Commission Decision

of 4 December 2008

approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2008 and amending Decision 2007/782/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision

(notified under document number C(2008) 7572)

(2008/920/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field [1], and in particular Article 24(5) and (6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses.

(2) Commission Decision 2007/782/EC of 30 November 2007 approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses, presented by the Member States for 2008 and the following years [2] approves certain national programmes and sets out the rate and maximum amount of the Community’s financial contribution for each programme submitted by the Member States.

(3) The Commission has assessed the reports submitted by the Member States on the expenditures incurred for those programmes. The results of that assessment show that certain Member States will not utilise their full allocation for 2008 while others will spend in excess of the allocated amount.

(4) The Community’s financial contribution for a number of those national programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. It is appropriate to reallocate funding from national programmes which will not use their full allocation to those that will exceed it. The reallocation should be based on the most recent information on expenditure actually incurred by the concerned Member States.

(5) In addition, Belgium, Denmark and Finland have submitted amended programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), Hungary has submitted an amended programme for the eradication of rabies and Romania has submitted an amended programme for the eradication of classical swine fever.

(6) The Commission has assessed those amended programmes from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. Those programmes were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation, and in particular with the criteria set out in Decision 90/638/EEC [3]. The amended programmes for those five Member States should therefore be approved.

(7) Decision 2007/782/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) submitted by Belgium on 23 May 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Article 2

The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) submitted by Denmark on 18 June 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Article 3

The amended programme for the monitoring of TSEs submitted by Finland on 9 April 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Article 4

The amended programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Hungary on 4 September 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Article 5

The amended programme for the eradication of classical swine fever submitted by Romania on 30 June 2008 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Article 6

Decision 2007/782/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

"2. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of carrying out laboratory tests, the compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered subject to those programmes and the purchase of vaccine doses, and shall not exceed:

(a) EUR 1550000 for Ireland;

(b) EUR 3000000 for Spain;

(c) EUR 4100000 for Italy;

(d) EUR 15000 for Cyprus;

(e) EUR 1460000 for Portugal;

(f) EUR 4400000 for the United Kingdom."

2. In Article 2, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (b), "EUR 6100000" is replaced by "EUR 7700000";

(b) In point (d), "EUR 1100000" is replaced by "EUR 1500000".

3. In Article 3(2), points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

"(a) EUR 4400000 for Spain;

(b) EUR 3500000 for Italy;"

4. In Article 4, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (a), "EUR 377000" is replaced by "EUR 630000";

(b) In point (c), "EUR 3100000" is replaced by "EUR 1200000";

(c) In point (e), "EUR 4100000" is replaced by "EUR 5800000";

(d) In point (f), "EUR 351000" is replaced by "EUR 3100000";

(e) In point (i), "EUR 527000" is replaced by "EUR 125000";

(f) In point (k), "EUR 1004000" is replaced by "EUR 610000";

(g) In point (l), "EUR 43000" is replaced by "EUR 100000".

5. In Article 5, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (a), "EUR 550000" is replaced by "EUR 700000";

(b) In point (c), "EUR 200000" is replaced by "EUR 500000";

(c) In point (e), "EUR 600000" is replaced by "EUR 50000";

(d) In point (i), "EUR 500000" is replaced by "EUR 400000";

(e) In point (j), "EUR 470000" is replaced by "EUR 120000";

(f) In point (m), "EUR 400000" is replaced by "EUR 750000";

(g) In point (n), "EUR 1300000" is replaced by "EUR 1000000";

(h) In point (p), "EUR 2000000" is replaced by "EUR 2400000";

(i) In point (r), "EUR 400000" is replaced by "EUR 10000".

6. In Article 6, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (a), "EUR 750000" is replaced by "EUR 500000";

(b) In point (d), "EUR 2000000" is replaced by "EUR 250000";

(c) In point (g), "EUR 3500000" is replaced by "EUR 2450000";

(d) In point (i), "EUR 1000000" is replaced by "EUR 200000";

(e) In point (k), "EUR 300000" is replaced by "EUR 80000";

(f) In point (m), "EUR 2000000" is replaced by "EUR 3400000";

(g) Points (o) to (s) are replaced by the following:

"(o) EUR 700000 for Austria;

(p) EUR 3500000 for Poland;

(q) EUR 50000 for Portugal;

(r) EUR 20000 for Romania;

(s) EUR 500000 for Slovakia;".

7. In Article 7, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (f), "EUR 2500000" is replaced by "EUR 2000000";

(b) In point (h), "EUR 525000" is replaced by "EUR 375000".

8. In Article 9, paragraph 2, is amended as follows:

(a) In point (c), "EUR 65000" is replaced by "EUR 25000";

(b) In point (e), "EUR 580000" is replaced by "EUR 280000";

(c) In point (k), "EUR 380000" is replaced by "EUR 600000";

(d) In point (u), "EUR 465000" is replaced by "EUR 300000".

9. In Article 10, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (f), "EUR 250000" is replaced by "EUR 280000";

(b) In point (g), "EUR 5000000" is replaced by "EUR 6200000";

(c) In point (i), "EUR 4700000" is replaced by "EUR 5500000";

(d) In point (k), "EUR 3050000" is replaced by "EUR 5800000";

(e) In point (l), "EUR 250000" is replaced by "EUR 450000";

(f) In point (m), "EUR 300000" is replaced by "EUR 350000";

(g) In point (r), "EUR 3150000" is replaced by "EUR 2950000";

(h) In point (s), "EUR 1250000" is replaced by "EUR 1400000";

(i) In point (t), "EUR 3250000" is replaced by "EUR 1350000";

(j) In point (u), "EUR 1250000" is replaced by "EUR 2700000";

(k) In point (v), "EUR 7500" is replaced by "EUR 1000000";

(l) In point (x), "EUR 750000" is replaced by "EUR 550000";

(m) In point (y), "EUR 650000" is replaced by "EUR 550000";

(n) In point (z), "EUR 1150000" is replaced by "EUR 1500000".

10. In Article 11, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (g), "EUR 430000" is replaced by "EUR 130000";

(b) In point (i), "EUR 500000" is replaced by "EUR 200000";

(c) In point (o), "EUR 100000" is replaced by "EUR 300000";

(d) In point (p), "EUR 232000" is replaced by "EUR 130000".

11. In Article 12, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (d), "EUR 204000" is replaced by "EUR 110000";

(b) In point (e), "EUR 1000000" is replaced by "EUR 100000";

(c) In point (g), "EUR 550000" is replaced by "EUR 250000";

(d) In point (i), "EUR 3800000" is replaced by "EUR 3700000";

(e) In point (j), "EUR 3000000" is replaced by "EUR 2450000";

(f) In point (l), "EUR 1100000" is replaced by "EUR 1200000";

(g) In point (q), "EUR 258000" is replaced by "EUR 150000";

(h) In point (s), "EUR 35000" is replaced by "EUR 100000";

(i) In point (t), "EUR 881000" is replaced by "EUR 100000";

(j) In point (v), "EUR 302000" is replaced by "EUR 100000";

(k) In point (w), "EUR 201000" is replaced by "EUR 50000";

(l) In point (x), "EUR 4000000" is replaced by "EUR 1800000".

12. In Article 13, paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (a), "EUR 700000" is replaced by "EUR 0";

(b) Points (c) to (g) are replaced by the following:

"(c) EUR 1000000 for Hungary;

(d) EUR 330000 for Austria;

(e) EUR 4200000 for Poland;

(f) EUR 0 for Romania;

(g) EUR 425000 for Slovakia;".

13. In Article 14(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:

"(c) EUR 3000000 for Poland".

14. In Article 15(2), point (c), is replaced by the following:

"(c) EUR 4650000 for Poland".

15. Article 16(5), points (b) to (e) are replaced by the following:

"(b) EUR 225000 for Germany;

(c) EUR 860000 for Estonia;

(d) EUR 700000 for Latvia;

(e) EUR 380000 for Slovenia;".

16. In Article 18, paragraph 5 is amended as follows:

(a) In point (a) "EUR 400000" is replaced by "EUR 650000";

(b) In point (c) "EUR 300000" is replaced by "EUR 350000".

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla Vassiliou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.

[2] OJ L 314, 1.12.2007, p. 29.

[3] OJ L 347, 12.12.1990, p. 27.

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