CELEX: 51975PC0273
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Date: 1975-06-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concerning a financial contribution by the Community to the Foot and Mouth Disease Institute in Ankara (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                           COM(75)273 final
                                                           Brussels , 10 June 1975
                                  PROPOSAL FOR A
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
              concerning a financial contribution by the Community
                to the Foot and Mouth Disease Institute in Ankara
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   COM(75 ) 273 final
 ---pagebreak---                                E.XPL/JL1T0RY ï'EIÏOR.^IDUri
 The Director-General of "the FAO has submitted a request to the Commission
 for a financial contribution from the Community towards the various
 measures his Institution has undertaken or intends to undertake in the
 countries of South East Europe and , especially , for the Foot and Mouth
 Disease Institute in Ankara , for xtfhich a sun of one million dollars towards
 the cost of installations has been requested .
 Simultaneously with this request , the Turkish authorities have submitted a
 request to the Commission for two million dollars , also for laboratory
 equipment at the Foot - and Ilouth Disease Institute , stating that this request
 is complementary to that from the FA0 o         The total amount involved is
 therefore three million dollars .
 I.    The Foot and Mouth Disease Institute in Ankara was opened in 1967 .
     . Its production capacity , in 1973 , amounted to about 10 million doses
       of monovalent vaccine per annum .     The Turkish authorities consider
       this amount insufficient to implement an effective prevention system
       against foot and mouth disease ;     they have therefore decided to set
       up the necessary installations to increase production to 90 million
       doses of monovalent vaccine per annvuL .       The cost of the necessary
       works to expand the existing' institute will ssaount to 55 million
       Turkish pounds (about 3 million dollars ).        The Community 's contribution
       would be allocated to equipment costs ,
II .    The Community has always given a high priority to protecting itself
       against the danger of an invasion of its territory by exotic strains
       of foot and mouth virus , since its livestock has not been j amur.iSed
       against these strains (vaccination against exotic strains of virus is
       "banned throughout the Community ),     Consequently , the Community has
       undertaken. - and continues to undertake - various measures designed to
        contain this tj'pe of disease i:a areas far from its frontiers by. aiding
        countries aflli,cted by it .   In this war/, the Community has participated
        in the fight against foot and moirth disease in the countries of South
       East Europe - especially Turkey - by rean3 of subsidies or girts of
       vaccine .
 ---pagebreak---                                         -2-
        To this end , the following amounts have been granted to the FAO ;
        In 1963             1 508 762
            1964–1966          875 000
            1968               360 000
            1973               600 000
                            3 343 762 US dollars
        In addition , in 1974 and 1975 > 1 800 000 doses of Asia.1 and Asia 22
        vaccine drawn from Community stocks and costing about 500 000 dollars
        were placed at the FAO 's disposal .    !
        These contributions were made partly to establish a buffer zone in
        Turkish Thrace j  this region can be considered as one of the corridors
        through which epidemic diseases capable of threatening the countries
        of Western and Central Europe would have to pass .     It is therefore
        essential that this barrier should be maintained in force , and if '■
        possible extended to cover the whole of Turkey - especially Eastern
        Anatolia .
        It must be admitted that in existing circumstances the epidemic
        disease situation in this part of the world cannot be expected to .
        improve appreciably , since Turkey - even in the opinion . of it3 own
        authorities - has inadequate means at its , disposal .   In these
        circumstances , the Community is bound , in its own interest , to continue
        its aid policy - which, in view of the piecemeal fashion in which it
        has been granted , constitutes a palliative rather than a real remedy. ,
        Hhilst the Turkish project calls for- substantial expenditure , if
        effectively oarried out it may avoid repeated expenditure at a later
        date which would ultimately amount to a much greater sun .
Ill ,   There is no option but to approve this project by the Ankara Institute ,
        therefore , since it will enable Turkey to become self-sufficient in
      . combating and eradicating foot and mouth disease and also because
        the existence of this barrier against the disease directly reinforces
        the Community 's own protection .
        The EEC has been asked for three million dollars to finance equipment
        costs .
                                                                           /.
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However , under the present circumstances it would "be difficult to grant
a subsidy on this scale , especially since the construction works relating
to the principal buildings will not be completed until 1 f'77.
It should also be noted that the success of the scheme does not depend
solely on the financial resources available , but al30 on the techniques
employed for the production of vaccine .     This point of view is shared
unanimously by delegations from all Member States .- Therefore , besides
a reasonabie financial contribution , eraounting to 1 nillion dollars
for the period up to 31.12.80 , the Community could offer Turkey its
technical assistance , undertaking the cost of training courses fcr
Turkish research workers in ESC laboratories end visits to the ArJ-cara
Institute by EEC experts .     This measure would fall within the scope of
Regulation (ESC ) ITo 1728 of the Council of 27 June 1 974 , on the coordination
   of agricultural research .
This sum would be paid on submission of the appropriate documents
(equipment order forms and receipted invoices ).
It is clear that in return , the Turkish authorities must undertake to
maintain the existing buffer zone in effect and , in accordance with
the objectives they themselves have established , to extend the zone
subsequently to other regions (Anatolia ).
It should be noted , finally , that the effects of this Community aid
cannot be expected to be felt until 1930 . Consequently , it i;3 probable
that before then the PAO will request further aid from the EEC in
relation to the struggle against foot ail mouth disease in Scuvh East
Europe . In ^his respect , decisions should be taken on the merits of
each case 5 it is clear , however , that contributions of this kind will
nc longer be justified once the Ankara laboratory has begun production
of V3.ccines of the standard and in the quantities projected .
