2005/130/EC: Commission Decision of 30 December 2004 fixing the financial contribution from the Community towards the operational costs for the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 (notified under document number C(2004) 5460)
Date: 2004-12-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, balance of payments assistance, foot-and-mouth disease, operational expenditure, slaughter of animals

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 December 2004

fixing the financial contribution from the Community towards the operational costs for the
eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001

(notified under document number C(2004) 5460)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2005/130/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the
United Kingdom in 2001. The emergence of this disease
represented a serious risk to the Community's livestock
population.

a Community financial

Under Commission Decisions 2001/654/EC (2)
and
2003/23/EC (3),
contribution
was granted towards the compensation of owners for
value of animals compulsorily slaughtered under eradi-
cation measures relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth
disease in 2001.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Directive
2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).
(2) OJ L 230, 28.8.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 41.

Under Commission Decision 2003/676/EC (4) an addi-
tional financial contribution by the Community to the
operational and other costs for the eradication of foot-
and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 was
authorised.

Pursuant to Article 1 of this latter Decision an advance
payment of EUR 40 million to the additional financial
contribution has been made.

the balance of

the
According to this same Decision,
financial contribution by the Community was to be
based on the claim submitted by the United Kingdom
on 27 February 2003, on detailed documents confirming
the figures in the claim, and on the results of the on-the-
spot checks by the Commission.

Having taken into account the abovementioned elements,
the financial contribution from the Community towards
the operational costs for the eradication of
foot-and-
mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 should
now be fixed.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(4) OJ L 249, 1.10.2003, p. 45.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 2

Article 1

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

financial

additional

The
towards the operational and other costs of
of
2001 covered
EUR 156 972 555.

contribution by the Community
the eradication
in the United Kingdom in
at

foot-and-mouth disease

2003/676/EC is

by Decision

fixed

Done at Brussels, 30 December 2004.

Having regard to the already paid advance of EUR 40 million, a
balance of EUR 116 972 555 shall be paid as soon as the
necessary credits are made available.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission