Proposal for a Council Decision on expenditure in the veterinary field (Codified version)
Date: 2008-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, codification of EU law, disease prevention, protection of animals, veterinary inspection, veterinary medicine, zoonosis

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 16.6.2008 
COM(2008) 358 final 

2008/0116 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on expenditure in the veterinary field 

(Codified version) 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

In  the  context  of  a  people’s  Europe,  the  Commission  attaches  great  importance  to 
simplifying  and  clarifying  Community  law  so  as  to  make  it  clearer  and  more 
accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance 
to make use of the specific rights it gives him. 

This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended 
several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought 
partly  in  the  original  instrument  and  partly  in  later  amending  ones.  Considerable 
research work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the 
current rules. 

For  this  reason  a  codification  of  rules  that  have  frequently  been  amended  is  also 
essential if Community law is to be clear and transparent. 

On  1  April  1987  the  Commission  therefore  decided1  to  instruct  its  staff  that  all 
legislative acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that 
this  is  a  minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to  codify  at 
even  shorter  intervals  the  texts  for  which  they  are  responsible,  to  ensure  that  the 
Community rules are clear and readily understandable. 

The  Conclusions  of 
the  Edinburgh  European  Council 
(December 1992) confirmed this2, stressing the importance of codification as it offers 
certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time. 

the  Presidency  of 

Codification  must  be  undertaken  in  full  compliance  with  the  normal  Community 
legislative procedure. 

Given  that  no  changes  of  substance  may  be  made  to  the  instruments  affected  by 
codification, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, 
by  an  interinstitutional  agreement  dated  20  December  1994,  that  an  accelerated 
procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments. 

is 

this  proposal 

to  undertake  a  codification  of  Council 
The  purpose  of 
Decision 90/424/EEC  of  26  June  1990  on  expenditure  in  the  veterinary  field3.  The 
new Decision will supersede the various acts incorporated in it4; this proposal fully 
preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring 
them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification 
exercise itself. 

COM(87) 868 PV. 
See Annex 3 to Part A of the Conclusions. 
Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 
Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final. 
See Annex II to this proposal. 

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5. 

The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, 
in  all  official  languages,  of  Decision  90/424/EEC  and  the  instruments  amending  it, 
carried out by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, by 
means  of  a  data-processing  system.  Where  the  Articles  have  been  given  new 
numbers, the correlation between the old and the new numbers is shown in a table set 
out in Annex III to the codified Decision. 

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(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

2008/0116 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on expenditure in the veterinary field 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
37 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field3 
has been substantially amended several times4. In the interests of clarity and rationality 
the said Decision should be codified. 

(cid:208)  

(2) 

Live  animals  and  products  of  animal  origin  appear  on  the  list  in  Annex  II  to  the 
Treaty. Livestock farming and the placing on the market of products of animal origin 
constitute a source of income for a large part of the agricultural population. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 1 

(3) 

The rational development of that sector and an improvement in its productivity may be 
achieved  by  the  initiation  of  veterinary  measures  aimed  at  protecting  and  raising  the 
level of public and animal health in the Community. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 2 

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OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/965/EC (OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, 
p. 22). 
See Annex II. 

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(4) 

The pursuit of that objective necessitates the provision of Community aid for actions 
undertaken or intended to be undertaken. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 3 

(5) 

The  Community  should  make  a  financial  contribution  towards  the  eradication,  as 
quickly as possible, of any outbreak of a serious infectious disease. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 5 (adapted) 

(6) 

It  is  also  necessary  to  prevent  and  reduce,  by  appropriate  control  measures,  the 
appearance of zoonoses which pose a threat to human health. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 6 

(cid:208) 2006/782/EC Recital 3 
(adapted) 

(7) 

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(9) 

In the light of the adoption of Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on 
animal health  requirements  for  aquaculture animals and products  thereof, and  on  the 
prevention  and  control  of  certain  diseases  in  aquatic  animals5,  Community  financial 
contributions  ⌦ should ⌫  also  be  granted  for  eradication  measures  carried  out  by 
the  Member  States  to  combat  other  diseases  in  aquaculture  animals,  subject  to 
Community control. 

(cid:208) 2006/782/EC Recital 6 

Financial  contributions  from  the  Community  for  disease  control  purposes  in 
aquaculture  animals  should  be  subject  to  scrutiny  regarding  compliance  with  the 
control  provisions  laid  down  in  Directive  2006/88/EC,  in  accordance  with  the  same 
procedures  as  those  that  apply  for  such  scrutiny  and  control  for  certain  terrestrial 
animal diseases. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 7 (adapted) 

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internal  market  requires  a ⌫  control  strategy 
The  ⌦ functioning  of 
⌦ implying ⌫  the  harmonisation  of  the  control  system  for  products  coming  from 
third countries. It seems appropriate to facilitate the implementation of that strategy by 
providing for a financial contribution by the Community towards the initiation and the 
development of ⌦ this ⌫ strategy. 

(10)  The  harmonisation  of  essential  requirements  concerning  the  protection  of  public 
health, the protection of animal health and the protection of animals presupposes the 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 8 

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OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14. 

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designation  of  Community  liaison  and  reference  laboratories  and  the  undertaking  of 
technical  and  scientific  actions.  It  seems  appropriate  to  provide  for  a  Community 
financial contribution. In the field of animal protection in particular, it is desirable to 
create a database to gather, store and disseminate any information necessary. 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Recital 8 
(adapted) 

(11) 

Information  gathering  activities  are  necessary  to  allow  better  development  and 
implementation  of  legislation  in  the  fields  of  animal  health  and  food  safety.  In 
addition,  there  is  a  pressing  need  to  disseminate  as  widely  as  possible  information 
regarding  animal  health  and  food  safety  legislation  throughout  the  Community.  It  is 
therefore desirable to include ⌦ animal health and food safety in products of animal 
origin  in ⌫  the  financing  of  ⌦ the ⌫  information  policy  in  the  field  of  animal 
protection. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 9 (adapted) 

(12)  Community measures for the eradication of certain animal diseases already qualify for 
financial aid from the Community. The provisions concerned include those adopted by 
way  of  Council  Directive  77/391/EEC  of  17  May  1977  introducing  Community 
measures  for  the  eradication  of  brucellosis,  tuberculosis  and  leucosis  in  cattle6, 
Council Directive 82/400/EEC of 14 June 1982 amending Directive 77/391/EEC and 
introducing  a  supplementary  Community  measure  for  the  eradication  of  brucellosis, 
tuberculosis  and  leucosis  in  cattle7,  Council  Decision 89/145/EEC  of  20  February 
1989  introducing  a  Community  financial  measure  for  the  eradication  of  contagious 
bovine  pleuropneumonia  (CBPP)  in  Portugal8,  Council  Decision  80/1096/EEC  of  11 
November  1980  introducing  Community  financial  measures  for  the  eradication  of 
classical  swine  fever9,  Council  Decision  86/649/EEC  of  16  December  1986 
introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of African swine fever 
in  Portugal10  and  Council  Decision  89/455/EEC  of  24 July  1989  introducing 
Community measures to set up pilot projects for the control of rabies with a view to its 
eradication  or  prevention11.  It  is  advisable  that  financial  contributions  from  the 
Community  which  are  intended  for  the  eradication  of  the  diseases  referred  to  above 
continue to be governed by the Decision relating thereto. 

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OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 44. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. 
OJ  L  173,  19.6.1982,  p.  18.  Directive  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3768/85  (OJ  L  362, 
31.12.1985, p. 8). 
OJ L 53, 25.2.1989, p. 55. 
OJ  L  325,  1.12.1980,  p.  5.  Decision  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  806/2003  (OJ  L  122, 
16.5.2003, p. 1). 
OJ  L  382,  31.12.1986,  p.  5.  Decision  as  amended  by  Decision  89/577/EEC  (OJ  L  322,  7.11.1989, 
p. 21). 
OJ L 223, 2.8.1989, p. 19. 

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(cid:208) 90/424/EEC Recital 10 
(adapted) 

(13)  Provision  should  be  made  for  a  Community  financial  measure  for  the  eradication, 
⌦ control ⌫  and  monitoring  of  certain  animal  diseases.  All  Community  financial 
measures for the eradication, ⌦ control ⌫ and monitoring of animal diseases ⌦ and 
zoonoses ⌫  which  involve  compulsory  Community  budget  expenditure  should  be 
brought together ⌦ in ⌫ one ⌦ Chapter ⌫. 

(14)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in 
accordance  with  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying  down  the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission12, 

(cid:208)  

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

CHAPTER I 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

⌦ SUBJECT-MATTER AND SCOPE ⌫ 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 1 

This  Decision  lays  down  the  procedures  governing  the  Community's  financial  contribution 
towards: 

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specific veterinary measures, 

inspection measures in the veterinary field, 

programmes  for  the  eradication,  control  and  monitoring  of  animal  diseases  and 
zoonoses. 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1, pt. 1 

OJ  L  184,  17.7.1999,  p.  23.  Decision  as  amended  by  Decision  2006/512/EC  (OJ  L  200,  22.7.2006, 
p. 11). 

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[This Decision shall not affect the option enjoyed by certain Member States of being eligible 
for a financial contribution by  the Community of  more  than  50%  under Council  Regulation 
(EC) No 1083/200613.] 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

CHAPTER II 

SPECIFIC VETERINARY MEASURES 

SECTION 1 

⌦ GENERAL PROVISION ⌫ 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 2 

Specific veterinary measures shall include: 

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emergency measures, 

the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease, 

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⌦ an information policy for animal health, animal welfare and food safety ⌫, 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

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technical and scientific measures, 

contribution to national schemes for the eradication of certain diseases. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

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SECTION 2 

EMERGENCY MEASURES 

Article 3 

1. This Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of one of the following diseases in 
the territory of a Member State: 

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rinderpest cattle plague, 

sheep and goat plague, 

swine vesicular disease, 

bluetongue, 

Teschen disease, 

sheep pox or goat pox, 

Rift Valley fever, 

lumpy skin disease, 

African horse sickness, 

vesicular stomatitis, 

Venezuelan equine viral encephalomyelitis, 

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haemorrhagic disease of deer, 

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classical swine fever, 

(cid:208) 92/119/EEC Art. 23(2)(a) 

(cid:208) 93/439/EEC Art. 1 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 1 

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African swine fever, 

contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, 

epizootic haematopoietic necrosis in fish (EHN), 

(cid:208) 2006/782/EC Art. 1 pt. 1 

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epizootic ulcerative syndrome in fish (EUS), 

infection with Bonamia exitiosa, 

infection with Perkinsus marinus, 

infection with Microcytos mackini, 

Taura syndrome in crustaceans, 

yellowhead disease in crustaceans. 

2. The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for 
the eradication of the disease, on condition that the measures applied immediately comprise at 
least  the  isolation  of  the  holding  from  the  time  of  suspicion  and,  following  official 
confirmation of the disease: 

(cid:208) 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, 

(cid:208) 2006/53/EC Art.1 pt. 1(b) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

the  destruction  of  contaminated  feedingstuffs  and  contaminated  equipment,  where 
the latter cannot be disinfected in accordance with the third indent, 

the cleaning, disinsectisation and disinfection of the holdings and  of the  equipment 
on the holding, 

the establishment of protection zones, 

the imposition of suitable measures to prevent the risk of the spread of infection, 

the  establishment  of  a  waiting  period  to  be  observed  after  slaughter  before 
re-stocking of the holding, 

swift and adequate compensation of the livestock farmers. 

