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Date: 1989-10-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia (presented by the Commission)

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                         Proposai for a
                        COUNCIL DECISION
    on financial aid from the Community for the eradication
              of African swine fever in Sardinia
                 (presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The presence of African Swine Fever In Sardinia creates a barrier to trade in
live pigs , plgmeat and certain meat products . The disease has been present on
the Island since 1978 and certain disease control measures have been Imple¬
mented in order to eradicate the disease . With the aim of promoting disease
eradication the Council adopted in 1980 a Decision concerning financial mea¬
sures from the Community for the eradication of the disease . The disease ,
however , has not been eradicated .
It seems necessary , to follow-up and reinforce the present programme . This re¬
inforced action would allow to complete the eradication of African Swine Fever
which presents a permanent danger to the pig herds in the Community . The
eradication of African Swine Fever Is a requirement for the completion of the
Internal market and is Included in the time table of the " White Book ".
The Commission in its proposal has retained the Committee Regulatory proce¬
dure . This choice is Justified in this case by the requirement not to upset
the mechanism of management In the veterinary field . It does not prejudice the
preferance of the Commission for the consultative Committee procedure .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposai for a
                                    COUNCIL DECISION
              on financial aid from the Community for the eradication
                           of African swine fever  In Sardinia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
 in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas    African   swine    fever appeared  In  Sardinia   In  1978 *, whereas ,  the
Community has already provided for financial assistance to Italy under Council
Decision 80/ 1097/ EEC < 1 >, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3768/85(2 );
Whereas the continued presence of this disease prevents the free movement of
 live pigs , fresh pigmeat and certain pigmeat products ;
Whereas the final eradication of this disease constitutes an essential prere¬
quisite for the establishment - with regard to trade In live pigs and pig¬
meat - of the internal market In the pig sector as well as for Increasing the
productivity of breeding and , consequently , Improving the standard of living
of persons engaged In this sector ;
Whereas    Italy must present a new plan for the eradication of African Swine
Fever within a period of five years ;
( 1 ) OJ No L 325 , 01.12.1980 , p.   8.
( 2 ) OJ No L 362 , 31.12.1985 , p. 8 .
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Whereas this eradication plan must Include certain measures which ensure that
the action taken is effective and a change in strategy ; whereas adoption of
these measures and their adaptation to developments in the situation must
 Involve a procedure in which the Member States and the Commission are closely
associated ;
Whereas the Member States should be kept regularly Informed of the progress of
the measures undertaken ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                       Article 1
Italy shall draw up a new plan for the eradication of African swine fever in
Sardinia .
                                       Art Icle 2
The plan referred to in Article 1 must , apart from an Indication of the orga¬
nization that is to implement and coordinate It , provide for :
1 . Measures to eliminate outbreaks of African swine fever , and more particu¬
    larly :
    ( a ) the immediate killing and destruction of ail the animals of porcine
          species on those holdings
          - where a clinical case of African swine fever is diagnosed ,
          - which , as a result of an epizoot iologlcal Investigation , can be con¬
             sidered as contaminated ,
          Killing and destruction shall be effected in such a way as to avoid any
          danger of spreading the virus ;
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    ( b ) the cleansing and disinfection of , and elimination of insect and rodent
          pests from , holdings after the elimination of the pigs ;
    ( c ) Immediate and adequate compensation for the owners of holdings whose
          pigs have been slaughtered In accordance with ( a );
    ( d ) a delay for health reasons before restocking of holdings , the duration
          of such delay being at least one month after slaughter and the comple¬
          tion of the operations provided for In paragraph ( b ) for holdings ope¬
          rating     in   enclosed  premises   and  at  least   three months   for  other
          hold ! ngs ;
    ( e ) the    gradual    restocking  of   holdings  by   the   prior  introduction  of
          " sentinel " pigs , in which the absence of African swine fever antibodies
          has been checked prior to their entry into the holding and again one
          month later ;
    ( f ) continuous serological surveillance of holdings until they are fully
          restocked .
