2001/854/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 2001 approving the programmes for the monitoring for TSE presented for 2002 by the Member States and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (notified under document number C(2001) 3819)
Date: 2001-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, disease prevention, health control, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 December 2001

approving the programmes for the monitoring for TSE presented for 2002 by the Member States
and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution

(notified under document number C(2001) 3819)

(2001/854/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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/EC (2), and in particular Article 24
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of
financial participation by the Community in the erad-
ication and monitoring of animal diseases.

Member States have submitted programmes for the
transmissible spongiform encephalo-
monitoring of
pathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.

After examination of the programmes they were found
to comply with the Community criteria relating to the
monitoring of this disease in conformity with Council
Decision 90/638/EEC laying down Community criteria
for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal
diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/
65/EEC (4).

These programmes appear on the priority list of
programmes for the eradication and surveillance of
animal diseases which can benefit from financial partici-
pation from the Community in 2002 and which was
established by Commission Decision 2001/730/EC (5).

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down
rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 (7), sets
out new rules for monitoring transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (TSEs)
in bovine, ovine and caprine
animals.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.9.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 268, 18.10.1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 60.

In the light of the importance of these programmes for
the achievement of Community objectives in the field of
animal health and public health, it is appropriate in this
case to compensate the costs incurred in Member States
for the purchase of test-kits up to a maximum amount
of money per test-kit and programme.

(7)

(8)

(9)

According to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the
common agricultural policy (8), programmes for
the
monitoring and eradication of animal diseases shall be
financed under the Guarantee Section of the Guarantee
the European Agricultural Guidance and
Section of
Guarantee Fund; for financial control purposes, Articles
8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

The financial contribution from the Community shall be
granted provided that the actions planned are carried
out efficiently and that the authorities supply all the
necessary information within the time limits laid down.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
1.
Belgium is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 4 850 000.

Article 2

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Denmark is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 2 860 000.

(8) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

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Article 3

Article 10

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Germany is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
the Netherlands is hereby approved for the period from 1
January 2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 20 710 000.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 5 800 000.

Article 4

Article 11

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 1 300 000.

Article 5

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 10 700 000.

Article 6

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
France is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 34 900 000.

Article 7

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 10 630 000.

Article 8

The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
1.
Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002 to
31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 10 850 000.

Article 9

The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
1.
Luxembourg is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 350 000.

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Austria is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 1 640 000.

Article 12

The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January

1.
Portugal
2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 2 750 000.

Article 13

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Finland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2002
to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 500 000.

Article 14

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
Sweden is hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 600 000.

Article 15

1.
The programme for the monitoring of TSE presented by
the United Kingdom is hereby approved for the period from 1
January 2002 to 31 December 2002.

Financial participation by the Community shall be up to a

2.
maximum of EUR 5 560 000.

Article 16

The
the
financial participation by the Community for
programmes approved in Articles 1 to 15 shall be at the rate of
100 % of the cost (V.A.T. excluded) of the test-kits up to a
maximum of 15 EUR per test-kit for tests carried out between
1 January and 31 December 2002 in animals referred to in
Annex III, Chapter A, Part I, points 2, 3 and 4 and Part II,
points 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, and up to
the maximum amounts of money named in this Decision
individually for each programme.

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Article 17

(d) to implementing the programme efficiently,

financial

The
the
programmes referred to under Articles 1 to 15 shall be granted
subject:

the Community for

contribution of

(a) to bringing into force by 1 January 2002 the laws, regula-
tions and administrative provisions by the Member State
concerned for implementing the programme,

(b) to forwarding a report to the Commission every month on
the progress of the programme and the costs incurred at
the latest four weeks after the end of each reporting period.
The costs incurred shall be provided in computerised form
in accordance with the table provided in annex,

(c) to forwarding a final report by 1 June 2003 at the latest on
the technical execution of the programme accompanied by
justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results
attained during the period from 1 January to 31 December
2002. The costs incurred shall be provided in computerised
form in accordance with the table provided in annex,

and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been
respected.

Article 18

The present Decision shall apply from 1 January 2002.

Article 19

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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