to  the  costs  incurred  by  1  June  1999  at  the
latest,

— and  provided  that  Community  veterinary  legislation

has  been  respected.

Article  4

This  Decision  is  addressed  to  the  United  Kingdom  of
Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland.

Done  at  Brussels,  28  November  1997.

For  the  Commission

Franz  FISCHLER

Member  of  the  Commission