2005/723/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 2005 on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006 (notified under document number C(2005) 3922)
Date: 2005-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 October 2005

on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the
prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006

(notified under document number C(2005) 3922)

(2005/723/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(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
Articles 24(5) and 32 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Certain Member States have submitted programmes to
the Commission for the eradication and monitoring of
animal diseases, programmes of checks aimed at
the
prevention of zoonoses and programmes for the eradi-
cation and the monitoring of certain transmissible spon-
giform encephalopathies (TSEs) for which they wish to
receive a financial contribution 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 moni-
toring of animal diseases and zoonoses 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
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3) lays
down rules for monitoring and eradication of TSEs in
bovine, ovine and caprine animals.

the

(1) OJ L 224, 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

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2005 (OJ L 205, 6.8.2005,
p. 3).

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

the

diseases,

In drawing up the lists of programmes for the eradication
and monitoring of
list of
animal
programmes of checks aimed at
the prevention of
zoonoses and the list of programmes for the eradication
and the monitoring of certain transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (TSEs) qualifying for a financial contri-
bution from the Community for 2006, and the proposed
rate and maximum amount of the contribution for each
programme,
the interest of each programme for the
Community, its compliance with the technical provisions
of relevant Community veterinary legislation and the
volume of available appropriations must be taken into
account.

The Member States have supplied the Commission with
information enabling it
for the
Community of providing a financial contribution to the
programmes for 2006.

to assess the interest

The Commission has considered each of the programmes
submitted from both the veterinary and the financial
point of view and is satisfied that those programmes
should be included in the lists of programmes qualifying
contribution from the Community
a
for
in 2006.

financial

In view of the importance of those programmes for the
protection of public and animal health, as well as the
obligatory application in all Member States in the case
of the TSE programmes, the most appropriate 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 2006 and to set the proposed
rate and the maximum amount of those contributions.

to adopt
financial
a

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(9)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of
animal diseases listed in Annex I shall qualify for a financial
contribution from the Community in 2006.

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.

Article 2

Article 4

1.
The programmes for the eradication of BSE listed in
Annex IV shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2006.

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 IV.

Article 5

The programmes for the eradication of scrapie listed in
1.
Annex V shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2006.

The programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of
1.
zoonoses listed in Annex II shall qualify for a financial contri-
bution from the Community in 2006.

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 V.

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 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

1.
The programmes for the monitoring of TSE (BSE and
scrapie) listed in Annex III shall qualify for a financial contri-
bution from the Community in 2006.

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.

Done at Brussels, 14 October 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

List of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases (Article 1(1))

RATE AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

Disease

Member State

Rate
(%)

Maximum amount
(EUR)

Aujeszkys disease

Bluetongue

Bovine brucellosis

Bovine tuberculosis

Belgium

Spain

Spain

France

Italy

Portugal

Greece

Spain

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom (1)

Estonia

Spain

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Classical swine fever

Czech Republic

Germany

France

Luxembourg

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Estonia

Italy

Lithuania

Latvia

Portugal

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

Cyprus

Portugal

France (3)

Enzootic bovine leucosis

Ovine and caprine brucellosis
(B melitensis)

Poseidom (2)

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

160 000

100 000

2 200 000

150 000

1 000 000

1 250 000

300 000

6 000 000

1 750 000

2 600 000

300 000

260 000

1 800 000

1 900 000

65 000

5 000 000

1 800 000

800 000

240 000

35 000

600 000

400 000

15 000

25 000

400 000

5 000

200 000

100 000

50 000

100 000

600 000

6 500 000

150 000

3 200 000

310 000

1 000 000

100 000

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Disease

Member State

Rabies

Austria

Czech Republic

Germany

Estonia

France

Finland

Lithuania

Latvia

Poland

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

African swine fever/Classical
swine fever

Italy

Rate
(%)

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Maximum amount
(EUR)

180 000

390 000

750 000

990 000

105 000

100 000

600 000

650 000

3 750 000

300 000

400 000

50 000

(1) United Kingdom only as regards Northern Ireland.
(2) Heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis transmitted by vector insects in the French overseas departments.
(3) France only as regards Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.

Total

49 730 000

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ANNEX II

List of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses (Article 2(1))

RATE AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

Zoonosis

Member State

Salmonella

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Denmark

Germany

France

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovak Republic

Rate
(%)

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Maximum amount
(EUR)

72 000

650 000

69 000

155 000

900 000

315 000

75 000

675 000

73 000

759 000

488 000

232 000

Total

4 463 000

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ANNEX III

List of programmes for the monitoring of TSEs (Article 3(1))

RATE AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

Disease

Member State

Rate rapid tests & discrimi-
natory tests performed
(%)

Maximum amount
(EUR)

TSEs

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

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

100

100

100

Total

3 155 000

1 485 000

2 115 000

13 940 000

225 000

545 000

8 305 000

24 395 000

5 035 000

7 345 000

280 000

340 000

700 000

135 000

915 000

25 000

4 375 000

1 755 000

3 430 000

1 605 000

390 000

665 000

935 000

285 000

5 925 000

88 305 000

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ANNEX IV

List of programmes for the eradication of BSE (Article 4(1))

RATE AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

Disease

Member State

Rate

Maximum amount
(EUR)

BSE

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

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

50 % culling

Total

150 000

750 000

100 000

875 000

15 000

15 000

1 000 000

300 000

2 800 000

200 000

15 000

100 000

60 000

15 000

985 000

685 000

25 000

65 000

25 000

530 000

8 710 000

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ANNEX V

List of programmes for the eradication of scrapie (Article 5(1))

RATE AND AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

Disease

Member State

Rate

Maximum amount
(EUR)

Scrapie

Belgium

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Czech Republic

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

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

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

100 000

105 000

5 000

1 105 000

6 000

1 060 000

12 790 000

4 690 000

705 000

530 000

5 215 000

10 000

5 000

35 000

50 000

685 000

15 000

865 000

160 000

250 000

6 000

6 000

United Kingdom

50 % culling; 100 % genotyping

5 740 000

Total

34 138 000