2006/875/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2006 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2007 (notified under document number C(2006) 5677)
Date: 2006-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, action programme, animal disease, disease prevention, distribution of EU funding, health control, veterinary inspection, zoonosis

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 November 2006

approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and
for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2007

(notified under document number C(2006) 5677)

(2006/875/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
Article 24(6) and Articles 29 and 32 thereof,

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility
of a financial contribution by the Community in the
eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and for
checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses.

the

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 (2),
certain transmissible
provides for annual programmes for
the eradication
and monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalo-
pathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.

The Member States have submitted programmes for the
eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases, for
the prevention of zoonoses and for the eradication and
monitoring of TSEs in their territories.

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

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

(2) 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).

After examination of those programmes they were found
to comply with relevant Community veterinary legis-
lation and in particular with the Community criteria
relating
in
accordance with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27
November 1990 laying down Community criteria for
the
certain animal
diseases (3).

eradication and monitoring of

those diseases,

eradication of

to the

Those programmes appear on the list of programmes
established by Commission Decision 2006/687/EC of
12 October 2006 on programmes which qualify for a
Community financial contribution in 2007 for the eradi-
cation 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 (4).

(6)

(7)

In the light of the importance of those programmes for
the achievement of Community objectives in the field of
animal and public health, as well as the obligatory appli-
cation in all Member States in the case of
the TSE
programmes,
is appropriate to fix the appropriate
the Community to
rate of
reimburse the costs to be incurred by the Member
States concerned for the measures referred to in this
Decision up to a maximum amount for each programme.

financial contribution of

it

For the sake of better management, more efficient use of
Community funds and improved transparency, it is also
necessary to fix for each programme, where appropriate,
maximum amounts to be reimbursed to the Member
States for certain costs of such items as tests, different
vaccines used in the Member States and compensation to
owners for their losses due to the slaughter or culling of
animals.

(3) OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27. Decision as amended by Directive

92/65/EEC (OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54).

(4) OJ L 282, 13.10.2006, p. 52.

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(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21
June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1), programmes for the eradication and control of
animal diseases are to be financed under the European
control
Fund.
Agricultural Guarantee
purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation are
to apply.

financial

For

The presence of rabies in territory surrounded by the
Europan Union would constitute a continuing source
of reinfectionn for surrounding areas.
therefore,
preferable to eradicate rabies rather than put in place a
such
protective
territory, which would have to be maintained indefinitely.

vaccination zone

surrounding

any

is,

It

The financial contribution from the Community should
the actions
be granted subject
and that
planned are
the
competent authorities supply all
the necessary infor-
mation within the time limits laid down in this Decision.

to the condition that
carried out

efficiently

There is a need to clarify the rate to be used for the
conversion of
the payment applications submitted in
national currency as defined in Article 1(d) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998
establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (2).

State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of laboratory tests
and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for
the programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 490 000 for the Czech Republic;

(b) EUR 850 000 for Germany;

(c) EUR 925 000 for Estonia;

(d) EUR 1 200 000 for Latvia;

(e) EUR 1 850 000 for Hungary;

(f) EUR 185 000 for Austria;

(g) EUR 4 850 000 for Poland;

(h) EUR 375 000 for Slovenia;

(i) EUR 500 000 for Slovakia;

(j) EUR 112 000 for Finland.

(12)

The approval of some of the programmes should not
prejudge a decision of
the Commission on rules for
eradication of those diseases based on scientific advice.

3.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests to be incurred by
Lithuania and 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Lithuania
for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits outside
its territory and shall not exceed EUR 600 000.

(13)

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:

CHAPTER I

RABIES

Article 1

1.
The programmes for the eradication of rabies presented by
the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland are
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2007.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member

(1) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 320/2006 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42).

(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

4.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,5 per dose for
the programmes referred to in paragraph 2(c) and (d); and

(b) for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,3 per dose for
the other programmes referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3.

CHAPTER II

BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS

Article 2

The programmes for the eradication of bovine brucellosis
1.
presented by Spain,
Italy, Cyprus, Portugal and the
United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period from
1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

Ireland,

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The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of laboratory tests,
the compensation to owners
losses due to the
to those programmes and the
slaughter of animals subject
purchase of vaccine doses and shall not exceed:

their

for

(a) EUR 3 500 000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 1 100 000 for Ireland;

(c) EUR 2 000 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 95 000 for Cyprus;

(e) EUR 1 600 000 for Portugal;

(f) EUR 1 100 000 for the United Kingdom.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a SAT test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(c) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test;

(d) for an ELISA test

EUR 1 per test;

(c) EUR 1 100 000 for Poland;

(d) EUR 450 000 for Portugal.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a tuberculin test

EUR 0,8 per test;

(b) for a gamma-interferon test

EUR 5 per test.

CHAPTER IV

ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUCOSIS

Article 4

The programmes for the eradication of enzootic bovine
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
the period from 1

1.
leucosis presented by Estonia,
and Portugal are hereby approved for
January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of laboratory tests
and compensation to owners for
losses due to the
slaughter of animals subject to those programmes and shall
not exceed:

their

(e) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 0,5 per dose.

(a) EUR 20 000 for Estonia;

CHAPTER III

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS

Article 3

The programmes for the eradication of bovine tuber-
1.
culosis presented by Spain,
Italy, Poland and Portugal are
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the costs of tuberculin
testing, the cost of laboratory tests and the compensation to
owners for their losses due to the slaughter of animals subject
to those programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 3 000 000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 2 500 000 for Italy;

(b) EUR 400 000 for Italy;

(c) EUR 35 000 for Latvia;

(d) EUR 135 000 for Lithuania;

(e) EUR 2 300 000 for Poland;

(f) EUR 225 000 for Portugal.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 0,5 per test;

(b) for an agar gel immune

diffusion test

EUR 0,5 per test.

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CHAPTER V

OVINE AND CAPRINE BRUCELLOSIS

Article 5

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of the laboratory
tests for virological, serological and entomological surveillance
and the purchase of traps and vaccines and shall not exceed:

1.
The programmes for the eradication of ovine and caprine
brucellosis presented by Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and
Portugal are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2007 to 31 December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the purchase of vaccines,
the cost of laboratory tests and the compensation to owners for
their losses due to the slaughter of animals subject to those
programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 5 000 000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 200 000 for France;

(c) EUR 4 000 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 120 000 for Cyprus;

(e) EUR 1 600 000 for Portugal.

3.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by Greece for the
purchase of vaccines and the salaries of contractual veterinarians
specially recruited for that programme and shall not exceed
EUR 650 000.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
4.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for a rose bengal test

EUR 0,2 per test;

(b) for a complement fixation test

EUR 0,4 per test;

(a) EUR 4 900 000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 160 000 for France;

(c) EUR 1 300 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 600 000 for Portugal.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
3.
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 2,5 per test;

(b) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 0,5 per dose.

CHAPTER VII

CERTAIN ZOONOTIC SALMONELLA IN BREEDING POULTRY

Article 7

1.
The programmes for the control of salmonella in breeding
poultry presented by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus,
Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal and
Slovakia are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2007 to 31 December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of bacteriological
tests, the compensation to owners for their losses due to the
culling of birds and destruction of eggs and the purchase of
vaccine doses and shall not exceed:

(c) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 0,1 per dose.

(a) EUR 660 000 for Belgium;

CHAPTER VI

BLUETONGUE

Article 6

(b) EUR 330 000 for Czech Republic;

(c) EUR 250 000 for Denmark;

(d) EUR 175 000 for Germany;

1.
The programmes for the eradication and monitoring of
bluetongue presented by Spain, France, Italy and Portugal are
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2007.

(e) EUR 27 000 for Estonia;

(f)

EUR 60 000 for Greece;

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(g) EUR 2 000 000 for Spain;

(h) EUR 875 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 175 000 for Ireland;

(j)

EUR 320 000 for Italy;

(k) EUR 40 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 60 000 for Latvia;

(m) EUR 60 000 for Hungary

(n) EUR 1 350 000 for the Netherlands;

(o) EUR 80 000 for Austria;

(p) EUR 2 000 000 for Poland;

(q) EUR 450 000 for Portugal;

(r)

EUR 205 000 for Slovakia.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of virological and
serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boar and for the
programmes of Germany, France and Slovakia also for the
purchase and distribution of vaccines plus baits and shall not
exceed:

(a) EUR 800 000 for Germany;

(b) EUR 500 000 for France;

(c) EUR 140 000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 35 000 for Luxembourg;

(e) EUR 25 000 for Slovenia;

(f) EUR 400 000 for Slovakia.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed:

(a) for an ELISA test

EUR 2,5 per test;

(a) for a bacteriological test

EUR 5,0 per test;

(b) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 0,5 per dose.

(b) for the purchase of one

vaccine dose

EUR 0,05 per dose.

CHAPTER VIII

CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

Article 8

1.

The programmes for the control and monitoring of:

(a) Classical

swine

France,
Luxembourg, Slovenia and Slovakia are hereby approved
for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

fever presented by Germany,

CHAPTER IX

AUJESZKY’S DISEASE

Article 9

The programmes for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease
1.
presented by Belgium and Spain are hereby approved for the
period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
2.
the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests and shall not
exceed:

(a) EUR 250 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 350 000 for Spain.

(b) Classical swine fever and African swine fever presented by
Italy are hereby approved for the period from 1 January
2007 to 31 December 2007.

3.
The maximum amount of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph
1 shall not exceed for an ELISA test EUR 1 per test.

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CHAPTER X

(e) EUR 40 000 for Estonia;

SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE

Article 10

1.
The programme for the eradication of swine vesicular
disease presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the cost of laboratory tests and shall not
exceed 120 000 EUR.

CHAPTER XI

HEARTWATER, BABESIOSIS, AND ANAPLASMOSIS
(POSEIDOM)

Article 11

The programmes for the eradication of heartwater, babe-
1.
siosis and anaplasmosis
transmitted by vector
(Poseidom)
insects in the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe,
Martinique and Réunion presented by France are hereby
approved for
the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by France for the
implementation of the programmes referred to in paragraph 1
and shall not exceed EUR 50 000.

CHAPTER XII

SURVEY PROGRAMMES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA IN POULTRY
AND WILD BIRDS

Article 12

The programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild
1.
birds presented by Belgium,
the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands,
Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the period
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

(f)

EUR 42 000 for Greece;

(g) EUR 82 000 for Spain;

(h) EUR 280 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 59 000 for Ireland;

(j)

EUR 510 000 for Italy;

(k) EUR 15 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 15 000 for Latvia;

(m) EUR 12 000 for Lithuania;

(n) EUR 10 000 for Luxembourg;

(o) EUR 110 000 for Hungary;

(p) EUR 5 000 for Malta;

(q) EUR 126 000 for the Netherlands;

(r)

EUR 42 000 for Austria;

(s) EUR 87 000 for Poland;

(t)

EUR 121 000 for Portugal;

(u) EUR 32 000 for Slovenia;

(v) EUR 21 000 for Slovakia;

(w) EUR 27 000 for Finland;

(x) EUR 130 000 for Sweden;

(y) EUR 275 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.
The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to
the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes
shall not exceed the following:

2.
The financial contribution by the Community to the cost
for analysing samples shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to
be incurred by each Member State and shall not exceed:

(a) ELISA test:

EUR 1 per test;

(b) agar gel immune diffusion test:

EUR 1,2 per test;

(a) EUR 66 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 74 000 for the Czech Republic;

(c) EUR 160 000 for Denmark;

(c) HI test for H5/H7:

EUR 12 per test;

(d) virus isolation test:

EUR 30 per test;

(d) EUR 243 000 for Germany;

(e) PCR test:

EUR 15 per test.

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CHAPTER XIII

(s) EUR 3 744 000 for Poland;

MONITORING OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHIES

(t)

EUR 2 115 000 for Portugal;

Article 13

the monitoring of

The programmes for

1.
transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) presented by Belgium, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain,
Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Ireland,
France,
Hungary, Malta,
the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal,
Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31
December 2007.

2.
The financial contribution by the Community shall be at
the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member
State referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of those
programmes and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 2 084 000 for Belgium;

(b) EUR 1 059 000 for the Czech Republic;

(c) EUR 1 680 000 for Denmark;

(d) EUR 11 307 000 for Germany;

(e) EUR 233 000 for Estonia;

(f)

EUR 1 827 000 for Greece;

(g) EUR 10 237 000 for Spain;

(h) EUR 24 815 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 6 755 000 for Ireland;

(j)

EUR 3 375 000 for Italy;

(k) EUR 348 000 for Cyprus;

(l)

EUR 312 000 for Latvia;

(m) EUR 645 000 for Lithuania;

(n) EUR 146 000 for Luxembourg;

(o) EUR 784 000 for Hungary;

(p) EUR 90 000 for Malta;

(u) EUR 308 000 for Slovenia;

(v) EUR 1 088 000 for Slovakia;

(w) EUR 839 000 for Finland;

(x) EUR 2 020 000 for Sweden;

(y) EUR 6 781 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.
the
The financial contribution by the Community of
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for the tests
performed and the maximum amount shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 6 per test,

for tests carried out in bovine animals
referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(b) EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine
animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
999/2001;

(c) EUR 50 per test, for tests carried out in cervids animals
referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(d) EUR 145 per test,

for primary molecular discriminatory
tests carried out as referred to in Annex X, Chapter C,
point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.

CHAPTER XIV

ERADICATION OF BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

Article 14

The programmes for the eradication of bovine spongiform
1.
the Czech Republic,
encephalopathy presented by Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France,
Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal,
Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and the United Kingdom are hereby
approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December
2007.

the
The financial contribution by the Community of
2.
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of
50 % of the cost paid by the concerned Member States for
compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled
and destroyed in accordance with their eradication programme,
up to a maximum of EUR 500 per animal and shall not exceed:

(q) EUR 5 112 000 for the Netherlands;

(a) EUR 50 000 for Belgium;

(r)

EUR 1 759 000 for Austria;

(b) EUR 750 000 for the Czech Republic;

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(c) EUR 51 000 for Denmark;

(d) EUR 13 000 for Estonia;

(d) EUR 500 000 for Germany;

(e) EUR 1 306 000 for Greece;

(e) EUR 98 000 for Estonia;

(f)

EUR 5 374 000 for Spain;

(f)

EUR 750 000 for Greece;

(g) EUR 8 862 000 for France;

(g) EUR 713 000 for Spain;

(h) EUR 629 000 for Ireland;

(h) EUR 50 000 for France;

(i)

EUR 3 076 000 for Italy;

(i)

EUR 800 000 for Ireland;

(j)

EUR 2 200 000 for Cyprus;

(j)

EUR 150 000 for Italy;

(k) EUR 28 000 for Luxembourg;

(l)

EUR 100 000 for Luxembourg;

(l)

EUR 332 000 for Hungary;

(m) EUR 60 000 for the Netherlands;

(m) EUR 543 000 for the Netherlands;

(n) EUR 48 000 for Austria;

(n) EUR 14 000 for Austria;

(o) EUR 328 000 for Poland;

(o) EUR 716 000 for Portugal;

(p) EUR 305 000 for Portugal;

(p) EUR 83 000 for Slovenia;

(q) EUR 25 000 for Slovenia;

(q) EUR 279 000 for Slovakia;

(r)

EUR 250 000 for Slovakia;

(r)

EUR 11 000 for Finland;

(s) EUR 25 000 for Finland;

(s) EUR 6 000 for Sweden;

(t)

EUR 347 000 for the United Kingdom.

(t)

EUR 9 178 000 for the United Kingdom.

CHAPTER XV

ERADICATION OF SCRAPIE

Article 15

The programmes for the eradication of scrapie presented
1.
the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece,
by Belgium,
Spain, France,
Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary,
the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland,
Sweden and the United Kingdom are hereby approved for the
period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

Ireland,

the
The financial contribution by the Community of
2.
programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of
50 % of the cost paid by the concerned Member States for
compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled
and destroyed in accordance with their eradication programme,
up to a maximum of EUR 100 per animal and at a rate of 50 %
of the cost of the analysis of samples for genotyping, up to a
maximum of EUR 10 per genotyping test and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 99 000 for Belgium;

CHAPTER XVI

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 16

1.
For the programmes referred to in Articles 2 to 5 and 7,
the eligible costs for the compensation for the losses due to the
slaughtering or culling of animals shall be limited as provided
for in paragraphs 2 and 3.

