92/337/EEC: Council Decision of 16 June 1992 amending for the third time Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field

COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 June  1992
amending for the third time Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field
(92/337/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Decision 90/424/EEC  (1), and in particular Article 24 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC for the possibility of a financial contribution from the Community for  the eradication and monitoring of the deseases listed in the Annex to that Decision; whereas the  list may be supplemented or amended to take account of developments in the health situation in the  Community;
Whereas Council Regulation 86/649/EEC of 16 December 1986 introducing a Community financial measure  for the eradication of African swine fever in Portugal  (2), and Council Decision 86/650/EEC of 16  December 1986 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of African swine fever  in Spain  (3) provided financial assistance for a period of five years; whereas this period of five  years comes to an end during the first half of 1992;
Whereas the eradication plans adopted and implemented within the framework of Decisions 86/649/EEC  and Decision 86/650/EEC have resulted in substantial improvements in the health situation; whereas  it has not, however, been possible to eliminate African swine fever altogether;
Whereas, in the light of these developments, African swine fever should be added to the disease  list, Group 1 of the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC so that a Community financial contribution can be  obtained for the implementation of programmes fro the eradication and monitoring of the disease,