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15.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
347/31
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13 December 2012
approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and
zoonoses for the year 2012 and amending Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU as regards the
financial contribution by the Union for certain programmes approved by that Decision
(notified under document C(2012) 9264)
(2012/785/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) As
a
consequence,
a
revised
2012
control
and
moni
toring African swine fever programme has been
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
submitted by Italy in order to properly tackle the
Union,
disease. Italy has informed the Commission that, due
the exceptional epidemiological situation and the high
risk of spread of the disease out of Sardinia, additional
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May
support for contractual staff is required to ensure the
2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field ( 1 ), and in particular
implementation of the planned measures.
Article 27(5) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(6) Portugal
has
submitted
an
amended
programme
for
the
eradication of bovine brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis and
(1) Decision
2009/470/EC
lays
down
the
procedures
bluetongue. The United Kingdom submitted an amended
governing the financial contribution by the Union for
programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis.
programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring
Spain has submitted an amended programme for the
of animal diseases and zoonoses.
eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis and blue
tongue. Slovenia has submitted an amended
(2) Commission
Decision
2008/341/EC
of
25
April
2008
programme for the control and monitoring of classical
laying down Community criteria for national
swine fever. Italy and Greece have submitted amended
programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring
programmes for transmissible spongiform encephalo
of certain animal diseases and zoonoses ( 2 ) provides that
pathies, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie,
in order to be approved under the measures provided for
and Bulgaria submitted an amended programme for the
in Article 27(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC, programmes
eradication of rabies.
submitted by the Member States to the Commission for
the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal
diseases and zoonoses listed in Annex I to that
(7) The Commission has assessed those amended
Decision must meet at least the criteria set out in the
programmes from both the veterinary and the financial
Annex to Decision 2008/341/EC.
point of view. They were found to comply with relevant
Union veterinary legislation and in particular with the
(3) Commission
Implementing
Decision
2011/807/EU
of
criteria set out in the Annex to Decision 2008/341/EC.
30 November 2011 approving annual and multiannual
The amended programmes should therefore be approved.
programmes and the financial contribution from the
Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of
certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the
Member States for 2012 and following years (
(8)
Furthermore, the Commission has assessed the inter

3 ) approves
certain national programmes and sets out the rate and
mediate reports submitted by the Member States,
maximum amount of the financial contribution by the
according to Article 27(7) of Decision 2009/470/EC on
Union for each programme submitted by the Member
the expenditures they incurred for those programmes.
States.
The results of that assessment show that certain
Member States will not utilise their full allocation for
the year 2012 while others will spend in excess of the
(4) An
important
recrudescence
of
African
swine
fever
in
allocated amount.
Italy (Sardinia) has occurred in 2012: several outbreaks
have occurred in seven out of the eight Sardinian prov
inces, not only in backyard farms but also in large
commercial farms. African swine fever is a highly
(9) The
financial
contribution
by
the
Union
for
a
number
of
contagious viral disease that affects domestic pigs and
national programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. In
wild-boar. If the disease is not properly tackled in
order to optimise the use of the earmarked credit it is
Sardinia, the whole EU can be affected with important
appropriate to reallocate funding from national
consequence on the health and economic situation of all
programmes which will not use their full allocation to
Member States.
those that are expected to exceed it due to unforeseen
animal health situations in those Member States. The
reallocation should be based on the most recent
( 1 ) OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.
( 2 ) OJ L 115, 29.4.2008, p. 44.
information on expenditure actually incurred by the
( 3 ) OJ L 322, 6.12.2011, p. 11.
Member States concerned.

