2003/23/EC: Commission Decision of 30 December 2002 concerning a financial contribution for the compulsory slaughter between 1 July and 31 October 2001 of animals due to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2002) 5491)
Date: 2002-12-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, financial aid, foot-and-mouth disease, health control, slaughter of animals

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 December 2002

concerning a financial contribution for the compulsory slaughter between 1 July and 31 October
2001 of animals due to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2002) 5491)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2003/23/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 Council Decision 2001/572/EC (2), and in particular Article
11(2) and (4) thereof,

(7)

(8)

Whereas:

As the amount of the eligible costs shall be paid in euro,
an exchange rate has to be fixed.

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,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the
United Kingdom in 2001. The onset of the disease repre-
sents a serious danger to Community stocks. With a
view to prevent the spreading of the disease and contri-
bute to its eradication the Community may contribute to
eligible expenditures incurred by the Member State.

As soon as the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was
officially confirmed, the British authorities reported that
they had taken measures listed in Article 3(2) of Deci-
sion 90/424/EEC and implemented immediately the rele-
vant provisions of Directive 85/511/EEC (3).

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 (4), veterinary and plant health measures
undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall
be
the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund;
for financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

the Guarantee Section of

financed under

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

The financial contribution towards the eradication of
foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001
relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease which
occurred until 30 June 2001 has been fixed by Commis-
sion Decision 2001/654/EC (5).

Outbreaks of
foot-and-mouth occurred in the United
Kingdom also after 30 June 2001. A supplementary
financial contribution towards the eradication of these
outbreaks has to be fixed.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(5) OJ L 230, 28.8.2001, p. 16.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The United Kingdom may obtain a financial contribution from
the Community for the adequate compensation of owners for
the compulsory slaughter of their animals under eradication
measures
foot-and-mouth disease
which occurred between 1 July 2001 and the end of October
2001, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Deci-
sion 90/424/EEC.

relating to outbreaks of

Article 2

The Community financial contribution shall be paid on

1.
the basis of:

(a) the supporting documents relating to the measures taken in
the period referred to in Article 1 which shall be forwarded
no later than 60 days after the date on which the Member
State is notified of this Decision;

(b) the results of the Commission checks referred to in Article

4.

2.
The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include a
financial report. This financial report shall take account of the
categories of animals destroyed, or slaughtered and destroyed
in each farm due to foot-and-mouth disease. This report shall
be provided in computerised form in accordance with the
annex.

For the purposes of this Decision,

3.
‘adequate compensa-
tion’ means animals compensated at the value the animals had
immediately before they became affected.

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Article 3

Article 5

The amount of the eligible costs shall be fixed in euro at the
rate published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
on the first working day of the month in which the application
for payment was received.

Article 4

The Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the coop-
eration of the competent national authorities, on the applica-
tion of
the above measures and the related expenditures
incurred.

The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results
of the checks carried out.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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