1999/585/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 1999 on financial aid from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain (notified under document number C(1999) 2469) (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
Date: 1999-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Spain, animal plague, financial aid, swine, veterinary legislation

21. 8. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 221/15

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

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 1999

(notified under document number C(1999) 2469)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(1999/585/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 Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (2), and in particular Article
3 thereof,

(1) Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in
Spain in 1998; whereas the appearance of the disease
represents a serious danger to Community pig stocks;
whereas with a view to contributing towards the speedy
eradication of the disease the Community is able to
contribute to expenditure incurred by the Member States
for losses suffered;

(2) Whereas the Spanish 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
fever was officially
swine
confirmed;

classical

(3) Whereas, pending completion of checks by the Commis-
sion that, on the one hand, the Community veterinary
rules have been observed and, on the other, that the
conditions for a Community financial contribution are
met, a first instalment of EUR 3,75 million should be
paid;

(4) Whereas the Community financial contribution should
be paid upon confirmation that the measures have been
implemented and the authorities have supplied all the
information requested within the time limits laid down;

(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Spain may receive financial assistance from the Community
relating to outbreaks of classical swine fever which occurred in
the course of 1998.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

Subject to checks, the Community's financial contribution shall
be:

— 50 % of

the costs incurred by Spain in compensating
owners for the slaughter and the destruction of pigs and for
the destruction of products obtained from pork,

— 50 % of the costs incurred by Spain in the cleaning, disin-
sectisation and disinfection of holdings and equipment,

— 50 % of

the costs incurred by Spain in compensating
owners for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs
and equipment.

Article 2

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

2.

The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:

(a) an epidemiological report on each holding on which pigs
have been slaughtered. The report shall contain informa-
tion on:

(i) infected holdings:

— location and address,

— date on which the disease was suspected and the

date on which it was confirmed,

— number of pigs slaughtered and destroyed, with

date,

— method of slaughter and 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 holdings;
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 benefi-
ciaries and their addresses, the number of animals slaugh-
tered,
the date of slaughter and the amount paid out
(excluding VAT and other taxes).

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Article 3

The

application for payment,

1.
supporting documents
submitted to the Commission before 1 October 1999.

referred to in Article 2,

together with the
shall be

The Commission shall
outcome of the checks.

inform the Member States of

the

Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No

2.
729/70 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

However, Spain may obtain, on request, an advance of

2.
EUR 3,75 million.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Article 5

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.

The Commission,

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

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.