98/39/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1997 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1998 presented by Belgium and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
Date: 1997-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU financing, action programme, national implementing measure, rabies

21.  1.  98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L 16/13

COMMISSION  DECISION

of  28  November  1997

approving  the  programme  for  the  eradication  of  rabies  for  1998  presented  by  Belgium
and  fixing  the  level  of  the  Community’s  financial  contribution

(Only  the  French  and  Dutch  texts  are  authentic)

(98/39/EC)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

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 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  rabies;

for 

Whereas  it  is  now  desirable  to  introduce  full-scale
eradication  measures  in  infected  Member  States  and
adjacent  third  countries  in  order  to  prohibit  the  re-entry
of  rabies;

Whereas,  by  letter,  Belgium  has  submitted  a  programme
for  the  eradication  of  rabies;

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 1998 for the eradication and surveillance
of  animal  diseases  which  can  benefit  from  financial
participation  from  the  Community  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  Belgium  up  to  a  maximum  of  ECU
200 000;

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.

Article  1

The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by
Belgium 
from
1  January  to  31  December  1998.

is  hereby  approved 

the  period 

for 

Article  2

Belgium  shall  bring  into  force  by  1  January  1998  the
laws,  regulations  and  administrative  provisions 
for
implementing  the  programme  referred  to  in  Article  1.

Article  3

Financial  participation  by  the  Community  shall  be
1.
at  the  rate  of  50 %  of  the  costs  of  implementing  the
programme  by  Belgium  up  to  a  maximum  of  ECU
200 000.

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  Kingdom  of  Belgium.

Done  at  Brussels,  28  November  1997.

For  the  Commission

Franz  FISCHLER

Member  of  the  Commission