2001/572/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2001 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field
Date: 2001-07-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, agricultural expenditure, animal disease, financial aid, fish disease, veterinary inspection

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2001

amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field

(2001/572/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in partic-
ular Article 24(1) and (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of a
financial contribution from the Community for the erad-
ication and monitoring of the diseases contained in the
list annexed to that Decision.

The list may be supplemented or amended to take
account of developments in the health situation in the
Community.

Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a new disease that
appeared for the first time in the Community in 1998
which has the potential of causing important losses for
the salmon farming industry.

It is important that ISA is controlled so as to prevent its
further spread to other areas.

Bluetongue is an arthropod-borne viral disease of sheep,
goats, cattle and other ruminants.

Bluetongue has an impact at
level on
movements of live animals of sensitive species in that it
is included on List A of the World Organisation for
Animal Health.

international

In 1998 Bluetongue entered from abroad the territory of
the Community and spread via infected vectors.

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

Certain areas of
the European Union must, due to
climatic conditions, be considered as Bluetongue high
risk areas.

Decision 90/424/EEC provides for emergency measures
caused by Bluetongue outbreaks. A Community financial
contribution is also required for monitoring and certain
control measures including vaccination against Blue-
tongue in high risk areas or in areas where the disease is
endemic.

In the light of these developments, ISA and Bluetongue
should be added to the list
in question so that a
Community financial contribution can be obtained for
the implementation of programmes for the eradication
and monitoring of these diseases. In the case of Blue-
tongue, specific criteria should be adopted to enable the
financial measure provided for
in Article 24(1) of
Decision 90/424/EEC to be implemented.

the relevant

In order to be eligible for a Community financial contri-
bution,
requirements of Decision 90/
424/EEC and, with regard to ISA, Council Directive
93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum
Community measures for the control of certain fish
diseases (2) must be respected.

Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fish-
eries sector (3) and in particular Article 15(3)(g) thereof,
is the appropriate legal basis for ensuring a financial
assistance with regard to ISA; therefore the provisions of
Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21
June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Struc-
tural Funds (4) are applicable by derogation to those
provided for under Article 24, paragraphs 5, 6, second
sentence, 8 and 9 of Decision 90/424/EEC.

(13) Decision 90/424/EEC should accordingly be amended,

(2) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by the 1994

Act of Accession.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1258/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103).

(3) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC the following indents shall be added to group 1:

‘— Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) (*)

— Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas (**).

(*) Disease control actions for ISA are eligible for a Community financial contribution under

Article 15(3)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10) solely. For
such actions the provisions of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999
laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1) are applic-
able by derogation to those provided for under Article 24, paragraphs 5, 6, second sentence, 8
and 9 of this Decision.

(**) Action to combat Bluetongue is also eligible for a Community financial contribution under

Article 24(1) for the loss suffered due to the deaths of animals as a result of this disease, to be
decided upon in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK