2001/871/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 2001 on Community financial assistance for the eradication of classical swine fever in the United Kingdom in 2000 (notified under document number C(2001) 3937)
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The United Kingdom may receive Community financial assistance for the adequate compensation of owners for the compulsory slaughter of their animals under eradication measures related to outbreaks of classical swine fever which occurred in 2000, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
1. The Community financial contribution shall be paid on the basis of: (a) the supporting documents submitted by the United Kingdom on the swift and adequate compensation of owners; (b) the results of the Commission checks referred to in Article 3. 2. In view of the application already submitted by the United Kingdom, an advance of EUR 2850000 will be paid, on adoption of this Decision, subject to the results of the checks referred to in Article 3. 3. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall include an epidemiological report covering each holding on which animals have been slaughtered and destroyed, and a financial report. The financial report shall take account of the categories of the animals "destroyed" or "slaughtered and destroyed" on each farm due to classical swine fever. These reports shall be provided in electronic form in accordance with Annex I. 4. The supporting documents relating to the measures taken in the period referred to in Article 1 shall be forwarded no later than 60 days after the date on which the Member State is notified of this Decision. 5. For the purposes of this Decision, "adequate compensation" means compensation for the value of the animals immediately before they became infected.
The Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the cooperation of the competent national authorities, on the application of the above measures and the related expenditure incurred.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2001. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. (2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16-17. (3) OJ L 214, 25.8.2000, p. 42. (4) OJ L 231, 13.9.2000, p. 12. (5) OJ L 272, 25.10.2000, p. 46. (6) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
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