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(10) Implementing
Decision
2011/807/EU
should
therefore
is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to
be amended accordingly.
31 December 2012.
(11) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
Article 6
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Approval of the amended programme for African swine
fever submitted by Italy
The amended programme for the control and monitoring of
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
African swine fever submitted by Italy on 2 October 2012 is
hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to
Article 1
31 December 2012.
Approval of the amended programme for the eradication
of bovine brucellosis submitted by Portugal
Article 7
The amended programme for bovine brucellosis submitted by
Approval of the amended programmes for transmissible
Portugal on 30 April 2012 is hereby approved for the period
spongiform encephalopathies, bovine spongiform
from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
encephalopathy and scrapie submitted by Greece and Italy
The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible
Article 2
spongiform encephalopathies, and for the eradication of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy and of scrapie, submitted by Greece
Approval of the amended programmes for the eradication
on 9 January 2012 is hereby approved for the period from
of bovine tuberculosis submitted by Portugal and the
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
United Kingdom
The amended programme for bovine tuberculosis submitted by
Portugal on 30 April 2012 is hereby approved for the period
The amended programme for the monitoring of transmissible
from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
spongiform encephalopathies, and for the eradication of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy and of scrapie, submitted by Italy
on 26 September 2012 is hereby approved for the period from
The amended programme for bovine tuberculosis submitted by
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
the United Kingdom on 3 August 2012 is hereby approved for
the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
Article 8
Article 3
Approval of the amended programme for rabies submitted
by Bulgaria
Approval of the amended programme for the eradication
of ovine and caprine brucellosis submitted by Spain
The amended programme for rabies submitted by Bulgaria on
the 27 December 2011 is hereby approved for the period from
The amended programme for ovine and caprine brucellosis
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
submitted by Spain on 30 March 2012 is hereby approved
for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
Article 9
Article 4
Amendments to Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU
Approval of the amended programmes for the eradication
Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU is amended as follows:
and monitoring of bluetongue submitted by Spain and
Portugal
(1) in Article 1(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
The amended programme for bluetongue submitted by Spain
on 14 September 2012 is hereby approved for the period from
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
The amended programme for bluetongue submitted by Portugal
on 31 December 2011 is hereby approved for the period from
(i) EUR 3 600 000 for Spain;
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
(ii) EUR 2 300 000 for Italy;
Article 5
Approval of the amended programme for classical swine
(iii) EUR 1 050 000 for Portugal;
fever submitted by Slovenia
The amended programme for the control and monitoring of
classical swine fever submitted by Slovenia on 19 June 2012
(iv) EUR 1 050 000 for the United Kingdom.’;

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(2) in Article 2(2), point (a) is replaced by the following:
(x) EUR 650 000 for Italy;
‘(a) shall consist of a lump sum compensating for all costs
(xi) EUR 20 000 for Latvia;
incurred to perform the following activities and/or
tests:
(xii) EUR 10 000 for Lithuania;
(i) EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled for gamma
(xiii) EUR 10 000 for Luxembourg;
interferon test and suspected positive in the
slaughterhouse;
(xiv) EUR 30 000 for Hungary;
(ii) EUR 1,5 per tuberculin test;
(xv) EUR 10 000 for Malta;
(iii) EUR 5 per gamma interferon test;
(xvi) EUR 20 000 for the Netherlands;
(iv) EUR 20 per bacteriological test.’;
(xvii) EUR 10 000 for Austria;
(3) in Article 2(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
(xviii) EUR 50 000 for Poland;
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
(xix) EUR 300 000 for Portugal;
(i) EUR 19 000 000 for Ireland;
(xx) EUR 150 000 for Romania;
(ii) EUR 14 000 000 for Spain;
(xxi) EUR 40 000 for Slovenia;
(iii) EUR 4 000 000 for Italy;
(xxii) EUR 50 000 for Slovakia;
(iv) EUR 2 650 000 for Portugal;
(xxiii) EUR 10 000 for Finland;
(v) EUR 31 000 000 for the United Kingdom.’;
(xxiv) EUR 10 000 for Sweden.’;
(4) in Article 3(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
(6) in Article 5(3), point (c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 800 000 for Greece;
(i) EUR 1 200 000 for Belgium;
(ii) EUR 8 900 000 for Spain;
(ii) EUR 20 000 for Bulgaria;
(iii) EUR 3 700 000 for Italy;
(iii) EUR 1 200 000 for the Czech Republic;
(iv) EUR 180 000 for Cyprus;
(iv) EUR 250 000 for Denmark;
(v) EUR 1 800 000 for Portugal.’;
(v) EUR 900 000 for Germany;
(5) in Article 4(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
(vi) EUR 30 000 for Estonia;
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 150 000 for Belgium;
(vii) EUR 200 000 for Ireland;
(ii) EUR 15 000 for Bulgaria;
(viii) EUR 1 000 000 for Greece;
(iii) EUR 40 000 for the Czech Republic;
(ix) EUR 1 100 000 for Spain;
(iv) EUR 80 000 for Germany;
(x) EUR 1 550 000 for France;
(v) EUR 10 000 for Estonia;
(xi) EUR 1 200 000 for Italy;
(vi) EUR 25 000 for Ireland;
(xii) EUR 100 000 for Cyprus;
(vii) EUR 60 000 for Greece;
(xiii) EUR 350 000 for Latvia;
(viii) EUR 700 000 for Spain;
(xiv) EUR 10 000 for Luxembourg;
(ix) EUR 1 200 000 for France;
(xv) EUR 2 000 000 for Hungary;

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(xvi) EUR 150 000 for Malta;
(b) shall not exceed EUR 850 000.’;
(xvii) EUR 2 700 000 for the Netherlands;
(8) in Article 8(2), point (c) is amended as follows:
(xviii) EUR 1 100 000 for Austria;
(a) point (ix) is replaced by the following:
(xix) EUR 500 000 for Poland;
‘(ix) EUR 140 000 for Spain;’;
(xx) EUR 50 000 for Portugal;
(b) point (xi) is replaced by the following:
(xxi) EUR 350 000 for Romania;
‘(xi) EUR 1 000 000 for Italy;’;
(xxii) EUR 70 000 for Slovenia;
(c) point (xxii) is replaced by the following:
(xxiii) EUR 600 000 for Slovakia;
‘(xxii) EUR 350 000 for Romania;’;
(xxiv) EUR 75 000 for the United Kingdom.’;
(d) point (xxvii) is replaced by the following:
(7) Article
6
is
amended
as
follows:
‘(xxvii) EUR 110 000 for the United Kingdom.’;
(a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
(9) in Article 9(2), point (c) is amended as follows:
(i) the introductory phrase is replaced by the
(a) point (ii) is replaced by the following:
following:
‘(ii) EUR 340 000 for Bulgaria;’;
‘The financial contribution by the Union for the
(b) point (iv) is replaced by the following:
programmes submitted by the Member States
referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1:’;
‘(iv) EUR 750 000 for Denmark;’;
(ii) point (b) is replaced by the following:
(c) point (v) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) shall not exceed the following:
‘(v) EUR 6 300 000 for Germany;’;
(i) EUR 210 000 for Bulgaria;
(d) point (viii) is replaced by the following:
(ii) EUR 1 200 000 for Germany;
‘(viii) EUR 1 800 000 for Greece;’;
(iii) EUR 200 000 for France;
(e) point (xi) is replaced by the following:
(iv) EUR 10 000 for Luxembourg;
‘(xi) EUR 4 800 000 for Italy;’;
(v) EUR 340 000 for Hungary;
(f) point (xvi) is replaced by the following:
(vi) EUR 900 000 for Romania;
‘(xvi) EUR 1 300 000 for Hungary;’;
(vii) EUR 30 000 for Slovenia;
(g) point (xviii) is replaced by the following:
(viii) EUR 500 000 for Slovakia.’;
‘(xviii) EUR 2 200 000 for the Netherlands;’;
(b) the following paragraph 3 is added:
(h) point (xxi) is replaced by the following:
‘3. The financial contribution by the Union for the
‘(xxi) EUR 1 100 000 for Portugal’;
programme submitted by Italy as referred to in
point (b) of paragraph 1:
(i) point (xxvii) is replaced by the following:
(a) shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be
‘(xxvii) EUR 5 100 000 for the United Kingdom.’;
incurred by Italy for:
(10) in Article 10(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
(i) carrying out laboratory tests with a
maximum not exceeding:
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
(i) EUR 1 650 000 for Bulgaria;
— EUR 2 per ELISA test
(ii) EUR 620 000 for Estonia;
— EUR 10 per PCR test and
(iii) EUR 1 400 000 for Hungary;
— EUR 10 per virological test;
(iv) EUR 9 850 000 for Poland;
(ii) the salaries of contractual staff specially
recruited for the implementation of the
(v) EUR 2 200 000 for Romania;
measures of that programme, other than
to carry out laboratory tests;
(vi) EUR 400 000 for Slovakia.’;

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(11) in Article 11(5), point (c) is replaced by the following:
Article 10
‘(c) shall not exceed the following:
Addressees
(i) EUR 1 200 000 for Italy;
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(ii) EUR 1 700 000 for Latvia;
(iii) EUR 2 950 000 for Lithuania;
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2012.
(iv) EUR 190 000 for Austria;
For the Commission
(v) EUR 840 000 for Slovenia;
Tonio BORG
(vi) EUR 360 000 for Finland.’
Member of the Commission

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