2001/871/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 2001 on Community financial assistance for the eradication of classical swine fever in the United Kingdom in 2000 (notified under document number C(2001) 3937)
Date: 2001-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, United Kingdom, animal plague, financial aid, swine

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 December 2001

on Community financial assistance for the eradication of classical swine fever in the United
Kingdom in 2000

(notified under document number C(2001) 3937)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2001/871/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 572/2001 (2), and in particular
Article 3(3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in the United
Kingdom in 2000. The emergence of this disease poses a
serious threat to Community livestock, and in order to
help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the
Community may contribute to the eligible expenditure
incurred by the Member State.

The Commission has adopted Decision 2000/528/EC
concerning certain protection measures relating to clas-
sical swine fever in the United Kingdom (3), as amended
by Decisions 2000/542/EC (4) and 2000/651/EC (5).

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1258/1999 (6), veterinary and plant health
measures undertaken in accordance with Community
rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund. Financial control of these measures comes under
Articles 8 and 9 of the above Regulation.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16-17.
(3) OJ L 214, 25.8.2000, p. 42.
(4) OJ L 231, 13.9.2000, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 272, 25.10.2000, p. 46.
(6) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(4)

(5)

(6)

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.

On 6 June 2001, the United Kingdom submitted an
official application for reimbursement of all expenditure
incurred within the country in 2000.

Pending checks by the Commission, it is necessary to
arrange an advance on Community financial assistance.
This advance has been calculated by limiting the costs
awarded in compensation for animal prices to 75 % of
the amount submitted and temporarily limiting the
‘other costs’ to 10 % of the amount of this compensa-
tion. The sum requested for these ‘other costs’ during the
previous epidemic of classical swine fever in the United
Kingdom did not exceed this limit.

(7)

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 adequate compensation of owners for

The United Kingdom may receive Community financial assis-
tance for
the
compulsory slaughter of their animals under eradication meas-
ures
swine fever which
occurred in 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Article
3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC.

related to outbreaks of classical

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Article 2

The Community financial contribution shall be paid on

1.
the basis of:

(a) the

supporting documents

submitted by the United
Kingdom on the swift and adequate compensation of
owners;

(b) the results of
Article 3.

the Commission checks referred to in

In view of

the application already submitted by the
2.
United Kingdom, an advance of EUR 2 850 000 will be paid,
on adoption of this Decision, subject to the results of the
checks referred to in Article 3.

The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include
3.
an epidemiological report covering each holding on which
animals have been slaughtered and destroyed, and a financial
report.

The financial report shall take account of the categories of the
animals ‘destroyed’ or ‘slaughtered and destroyed’ on each farm
due to classical swine fever. These reports shall be provided in
electronic form in accordance with Annex I.

The supporting documents relating to the measures taken
4.
in the period referred to in Article 1 shall be forwarded no later

than 60 days after the date on which the Member State is
notified of this Decision.

For the purposes of this Decision,

5.
‘adequate compensa-
tion’ means compensation for the value of the animals imme-
diately before they became infected.

Article 3

The Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the
the competent national authorities, on the
cooperation of
application of the above measures and the related expenditure
incurred.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission