91/89/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 February 1991 making financial provision for a project relating to the inactivation of the agents of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy

COMMISSION DECISION  of 5 February 1991  making financial provision for a project relating to the inactivation of the agents of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy  (91/89/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas it is important to establish safe processes in the rendering industry which will ensure freedom from infective levels of the agents of scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy;
Whereas a study to identify such processes will be carried out in the United Kingdom in cooperation with certain other Member States and the Commission; whereas it is necessary to obtain the necessary scrapie-infected material for the study from sheep  or goats in several Member States, to ensure that all possible strains are tested;
Whereas financial aid should be given to Member States in order to obtain the necessary material;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,