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(cid:208) 92/119/EEC Art. 23(2)(b) 
(adapted) 

3.  The  Member  State  concerned  shall  also  qualify  for  a  Community  financial  contribution 
where,  on  the  outbreak  of  one  of  the  diseases  listed  in  paragraph  1,  two  or  more  Member 
States  collaborate  closely  to  control  the  epidemic,  particularly  in  carrying  out  an 
epidemiological survey and disease surveillance measures. Without prejudice to the measures 
provided for under the common organisation of markets concerned, the specific Community 
financial contribution shall be decided on in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ 
in Article 40(2). 

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4.  The  Member  State  concerned  shall,  without  delay,  inform  the  Commission  and  the  other 
Member  States  of  the  measures  applied  in  accordance  with  Community  legislation  on 
notification and eradication and the results thereof. The situation shall be examined as soon as 
possible  within  the  Committee ⌦ referred  to  in  Article  40(1) ⌫,  hereinafter  referred  to  as 
the “Committee”. The specific financial contribution by the  Community shall  be decided in 
accordance  with  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article  40(2),  without  prejudice  to  the 
measures provided for in the context of the common organisation of markets concerned. 

(cid:208) 2006/53/EC Art. 1 pt. 1(c) 
(adapted) 

5.  If,  in  view  of  the  development  of  the  situation  in  the  Community,  it  proves  necessary  to 
continue the measures provided for in paragraph 2 and Article 4, a new decision concerning 
the  financial  contribution  by  the  Community,  which  might  exceed  the  figure  of  50%  laid 
down  in  the  first  indent  of  paragraph  6,  may  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article  40(2).  When  this  decision  is  adopted,  any  measures  which  the 
Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the success of the action may be laid 
down, and in particular measures other than those ⌦ provided for ⌫ in paragraph 2 ⌦ of 
this Article ⌫ . 

6.  Without  prejudice  to  market  support  measures  to  be  taken  as  part  of  the  common 
organisation  of  markets,  the  financial  contribution  by  the  Community,  divided  if  necessary 
into several tranches, ⌦ shall ⌫ be: 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

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50%  of  the  costs  incurred  by  the  Member  State  in  compensating  owners  for  the 
slaughter  and  destruction  of  animals  and,  where  appropriate,  their  products,  for  the 
cleaning,  disinsectisation  and  disinfection  of  holdings  and  equipment  and  for  the 
destruction  of  the  contaminated  feedingstuffs  and  contaminated  equipment  referred 
to in the second indent of paragraph 2, 

where vaccination has been decided upon in accordance with paragraph 5, 100% of 
the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50% of the costs incurred in carrying out that 
vaccination. 

(cid:208) 2006/53/EC Art. 1 pt. 2 

Article 4 

1.  This  Article  and  Article  3(4)  and  (5)  shall  apply  in  the  event  of  the  occurrence  of  avian 
influenza in the territory of a Member State. 

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2. The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for 
the eradication of avian influenza if the minimum control measures provided for in Council 
Directive  2005/94/EC14  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 contaminated, livestock 
owners have been compensated swiftly and adequately. 

3.  The  financial  contribution  by  the  Community,  divided  if  necessary  into  several  tranches, 
shall be: 

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50% of the costs incurred by the Member State in compensating livestock owners for 
the killing of poultry or other captive birds and the value of the eggs destroyed, 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 2 

(cid:208) 2006/53/EC Art. 1 pt. 2 

50%  of  the  costs  incurred  by  the  Member  State for, 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, 

where  emergency  vaccination  is  decided  upon  in  accordance  with  Article  54  of 
Directive  2005/94/EC,  100%  of  the  cost  of  supply  of  the  vaccine  and  50%  of  the 
costs incurred in carrying out that vaccination. 

(cid:208) 2006/782/EC Art. 1 pt. 2 

Article 5 

Member  States  may  allocate  funds  within  the  operational  programmes  drawn  up  in 
accordance with Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/200615 for the eradication of 
the  exotic  diseases  in  aquaculture  animals  listed  in  Article  3(1)  of  this  Decision,  under  the 
procedures laid down in Article 3(4), (5) and (6) of this Decision, provided that the minimum 
control  and  eradication  measures  laid  down  in  Section  3  of  Chapter  V  of  Directive 
2006/88/EC are complied with. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 6 

1.  Article  3  shall  ⌦ apply ⌫  where  the  control  of  grave  health  risks  for  the 
⌦ Community ⌫ is involved, which are caused by the diseases listed in Article 3(1), even if 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 2 (adapted) 

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OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16. 
OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1. 

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the  territory  where  the  disease  occurs  is  subject  to  an  eradication  programme  in  accordance 
with Article 27. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

2.  ⌦ Article  3  shall  apply ⌫  in  the  event  of  the  occurrence  of  Newcastle  disease  in  the 
territory of a Member State. 

However,  except  where  the  Commission  takes  a  decision  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2), authorising, on certain conditions and for a limited period 
and a limited area, recourse to vaccination, no financial contribution by the Community shall 
be granted for the supply of the vaccine or the carrying out of the vaccination. 

(cid:208) 92/117/EEC Art. 9(2) 

3. The provisions of Article 3, with the exception of the fourth indent of paragraph 2 and the 
second indent of paragraph 6, shall apply when a zoonosis listed in Directive 2003/99/EC of 
the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council16  occurs,  provided  that  this  occurrence  is  an 
immediate risk to human health. This condition shall be fulfilled when the decision provided 
for in Article 3(4) of this Decision is taken. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 7 

1. In accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred  to ⌫ in Article 40(2), the Commission, at 
the request of a Member State, shall add to the list in Article 3(1) an exotic disease for which 
declaration is mandatory and which is likely to constitute a danger for the Community. 

(cid:208) 2006/782/EC Art. 1 pt. 3 
(adapted) 

2. In accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2), the list in Article 3(1) 
may  be  supplemented  in  line  with  developments  in  the  situation,  to  include  diseases  which 
must be notified in accordance with Council Directive 82/894/EEC17 and diseases which can 
be  transmitted  to  aquaculture  animals.  The  list  may  also  be  amended  or  shortened  to  take 
account  of  progress  made  with  the  measures  decided  at  Community  level  to  control  certain 
diseases. 

3.  Article  3(2)  may  be  supplemented  or  amended  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article  40(2),  in  particular  to  take  account  of  the  inclusion  of  new 
diseases in the list in Article 3(1), of experience acquired  or of  the adoption of Community 
provisions concerning disease control. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

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OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31. 
OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58.  

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Article 8 

1. Where a Member State is directly threatened by the occurrence or the development, in the 
territory of a third country or Member State, of one of the diseases referred to in Article 3(1), 
4(1),  6(1)  and  (2)  or  14(1)  or  in  Annex  I,  it  shall  inform  the  Commission  and  the  other 
Member States of the measures which it intends to adopt for its protection. 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 3 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 
(cid:206)1 2006/53/EC Art. 1(3) 

2. As soon as possible, the situation shall be examined within the Committee. In accordance 
with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article ⌦ 40(2) ⌫, it may be decided to adopt any 
measures  appropriate  to  the  situation  including,  in  particular,  the  establishment  of  a 
vaccination buffer zone, and to grant a financial contribution by the Community towards the 
measures deemed particularly necessary for the success of the action undertaken. 

3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall set out the eligible costs and the level of the 
financial contribution by the Community. 

Article 9 

1.  The  Community  may  decide,  at  the  request  of  a  Member  State,  that  the  Member  States 
⌦ must ⌫  establish  stocks  of  biological  products  intended  for  the  control  of  the  diseases 
referred  to  in  Article  3(1),  (cid:206)1 4(1) ,  6(1)  (vaccines,  standardised  virus  serotypes, 
diagnostic  sera)  and,  without  prejudice  to  the  decision  provided  for  in  Article  69(1)  of 
Council Directive 2003/85/EC18, Article 14(1) of this Decision. 

2.  The  action  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  and  the  rules  for  its  implementation,  particularly 
concerning the choice, production, storage, transport and use of such stocks, and the level of 
the  financial  contribution  by  the  Community,  shall  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 
(cid:206)1 2006/53/EC Art. 1 pt. 3 

Article 10 

1. If the occurrence or the development in a third country of one of the diseases referred to in 
Article 3(1), (cid:206)1 4(1) , 6(1), 7(1) or 14(1) may constitute a danger to the Community, the 
Community  may  give  its  support  to  control  measures  against  that  disease  by  supplying 
vaccine or by financing the acquisition of vaccine. 

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2.  The  action  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  the  rules  for  its  implementation,  the  conditions  to 
which it may be subject and the level of the financial contribution by the Community shall be 
decided in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 11 

1. The Commission shall carry out, with the cooperation of the national competent authorities, 
on-the-spot checks to ensure, from a veterinary point of view, that the measures adopted have 
been applied. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

2. Member States shall take all necessary steps to facilitate ⌦ the ⌫ checks ⌦ referred to 
in  paragraph  1 ⌫,  and  shall,  in  particular,  ensure  that  the  experts  have  access  to  all 
information and documents necessary for assessing whether the measures have been carried 
out. 

3. General rules for the application of this Article, particularly concerning the frequency and 
methods of carrying out the checks referred to in paragraph 1, the appointment of veterinary 
experts and the procedure which they must follow in drawing up their report, shall be adopted 
in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

The appropriations required for measures as referred to in this ⌦ Section ⌫ shall be decided 
each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

Article 12 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 3 

Article 13 

The financial contribution of the Community shall not be granted where the total amount of 
the measure is less than EUR 10 000. 

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SECTION 3 

THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE 

1.  This  Article  shall  apply  in  the  event  of  the  occurrence  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  in  the 
territory of a Member State. 

Article 14 

2. The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for 
the  eradication  of  foot-and-mouth  disease,  on  condition  that  the  measures  provided  for  in 
Article 3(2) and the appropriate provisions of Directive 2003/85/EC, are applied immediately. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

3. Article 3(4) shall apply. 

4. Without prejudice to the measures to be taken in the context of the common organisation of 
the market to support the market, the specific financial contribution under this Decision shall 
be equal to 60% of the costs incurred by the Member State in: 

(a) 

compensating owners for: 

(i) 

the slaughter and destruction of animals, 

(ii) 

the destruction of milk, 

(iii) 

the cleaning and disinfection of holdings, 

(iv) 

the  destruction  of  contaminated  feedingstuffs  and,  where  it  cannot  be 
disinfected, contaminated equipment, 

(v) 

losses incurred by farmers as a result of restrictions imposed on the marketing 
of  livestock  and  pasture-fattened  animals  as  a  result  of  the  reintroduction  of 
emergency  vaccination,  in  accordance  with  Article  50(3)  of  Directive 
2003/85/EC; 

where applicable, the transport of carcases to processing plants; 

any  other  measures  which  are  essential  for  the  eradication  of  the  outbreak  of  the 
disease. 

