2001/729/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 2001 on the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and on the list of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2002 (notified under document number C(2001) 3150)
Date: 2001-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU aid, EU programme, disease prevention, financial aid, zoonosis

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 October 2001

on the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and on the list of
programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution
from the Community in 2002

(notified under document number C(2001) 3150)

(2001/729/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 2001/572/EEC (2), and in particular Article 24(5)
and Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

According to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation 1258/
1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common
agricultural policy (3), programmes for the monitoring
and eradication of animal diseases shall be financed
under the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF; for financial
control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation
1258/1999 apply.

In drawing up the list of programmes for the eradication
and monitoring of animal diseases qualifying for a finan-
cial contribution from the Community for 2002, and
the proposed rate and amount of the contribution for
each programme, both the interest of each programme
for the Community and the volume of available appro-
priations must be taken into account.

In drawing up the list of programmes of checks aimed at
the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial
contribution from the Community for 2002, and the
proposed rate and amount of the contribution for each
programme, both the interest of each programme for

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

the Community and the volume of available appropria-
tions must be taken into account.

(4)

(5)

(6)

The Commission has examined each of the programmes
submitted by the Member States from both the veter-
inary and the financial point of view.

The programmes on the list set out in this Decision will
have to be approved individually at a later date.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of
animal diseases listed in Annex I hereto shall qualify for a
financial contribution from the Community in 2002.

2.
For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the
proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contri-
bution shall be as set out in Annex I.

Article 2

1.
The programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of
zoonoses listed in Annex II hereto shall qualify for a financial
contribution from the Community in 2002.

2.
For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the
proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contri-
bution shall be as set out in Annex II.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

List of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases

Proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

African/Classical swine fever

Italy (Sardinia)

Aujeszkys disease

Bluetongue

Bovine brucellosis

Bovine tuberculosis

Classical swine fever

Belgium
Spain
Portugal

Spain
France
Italy

Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom

Greece
Spain
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom

Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg

Contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia

Portugal

Enzootic bovine leucosis

Ovine and caprine brucellosis

Heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis trans-
mitted by vector insects in the French overseas
departments (Poséidom)

Rabies

Italy
Portugal

Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Portugal

France

Belgium
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Austria
Finland

Rate

50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %

50 %
50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %

50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %

Proposed amount
(in EUR)

250 000

450 000
225 000
50 000

200 000
300 000
450 000

200 000
2 800 000
200 000
5 000 000
800 000
2 200 000
700 000

100 000
5 700 000
770 000
700 000
100 000
65 000

20 000
1 000 000
20 000

50 000

50 000
1 200 000

750 000
5 700 000
200 000
1 700 000
1 900 000

250 000

50 000
1 800 000
150 000
70 000
150 000
65 000

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Disease

Member State

Swine vesicular disease
Classical swine fever

Scrapie

Italy

Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Netherlands
Portugal

ANNEX II

Rate

50 %

50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
50 %

Proposed amount
(in EUR)

300 000

175 000
150 000
375 000
300 000
700 000
15 000

Total

38 400 000

List of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses

Proposed rate and amount of the Community financial contribution

Zoonosis

Member State

Salmonella in poultry

Denmark

France

Ireland

Netherlands

Austria

Rate

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

Proposed amount
(in EUR)

250 000

1 300 000

50 000

400 000

50 000

Total

2 050 000