CELEX: 51988PC0797
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Date: 1988-12-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Portugal (presented by the Commission)

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  VERSION PROVISOIRE                                   COM ( 88 ) 797 final
                                                       Brussels , 9   December 1988
                                 Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
            Introducing a Community financial measure for
                      the eradication of Contagious
                Bovine Pleuropneumonia ( CBPP )  In Portugal
                        ( presented by the Commission )
      16   17
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 ---pagebreak---                          Explanatory Memorandum
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia ( CBPP ) Is a disease of bovines
caused by a Mycoplasma ( an organism half way between a virus and a
bacteria ) which affects the lungs . It Is mostly restricted to
Central Asia and Africa and India .     If the disease becomes
established In a herd then the Infection rate may be as high as
100% with a correspondingly high mortality rate . Treatment Is
possible ( antibiotics ) and recovery can take place but the animal
more than likely will remain a carrier thus causing trouble later
on . A vaccine exists , however If It Is used , future eradication
measures are precluded Ipso facto .     It Is a difficult and costly
disease to eradicate particularly In the terminal stages of a
campa Ign .
The disease was discovered In Portugal In 1983 , It was found to be
concentrated in the North Western regions with sporadic cases
elsewhere .   Initial prevalence rates were about 3% ( animals ), a
national eradication campaign was started and the current
prevalence rate Is about 0.3% .
It  Is estimated that   if the eradication continues as  it is i.e.
without Community aid , then It will take 6 to 10 years to
eradicate .   This period could be halved If the Portuguese Intensify
their efforts with the help of Community aid .
Due to previous commitment of financial resources at the national
level , arrangements should be made for partially pre-financing of
the Community 's contribution .
The primary objective of this proposal Is to reduce the timescale
of eradication particularly within the optic of the completion of
the  Internal  market In the bovine sector and to   Increase the
productivity of livestock farming In Portugal .
 ---pagebreak---                                    proposa I
                        for a Courte I I  Decision
            Introducing a Community financial measure for
                    the eradication of Contagious
              Bovine Pleuropneumonia ( CBPP ) In Portugal
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 the presence of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia ( CBPP )
was established in Portugal in 1983 , and a national campaign was
Immediately Instituted for the eradication of this Insidious and
mortal disease ;
Whereas the continued presence of this disease militates against
the free movement of bovlnes ;
Whereas the final eradication of this disease constitutes an
essential prerequisite for the establishment - with regard to trade
in cattle - of the   internal market     In bovine animals as well as for
Increasing the productivity of breeding and , consequently ,
improving the standard of living of persons engaged In this sector ;
Whereas Portugal shall present a reinforced plan , for the
eradication of CBPP within a period of 3 years ;
Whereas the efforts already made have served to stabilize the
Incidence of the disease ; whereas the resources deployed must ,
however , be maintained and reinforced In order to eradicate CBPP
from the entire territory of Portugal and thus contribute to the
establishment of the Internal market ;
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Whereas the Portuguese authorities have applied to the Community
for a contribution towards the expenditure Involved In the
continuation and reinforcement of the eradication programme
undertaken In 1983 ;
Whereas , In order to benefit from the results obtained , this
request should be granted so that the systematic action already
undertaken can be maintained and consolidated ;
Whereas due to previous commitment of financial resources at the
national level , arrangements If possible should be made for
partially pre-financing of the Community 's contribution ;
Whereas the Intensified eradication plan must Include measures
ensuring the effectiveness of the action undertaken ; whereas a
procedure closely associating the Member States and the Commission
should be Introduced by means of which such measures can be adopted
and adapted as the situation develops ;
Whereas the Member States should be kept regularly Informed of the
progress of the measures undertaken ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                    Article 1
The Portuguese Republic shall draw up a reinforcement plan for the
eradication of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia .
                                    Art Icle 2
For the purposes of this Decision :
a ) Holdings : means an agricultural establishment or officially
    supervised daler 's premises situated In the territory of
    Por tuga I , I n wh I ch animals for breeding , production or slaughter
    are regu I ar I y kept or bred ;
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b ) Infected zone : means an area of at least 2km in diameter around
    a holding In which , according to official findings , a clinical
    or serological case was diagnosed ;
c ) Infected region : means a wide area , designated by the central
    authorities , In which It Is thought , a number of cases of the
    disease may be present . The central authorities shall designate
    such an area In their reinforced plan and annually thereafter ,
    and shall notify the Commission , prior to commencing testing
    each year ;
d ) Serological test : means the complement fixation test ( Campbell
    and Turner 's modified method ), or any other test that is agreed
    following the procedure laid down in Article 10 ;
                                      Art Icle 3
The plan referred to In Article 1 must :
1 . Indicate the central authorities which are to Implement and
    coordinate the plan .
