2006/876/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 2006 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by Bulgaria and Romania for the year 2007 and amending Decision 2006/687/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 5702)
1. The programmes for the eradication of rabies presented by the Bulgaria and Romania are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
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 laboratory tests and for the purchase and distribution of vaccine plus baits for the programmes and shall not exceed:
(a)
EUR 830 000 for Bulgaria;
(b)
EUR 800 000 for Romania.
3. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,5 per dose for the programmes referred to in paragraph 2.
CHAPTER II — CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER
1. The programmes for the control and monitoring of classical swine fever presented by Bulgaria and Romania are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
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 virological and serological tests of domestic pigs and wild boar and for the vaccination of wild boar the purchase and distribution of vaccines plus baits as well as for the vaccination of pigs while the financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Romania for the purchase of the vaccine for the vaccination of pigs with the live attenuated vaccine and shall not exceed:
(a)
EUR 425 000 for Bulgaria;
(b)
EUR 5 250 000 for Romania.
3. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed:
(a)
for an ELISA test
EUR 2,5 per test;
(b)
for the purchase of one vaccine dose for the vaccination of wild boar
EUR 0,5 per dose;
(c)
for the purchase of one vaccine dose live attenuated vaccine for the vaccination of pigs
EUR 0,30 per dose.
CHAPTER III — CERTAIN ZOONOTIC SALMONELLA IN BREEDING POULTRY
1. The programmes for the control of salmonella in breeding poultry presented by Bulgaria and Romania are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
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 bacteriological tests, the compensation to owners for their losses due to the culling of birds and destruction of eggs and the purchase of vaccine doses and shall not exceed:
(a)
EUR 508 000 for Bulgaria;
(b)
EUR 215 000 for Romania.
3. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to Bulgaria and Romania for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed:
(a)
for a bacteriological test
EUR 5,0 per test;
(b)
for the purchase of one vaccine dose
EUR 0,05 per dose.
4. The eligible costs for the compensation for the losses due to the culling of animals shall be limited as provided for in paragraph 5.
5. The average compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number of animals culled in the Member State and for breeding poultry, up to a maximum of EUR 2,5 per bird.
CHAPTER IV — SURVEY PROGRAMMES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA IN POULTRY AND WILD BIRDS
1. The programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds presented by Bulgaria and Romania are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
2. The financial contribution by the Community to the cost for analysing samples shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State and shall not exceed:
(a)
EUR 23 000 for Bulgaria;
(b)
EUR 105 000 for Romania.
3. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to Bulgaria and Romania for the tests covered by the programmes shall not exceed the following:
(a)
ELISA test
:
EUR 1 per test;
(b)
agar gel immune diffusion test
:
EUR 1,2 per test;
(c)
HI test for H5/H7
:
EUR 12 per test;
(d)
virus isolation test
:
EUR 30 per test;
(e)
PCR test
:
EUR 15 per test.
CHAPTER V — MONITORING OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES
1. The programme for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) presented by Romania is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
2. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs to be incurred by Romania referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of that programme and shall not exceed EUR 2 370 000.
3. The financial contribution by the Community of the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for the tests performed and the maximum amount shall not exceed:
(a)
EUR 6 per test, for tests carried out in bovine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b)
EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(c)
EUR 50 per test, for tests carried out in cervids animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(d)
EUR 145 per test, for primary molecular discriminatory tests carried out as referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.
CHAPTER VI — ERADICATION OF SCRAPIE
1. The programme for the eradication of scrapie presented by Romania is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.
2. The financial contribution by the Community of the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at the rate of 50 % of the cost paid by Romania for compensation to owners for the value of their animals culled and destroyed in accordance with their eradication programme, up to a maximum of EUR 100 per animal and at a rate of 50 % of the costs for genotyping, up to a maximum of EUR 10 per genotyping test and shall not exceed EUR 980 000.
CHAPTER VII — GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
The expenditure presented by Bulgaria and Romania for a financial contribution by the Community shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.
The conversion rate for expenditure shall be the rate most recently set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by Bulgaria or Romania.
