98/59/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1997 on financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany in 1996 (Only the German text is authentic)
Date: 1997-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Germany, animal plague, slaughter of animals, swine

21.  1.  98

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

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COMMISSION  DECISION

of  3  December  1997

on  financial  contributions  from  the  Community  for  the  eradication  of  classical  swine  fever  in
Germany  in  1996

(Only  the  German  text  is  authentic)

(98/59/EC)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

— 50 %  of  the  costs  incurred  by  Germany  for  the
cleaning  and  disinfection  of  holdings  and  equipment,

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  3  (3)  thereof,

Whereas  outbreaks  of  classical  swine  fever  occurred  in
Germany in 1996; whereas the appearance of this disease
is a serious danger to the Community’s pigs and, in order
to  help  eradicate  the  disease  as  rapidly  as  possible,  the
Community  has  the  possibility  of  compensating  for  the
losses  suffered;

Whereas,  as  soon  as  the  presence  of  classical  swine  fever
was  officially  confirmed  the  national  authorities  took
appropriate  measures  which  included  the  measures  as
listed  in  Article  3  (2)  of  Decision  90/424/EEC;  whereas
such  measures  were  notified  by  Germany;

— 50 %  of 

the  costs 

in
compensating  the  owner  for  the  destruction  of
contaminated 
contaminated
equipment.

incurred  by  Germany 

feedingstuffs 

and 

Article  2

1.
The  Community  financial  contribution  shall  be
granted  after  the  supporting  documents  have  been
submitted  and  under  the  condition  that  Community
veterinary  legislation  has  been  respected.

The  documents  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall

2.
include:

(a) an  epidemiological  report  covering  each  pig  holding
on  which  pigs  have  been  slaughtered.  The  report
shall  contain  information  on  the  subjects  given
below:

Whereas 
assistance  have  been  met;

the  conditions 

for  Community 

financial

(i)

infected  holdings:

— location  and  address,

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

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

Article  1

Germany  may obtain  Community financial  assistance for
outbreaks  of  classical  swine  fever  which  occurred  during
1996.  The  financial  contribution  from  the  Community
shall  be:

— 50 %  of 

the  costs 

in
compensating the owner for the slaughter, destruction
of  pigs  and  pig  products  as  appropriate,

incurred  by  Germany 

(1) OJ  L  224,  18.  8.  1990,  p.  19.
(2) OJ  L  168,  2.  7.  1994,  p.  31.

— date  and  suspicion  of  disease  and  date  of

confirmation,

— number  and  date  of  pigs  slaughtered  and

destroyed,

— method  of  killing  and  destruction,

— type  and  number  of  samples  collected  and
examined  at  the  time  of  suspicion  of  the
disease.  Results  of  examinations  performed,

— type  and  number  of  samples  collected  and
examined  at  the  time  of  depopulation  of  the
infected  pig  holding.  Results  of  examination
performed;

— source  of 

basis  of  a 
investigation;

infection  as  assumed  on  the
epidemiological

completed 

(ii) contact  holdings:

— as  listed  under  (i),  indents  1,  3,  4  and  6,

— infected  holding 

(outbreak)  with  which
contact  has  been  confirmed  or  assumed;
nature  of  contact;

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(b)

financial report including list of the beneficiaries and
their  location,  number  of  animals  slaughtered,  date
of  slaughter  and  amount  paid.

Article  4

This  Decision  is  addressed  to  the  Federal  Republic  of
Germany.

Article  3

Done  at  Brussels,  3  December  1997.

Germany  shall 
the  supporting  documents
referred to in Article 2 not later than six months after the
notification  of  this  Decision.

forward 

For  the  Commission

Franz  FISCHLER

Member  of  the  Commission