2 . Measures to eliminate outbreaks of Contagious Bovine
    Pleuropneumonia , and more particularly :
    a ) in holdings of 5 bovlnes or less the slaughter of all bovlnes
        where a clinical or serological case of C.B.P.P. Is diagnosed
        and on those holdings which , as a result of an
        ep I zoot lo log I ca I invest Igat ion , can be considered as
        contam I nated .
    b ) these bovlnes must be slaughtered under official supervision
        Immediately after the owner or person In charge has been
        officially notified of the results of the tests or
        I nvest I gat Ions .
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   c ) In holdings of over 5 bovlnes only the clinical , suspect or
       reacting animals need to be slaughtered If these are less
       than 30% of the total number of bovlnes In the holding , prior
       to any bovine leaving this herd , except under supervision for
        Immediate slaughter , all the remaining bovlnes must have
       reacted negatively to at least 3 tests which must be at least
       1 month apart , under certain conditions , total slaughter will
       be carried out in these type of holdings ;
   d ) the cleansing and disinfection of holdings after the
       elimination of the bovlnes ;
   e ) where a case of C.B.P.P. has occurred In a bovine which Is
       attending a common milking parlor , then all of the other
       bovlnes attending such a common milking parlor shall be
       subjected to a serological test ;
   f)   Immediate and adequate compensation for the owners of bovlnes
       which have been slaughtered In accordance with ( a ) and ( c )
3. Surveillance measures :
   a ) Infected zones shall be declared around holdings In which
       clinical or serological cases have occurred , movement of
       bovlnes out of such zones shall be forbidden , except under
       supervision for immediate slaughter , until such time as all
       of the bovlnes over six months of age , within such a zone
       have reacted negatively to two tests with an Interval of
       approximately 6 months apart ;
   b ) infected regions shall be declared within which all bovlnes
       which are present over the age of six months must be
       serologically tested at least twice a year , testing shall
       continue within these regions until such time as all of the
       bovlnes have reacted negatively to at least two tests ;
   c ) 50% of all bovlnes over six months of age , outside the
       Infected regions , must be serologically tested at least once
       a year ;
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    d ) the central authority shall organize special ep I zoot I o log I ca I
        Investigations to Identify infected holdings ;
4.  Common measures :
    a ) the therapeutic treatment or the use of vaccine against
        C.B.P.P. must be forbidden ;
    b ) the establishment of a system Identifying all bovlnes on the
        National Territory so that the region and holding of origin
        can be traced at any time ;
    c ) the registration of holdings engaged In bovine farming ;
    d ) the monitoring of all movements of bovlnes ;
    e ) the promotion of regional groups of farmers to combat
        C.B.P.P. so as to engender more effective cooperation with
        the technical and administrative departments and voluntary
        control over the application of the plan ;
5 . The reinforced eradication plan must provide for estimated unit
    costs for blood sampling , laboratory tests , slaughter
    compensation and special ep I zoot lo log I ca I Investigations as well
    as estimated total costs on an annual basis for carrying out the
    operat ions .
                               Article 4
After examination of the plan submitted by the Portuguese
authorities and of any amendments to be made thereto , the
Commission shall decide , In accordance with the procedure laid
down In Article 10 , whether or not to approve It .
                               Art Icle 5
The measure provided for In this Decision shall qualify for
financial aid from the Community .
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                                  Art Icle 6
1 . Community financial assistance shall be granted for a period of
    three 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 agricultural
    shall be 18 million ECU for the duration of the period provided
    for In paragraph 1 .
                                  Article 7
1 . On condition that all the measures laid down are applied and are
    in compliance with the plan approved by the Commission pursuant
    to Article 3 , the expenditure Incurred by Portugal :
    - under Article 3 ( 2 ) ( a ) and ( d ),
    - under Article 3 ( 3 ) ( a ), ( b ) and ( c ),
    - under Article 3 ( 3 ) ( d )
    shall qualify for Community financial aid within the limits laid
    down  in Article 6 .
2 . The Community shall refund 50% of the expenditure referred to In
    the first two Indents of paragraph 1 .
