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9.2.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
36/29
DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 7 February 2012
on a financial contribution from the Union towards emergency measures to combat, in 2011, swine
vesicular disease in Italy and classical swine fever in Lithuania
(notified under document C(2012) 577)
(Only the Italian and Lithuanian texts are authentic)
(2012/72/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
which in the event of an outbreak have to be
immediately applied by Member States to prevent
further spread of the virus.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(6) Council
Directive
2001/89/EC
of
23
October
2001
on
Community measures for the control of classical swine
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May
fever ( 3 ) lays down the measures to be immediately
2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (
applied in the event of an outbreak by Member States

1 ), and in particular
Article 3 thereof,
to prevent further spread of the virus.
Whereas:
(7) Decision
2009/470/EC
lays
down
the
procedures
governing the financial contribution from the Union
towards specific veterinary measures, including
emergency measures. Pursuant to Article 3(2) of that
(1)
Swine vesicular disease is an infectious viral disease of
Decision, Member States shall obtain a financial
pigs causing disturbance to trade and export to third
contribution towards the costs of certain measures to
countries.
eradicate communicable diseases listed in Article 3(1).
(2) Classical
swine
fever
is
an
infectious
viral
disease
of
pigs (8) Article 3(6) first indent of Decision 2009/470/EC lays
and wild boar which causes disturbance to intra-Union
down rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by
trade and export to third countries.
the Member State that may be covered by the financial
contribution from the Union.
(3)
In the event of an outbreak of swine vesicular disease,
there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to
(9) The
payment
of
a
financial
contribution
from
the
Union
other pig holdings within that Member State, but also
towards emergency measures to eradicate communicable
to other Member States and to third countries through
diseases listed in Article 3(1) is subject to the rules laid
trade in live pigs or their products.
down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of
28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community
financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to
(4) In
the
event
of
an
outbreak
of
classical
swine
fever,
there
combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision
is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other pig
90/424/EEC ( 4 ).
holdings within that Member State, but also to other
Member States and to third countries through trade in
live pigs, their products, semen, ova and embryos.
(10) Outbreaks
of
swine
vesicular
disease
occurred
in
Italy
in
2011. The authorities of Italy informed the Commission
and the other Member States in the framework of the
(5) Council
Directive
92/119/EEC
of
17
December
1992
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
introducing general Community measures for the
Health of the measures applied in accordance with
control of certain animal diseases and specific measures
Union legislation on notification and eradication of the
relating to swine vesicular disease ( 2 ) sets out measures
disease and the results thereof.
( 1 ) OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.
( 3 ) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
( 2 ) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69.
( 4 ) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.

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(11) Outbreaks
of
classical
swine
fever
occurred
in
Lithuania
adopted in accordance with the procedure established in
in 2011. The authorities of Lithuania informed the
Article 40(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC.
Commission and the other Member States in the
framework of the Standing Committee on the Food
Article 2
Chain and Animal Health of the measures applied in
accordance with Union legislation on notification and
Financial contribution from the Union to Lithuania
eradication of the disease and the results thereof.
1. A
financial
contribution
from
the
Union
shall
be
granted
to Lithuania towards the costs incurred by this Member State in
(12) The
authorities
of
Italy
and
Lithuania
have
therefore
taking measures pursuant to Article 3(2) and (6) of Decision
fulfilled their technical and administrative obligations
2009/470/EC, to combat classical swine fever in Lithuania in
with regard to the measures provided for in
2011.
Article 3(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 6 of
Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
2. The
amount
of
the
financial
contribution
mentioned
in
paragraph 1 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be
(13) At this stage, the exact amount of the financial
adopted in accordance with the procedure established in
contribution from the Union cannot be determined as
Article 40(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC.
the information on the cost of compensation and on
operational expenditure provided are estimates. Because
of the large amount involved a first tranche should be
Article 3
fixed for Lithuania.
Payment arrangements
A first tranche of EUR 700 000,00 shall be paid to Lithuania as
(14) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
part of the Union financial contribution provided for in
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 2(1).

Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Addressees
Article 1
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic and the
Financial contribution from the Union to Italy
Republic of Lithuania.
1. A
financial
contribution
from
the
Union
shall
be
granted
to Italy towards the costs incurred by this Member State in
taking measures pursuant to Article 3(2) and (6) of Decision
Done at Brussels, 7 February 2012.
2009/470/EC, to combat swine vesicular disease in Italy in
2011.
For the Commission
2. The
amount
of
the
financial
contribution
mentioned
in
John DALLI
paragraph 1 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be
Member of the Commission

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