European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2005)0171 - C6-0196/2005 - 2005/0063(CNS))
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, disease prevention, health control, poultry farming, protection of animals, veterinary inspection

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P6_TA(2005)0456

Veterinary expenditure *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council
Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2005)0171 — C6-0196/2005 —
2005/0063(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0171) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0196/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
(A6-0326/2005),

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2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the

4.
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-

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tially;

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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 4

(4)
In the light of the adoption of Directive xxx it is appropri-
ate to modify Decision 90/424/EEC so that Community finan-
cial assistance may also be granted for
those eradication
measures carried out by the Member States to combat avian
influenza virus strains of low pathogenicity that may mutate
into highly pathogenic strains.

In the light of the adoption of Directive 2005/…/EC it is
(4)
appropriate to modify Decision 90/424/EEC so that Community
financial assistance may also be granted for those eradication
measures carried out by the Member States to combat avian
influenza virus strains of low pathogenicity that may mutate
into highly pathogenic strains. Given the existence of that risk
of mutation, it is appropriate to provide for the same level of
Community financial assistance for cases of both highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenic avian
influenza (LPAI).

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2
RECITAL 5A (new)

(5a)
In view of the effects which an avian-influenza epi-
demic could have, greater emphasis should be placed on pre-
vention and monitoring, in particular by listing the risk areas
in each country and carrying out monthly systematic serologi-
cal screening, with the results to be communicated to those
with direct responsibility for the matter.

Amendment 3
RECITAL 5B (new)

(5b)
Immediate action should be taken in order to support
research into an oral vaccine capable of combating the various
strains of avian influenza and to promote the use thereof
should the need arise.

Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1, POINT −1 (new)
Article 1, paragraphs 2a, 2b and 2c (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

(−1)

In Article 1, the following paragraphs shall be added

after paragraph 2:

The Commission shall investigate the establishment of an
European animal health fund, as budgetary provision is
likely to be insufficient in the event of a new epidemic.
Such a fund could cover the costs of outbreaks of con-
tagious animal diseases. Livestock farmers and other per-
sons and businesses affected within the European Union
could contribute to such a fund.

The Commission shall draw up a proposal for the har-
monisation of the way in which costs relating to out-
breaks of contagious animal diseases are shared between
the agricultural sector and the governments within the
Member States.

(EEC) No 2777/75 (3),

Council Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75 (1),
(EEC) No
2771/75 (2),
(EC) No 1254/
1999 (4),
(EC) No 1255/1999 (5) and (EC) No 2529/
2001 (6) concerning exceptional market support measures
shall be brought into line with Council Decision 90/424/
EEC, as amended.

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on
the common organization of the market in pigmeat (OJ L 282,
1.11.1975, p. 1).

(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on
the common organization of the market in eggs (OJ L 282,
1.11.1975, p. 49).

(3) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on
in poultrymeat

common organization of

the market

the
(OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77).

(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the
common organisation of the market in beef and veal (OJ L 160,
26.6.1999, p. 21).

(5) Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the
common organisation of the market in milk and milk products
(OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48).

(6) Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on
the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goat-
meat (OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3).

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (B)
Article 3, paragraph 2, indent 1 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

— the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are
affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or
contaminated, and their destruction, and,
in the case of
avian influenza, destruction of the eggs,

— the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are
affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or
contaminated, and their destruction, and,
in the case of
avian influenza, destruction of the eggs and any fall in
value in the event that other uses are found for eggs or
poultry, since the revenue therefrom is lower than the nor-
mal value of the eggs or poultry,

Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3a, paragraph 1 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

This Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of

1.
avian influenza in the territory of a Member State.

1.
This Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of
avian influenza in the territory of a Member State and shall
apply to Community support for preventive measures and for
measures involving cooperation with and technical support for
third countries.

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3a, paragraph 2 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial con-
2.
tribution from the Community for the eradication of avian
influenza if the minimum control measures provided for in
Directive xxx have been fully and efficiently implemented in
compliance with relevant Community legislation and,
in the
case of killing of animals of susceptible species, which are
affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or con-
taminated, livestock owners have been compensated swiftly and
adequately.

The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial con-
2.
tribution from the Community for the eradication of avian
influenza if the minimum control measures provided for in
Directive 2005/…/EC have been fully and efficiently imple-
mented in compliance with relevant Community legislation
in the case of killing of animals of susceptible species
and,
which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being
affected or contaminated, destruction of eggs and any fall in
value in the event that other uses are found for eggs or poul-
try, since the revenue therefrom is lower than their normal
livestock owners have been compensated swiftly and
value,
adequately. This means among other things that differenti-
ation should be applied when compensation is being given
for different kinds of eggs.

Amendment 8

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3a, paragraph 2a (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

2a.
The Member States shall receive Community support
for the development of a system designed to monitor and
screen for the disease, including laboratory diagnosis, research
into suitable vaccines, the drawing-up of studies, meetings of
experts, the provision of information, the issue of publications
and any measures aimed at assessing the impact of migratory
birds on the spread of contagious diseases in Europe and at
ensuring that their migratory routes are monitored.

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Amendment 9
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3 a, paragraph 3, indent 1 (Decision 90/424/EEC)

— in the case of highly pathogenic avian influenza 50 % and
in the case of low pathogenic avian influenza 30 % of the
following costs, incurred by the Member State in compen-
sating livestock owners for the killing, the destruction of
animals, the destruction of animal products, the cleaning
and disinfection of holdings and equipment, the destruction
of the contaminated feedingstuffs and for the destruction of
contaminated equipment, where such equipment cannot be
disinfected,

— in the case of highly pathogenic avian influenza 50 % and
in the case of low pathogenic avian influenza 50 % as well
of the following costs,
incurred by the Member State in
compensating livestock owners for the killing, the destruc-
tion of animals, the destruction of animal products, any
fall in value in the event that other uses are found for
eggs or poultry, since the revenue therefrom is lower
than the normal value of the eggs or poultry, the cleaning
and disinfection of holdings and equipment, the destruction
of the contaminated feedingstuffs and for the destruction of
contaminated equipment, where such equipment cannot be
disinfected,

Amendment 10
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3a, paragraph 3, indent 2a (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

— 100 % of vaccination costs.

Amendment 11
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 3a, paragraph 3a (new) (Decision 90/424/EEC)

The Community shall support

3a.
the development of
measures involving cooperation with and technical support
for third countries (in particular Asian ones) in order to
enable preventive and screening action to be taken in the
countries in which avian influenza originates.

P6_TA(2005)0457

Widening the Eurozone *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro (COM(2005)0357 — C6-0374/2005 — 2005/
0145(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0357) (1),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to the EC Treaty (C6-0374/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0329/2005),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.