1999/583/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 1999 on financial aid from the Community towards the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Italy in 1997 (notified under document number C(1999) 2448) (Only the Italian text is authentic)
Date: 1999-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, animal disease, financial aid, swine, veterinary legislation

L 221/10

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21. 8. 1999

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 1999

on financial aid from the Community towards the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Italy in
1997

(notified under document number C(1999) 2448)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(1999/583/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 swine vesicular disease occurred
in Italy in 1997; whereas this 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 Italian 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
swine vesicular disease was officially
confirmed;

(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 contribution are met, a first
instalment of EUR 0,54 million should be paid;

(4) Whereas the Community financial contribution will 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

Italy may receive financial assistance from the Community
relating to outbreaks of
swine vescicular disease which
occurred in the course of 1997.

(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 Italy 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 Italy in the cleaning, disinsec-
tisation and disinfection of holdings and equipment,

— 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy in compensating owners
the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and

for
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 and type 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 the list of beneficiaries and their
addresses, the number of animals slaughtered, 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)

2.
No 729/70 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

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

2.
EUR 0,54 million.

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

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.