1. The financial contribution by the Community for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 6 shall be granted provided that Bulgaria and Romania implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts, and subject to the conditions provided for in points (a) to (f):
(a)
bringing into force by 1 January 2007 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions by the Member State concerned for implementing the programme;
(b)
forwarding by 1 June 2007 at the latest, the preliminary technical and financial evaluation of the programme, in accordance with Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/EEC;
(c)
for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 3, forwarding an intermediate report, covering the first six months of the programme, at the latest four weeks after the end of the implementation period covered by the report;
(d)
for the programmes referred to in Article 4, Bulgaria and Romania shall report to the Commission positive and negative results of investigations detected during their surveillance of poultry and wild birds every three months by the end of the following month;
(e)
for the programmes referred to in Articles 5 and 6, forwarding a report to the Commission every month on the progress of the TSE monitoring programme and the costs paid by Romania; that report must be forwarded within a period of four weeks following the end of the month covered by the report;
(f)
forwarding a final report by 1 June 2008 at the latest, on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by Bulgaria and Romania and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007;
(g)
details of the costs paid by Bulgaria and Romania as referred to in points (d) and (e) must be provided in a form in accordance with the table set out in the Annexes I and II;
(h)
implementing the programme efficiently;
(i)
no other Community contribution has been or will be asked for these measures.
2. Where the concerned Member State does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission shall reduce the financial contribution by the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss for the Community.
The Annexes to Decision 2006/687/EC are replaced by the text in Annex III to this Decision
This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
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Final financial report and payment applications as referred to in point (f) of Article 9(1)
One table per survey in poultry/wild birds (a)
Member State: Date: Reporting period
from: to:
Measures eligible for co-financing (b)
Methods of laboratory analysis
Number tests performed per method
Costs
Serological pre-screening (c)
Haemagglutination-inhibition-test (HI) for H5/H7
Virus isolation test
PCR test
Other measures to be covered
Specify activities
Sampling
Others
Total
Herewith I certify that the data given above are correct and that no other Community contribution was requested for these measures.
(Place, Date)
(Signature)
( a ) Strike through as appropriate.
( b ) Data to be given in national currency, VAT excluded.
( c ) Please indicate test used.
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
Model of computerised form giving details of costs paid by Romanians referred to in point (f) of Article 9(1)
TSE Monitoring
Member State:
Month:
Year:
Tests on bovine animals
Number of tests
Unit cost
Total cost
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part I, points 2.1, 3 and 4.1 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part I, points 2.2, 4.2 and 4.3 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Total
Tests on ovine animals
Number of tests
Unit cost
Total cost
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 2(a) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 3 Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Total
Tests on caprine animals
Number of tests
Unit cost
Total cost
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 2 (b) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 3 Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Tests on animals referred to in Annex III, Chapter A, Part II, point 5 to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Total
Primary molecular testing with a discriminatory immuno-blotting
Number of tests
Unit cost
