98/604/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 1998 on the Community financial contribution towards the eradication of sheep pox in Greece (notified under document number C(1998) 3118) (Only the Greek text is authentic)
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Greece, aid system, animal disease, slaughter of animals

28. 10. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 289/37

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 October 1998

on the Community financial contribution towards the eradication of sheep pox
in Greece

(notified under document number C(1998) 3118)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(98/604/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

to swine vesicular disease (4), as last amended by the Act
of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas the conditions for Community financial assis-
tance have been met;

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(4) thereof,

Whereas the Commission adopted Decision 97/658/EC
of 1 October 1997 concerning financial contribution by
the Community towards the eradication of sheep pox in
Greece (3); whereas this Community assistance could be
had for outbreaks of
sheep pox occurring between
November 1995 and December 1996;

Whereas new outbreaks of sheep pox have been declared
in Greece in 1997; whereas eradication measures must
this disease
continue in view of
presents for the Community’s sheep and goat population,
by providing in particular a further Community contribu-
tion to compensate sheep and goat
farmers for their
losses;

the serious danger

Whereas, when the presence of sheep pox was officially
confirmed, the Greek authorities communicated that they
had taken appropriate measures, including those listed in
Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, and those in
Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992
introducing general Community measures for the control
of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 278, 11. 10. 1997, p. 26.

Whereas the Community financial contribution shall be
paid on confirmation that the measures have been imple-
mented and the authorities have supplied all the informa-
tion requested within the time limits laid down;

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

Greece may obtain financial assistance for the outbreaks
of sheep pox in 1997.

Article 2

Subject

to the checks

1.
to be carried out,
Community contribution shall be granted after
supporting documents have been submitted.

the
the

The supporting documents referred to in paragraph

2.
1 shall be:

(a) an epidemiological report on each holding on which
shall

animals have been slaughtered. The report
contain information on:

(4) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69.

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(i) infected holdings:

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

the date on which it was confirmed,

— number of animals, by species and category,
slaughtered and destroyed, and the date in
question,

— method of slaughter and of destruction,
— type and number of samples collected and
tested when the disease was suspected; results
of the tests,

— type and number of samples taken and tested
during the depopulation of the infected hold-
ings; results of the tests,

— presumed origin of

the infection following

complete epidemiological analysis;

(ii) holdings in contact with an infected holding:

— as in (i), first, third, fourth and sixth indents,
— infected holding (outbreak) with which contact
has been confirmed or suspected; nature of the
contact;

(b) a financial report including in particular the list of
beneficiaries and their addresses, the number, species
and categories of animals slaughtered,
the date of
slaughter, the amount paid out (excluding VAT) and
the date of payment.

Article 3

The application for payment,

1.
together with the
supporting documents referred to in Article 2, shall be
submitted to the Commission before 1 December 1998.

The Commission shall decide on the aid before 15
2.
it shall
inform the
April 1999. Before 1 May 1999,
Member
Standing Veterinary
Committee of its decision, with a view to an evaluation
thereof.

through

States

the

Article 4

The Commission,

in collaboration with the
1.
competent national authorities, may carry out on-the-spot
checks to ensure that the measures and assisted expend-
iture have been carried out.

The Commission shall inform the Member States of the
outcome of the checks.

2. Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common
agricultural policy (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 16 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.