2004/674/EC: Commission Decision of 15 September 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the costs of the vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands in 2001 (notified under document number C(2004) 3453)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Netherlands, financial aid, foot-and-mouth disease, vaccination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 September 2004

on a financial contribution from the Community towards the costs of the vaccination against foot-
and-mouth disease in the Netherlands in 2001

(notified under document number C(2004) 3453)

(Only the Dutch text is auhtentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/674/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

of foot-and-mouth disease in the Netherlands in 2001
under Commission Decision 2003/182/EC of 14 March
2003 (4).

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 3(3) and Article 11(4) (c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

as provided for

implemented the

it had immediately

As soon as the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was
officially confirmed in 2001, the Netherlands reported
that
control
measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of
in Council Directive
that disease
introducing
85/511/EEC of
Community measures
foot-and-
month disease (2), as required in order
to obtain a
financial contribution from the Community for the eradi-
cation of
the disease in accordance with Decision
90/424/EEC.

18 November
for

1985
control of

the

Under Commission Decision 2001/652/EC (3) of 16
August 2001, a Community financial contribution was
granted towards the compensation of owners for value of
eradication
animals
measures
foot-and-mouth
disease in 2001.

slaughtered under

to outbreaks of

compulsorily

relating

(3)

A financial contribution from the Community was also
granted towards the operational costs of the eradication

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Directive
of the European Parliament and of the Council 2003/99/EC (OJ
L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).

(2) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11. Directive as last amended by Council

Regulation EC/807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

(3) OJ L 230, 28.8.2001, p. 8.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

2(1)

Article

Commission

Under
Decision
of
2001/246/EC of 27 March 2001 laying down the
conditions for the control and eradication of foot-and-
mouth disease in the Netherlands
in application of
Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC (5), the Netherlands
were authorised to decide on resorting to suppressive
vaccination under the conditions specified in the Annex
to that Decision.

1(2)

Article

Commission

Under
Decision
of
2001/279/EC of 5 April 2001 amending Decision
2001/246/EC, the Netherlands were also authorised to
decide on resorting to protective vaccination under the
conditions specified in the Annexes to that Decision.

The vaccination of the animals is to be considered as an
additional and essential instrument to avoid the spread of
foot-and-mouth disease and to control and eradicate it.

It is therefore appropriate that the EU contributes to the
costs incurred by the Netherlands for the execution of
this operation.

On 21 March 2003, the Netherlands presented a claim
for the operational costs of the eradication of foot-and-
mouth disease; it included also the costs for the vacci-
nation of the animals.

According to the information provided by the Neth-
erlands, 380 150 vaccines were used, the purchase and
the eligible
reformulation cost
costs
are
for
EUR 608 826, and the eligible costs for the specifically
used consumables are EUR 513 726.

is EUR 0,39 per dose,

employed personnel

specifically

the

(4) OJ L 71, 15.3.2003, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/279/EC (OJ L 96, 6.4.2001, p. 19).

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(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

The reporting and the claims presented by the Neth-
erlands show that the vaccination has been carried out
efficiently.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC, the financial contri-
bution towards this operation is 60 % of the eligible
costs. The EU contribution towards
the vaccination
against FMD should therefore be fixed at EUR 762 487.

Payment of a financial contribution from the Community
to the Netherlands

An amount of EUR 762 487shall be paid to the Netherlands as
a financial contribution from the Community corresponding to
the
60 % of
animals as authorised by Commission Decision 2001/246/EC.

the eligible expenditure for the vaccination of

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the
common agriculture policy (1), veterinary and plant
accordance with
health measures
rules
Community
the
European Agricultural
Guarantee
Section
Guidance and Guarantee Fund;
financial control
purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 apply.

in
financed under

undertaken
are
of

to be
the

for

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 15 September 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

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