CELEX: 51980PC0125
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Date: 1980-03-21
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE ERADICATION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER IN PORTUGAL (presented from the Commission to the Council)

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                                               Brussels . 21st March 1980
                         PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                  TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE
                        COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE ERADICATION
                        OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER IN PORTUGAL
                  (presented from the Commission to the Council )
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 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 African swine fever is a highly contagious disease transmitted not only through
 the animals themselves but through meat and even through scraps fed to pigs .---
 It thus represents a very serious danger for pig farming : the mortality rate
 in an infected herd may exceed 80% .                   .
 Since there is no cure and no vaccine avai lable ,, the only effective protective
measure is normally slaughter and destruction of the. infected herds .
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The presence of African swine fever in the Iberian Peninsula is therefore a
permanent threat to pig farming in the Community .               On account of the' ease with .
which it is transmitted , the best protection for the Community is . to eliminate
it from the areas in which it is endemic .            It is essential that the measures which
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have been undertaken in Spain to this end be supplemented by a comparable measure
in Portugal , since this represents the only manner in which lasting , effective
protection for the Community may be achieved .             It , is essential that this measure
be -undertaken as soon as possible .         The possible extension of the Community makes
it essential to clarify the situation in Portugal as well as in Spain in respect
of African swine fever .
Accordingly , the purpose- of this , Decision is , at Portugal 's request , to provide
assistance for the preparation and application of a plan for eradicating African
swine fever in that country .   A condition for the Community 's contribution is •
that certain action be taken to ensure that the measure will be effective .                The
money will be split into annual instalments to enable the implementation of the
plan to be monitored and any desirable changes made as the situation develops .
The general objective is to eradicate African swine fever completly from the
Peninsula within five years . .                           ,
 ---pagebreak---                                          DRAFT
                                COUNCIL DECISION              ■    ■ \
                                 Of
   to - provide a financial contribution 'from the Community towards the eradication
                  of African swine fever in Portugal
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in
   particular Article 43 thereof .
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   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission /
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 . Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament .
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   Whereas the Community should take all appropriate measures to ensure its protection
   against outbreaks of African swine* fever on its territory ;
   Whereas to this end the Community has undertaken, and continues to undertake ,
   action designed to contain outbreaks of this type of disease beyond its frontiers
   by helping the countries affected to strengthen their preventive measures ;
   Whereas the action taken in the Iberian Peninsula will not be fully effective
   unless it is extended to Portugal ;
   Whereas , however , the Portuguese authorities themselves also feel that the
. measures implemented so far must be reinforced if the fundamental objective of
   eradicating the disease from the entire country is to be achieved ;
   Whereas the Portuguese authorities have asked the Community to contribute towards
   the expense involved in the efficient implementation of a total eradication
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   programme ;
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   Whereas a favourable reply should be given to this request by granting to Portugal ,
   having regard to the undertaking given by that country to eliminate this disease -
   completely by thfe end of a five . year eradication plan;                  «
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 ---pagebreak---  Whereas this eradication plan must include certain measures which guarantee the
 effectiveness of the action taken, and it must be possible to adapt these measures
 to any change, in the situation, by means of a procedure establishing close and
 effective cooperation between the Member States and the Commission ;
Whereas it is necessary to keep the Member States regularly' informed of the whole
of the action undertaken ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS    :
                                  Article 1                             .   -
The Community shall make a financial contribution towards the eradication of
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African swine fever in Portugal .
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                                  Article 2
The contribution shall be made on the condition that the Portuguese authorities      «
draw up an eradication plan in accordance writh the requirements of Article 3
for the elimination of the disease within 5 years and that the said plan be
approved in accordance with Article 4 .
This plan must be implemented not later than the date        fixed by the Commission
in its Decision approving the plan .
                                  Arti cle 3
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The eradication plan referred to in Article 2 must require the > immediate slaughter
and destruction of all pigs in holdings where a case of African swine fever is
diagnosed and in those holdings which an epizootiological survey has shown to be
contaminated and in addition provide for - :              .
( a ) the disinfection of> and elimination of insects and vermin from the holding
      after the disposal of the pigs ,
( b ) a minimum period before animals may be reintroduced into disinfected holdings
      and a health control of pigs before they are introduced into the said holdings
( c ) the establishment of a strict movement control on pigs throughout the country ,
    ■ including tnose intended for slaughter *
 ---pagebreak--- ( d ) the obligation to slaughter pigs in establishments which are subject to
      permanent veterinary control ,
< e ) the creation of disease-free zones and their protection by the development
      of integrated pig-farming enterprises or if necessary the establishment of    -
      a control of the pig herd in these enterprises by means of quarantine
      arrangements at the place of origin of the animals and their integration into
      the herd only after a further period of observation in isolation on arrival
      of a consignment ,
< f ) the protection of disease-free zones . by means 6f strict control on the movement
      of pigs into these zones whatever their destination and by a prohibition on
      allowing pigs to stray and on pig markets ,
< g ) the grant of adequate compensation for slaughter , -
( h ) a control on imports ,
( i ) all measures necessary to prevent the spread of the disease to .the Community .
