98/25/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1997 on Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
Date: 1997-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Netherlands, animal plague, health legislation, report, swine

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 December 1997

on Community financial aid towards the eradication of classical swine fever in
the Netherlands

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(98/25/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Commission Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in
particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred
in the Netherlands in 1997; whereas the appearance of
the disease represents a serious danger to Community
livestock and whereas the Community is able to provide
compensation for losses suffered with a view to contrib-
uting towards the speedy eradication of the disease;

Whereas the Dutch authorities have reported that they
took the requisite steps, including the measures listed in
Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, as soon as the
outbreak of classical swine fever was officially confirmed;

Whereas the Netherlands have sent
the Commission
various technical and financial reports and an application
for reimbursement in respect of the first 217 outbreaks
occurring in that country;

Whereas the Commission has conducted a check to
ensure that all
the Community veterinary rules were
complied with and that the conditions for financial assis-
tance from the Community were met;

Whereas in the light of the facts which the Commission
has observed and reported to the Dutch authorities, an
initial advance should be paid, irrespective of the final
decision concerning the overall contribution and any
reductions therein;

Whereas, moreover,
the funds available, a
financial contribution can only be paid in respect of the
first 195 outbreaks at this stage;

in view of

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

Whereas a financial contribution may subsequently be
paid in respect of later outbreaks on the basis of the
results of the check referred to above;

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

Funds of up to ECU 31,3 million shall be made available
to the Netherlands by way of a financial contribution
from the Community towards compensating owners of
infected holdings and holdings in contact therewith, in
respect of the first 195 outbreaks of classical swine fever
occurring in that Member State in 1997.

Article 2

The Community financial contribution shall be paid

1.
on production of supporting documents.

The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall

2.
comprise:

(a) an epidemiological report on each pigfarm where
shall

taken place. Such reports

slaughtering has
include details of the following:

(i) infected holdings:

— the location and address,
— the date on which infection with the disease
was suspected and date on which infection was
confirmed,

— the number of pigs slaughtered and destroyed

and the date,

— the method of slaughter and destruction,
— the type and the number of samples collected
and examined when infection with the disease
was
the results of examinations
conducted,

suspected;

— the type and the number of samples collected
and examined when the livestock was removed
from the infected holdings;
the results of
examinations conducted,

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— the presumed origin of

the infection after
the epidemiological examina-

completion of
tion;

(ii) holdings in contact with infected holdings:

— the particulars

specified in the first,

third,

fourth and sixth indents of point (i),

— the infected holding (outbreak) with which
contact is confirmed or suspected to have taken
place; the type of contact involved;

(b) a financial report giving a list of recipients and their
addresses, the number of animals slaughtered, the date
of slaughter and the sum paid, exclusive of VAT.

Article 3

The supporting documents referred to in Article 2 shall
be forwarded by the Netherlands by 19 December 1997 at
the latest.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
Netherlands.

the

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission