2004/696/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 2004 on the list of programmes for the eradication and the monitoring of certain TSEs qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2005 (notified under document number C(2004) 4011)
Date: 2004-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU programme, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, disease prevention, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 October 2004

on the list of programmes for the eradication and the monitoring of certain TSEs qualifying for a
financial contribution from the Community in 2005

(notified under document number C(2004) 4011)

(2004/696/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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 24(5) thereof,

Whereas:

Certain Member States have submitted programmes to
the Commission for the eradication and the monitoring
of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs) for which they wish to receive a financial contri-
bution from the Community.

Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (2), programmes for the eradication and the moni-
toring of animal diseases are to be financed under the
Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance
and Guarantee Fund. For
financial control purposes,
Articles 8 and 9 of that Regulation are to apply.

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of
European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying
down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
spongiform encephalopathies (3),
certain transmissible
lays down rules for monitoring and eradication of TSEs
in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.

the

(7)

(8)

(9)

satisfied that

those programmes

The Commission has considered each of the programmes
from both the veterinary and the financial point of view
and is
should be
included in the lists of programmes qualifying for a
financial contribution from the Community in 2005.
The contribution for the monitoring of TSEs concerns
the implementation of rapid tests, and for the eradication
of TSEs, the destruction of animals found positive and
the genotyping of animals.

recent

In view of the importance of those measures for the
protection of public and animal health, as well as the
relatively
those monitoring
introduction of
programmes compared with the traditional disease eradi-
cation programmes and the obligatory application of
these programmes in all Member States, a high level of
financial assistance from the Community should be
ensured.

is

therefore

the
list of
It
appropriate
programmes qualifying for
contribution
from the Community in 2005 and to set the proposed
rate and the maximum amount of those contributions.

to adopt
financial
a

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

In drawing up the lists of programmes for the eradication
and the monitoring of TSEs qualifying for a financial
contribution from the Community for 2005 and the
proposed rate and maximum amount of the contribution
each
for
programme for
the Community and the volume of
available appropriations must be taken into account.

each programme, both the

interest of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States have supplied the Commission with
information enabling it
for the
Community of providing a financial contribution to the
programmes for 2005.

to assess the interest

1.
The programmes for the monitoring of TSE (BSE and
scrapie) listed in Annex I shall qualify for a financial contri-
bution from the Community in 2005.

(1) OJ L 244, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 1492/2004 (OJ

last amended by
L 274,

Commission Regulation
24.8.2004, p. 3).

2.
For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the
proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contri-
bution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex I.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Article 2

1.
The programmes for the eradication of BSE listed in
Annex II shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2005.

2.
For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the
proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contri-
bution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex II.

Article 3

1.
The programmes for the eradication of scrapie listed in
Annex III shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2005.

For each programme as referred to in paragraph 1, the
2.
proposed rate and maximum amount of the financial contri-
bution from the Community shall be as set out in Annex III.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 October 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

List of programmes for the monitoring of TSEs

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate rapid tests performed

Maximum

(in EUR)

TSEs

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

1 920 000

3 550 000

85 000

1 700 000

2 375 000

290 000

1 160 000

24 045 000

15 020 000

585 000

1 085 000

6 170 000

6 660 000

835 000

145 000

35 000

4 270 000

1 135 000

435 000

4 780 000

305 000

5 570 000

Total

82 155 000

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ANNEX II

List of programmes for the eradication of BSE

Maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate

Maximum amount

(in EUR)

BSE

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Spain

United Kingdom

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

50 % culling

10 000

250 000

25 000

2 500 000

200 000

25 000

25 000

500 000

875 000

150 000

4 000 000

205 000

150 000

450 000

975 000

25 000

25 000

1 320 000

4 235 000

Total

15 945 000

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ANNEX III

List of programmes for the eradication of scrapie

Maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate

Maximum amount

(in EUR)

Scrapie

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Czech Republic

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Slovak Republic

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

United Kingdom

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

10 000

105 000

5 565 000

20 000

5 000

10 000

5 000

1 300 000

2 275 000

1 555 000

5 000

800 000

2 485 000

5 000

5 000

35 000

575 000

695 000

340 000

65 000

9 525 000

10 000

7 380 000

Total

32 775 000