98/64/EC: Commission Decision of 9 December 1997 on a Community financial contribution for improving the foot- and-mouth disease control programme in Turkey
Date: 1997-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Türkiye, disease prevention, foot-and-mouth disease, health legislation

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COMMISSION  DECISION

of  9  December  1997

on  a  Community  financial  contribution  for  improving  the  foot-and-mouth  disease  control
programme  in  Turkey

(98/64/EC)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

Having  regard  tot  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  Articles  12  and  13  thereof,

Whereas  outbreaks  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  were
reported  in  the  region  of  Turkish  Thrace  in  1995  and
1996;

Whereas  foot-and-mouth  disease  is  endemic  in  Anatolia;

Whereas  the  presence  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  in
Turkey  is  a  serious  danger  to  the  Community’s  livestock
population;

Wheras  a  mission  jointly  sponsored  by  the  European
Commission  for  the  control  of  foot-and-mouth  disease
and  the  European  Union  visited  Turkey  in  September
1996;

Whereas it appears from the report from the said mission
that  priority  should  be  given  to  the  control  of  animal
movement  and  to  the  improvement  in  cleaning  and
disinfection  of  animal  transport  vehicles;

in 

this  report  priority 

Whereas 
to
compulsory  mass  vaccination  against  foot  and  mouth
disease in Turkish Thrace and to the establishment of an
identification  system  for  cattle  using  ear  tags;

is  also  given 

Whereas  Turkey  has  undertaken  to  vaccinate  susceptible
animals  kept  in  the  area  of  Turkish  Thrace;  whereas  the
vaccination  programme  carried  out  will  be  accompanied
by  a  sero-surveillance  programme;

Whereas  a  workplan  has  been  agreed  in  order  to
implement  the  activities;

Whereas  for  supervisory  purposes  Articles  8  and  9  of
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  729/70  of  21  April  1970

on financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last
amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1287/95 (4),  should
apply;

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

1.
In  order  to  improve  the  foot  and  mouth  disease
control  programme  in  Turkey,  the  actions  mentioned  at
Annex  shall  be  carried  out.

2.
For the implementation of the actions referred to in
paragraph  1,  the  Community  will  provide  a  financial
contribution  of  a  maximum  of  ECU  230 000.

The 

financial 

3.
in
paragraph  2  shall  be  provided  to  the  official  veterinary
authorities  in  Turkey.

contribution 

referred 

to 

Article  2

The  Community’s  financial  contribution  shall  be  paid  as
follows:

— 30 %  by  way  of  an  advance  at  Turkish  request,

— the  balance  following  presentation  and  acceptance  of
supporting  technical  and  financial  documents.  These
documents  must  be  presented  to  the  European
Commission  not  later  than  14  months  after  adoption
of  this  Decision.

Article  3

to 

In  addition 

the  measures  mentioned 

in
1.
Article 1 (1), an agreement has been reached on testing of
foot-and-mouth disease vaccine produced in Turkey. The
European Commission will organise the testing procedure
in  cooperation  with  the  Turkish  authorities.

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

(3) OJ  L  94,  28.  4.  1970,  p.  13.
(4) OJ  L  125,  8.  6.  1995,  p.  1.

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Turkey  will  appoint  a  coordinator  to  follow  the

2.
progress  of  the  programme.

Article  5

This  Decision  is  addressed  to  the  Member  States.

A  technical  progress  report  will  be  forwarded  by

3.
Turkey  to  the  Commission  every  three  months.

Done  at  Brussels,  9  December  1997.

Article  4

Articles  8  and  9  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  729/70  shall
apply  mutatis  mutandis.

For  the  Commission

Franz  FISCHLER

Member  of  the  Commission

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ANNEX

COMMUNITY  SUPPORT  TO  TURKEY  FOR  THE  IMPROVEMENT  OF  THE  FOOT-AND-MOUTH
DISEASE  CONTROL  PROGRAMME

1.

Improvement  of  road  inspection  posts

Actions

1.1. Costs  for  the  infrastructural  improvement  of  two  road  inspection  posts  in:

— Sivas,

— Malatya,

including  staff  —  working  —  and  quarantine  facilities

1.2. Costs  for  the  acquisition  of  two  mobile  disinfection  units

(in  ECU)

Estimated  costs

maximum  106 680

2.

Improvement  of  border  inspection  posts

maximum  44 680

2.1. Costs  for  infrastructural  improvement  of  two  border  inspection  posts  in:

— Özalp,

— Habur,

including  placement  of  wheel  disinfection  bath  for  trucks

2.2. Costs  of  aquisition  of  two  mobile  disinfection  units

3.

Improvement  of  markets

maximum  50 100

3.1. Costs  for  the  infrastructural  improvement  of  the  livestock  markets  in:

— Erzurum,

— Gaziantep,

— Erdine,

including  acquisition  of

— disinfection  facilities  for  trucks,

— pump  for  water  pressure,

— mixer  for  disinfectant

4.

Establishing  an  identification  system  for  cattle

maximum  26 600

4.1. Costs  of  organising  a  seminar,  training  of  staff  and  preparing  an

identification  system  for  cattle

It  includes  the  travel  and  subsistence  costs  of  the  participants  and  the
consultant