2000/59/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1999 on financial aid from the Community towards the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Italy in 1999 (notified under document number C(1999) 4244) (Only the Italian text is authentic)
Date: 1999-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, animal disease, financial aid, health control, swine

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 December 1999

on financial aid from the Community towards the eradication of swine vesicular disease in Italy in
1999

(notified under document number C(1999) 4244)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(2000/59/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

the measures provided for in this Decision are in accord-
ance with the opinion of
the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

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 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

outbreaks of swine vesicular disease occurred in Italy in
1999; whereas this disease represents a serious danger to
Community pig stocks; whereas with a view to contri-
buting towards the speedy eradication of the disease the
Community is able to contribute to expenditure incurred
by the Member States for losses suffered;

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;

the Community financial contribution should be paid
upon confirmation that the measures have been imple-
mented and the authorities have supplied all the infor-
mation requested within the time limits laid down;

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 31.

Italy may receive financial assistance from the Community
relating to outbreaks of swine vesicular disease which occurred
in the course of 1999.

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:

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(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 slaughered 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;

Article 3

The application for payment, together with the supporting
documents referred to in Article 2, shall be submitted to the
Commission before 1 May 2000.

Article 4

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.

The Commission shall
outcome of the checks.

inform the Member States of

the

Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70
2.
of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2),
shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(ii) holdings in contact with an infected holding:

— as in (i), first, third, fourth and sixth indents,

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Article 5

— infected holding (outbreak) with which contact has
the

suspected; nature of

beeen confirmed or
contact;

Done at Brussels, 10 December 1999.

(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).

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.