3 . The Community shall each year give a contribution of 40 ECU for
    the carrying out of each special ep I zoot lo log I ca I investigation
    referred to In third Indent of paragraph 1 .
4 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
    adopted , as required in accordance with the procedure laid down
    In Article 10 .
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                                Article 8
1 . Applications for payment shall relate to expenditure Incurred by
    the Portuguese Republic during the calendar year and shall be
    submitted to the Commission before 1 July of the following year ,
    however , payments may be made In advance , of up to 35% of the
    estimated annual costs foreseen In Article 7 paragraph 2 , within
    the limits of the budgetary appropriations , on presentation of
    the relevant supporting documents to the Commission .
2 . The Commission shall decide on aid after consulting the
    Committee referred to  In Article 10 .
3 . Detailed rules for the application of this article shall be
    adopted , as required In accordance with the procedure laid down
    In Article 10 .
                                Article 9
Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation ( EEC ) N° 729 / 70 shall apply mutatis
mutandis .
                               Art I c le 10
1 . The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Veterinary
    Committee ( hereinafter " The Committee ") set up by the Council
    Decision of 15 October  1968 .
2 . Where the procedure laid down In this Article Is to be followed
    the provisions set out below shall apply .
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 3 . The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
     Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted .      The Committee
     shall deliver Its opinion on such measures within a tlme-llmlt
     to be set by the Chairman according to the urgency of the
     questions under consideration . Opinions shall be delivered by
     the majority specified In Article 148(2 ) of the Treaty In the
     case of decisions to be adopted by the Council following a
     proposal from the Commission .    Within the Committee the votes of
     the Member States shall be weighted as provided for In the said
     Article 148 .  The Chairman of the Commission shall      not vote .
4 . The Commission shall adopt the measures where they are In
     accordance with the Committee 's opinion .
5 . Where the proposed measures are not In accordance with the
     Committee 's opinion or If the Committee fails to deliver an
     opinion , the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a
     proposal relating to the measures to be taken . The Council
     shall adopt the measures by the qualified majority .
     If , after the period of three months after the matter was
     referred to It , the Council has not acted , the Commission shall
     adopt the proposed measures .
                                Article 11
1 . The Commission shall follow developments with regard to C.B.P.P.
     In Portugal and the implementation of the eradication plan .
     The Commission shall   Inform the Member States within the
     Committee of developments regularly , at least once a year , In
     the light of the Information provided by the Portuguese
     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
     appointment by the Commission , have made on - the - spot visits .
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2 . Should the need arise to amend the eradication plan In the
    course of Its execution , a new decision approving It shall be
    taken In accordance with the procedure laid down In Article 10 .
                              Article 12
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Counc I I
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---     FINANCIAL                STATEMENT                     concerning :   A proposal for a Council Regulation
    introducing a Community financial measure for intensifying the eradication of
    Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia ( CBPP ) in Portugal (3 year programme ).
1 . Budget heading :              1 tea : .381.·     Title :   Eradication Programmes..
2 . Legal basis :
                         Article        43 of the Treaty
3 . Classification :             . Coepul sory expendi tur ε/Ι^|·^5ρ«»«!χοατχβ«ΜθΚΐϋ»Π8Χ
4. Purpose/description of the aeasure :             intensify the Portuguese eradication programme for
     CBPP by providing financial aid fon specific technical measures .
S.    Method of calculation Reimbursement of 50% of certain national expenditures in an
5.1   Fore of expenditure :                   intensified programme .
5.2 Coeeuni ty contribution :         18 million ECUs over 3 years chargeable to the EEC
5.3 Calculation : 50% of the cost of taking blood samples                                - 6 million ECU per year
                        "     " »         ■<     » testing "               "               ( estimated )
                        "     "     "     "      "   s' iaughter compensation to
                                             owners for infected animals
                        "      "    "     "      of specialised investigations
                                                                                  Total   18 million ECUs over
                                _:_3.
6.    Fi nane l«ì lepllcatlon as regards operatlng appropri atl ons
6.1   Schedule of coaettaent appropriations and paynent appropriations (■ ECU )
                    Year                           C.A.                     P .A.
                    1989
                    1У 90                                                      6
                    1991                                                       6
                    19
                    19
                    following years
                    lot al                                                    18
fa.2 financing during current ye::r : None •
      Note :      due to previous commitment of National resources this measure is extremely
                  unlikely to be implemented unless pre-f inancement is possible .
7. Observations :          This project is necessary to complete the internal market .