2006/687/EC: Commission Decision of 12 October 2006 on programmes which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2007 for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases, for the prevention of zoonoses, for the monitoring of TSEs as well as programmes for the eradication of BSE and scrapie (notified under document number C(2006) 4784)
Date: 2006-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: action programme, animal disease, disease prevention, distribution of EU funding, health control, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 October 2006

on programmes which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2007 for the eradication
and monitoring of certain animal diseases, for the prevention of zoonoses, for the monitoring of
TSEs as well as programmes for the eradication of BSE and scrapie

(notified under document number C(2006) 4784)

(2006/687/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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) and Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Certain Member States have submitted programmes to
the Commission for which they wish to receive a
Community financial contribution. Those programmes
concern the eradication and control of certain animal
diseases, programmes of checks aimed at the prevention
of zoonoses, programmes for the control of certain
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and
also programmes for the eradication of bovine spon-
giform encephalopathies (BSE) and scrapie.

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of
the common agricultural policy (2), animal disease eradi-
cation and control programmes (veterinary measures) are
to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee
Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 9, 36 and
37 of that Regulation are to apply.

European
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of
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

In drawing up the lists of programmes for the eradication
list of
animal
and monitoring of
programmes of checks aimed at
the prevention of
zoonoses and the list of programmes for the eradication

diseases,

the

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37).

(2) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 320/2006 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42).
(3) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2006 (OJ L 187, 8.7.2006,
p. 10).

and the monitoring of certain TSEs qualifying for a
financial contribution from the Community for 2007,
and the proposed rate and maximum amount of the
contribution for each programme, the interest of each
measure in the programmes 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
for the
information enabling it
Community of providing a financial contribution to the
programmes for 2007.

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
for a financial contribution from the Community in
2007.

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

It
appropriate
the
list of
contribution
programmes qualifying for
from the Community in 2007 and to set the proposed
rates and the maximum amount of those contributions.

to adopt
financial
a

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of
the animal diseases listed in Annex I shall qualify for a financial
contribution from the Community in 2007.

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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 I.

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 IV.

Article 2

Article 5

1.
The programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of
zoonoses listed in Annex II shall qualify for a financial contri-
bution from the Community in 2007.

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 monitoring of TSE (BSE and
scrapie) listed in Annex III shall qualify for a financial contri-
bution from the Community in 2007.

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 III.

Article 4

1.
The programmes for the eradication of BSE listed in
Annex IV shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2007.

1.
The programmes for the eradication of scrapie listed in
Annex V shall qualify for a financial contribution from the
Community in 2007.

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 V.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2006.

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 as referred to in Article 1(1)

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Aujeszky’s disease

Bluetongue

Bovine brucellosis

Bovine tuberculosis

Classical swine fever

Belgium

Spain

Spain

France

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom (1)

Spain

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Germany

France

Luxembourg

Slovenia

Slovakia

Enzootic bovine leucosis

Estonia

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Portugal

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

Cyprus

Portugal

France (3)

Ovine and caprine
brucellosis (B melitensis)

Poseidom (2)

Rate

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 %

Maximum amount
(EUR)

250 000

350 000

4 900 000

160 000

1 300 000

600 000

3 500 000

1 100 000

2 000 000

95 000

300 000

1 600 000

1 100 000

3 000 000

2 500 000

1 100 000

450 000

800 000

500 000

35 000

25 000

400 000

20 000

400 000

35 000

135 000

2 300 000

225 000

650 000

5 000 000

200 000

4 000 000

120 000

1 600 000

50 000

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Disease

Member State

Rabies

Czech Republic

Germany

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Hungary

Austria

Poland

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Italy

Italy

African swine fever/
Classical swine fever

Swine vesicular disease

Avian influenza

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

Rate

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 % own territory;
100 % border areas

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 %

Maximum amount
(EUR)

490 000

850 000

925 000

1 200 000

600 000

1 850 000

185 000

4 850 000

375 000

500 000

112 000

140 000

120 000

66 000

74 000

160 000

243 000

40 000

42 000

82 000

280 000

59 000

510 000

15 000

15 000

12 000

10 000

110 000

5 000

126 000

42 000

87 000

121 000

32 000

21 000

27 000

130 000

275 000

(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

55 581 000

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ANNEX II

List of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses as referred to in Article 2(1)

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Salmonella

Zoonosis

Member State

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Hungary

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovakia

Rate

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

50 %

Total

Maximum amount
(EUR)

660 000

330 000

250 000

175 000

27 000

60 000

2 000 000

875 000

175 000

320 000

40 000

60 000

60 000

1 350 000

80 000

2 000 000

450 000

205 000

9 117 000

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ANNEX III

List of programmes for the monitoring of TSEs as referred to in Article 3(1)

Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate rapid tests and 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 %

2 084 000

1 059 000

1 680 000

11 307 000

233 000

1 827 000

10 237 000

24 815 000

6 755 000

3 375 000

348 000

312 000

645 000

146 000

784 000

90 000

5 112 000

1 759 000

3 744 000

2 115 000

308 000

1 088 000

839 000

2 020 000

6 781 000

Total

89 463 000

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ANNEX IV

List of programmes for the eradication of BSE as referred to in 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

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

50 000

750 000

51 000

500 000

98 000

750 000

713 000

50 000

800 000

150 000

100 000

60 000

48 000

328 000

305 000

25 000

250 000

25 000

347 000

Total

5 400 000

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ANNEX V

List of programmes for the eradication of scrapie as referred to in Article 5(1)

Rate and amount of the Community financial contribution

Disease

Member State

Rate

Maximum amount
(EUR)

Scrapie

Belgium

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

Czech Republic

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Luxembourg

Hungary

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovakia

Finland

Sweden

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

United Kingdom

50 % culling; 50 % genotyping

Total

99 000

107 000

927 000

13 000

1 306 000

5 374 000

8 862 000

629 000

3 076 000

2 200 000

28 000

332 000

543 000

14 000

716 000

83 000

279 000

11 000

6 000

9 178 000

33 783 000