(b) 

(c) 

The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2), 
define the nature of the other measures referred to in point (c) ⌦ of this paragraph ⌫ which 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

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may be eligible for the same financial contribution by the Community and the cases in which 
point (a)(v) ⌦ of this paragraph ⌫ shall apply. 

5. For the first time not later than 45 days after official confirmation of the first outbreak of 
foot-and-mouth  disease,  and  subsequently  as  and  when  required  by  the  turn  of  events,  the 
situation shall be  re-examined  within the Committee. This  examination shall cover  both the 
veterinary situation and the estimated expenditure already incurred or committed. Following 
this  examination,  a  new  decision  concerning  the  financial  contribution  by  the  Community, 
which may exceed the figure of 60% laid down in paragraph 4, may be adopted in accordance 
with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(3). This decision shall set out the eligible 
costs  and  the  level  of  the  financial  contribution  by  the  Community.  In  addition,  when  this 
decision is adopted, any measures which the Member State concerned must take in order to 
ensure  the  success  of  the  action  may  be  adopted,  in  particular  measures  other  than  those 
referred to in paragraph 2 ⌦ of this Article ⌫. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 15 

Any  measure  decided  by  the  Community  to  assist  the  campaign  against  foot-and-mouth 
disease  outside  the  Community,  in  particular  measures  taken  pursuant  to  Articles  8  and  10, 
may receive a Community financial contribution. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 16 

The measures and the rules for the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 15, 
the  conditions  to  which  they  may  be  subject  and  the  level  of  financial  contribution  by  the 
Community  shall  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedure ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article 
40(3). 

Article 17 

Community  aid  may  be  granted  to ⌦ the ⌫  Community ⌦ reserves ⌫  of  anti-foot-and-
mouth disease vaccines ⌦ established by Council Decision 91/666/EEC19 ⌫. 

The level of Community participation and the conditions to which such participation may be 
subject  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in  Article 
40(3). 

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Article 18 

The  appropriations  required  for  measures  referred  to  in  Articles  15,  16  and  17  shall  be 
decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Should  a  serious  outbreak  of  foot-and-mouth  disease  necessitate  expenditure  under  the 
provisions  of  this  ⌦ Section ⌫  in  excess  of  the  appropriations  determined  in  accordance 
with the first paragraph, the Commission ⌦ shall ⌫ take the necessary measures within its 
existing powers or put forward to the budgetary authority the necessary proposals to ensure 
that the financial commitments in relation to Article 14 are fulfilled. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

SECTION 4 

INFORMATION POLICY FOR ANIMAL HEALTH, ANIMAL 
WELFARE AND FOOD SAFETY 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art.1, pt.4 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 

Article 19 

The  Community  shall  make  a  financial  contribution  to  the  establishment  of  an  information 
policy  in  the  field  of  animal  health,  animal  welfare  and  food  safety  in  products  of  animal 
origin, including: 

(a) 

the  installation  and  development  of  information  tools,  including  an  appropriate 
database for: 

(i) 

gathering  and  storing  all  information  relating  to  Community  legislation 
concerning animal health, animal welfare and food safety in products of animal 
origin, 

(ii)  disseminating the information referred in point (i) to the competent authorities, 
producers  and  consumers,  taking  into  account  interfaces  with  national 
databases where appropriate; 

(b) 

the  performance  of  studies  necessary  for  the  preparation  and  development  of 
legislation in the field of animal welfare. 

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Article 20 

The measures referred to in Article 19, the rules for their implementation and the level of the 
financial contribution  by  the Community shall be decided in accordance with the procedure 
⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

The appropriations required for measures as specified in this ⌦ Section ⌫ shall be decided 
each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

Article 21 

SECTION 5 

TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC MEASURES 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 

Article 22 

The Community may undertake, or assist the Member States or international organisations in 
undertaking,  the  technical  and  scientific  measures  necessary  for  the  development  of 
Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 
(cid:206)1 Corrigendum 90/424/CEE 
(OJ L 304, 1.11.1990, p. 99) 

Article 23 

(cid:206)1 The measures referred to in Article 22, the rules for  their implementation and the level 
of  financial  contribution  by  the  Community  shall  be  decided  upon  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

The  appropriations  required  for  the  measures  provided  for  in  this  ⌦ Section ⌫  shall  be 
decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

Article 24 

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CHAPTER III 

PROGRAMMES FOR THE ERADICATION, CONTROL AND 
MONITORING OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND ZOONOSES 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 7 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 25 

1. Community financial participation in the eradication of bovine brucellosis, tuberculosis and 
leucosis shall — without prejudice to the provisions of Article 28(1) — be fixed by Directive 
77/391/EEC ⌦ and ⌫ Directive 82/400/EEC. 

2.  The  Community  financial  contribution  towards  the  eradication  of  bovine  contagious 
pleuropneumonia shall be fixed by Decision 89/145/EEC. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 26 

1.  The  Community  financial  contribution  towards  the  eradication  of  classical  swine  fever 
shall be fixed by Decision 80/1096/EEC. 

2. The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of African swine fever shall 
be fixed by Decision 86/649/EEC. 

3. The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of ovine brucellosis shall be 
fixed by Council Decision 90/242/EEC20. 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 8 
(adapted) 

Article 27 

1. A Community financial measure shall be introduced to reimburse the expenditure incurred 
by  the  Member  States  for  the  financing  of  national  programmes  for  the  eradication,  control 

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and  monitoring  of  the  diseases  listed  in  Annex  I  (⌦ hereinafter  referred  to  as ⌫ 
“programmes”).  