2.
The average compensation to be reimbursed to the
Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number
of animals slaughtered or culled in the Member State and:

(a) for bovine animals, up to a maximum of EUR 300 per

animal;

(b) for sheep and goats, up to a maximum of EUR 35 per

(b) EUR 107 000 for the Czech Republic;

animal;

(c) EUR 927 000 for Germany;

(c) for breeding poultry, up to a maximum of EUR 2,5 per bird.

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The maximum amount of compensation to be reimbursed
3.
to the Member States per single animal shall not exceed EUR
1 000 per bovine animal and EUR 100 per sheep or goat.

Article 17

The expenditure presented by the Member State for a financial
contribution by the Community shall exclude value added tax
and other taxes.

Article 18

The conversion rate for applications submitted in national
currency in month ‘n’ shall be that of
the tenth day of
month ‘n+1’ or for the first preceding day for which a rate is
quoted.

Article 19

1.
The financial contribution by the Community for the
programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 15 shall be granted
provided that the Member States implement the programmes in
accordance with the relevant provisions of Community law,
including rules on competition and on the award of public
contracts, and subject to the conditions provided for in points
(a) to (f):

(a) bringing into force by 1 January 2007 the laws, regulations
State

and administrative provisions by
concerned for implementing the programme;

the Member

(b) forwarding by 1 June 2007 at the latest, the preliminary
in

technical and financial evaluation of
the programme,
accordance with Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/EEC;

(c) for

the programmes

referred to in Articles 1 to 11,
forwarding an intermediate report, covering the first six
months of the programme, at the latest four weeks after
the end of the implementation period covered by the report;

(e) for

the programmes referred to in Articles 13 to 15,
forwarding a report to the Commission every month on
the progress of the TSE monitoring programme and the
report must be
costs paid by the Member State;
four weeks following the
forwarded within a period of
end of the month covered by the report;

that

(f)

forwarding a final report by 1 June 2008 at the latest, on
the technical execution of the programme accompanied by
justifying evidence as to the costs paid by the Member State
and the results attained during the period from 1 January
2007 to 31 December 2007;

(g) details of the costs paid by the Member State as referred to
in point
(d) and (e) must be provided in a form in
accordance with the table set out in the Annexes I and II;

(h) implementing the programme efficiently;

(i) no other Community contribution has been or will be

requested for these measures.

2. Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph
1, the Commission shall reduce the financial contribution by
the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the
infringment, and to the financial loss for the Community.

Article 20

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 21

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2006.

(d) for the programmes referred to in Article 12, Member States
shall report to the Commission positive and negative results
of investigations detected during their surveillance of poultry
the
and wild birds every three months by the end of
following month;

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX II

Model of computerised form giving details of costs paid by the Member States as referred to in point (g) of
Article 19(1)

Member State:

Month:

Year:

TSE Monitoring

Tests on bovine animals

Number of tests

Unit cost

Total cost

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part I, points 2.1,3 and 4.1 to Regulation (EC)
No 999/2001

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part I, points 2.2, 4.2 and 4.3 to Regulation (EC)
No 999/2001

Total

Tests on ovine animals

Number of tests

Unit cost

Total cost

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A,
(EC)
II,
Part
No 999/2001

to Regulation

point 2(a)

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part II, point 3 Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part II, point 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Total

Tests on caprine animals

Number of tests

Unit cost

Total cost

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part
to Regulation (EC) No
999/2001

II, point 2 (b)

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part II, point 3 Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter
A, Part II, point 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

Total

Primary molecular testing with a discriminatory immuno-blotting

Number of tests

Unit cost

Total cost

Tests on animals referred to in Annex X, Chapter C,
point 3.2(c)(i)

Tests on Cervidae

Number of tests

Unit cost

Total cost

Tests on animals
Regulation [Sanco …/…/…]

referred to in Annex II of