98/716/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 1998 amending Decision 97/432/EC on a Community financial contribution for a surveillance programme relating to the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Albania, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (notified under document number C(1998) 3747) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Albania, EU aid, North Macedonia, Yugoslavia, foot-and-mouth disease, health control

L 340/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 12. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 December 1998

amending Decision 97/432/EC on a Community financial contribution for a
surveillance programme relating to the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in
Albania, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia

(notified under document number C(1998) 3747)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/716/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 Decision 94/370/EC (2), and, in particular
Articles 12 and 13 thereof,

Whereas outbreaks of
foot-and-mouth disease were
reported during the late spring and/or summer of 1996 by
Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Whereas the appearance of foot-and-mouth disease in
eastern European countries is a serious danger to the
Community’s livestock population;

Whereas a sero-surveillance programme designed to
detect antibodies to the foot-and-mouth disease virus has
been drawn up for certain areas of Albania, Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia; whereas the said programme as carried out in
accordance with a monitoring plan prepared by the
Commission and the Member States provided valuable
information on the disease situation in the areas subjected
to surveillance;

Whereas in accordance with Commission Decision 97/
432/EC (3) the designated laboratories must submit the
financial report within six months of the date of their
notification to the Commission that laboratory testing
had started; whereas, however, the financial report of one

of the designated national foot-and-mouth disease labor-
atories, was delayed for technical reasons;

Whereas it appears appropriate to extend the delay for
submission of the financial report in order to allow the
reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the laboratory
at Pirbright in respect of the seriological survey in the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia within the limits of the
above Decision;

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

In the second indent of Article 2 of Decision 97/432/EC
the word ‘six' is replaced by the word ‘twelve'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1997, p. 15.