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 8 

The list in Annex I may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 
40(2),  in  particular  with  regard  to  emerging  animal  diseases  which  pose  a  risk  for  animal 
health  and,  indirectly,  to  public  health,  or  in  the  light  of  new  epidemiological  or  scientific 
evidence. 

2.  Each  year,  by  30  April  at  the  latest,  Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  the 
annual  or  multi-annual  programmes  starting  in  the  following  year  for  which  they  wish  to 
receive a financial contribution from the Community. 

Programmes submitted after 30 April shall not be eligible for financing the following year. 

The programmes submitted by the Member States shall contain at least the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

a  description  of  the  epidemiological  situation  of  the  disease  before  the  date  of  the 
beginning of the programme; 

a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative area in which 
the programme is to be applied; 

the likely duration of the programme, the measures to be applied and the objective to 
be attained by the completion date of the programme; 

(d) 

an analysis of the estimated costs and the anticipated benefits of the programme. 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 8 
(adapted) 

The detailed criteria including those involving more than one Member State, shall be adopted 
in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 8 

In each multi-annual programme submitted by the Member State, the information required in 
accordance  with  the  criteria  referred  to  in  this  paragraph  shall  be  provided  for  each  year  of 
duration of the programme. 

3.  The  Commission  may  invite  a  Member  State  to  submit  a  multi-annual  programme  or  to 
extend  the  duration  of  a  submitted  annual  programme  as  appropriate  where  multi-annual 
programming  is  deemed  necessary  in  order  to  ensure  a  more  efficient  and  effective 
eradication,  control  and  monitoring  of  a  particular  disease,  in  particular  with  regard  to 
potential threats to animal health and, indirectly, to public health. 

The Commission may coordinate the regional programmes involving more than one Member 
State in cooperation with the Member States concerned. 

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4. The Commission shall assess the programmes submitted by the Member States from both 
the veterinary and the financial angle. 

The Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant additional information the 
latter requires for its assessment of the programme. 

The  period  for  gathering  all  the  information  regarding  the  programmes  shall  end  on 
15 September each year. 

5. Each year by 30 November at the latest, the following shall be approved in accordance with 
the procedure referred to in Article 40(3): 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the  programmes,  where  appropriate  amended  to  take  account  of  the  assessment 
provided for in paragraph 4 of this Article; 

the level of the financial contribution from the Community; 

the upper limit of the financial contribution from the Community; 

any  conditions  to  which  the  financial  contribution  from  the  Community  may  be 
subject. 

Programmes shall be approved for no longer than six years. 

6.  Amendments  to  the  programmes  shall  be  approved  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
referred to in Article 40(3). 

7. For each approved programme, the Member States shall submit the following reports to the 
Commission: 

(a) 

(b) 

intermediate technical and financial reports; 

by 30 April each year at the latest, an annual detailed technical report including the 
assessment of the results achieved and a detailed account of expenditure incurred for 
the previous year. 

8. Payment applications relating to the expenditure incurred by a Member State in respect of a 
given programme for the previous year shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 April at 
the latest. 

In  the  case  of  late  payment  applications,  the  Community  financial  contribution  shall  be 
reduced by 25% on 1 June, 50% on 1 August, 75% on 1 September and 100% on 1 October of 
that year. 

By  30  October  each  year  at  the  latest,  the  Commission  shall  decide  on  the  Community 
payment taking account of the technical and financial reports submitted by the Member State 
in accordance with paragraph 7. 

9. Commission experts may carry out on-the-spot checks in cooperation with the competent 
authority,  in  so  far  as  it  is  necessary  to  ensure  the  uniform  application  of  this  Decision  in 

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accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council21. 

In carrying out such checks, Commission experts may be assisted by a group of experts set up 
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2). 

10. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure referred to in Article 40(2). 

11.  Member  States  may  allocate  funds  within  the  operational  programmes  drawn  up  in 
accordance  with  Article  17  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1198/2006  for  the  eradication  of  the 
diseases in aquaculture animals referred to in Annex I to this Decision. 

Those  funds  shall  be  allocated  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in  this  Article, 
with the following adjustments: 

(a) 

the  rate  of  aid  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  rate  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1198/2006; 

(b) 

paragraph 8 of this Article shall not apply. 

The eradication shall be carried out in accordance with Article 38(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, 
or under an eradication programme. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 28 

1. Notwithstanding Articles 25, 26 and 27, the level of Community financial participation for 
programmes  relating  to  the  diseases  referred  to  in  those  Articles  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
Commission, in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2), at 50% of 
the costs incurred in the Member State by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter 
of cattle because of the disease concerned. 

2. At the request of a Member State, the Commission shall, within the Committee, re-examine 
the  situation  with  regard  to  the  diseases  covered  by  Articles  25,  26  and  27.  This  re-
examination shall cover both the veterinary situation and the estimate of expenditure already 
committed  or  to  be  committed.  Following  this  re-examination,  any  new  decision  on  the 
Community's financial contribution, which may be in excess of 50% of the costs incurred in 
Member  States  to  compensate  owners  for  slaughtering  animals  for  the  disease  concerned, 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(3). 

When that decision is adopted, any measures which the Member State concerned must take in 
order to ensure the success of the action may be adopted. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

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3.  The  Council,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission,  shall 
review this Article in the light of experience gained. 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 8 (adapted) 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 9 

Article 29 

be 

adopted 

The  Community  budget  commitments  for  the  co-financing  of  the  programmes  shall  be 
effected  annually.  The  commitments  of  the  expenditure  for  the  multi-annual  programmes 
shall 
Council 
Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1605/200222.  For  multi-annual  programmes,  the  first  budget 
commitment shall be made after their approval. Each subsequent commitment shall be made 
by  the  Commission  on  the  basis  of  the  decision  to  grant  a  contribution  referred  to  in 
Article 27(5) of this Decision. 

accordance 

Article 

76(3) 

with 

of 

in 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

CHAPTER IV 

VETERINARY INSPECTION 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

⌦ SECTION 1 ⌫ 

⌦ INTRODUCTORY PROVISION ⌫ 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 30 

The  Community  shall  contribute  towards  improving  the  efficiency  of  veterinary  inspections 
by: 

– 

– 

granting financial aid to liaison and reference laboratories, 

making  a  financial  contribution  towards  carrying  out  inspections  aimed  at  the 
prevention of zoonoses, 

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– 

making  a  financial  contribution  towards  implementing  the  inspection  strategy 
⌦ required for the functioning ⌫ of the internal market. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

SECTION 2 

LIAISON AND REFERENCE LABORATORIES 

Article 31 

1.  Any  liaison  or  reference  laboratory  designated  as  such  in  accordance  with  Community 
veterinary  legislation  and  fulfilling  the  duties  and  requirements  laid  down  therein,  may 
receive Community aid. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

2. Arrangements for granting the aid provided for in paragraph 1, the conditions to which it 
may  be  subject  and  its  amount  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

3. The appropriations required for the measures provided for in this ⌦ Section ⌫ shall be 
decided upon each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

SECTION 3 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

CONTROL STRATEGY 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 
(cid:206)1 Corrigendum 90/424/EEC 
(OJ L 304, 1.11.1990, p. 99) 

Article 32 

1. Each Member State shall draw up a programme for exchanges of officials working in the 
veterinary sector. 

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2.  (cid:206)1 Within  the  Committee,  the  Commission  shall ,  along  with  the  Member  States, 
coordinate the programmes for exchange. 

3. The Member State concerned shall take all the measures necessary for the implementation 
of the coordinated programmes for exchange. 

4.  Each  year,  on  the  basis  of  reports  by  the  Member  States,  the  implementation  of  the 
programmes for exchange shall be examined within the Committee. 

5. Member States shall take account  of experience acquired in order to improve and  extend 
the programmes for exchange. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

6. Community financial aid may be granted with a view to promoting the smooth operation of 
programmes  for exchange notably through the further training courses referred to in Article 
34(1). The level of financial contribution by the Community, and any conditions to which it 
may  be  subject,  shall  be  determined  in  accordance  with  the  procedure ⌦ referred  to ⌫  in 
Article 40(2). 

7. For the purposes of this Article, Articles 23 and 24 shall apply. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 33 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article  32(6)  and  (7)  shall  apply  in  respect  of  programmes  established  under  Council 
⌦ Directives  91/496/EEC23  and 97/78/EC24 ⌫  with  a  view  to  organising  veterinary 
⌦ checks ⌫  at  external  frontiers  on  products  introduced  into  the  Community  from  third 
countries. 

Article 34 

1.  The  Commission  may,  either  directly  or  through  the  competent  national  authorities, 
organise  refresher  courses  or  meetings  for  personnel  in  the  Member  States,  in  particular, 
personnel responsible for the ⌦ veterinary ⌫ checks referred to in Article 33. 

Such refresher courses or meetings may, according to availability, be open, at the request of 
the  competent  authorities  and  after  the  Commission  has  agreed,  to  personnel  from  third 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 12 
(adapted) 

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OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. 
OJ L 24, 30.1.1978, p. 9. 

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countries  which  have  concluded  cooperation  agreements  with  the ⌦ Community ⌫  in  the 
field of veterinary ⌦ checks ⌫ and to veterinary science graduates to extend their training 
in the area of Community rules. 

2. Arrangements for organising the measures provided for in paragraph 1 and the level of the 
Community's  financial  contribution  shall  be  established  by  the  Commission  in  accordance 
with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 35 

1. The introduction of systems for identifying animals and notifying diseases under legislation 
concerning  veterinary  checks  in  intra-Community  trade  in  live  animals,  with  a  view  to  the 
completion of the internal market, may receive Community financial assistance. 

2. Arrangements for organising the measure provided for in paragraph 1 and the level of the 
Community's financial contribution shall be established by the Commission after consultation 
of the Committee. 

(cid:208) 92/438/EEC Art. 11 

Article 36 

(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 11 

1. Community financial contribution may be granted for the computerisation of the veterinary 
procedures relating to: 

(a) 

(b) 

intra-Community trade in and imports of live animals and products of animal origin; 

hosting,  management  and  maintenance  of  integrated  computerised  veterinary 
systems, including interfaces with national databases, where appropriate. 

2.  Organisational  arrangements  for  financing  under  paragraph  1  and  the  level  of  the 
Community's contribution shall be determined in accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred 
to ⌫ in Article 40(2). 

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Article 37 

1.  Should  a  Member  State  experience,  from  a  structural  or  geographical  point  of  view, 
staffing or infrastructure problems in implementing the new control strategy brought about by 
the completion of the internal market for live animals and products of animal origin, it may, 
for  a  transitional  period,  obtain  Community  financial  assistance  which  is  progressively 
reduced. 

2.  The  Member  State  concerned  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  a  national  programme, 
accompanied  by  all  the  appropriate  financial  information,  designed  to  improve  its  control 
system. 

3. For the purposes of this Article, the provisions of Article 27(3) to (11) shall apply. 

(cid:208) 94/370/EC Art. 1 pt. 13 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 38 

The  appropriations  required  for  the  measures  provided  for  in  this  ⌦ Section ⌫  shall  be 
decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure. 