    ( g ) the establishment of a protection zone with a radius of at least 3 km
          when a clinical case as referred to in the first Indent of ( a ) has been
          diagnosed .     The zone must be established for at least 30 days .       Swine
          may not      leave the holdings on which they are kept during the first
          15 days .     Between the 15th day and the 30th day the pigs may not leave
          the holding except to be transported under official supervision direct ¬
          ly to a slaughterhouse for Immediate slaughter .         Such transport may be
          authorized by the competent authority only after the official veteri ¬
          narian has carried out an examination of all swine on the holding and
          confirmed that none of the swine may be suspected of being Infected
          with African swine fever ;
2 . Measures for the surveillance of pig farms , and in particular :
    ( a ) serological testing by representative samples from all pig farms In
          each province beginning In the Nuoro province .
          However , the following rules shall apply In the special cases described
          below :
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         - In the case of breeding farms , multiplication farms or mixed closed
             circuit farms , all breeding sows and sows Intended for breeding must
             be subjected to serological investigation at regular Intervals ,
         - In the case of mixed farms receiving pigs from external sources , If
             no clear separation exists between the breeding unit and the pig
             fattening unit , all the pigs on the holding must be subjected to
             serological Investigation at regular intervals -,
     (b) systematic serological Investigation on all farms where one or more
         animals have reacted positively to the serological test provided for
          In ( a ) and the continuation of this investigation until all positive
         animals have been detected and eliminated ;
    (c)  an eplzoot iologlcal Investigation to Identify the holdings on which
         pigs reacting positively to serological tests originate or may have
         had contact and systematic serological       investigation on such hold¬
          ings ;
    (d)  a serological screening ( pre-movement test ) of all pigs being moved
         for breeding and fattening ;
    (e)  serological      testing by  sampling  of  pigs  at   the  time   of  their
         slaughter ;
    (f)  elimination by slaughter and destruction of all animals reacting posi ¬
         tively to serological tests following measures provided for in ( a ),
         ( b ), ( c ) and ( d );
    (g)   Immediate and adequate compensation for owners of pigs slaughtered and
         destroyed In accordance with ( f );
    (h)   laboratory testing of samples from slaughtered wild pigs .
3 . Measures for Identification of pigs and registration of pig farms , and in
    particular :
    (a)  the establishment of a system Identifying all pigs In Sardinia so that
         the province and holding of origin can be traced at any time ;
    (b)  the registration of all holdings engaged In pig farming In Sardinia ,
         specifying the type of production , the size of their stock , entries of
         pigs to the holding and their origin , exit of pigs and their destina¬
         tion .
4 . Mesures to construct facilities for sanitary control ,       identification and
    bleeding of pigs kept mainly In the free grazing areas .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 3
The Commission shall examine the plan drawn up by the Italian authorities in
order to ascertain whether It meets the conditions for Its approval or whether
 It should be amended in any way . The plan ,         Including any amendments to it ,
shall be approved In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 9 .
                                       Article 4
The measure provided for in this Decision shall qualify for financial aid from
the Community .
                                       Art icle 5
1 . Community financial assistance shall be granted for a period of five years
    from the date fixed by the Commission in its decision approving the plan
    referred to in Article 1 .
2 . The estimated assistance to be charged to the Community budget under the
    chapter covering expenditure relating to agriculture shall be 9 million ecus
    for the duration of the period provided for in paragraph 1 .
                                       Article 6
1 . On condition that all the measures laid down are applied and are In com¬
    pliance with the plan approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 3 , the
    expenditure incurred by Italy
    -  under Article 2(1)(a ), ( b ), ( c ), ( e ) and ( f ), and ( 2 ),
    -  under Article 2(3 ) and ( 4 ),
    shall qualify for Community financial aid within the limits laid down In
    Art Icle 5 .
2 . The Community shall refund 50 % of the expenditure referred to in the first
    indent of paragraph 1 and 30 % of the expenditure referred to In the second
    Indent of paragraph 1 .
3 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted , as re ¬
    quired in accordance with the procedure laid down In Article 9 .
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                                         Article 7
 1 . Applications for payment shall relate to expenditure Incurred by Italy
      during the calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission before
      1 July of the following year .
2 . The Commission shall decide on aid after consulting the Committee referred
      to In Art Icle 9 .
3 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted In
     accordance with the procedure laid down In Article 9 .
                                        Article 8
Articles 8 and 9 of          Council  Regulation   ( EEC ) No 729/70    shall  apply
mutat is mutandis .
                                        Article 9
1 . The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Veterinary Committee
     ( hereinafter referred to as " the Committee "), set up by Council
      Decision 68/ 361 / EEC ^ .
2 . Where the procedure laid down In this Article Is to be followed , the chair ¬
     man shall refer the matter to the committee , either on his own initiative
     or at the request of the representative of a Member State .
3 . The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft
     of the measures to be taken .      The committee shall deliver  its opinion on
     the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to
     the urgency of the matter .     The opinion shall be delivered by the majority
      laid down in Article 148(2 ) of the Treaty In the case of decisions which
     the Council    is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission .     The
     votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee
     shall be weighted in the manner set out In that Article .         The chairman
     shall not vote .
( 1 ) OJ No L   94 , 28.04.1970 , p. 13
( 2 ) OJ No L 255 , 18.10.1968 , p. 23
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 4 . The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged If they are in accordance
     with the opinion of the committee .
5 . If the measures envisaged are not In accordance with the opinion of the
     committee , or   If no opinion Is delivered , the Commission shall , without
     delay , submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be
     taken .   The Council shall act by a qualified majority .
      If , on the expiry of three months from the date of referral to the Council ,
     the Council has not acted , the proposed measures shall be adopted by the
     Commission .
                                      Art Icle 10
1 . The Commission shall carry out regular on- the-spot checks to ensure that
     the eradication plan is being applied .
     The Commission shall   Inform the Member States within the committee of deve ¬
     lopments regularly , as least once a year , in the light of the Information
     provided by the Italian authorities , who shall submit a progress report to
     the Commission together with the applications for payment and any reports
     from experts who , acting on behalf of the Community and appointed by the
     Commission , have made on- the-spot visits .
2 . Should the eradication plan require amendment in the course of Its execu¬
     tion , a new decision approving it shall be taken in accordance with the
     procedure laid down In Article 9 .
                                      Article 11
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic .
Done at Brussels ,
                                               For the Counci I ,
 ---pagebreak--- FINANCIAL                STATEMENT          concerning :
Draft Council Decision introducing a Community financial measure for the eradica¬
tion of African Swine Fever in Sardinia
1 . BUDGET HEADING : III B 381
                         Disease eradication programmes in the Community
2 . LEGAL BASIS : Article 43 of the Treaty
3 . CLASSIFICATION :            compulsory expenditure
4 . PURPOSE / DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE :
     Eradication of African Swine Fever in Sardinia by providing financial assistance
     for slaughtering of animals , serological screenings and control measures .
5.      METHOD OF CALCULATION :
5.1 . Form of expenditure : Reimbursement of part of national expenditure
5 . 2 . Community contribution : 30 % of control measures
                                  50 % of other eligible expenditure
5 . 3 . Calculation : ( ECU million )  Eligible expenditure   Rate    Community contribution
                      slaughterings             10,3          50 %              5,15
                      serology                   5,0          50 %              2,5
                      controls                   3.0          30 %              1.0
                      Total                     18,3                            8,65
6.      FINANCIAL IMPLICATION AS REGARDS OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS
6.1 . Schedule of                appropriations                             ( ECU million )
            Year                                               P.A.
            1990                                                   pm
            1991                                               1,350
            1992                                               2,450
            1993                                               2,850
            1994                                               1,300
            1995                                               0,700
            following years
            Total                                              8,650
6 . 2 . Financing during current year : nihil
 7 . OBSERVATIONS : This proposal is necessary for the completion of the internal market .
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