 * 0J Ho L 182 , 5 July 1974 , P.1
 ---pagebreak---                                       Draft Council Décision
                                      of
                 concerning a financial contribution "by the Comnmity to
                 the FooV. and.-. Mouth Disease Institute , in Ankara
  TEE COUIJCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMOKITIES ,                  -
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Eurcpean Economic Community ,
  and. in particular Article 43 thereof ; :
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                            '   -
  TTa .       .r       to tfc,.3 Opinion of the European Parliament ;
  fr,:h<iro?.3 the • 'cxiission should tsJce • all appropriate measures to ensure its
  protection against the appearance on its territory of erxotio strairs of
. foot-tandUnouth virus ;, whereas , the Community 's livaseock is unprotected "by
  vaccination , against this danger ;                           •.                 -
  Wheres,s to this end the Community haf; undertaken in the past , avid is             •
  continuing to undertake in the present , action designed to contain outbreaks
  of this type of disease far from its frontiers by helping afflicted countries
  to strengthen their                  iva measures ; whereas fcr this purpose
  substantial Community subsidies have already been granted to countries of-
  South East Europe through the intermediary of the FAO and                a quantity
  of footrrandssmouth vaccine drawn from Community reserves has also been supplied
  to these countries ;
  Whereas these measures have unquestionably made an effective contribution
 to the protection of Community livestock , especially through the
  establishment and maintenance of buffer zones in Turkish Thrace ;
  Whereas , however , in the opinion of the Turkish authorities , the jaeasureg
  so far fmplenented must be reinforced to achieve the fundamental objective
  of eradicating the disease from the entire country ;
  Whereas , in order to achieve this aim , substantial works have been undertaken
  at the Ankara Institute to make possible a suost&ntial increase in the'
  production of vaccine by that Institute ;
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas this project is thoroughly worthy of approval in that it is designed
to give Turkey self-sufficiency in the control and eradication of foot-and-
mouth disease and protection of the Community against the disease will "be
directly strengthened by the barrier thus created ;
Whereas the Turkish authorities have asked the Community to contribute to
the cost of the new installations at the Ankara Institute ;
Whereas s without prejudice to any action which may be undertaken within the
framework of Regulation (EEC) NO 1728/74"*" of the Council of 27 June 1974 on
the coordination of agricultural research , a favourable reply to this request
is justified and a grant should be ms.de to Turkey . th^ou^i the r              i
the FAO , of a subsidy not exceeding one million dollars , having regard in
particular to the undertaking by that country to establish a buffer zone on its
eastern frontier and completely to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease ;
whereas , this subsidy be5.ng intended to finance installations to be acquired
progressively as the project is carried out , it would be appropriate to make
provision for its payment in several instalments on submission of appropriate
documents :
HAS DECITED AS FOLLOVIS :
                                                       I          ,
                                  Article 1
1 . Without prejudice to any action which may be undertaken under Regulation
      (SEC) NO 1728/ 74 of the Council of 27 June 1974 on the coordination of
   .- agricultural research , the Community shall contribute over a period expiring
      on 31 December 1980 a sum not exceeding one million dollars towards the
      cost of new installations at the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Institute in
      Ankara .
                                                                            ./.
  OJ No L 182 of 5 July 1974 , p.l
 ---pagebreak--- 2.    The subsidy referred to above shall ce paid to Turkey through the
      intermediary of the FAO oa submission of appropriate official
      documents by the Turkish authorities .
                                 Article 2
      Tne Commission shall be responsible for "cB-twirfg a sheets oa the uoe to w/'io :
tl, ; money referred to in Article 1 ia pat aril shell repO?t       t'ae Covscil on
    , the implementation of this 3ecision.
Dona at Brussel s ,                                   For the Council
                                                      The Président
 ---pagebreak---                       Fiche financière suocinte concernant
                      les propositions d' actions nouvelles
                                                        Rubrique correspondante
                                                          de la «fiche DG XIX"
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée                                       3103
2 * Intitulé do l' action                              Contribution financière de la
                                                       CEE en faveur de l' Institut de
                                                       la fièvre aphteuse d' Ankara*
3 * Base juridique (disposition d'un                   Proposition a soumettre au
    tï*aité : décision ou mandat du Conseil)           Conseil.
4* Objectif de l' action                               La contribution est destinée à
                                                       l' achat d' une partie de l' équi­
                                                       pement pour le nouveau labora­
                                                       toire de l' Institut de la fièvre
                                                       aphteuse d' Ankara»
                                                     I
5* Coût de l' action
    5*0 Coût total pendant toute la duree              D' après les renseignements four­
         envisagée                                     nis . environ 6*000*000 dollars US
         5*0*0 A la charge du budget de                1.000.000 dollars US (830.000 UC )
                la Communauté
         5.0.1 A la charge des administrations     )
                nationales                        )
                et                                )    5*300.000 dollars US
         5*0.2 A la charge d' autres secteurs     )
                au niveau national                )                   t
    5*1 Echéancier pluriannuel                         La contribution sera versee par ;
                                                       tranches en fonction de la pro­
                                                       gression des travaux :
                                                       1975 : 100.000 dollars US
                                                                           (83.000 UC )
                                                       1976 : 400.000 dollars US
                                                                          (332.000 UC ) .
                                                       1977 î 250.000 dollars US
                                                                          (207.000 UC )
                                                       1980 : (fin des travaux prévue)
                                                               250.000 dollars US
                                                                          (207.000 UC ).
6» Financement
    6. 2 Financement possible par virement             Pour la tranche 1975 s (83.000 UC )
         entre chapitres du budget en cours            un virement de crédit du chap. 99
         d' exécution                                  au poste 3103 du budget 1975 sera
                                                       demandé au Conseil.
    6*4 Crédits à inscrire dans les budgets            Les montants des tranches prévues
         futurs                                        pour 1976-1977 et 1980 seront ins­
                                                       crits dans les budgets corres­
                                                       pondants.