CHAPTER V 

FINAL PROVISIONS 

(cid:208) 2001/12/EC Art. 1 

Article 39 

Expenditure subject to funding under the terms of this Decision shall be managed directly by 
the  Commission  in  accordance  with  Article  148(2)  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 
1605/2002. 

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(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III.9 

Article 40 

1.  The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  the  Food  Chain  and 
Animal Health set up pursuant to Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council25. 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III.9 
(adapted) 

2.  Where 
is  made 
reference 
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. 

to 

this  ⌦ paragraph ⌫,  Articles  5  and  7  of 

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III.9 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III.9 
(adapted) 

3.  Where 
is  made 
reference 
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. 

to 

this  ⌦ paragraph ⌫,  Articles  5  and  7  of 

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at 15 days. 

4. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 

(cid:208) 806/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III.9 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC (adapted) 

Article 41 

[In accordance with the procedure ⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article 40(2), the Commission shall 
determine the arrangements for defraying the measures for vaccination against African horse 
sickness from 1 September 1989.] 

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(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1, pt. 12 

Article 42 

Every four years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council 
a  report  on  the  animal  health  situation  and  cost-effectiveness  of  the  implementation  of 
programmes in the various Member States, including details of the criteria adopted. 

(cid:208)  

Article 43 

Decision 90/424/EEC is repealed. 

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall 
be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III. 

(cid:208) 90/424/EEC 

Article 44  

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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(cid:208) 2006/965/EC Art. 1 pt. 13 and 
Annex 

ANNEX I 

Animal diseases and zoonoses 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Bovine tuberculosis 

Bovine brucellosis 

Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B. melitensis) 

Bluetongue in endemic or high risk areas 

African swine fever 

Swine vesicular disease 

Classical swine fever 

Infectious haematopoietic necrosis 

Infectious salmon anaemia 

Anthrax 

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia 

Avian influenza 

Rabies 

Echinococcosis 

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) 

Campylobacteriosis 

Listeriosis 

Salmonellosis (zoonotic salmonella) 

Trichinellosis 

Verotoxigenic E. coli 

Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) 

Viral haemorrhagic septicæmia (VHS) 

Koi herpes virus infection (KHV) 

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– 

– 

– 

Infection with Bonamia ostreae 

Infection with Marteilia refringens 

White spot disease in crustaceans 

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(cid:207) 

ANNEX II 

Repealed Decision with list of its successive amendments 

Council Decision 90/424/EEC 
(OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19) 

Council Decision 91/133/EEC 
(OJ L 66, 13.3.1991, p. 18) 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 
(OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1) 

Only Article 10(1) 

Only Article 11 

Only Article 9(2) 

Only Article 23(2) 

Council Decision 92/337/EEC 
(OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 45) 

Council Decision 92/438/EEC 
(OJ L 243, 25.8.1992, p. 27) 

Council Directive 92/117/EEC 
(OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 38) 

Council Directive 92/119/EEC 
(OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69) 

Commission Decision 93/439/EEC 
(OJ L 203, 13.8.1993, p. 34) 

Commission Decision 94/77/EC 
(OJ L 36, 8.2.1994, p. 15) 

Council Decision 94/370/EC 
(OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 31) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 
(OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103) 

Only Article 17 

Council Decision 2001/12/EC 
(OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 27) 

Council Decision 2001/572/EC 
(OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 
(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1) 

Only point 9 of Annex III 

Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council 
(OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31) 

Only article 16 

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

Council Decision 2006/782/EC 
(OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 57) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 
(OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1) 

Council Decision 2006/965/EC 
(OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 22) 

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Only as regards the reference to 
Decision 90/424/EEC in the second 
indent of Article 1(2) and point 3 of 
Part 5B(I) in the Annex 

Only Article 1 

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ANNEX III 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Decision 90/424/EEC 

This Decision 

Articles 1 and 2 

Article 3(1) and (2) 

Articles 1 and 2 

Article 3(1) and (2) 

Article 3(2a) 

Article 3(3) 

Article 3(4) 

Article 3(5) 

Article 3a 

Article 3b 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Article 8 

Article 9 

Article 10 

Article 10a 

Article 11(1) to (5) 

Article 11(6) 

Article 12 

Article 13 

Article 14 

Article 15 

Article 16 

Article 3(3) 

Article 3(4) 

Article 3(5) 

Article 3(6) 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Article 8 

Article 9 

Article 10 

Article 11 

Article 12 

Article 13 

Article 14(1) to (5) 

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Article 15 

Article 16 

Article 17 

Article 18 

Article 19 

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Article 17 

Article 18 

Article 19 

Article 20 

Article 21 

Article 22 

Article 20 

Article 21 

Article 22 

Article 23 

Article 24 

Article 25 

Article 23(1), (2) and (3) 

Article 26(1), (2) and (3) 

Article 23(4) 

Article 24 

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Article 27 

Article 25(1) and (2) 

Article 28(1) and (2) 

Article 25(3) 

Article 25(4) 

Article 26 

Article 27 

Article 28 

Article 34 

Article 35 

Article 36 

Article 37 

Article 37a 

Article 38 

Article 39 

Article 40a 

Article 41(1) 

Article 41(2) 

Article 42(1) 

Article 42(2) 

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Article 28(3) 

Article 29 

Article 30 

Article 31 

Article 32 

Article 33 

Article 34 

Article 35 

Article 36 

Article 37 

Article 38 

Article 39 

Article 40(1) 

Article 40(2) 

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Article 40(3) 

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Article 41(3) 

Article 40(4) 

Article 43(1), first subparagraph 

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Article 43(1), second subparagraph 

Article 41 

Article 43(2) 

Article 43a 

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Article 44 

Annex  

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_ 

_ 

Article 42 

Article 43 

Article 44 

Annex I 

Annex II 

Annex III 

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