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                                  Article 4
The Commission shall , after examining the plan put forward by the Portuguese
authorities and -amendments thereto that may be acquired, take a Decision to approve
the plan in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5 hereof..
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                                  Article 5
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1 . Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the matter shall
     be referred without delay to the Standing Veterinary Committee ( hereinafter
     referred to as 'the Committee' ), set up,by the Council Decision of 15 October
     1968 , by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a
     Member State .                                                     '
2 . Within the Committee , the votes of the Member States shall be weighted as
     provided in Article 148 C2 ) of the Treaty .  The Chairman shall not vote .
 ---pagebreak---  3 . The Comiaisswn representative shall submit a draft of the measures to be
          adopted . The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the measures within . a
         period to be determined by the Chairman according to the urgency of the matter .
         Opinions shall be adopted by a majority of 41 votes .
 4 . The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately .       However , '
         if these measures 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 on the measures to be adopted . * The Council shall adopt
         the measures by a qualified majority .
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         If the Council has not adopted any measures within three months from the date
        on which the proposal was submitted to it , the Commission shall a.dopt the
    . proposed measures and apply them immediately / unless the Council has taken a
        Decision against the said measures by simple majority vote .
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                                       Article 6
Article 5 shall apply until 22 June 1981 .
                                       Article 7   .
1 . The cost of Community aid is estimated at a maximum of 5 million European units
       of account for the period under consideration .
2 . Payment shall be made from available budgetary appropriations in annual
        instalments , on presentation of supporting documents' to the Commission .
                                       Article 8     1                    . •
1 . The Commission shall monitor the African swine fever situation in Portugal and
  " the implementation of the eradication plan .       It shall inform the Member States
        through the Standing Veterinary Committee of the situation regularly , and at      -
        least once a year , on the basis of information provided by the Portuguese
        authorities and any reports by experts appointed by the Commission on the
        Community 's behalf making inspection visits .
 ---pagebreak--- 2 . The Commission . may suspend Community aid if it considers that the situation
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.   and the results obtained so justify .
3 . Any amendments made by the Portuguese authorities to the plan as originally
    approved must also be approved in accordance with Article 4 .
Done at Brussels ,                                          For the Council .   .
                                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                         FINANCIAL                  STATEMENT-
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    i . eup&tr KfAfciNG :          310 1                                                APPROPRIATIONS : 3.5 mil lien SL7.J
   ?. 1 1 tlc :         Draft Council Decision to provide a financial contribution from the
                        Community towards the eradication of African swine fever in Portugal ,
   j . uc*i pasis :           Article A3 of the Council Decision ,
   4 , AJH$ Of PROJCCI f
        Financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of African
        swine fever in Portugal In order to protect the Community from the constant
        threat from the existence of this 'highly contagious exotic disease .
1 5 . fmANcm implications                             pc ri 00 or 12 months   CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR    fOluLOWINO fINANCIAL TEAM
                                                                                                               I         I
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         - CHARGIO TO THf EC BUOGfT                    1 million EUA           1 million EUA              'I million EUA
         - NATIONAL AOMINISTftATIOM
         - 0»M {*
  V.1 DfCflPTS
         - own resources or the tc
            ( ItVltS / CUSTOHS DUT ICS )
         - NATIONAL
                                                             1982              1983              1984
  5-0.1 CST|-AT£0 l*PCND|TU»C                          1 . mi l lion        1 million        1 million
  5.1.1 i$M*ATC0 * £CE1".S                                   EUA                 EUA              EUA
  J. ? " ETH0& Of CALCULATION
  The total subsidy of 5 million, EUA over five years represents about 13.5% of the
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  cost of the programme envisaged by the Portuguese authorities . Their 'current
  estimated cost of the programme 1s some' 2*600 000 000 escudos ,.
  6.0 TAN TMC PBOJtcr - et                   1 so* APPR0PR I AT I C.\S ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER £F THE
 NEW RUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 19 80 1                                                                            '      ' >■ . '
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    proposal for 1980 ?                                 .        "                         '                                 tes mv,
  t.I     WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                             X0Ç / NO
  6.1 - ILL » utu»E budget APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY 7
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                  Subject to the budget 's adoption .