2006/777/EC: Commission Decision of 14 November 2006 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany in 2006 (notified under document number C(2006) 5375)
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Germany, animal plague, disease prevention, protection of animals, swine

15.11.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 November 2006

on a financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in
Germany in 2006

(notified under document number C(2006) 5375)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2006/777/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 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

the

down

90/424/EEC lays
the Community’s
specific

procedures
Decision
contribution
governing
towards
including
emergency measures. With a view to helping to
eradicate classical swine fever as rapidly as possible, the
Community may contribute financially to eligible expen-
diture borne by the Member States.

veterinary measures,

financial

The payment of Community financial support towards
emergency measures to combat classical swine fever is
subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation
(EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down
rules on the Community
emergency
financing of
measures and of
the campaign to combat certain
animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2).
That Regulation applies to Community financial contri-
butions granted to Member States in respect of eligible
expenditure as defined therein for certain disease eradi-
cation measures in the situations referred to in Article
3(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC.

swine

fever. Those measures

classical
the
preventive depopulation of all pig holdings situated in
the protection zone of a confirmed outbreak in the
municipality of Borken in North Rhine Westphalia.

include

Accordingly, Germany took the necessary emergency
measures
to avoid the spread of classical
swine fever.

in order

On 12 September 2006, Germany provided the financial
information required prior to the granting of Community
financial support in accordance with Article 6 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 349/2005.

fully complied with its

technical and
Germany has
in Article 3 of
administrative obligations as set out
Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC)
No 349/2005.

The payment of the Community financial contribution
must be subject
the planned
activities were actually implemented and that the autho-
rities provide all the necessary information within the set
deadlines.

to the condition that

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)

classical

fever occurred in
An outbreak of
that disease
Germany in 2006. The emergence of
represents a serious risk to the Community's livestock
population.

swine

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Under Commission Decision 2006/346/EC of 15 May
2006 concerning certain protection measures relating
in Germany and repealing
to classical
Decision 2006/274/EC (3), Germany was
required to
to
relating
certain protection measures
carry out

swine fever

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community

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

last amended by

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

(2) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 128, 16.5.2006, p. 10. Decision as last amended by Decision

2006/391/EC (OJ L 150, 3.6.2006, p. 24).

A financial contribution from the Community shall be
1.
paid to Germany towards
incurred in taking
the
emergency measures to combat classical swine fever in 2006,
including the measures provided for in Article 5(2) of Decision
2006/346/EC.

costs

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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That financial contribution shall be 50 % of the expen-
2.
diture eligible for Community funding.
It shall be paid in
accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 349/2005.

Article 2

Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 5 000 000 shall be paid as part of the
Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.

Article 3

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to The Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission