2002/677/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3103)
Date: 2002-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, co-financing, data collection, evaluation method, report, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 August 2002

laying down standard reporting requirements for programmes of eradication and control of animal
diseases co-financed by the Community and repealing Decision 2000/322/EC

(notified under document number C(2002) 3103)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/677/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 (2) and in particular Article 24(11)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

participation

Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of
financial
in
by
programmes for the eradication and control of animal
diseases. Each year, Member States are to submit the
programmes for which they wish to receive a financial
contribution.

Community

the

An evaluation system must be in place for the purposes
of assessing progress made during implementation of
eradication and control programmes. The evaluation
system should include a reporting system to provide
epidemiological data from the programmes. Harmonisa-
tion of such a reporting system is desirable.

The primary responsibility for the implementation and
the success of the eradication and control programmes,
as well as for the proper financial management of the
lies with the Member State
co-financed measures,
making the application.

Criteria for the eradication and control programmes
provided in Decision 90/424/EEC, Article 24, (2) have
been established by Council Decision 90/638/EEC (3).

Decision 90/638/EEC, Annex 1, Point 13, provides that
eradication programmes submitted by the Member States
to the Commission for co-financing shall contain at least,
where necessary, rules for adequate compensation to
farmers for slaughtered animals as soon as possible.

It is appropriate to provide that in the absence of such
rules compensation should be paid within 90 days.

This Decision replaces Commission Decision 2000/322/
EC of 13 April 2000 laying down standard requirements
for the reports submitted for programmes for the eradi-
cation and monitoring of animal diseases approved for
co-financing by the Community (4), which should be

(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. 54.
(4) OJ L 111, 9.5.2000, p. 19.

repealed as from the date on which this Decision
becomes applicable.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall
apply:

(a) ‘Preliminary technical and financial evaluation of

the
programme’: preliminary
running
programme to be submitted to the Commission before 1
June, as provided for by Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/
EEC;

evaluation of

the

(b) ‘Intermediate reports’:

reports

to be submitted to the

Commission within a regular time scale;

(c) ‘Final reports’: reports to be submitted to the Commission

for the entire year of application of the programme;

(d) ‘Payment applications’: payment applications as referred to

in Article 24(8) of Decision 90/424/EEC.

Article 2

shall, as

Member States
regards eradication and control
programmes adopted in accordance with Article 24 of Decision
90/424/EEC,
submit a preliminary technical and financial
evaluation, intermediate reports and final reports in accordance
with this Decision.

Article 3

The preliminary technical and financial
evaluation of a
programme approved for co-financing shall contain at least the
information specified in Annex I.

Article 4

Intermediate reports shall contain at least the information
for the

III and IV, as appropriate,

1.
specified in Annexes II,
following diseases:

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bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, ovine and caprine
brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, IBR/IPV, paratuberculosis,
CBPP, anthrax, maedi visna, CAEV, blue tongue, Aujesky’s
disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesi-
cular disease, heartwater, babesioses, anaplasmoses, IHN, ISA,
salmonella pullorum, salmonella gallinarum and mycoplasma galli-
septicum.

In respect of rabies, intermediate reports shall contain all

2.
the relevant information.

For the purpose of completing the table laid down in
3.
Annex VII, without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (1), Member States should indicate
in the column ‘compensation’ the compensation granted, within
90 days after the animal is slaughtered or after the presentation
of the completed claim.

Article 6

Decision 2000/322/EC is repealed with effect from 1 January
2003.

Article 5

Article 7

1.
Final reports shall include payment applications and shall
contain at least the information specified in Annexes II, III, IV,
V, VI and VII, as appropriate, for the following diseases:

Bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis, ovine and caprine
brucellosis, enzootic bovine leukosis, IBR/IPV, paratuberculosis,
CBPP, anthrax, maedi visna, CAEV, blue tongue, Aujesky’s
disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesi-
cular disease, heartwater, babesioses, anaplasmoses, IHN, ISA,
salmonella pullorum, salmonella gallinarum and mycoplasma galli-
septicum.

2.
In respect of rabies, final reports shall contain all relevant
information and include payment applications for co-financing.

This Decision shall apply to programmes for eradication and
control of animal diseases to be implemented as from 1 January
2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 8

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 39, 17.2.1996, p. 5.

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ANNEX Ι

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ANNEX VI

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