Total cost
Tests on animals referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(c)(i)
Tests on Cervidae
Number of tests
Unit cost
Total cost
Tests on animals referred to in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III
Annexes I, II, III and V to Decision 2006/687/EC are replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
List of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases as referred to in Article 1(1)
Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution
Disease
Member State
Rate
Maximum amount
(EUR)
Aujeszkys disease
Belgium
50 %
250 000
Spain
50 %
350 000
Bluetongue
Spain
50 %
4 900 000
France
50 %
160 000
Italy
50 %
1 300 000
Portugal
50 %
600 000
Bovine brucellosis
Spain
50 %
3 500 000
Ireland
50 %
1 100 000
Italy
50 %
2 000 000
Cyprus
50 %
95 000
Poland
50 %
300 000
Portugal
50 %
1 600 000
United Kingdom ( 1 )
50 %
1 100 000
Bovine tuberculosis
Spain
50 %
3 000 000
Italy
50 %
2 500 000
Poland
50 %
1 100 000
Portugal
50 %
450 000
Classical swine fever
Germany
50 %
800 000
France
50 %
500 000
Luxembourg
50 %
35 000
Slovenia
50 %
25 000
Slovakia
50 %
400 000
Enzootic bovine leucosis
Estonia
50 %
20 000
Italy
50 %
400 000
Latvia
50 %
35 000
Lithuania
50 %
135 000
Poland
50 %
2 300 000
Portugal
50 %
225 000
Ovine and caprine brucellosis (B melitensis)
Greece
50 %
650 000
Spain
50 %
5 000 000
France
50 %
200 000
Italy
50 %
4 000 000
Cyprus
50 %
120 000
Portugal
50 %
1 600 000
Poseidom ( 2 )
France ( 3 )
50 %
50 000
Rabies
Czech Republic
50 %
490 000
Germany
50 %
850 000
Estonia
50 %
925 000
Latvia
50 %
1 200 000
Lithuania
50 % own territory; 100 % border areas
600 000
Hungary
50 %
1 850 000
Austria
50 %
185 000
Poland
50 %
4 850 000
Slovenia
50 %
375 000
Slovakia
50 %
500 000
Finland
50 %
112 000
Bulgaria
50 %
830 000
Romania
50 %
800 000
African swine fever/Classical swine fever
Italy
50 %
140 000
Bulgaria
50 %
425 000
Romania
50 %
5 250 000
Swine vesicular disease
Italy
50 %
120 000
Avian influenza
Belgium
50 %
66 000
Czech Republic
50 %
74 000
Denmark
50 %
160 000
Germany
50 %
243 000
Estonia
50 %
40 000
Greece
50 %
42 000
Spain
50 %
82 000
France
50 %
280 000
Ireland
50 %
59 000
Italy
50 %
510 000
Cyprus
50 %
15 000
Latvia
50 %
15 000
Lithuania
50 %
12 000
Luxembourg
50 %
10 000
Hungary
50 %
110 000
Malta
50 %
5 000
Netherlands
50 %
126 000
Austria
50 %
42 000
Poland
50 %
87 000
Portugal
50 %
121 000
Slovenia
50 %
32 000
Slovakia
50 %
21 000
Finland
50 %
27 000
Sweden
50 %
130 000
United Kingdom
50 %
275 000
Bulgaria
50 %
23 000
Romania
50 %
105 000
Total
63 014 000
‘ANNEX II
List of programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses as referred to in Article 2(1)
Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution
Zoonosis
Member State
Rate
Maximum amount
(EUR)
Salmonella
Belgium
50 %
660 000
Czech Republic
50 %
330 000
Denmark
50 %
250 000
Germany
50 %
175 000
Estonia
50 %
27 000
Greece
50 %
60 000
Spain
50 %
2 000 000
France
50 %
875 000
Ireland
50 %
175 000
Italy
50 %
320 000
Cyprus
50 %
40 000
Latvia
50 %
60 000
Hungary
50 %
60 000
Netherlands
50 %
1 350 000
Austria
50 %
80 000
Poland
50 %
2 000 000
Portugal
50 %
450 000
Slovakia
50 %
205 000
Bulgaria
50 %
508 000
Romania
50 %
215 000
Total
9 840 000
‘ANNEX III
List of programmes for the monitoring of TSEs as referred to in Article 3(1)
Rate and maximum amount of the Community financial contribution
Disease
Member State
Rate rapid tests & discriminatory tests performed
Maximum amount
(EUR)
TSEs
Belgium
100 %
2 084 000
Czech Republic
100 %
1 059 000
Denmark
100 %
1 680 000
Germany
100 %
11 307 000
Estonia
100 %
233 000
Greece
100 %
1 827 000
Spain
100 %
10 237 000
France
100 %
24 815 000
Ireland
100 %
6 755 000
Italy
100 %
3 375 000
Cyprus
100 %
348 000
Latvia
100 %
312 000
Lithuania
100 %
645 000
Luxembourg
100 %
146 000
Hungary
100 %
784 000
Malta
100 %
90 000
Netherlands
100 %
5 112 000
Austria
100 %
1 759 000
Poland
100 %
3 744 000
Portugal
100 %
2 115 000
Slovenia
100 %
308 000
Slovakia
100 %
1 088 000
Finland
100 %
839 000
Sweden
100 %
2 020 000
United Kingdom
100 %
6 781 000
Romania
100 %
2 370 000
Total
91 833 000
‘ANNEX V
List of programmes for the eradication of scrapie as referred to in Article 5(1)
Rate and amount of the Community financial contribution
Disease
Member State
Rate
Maximum amount
(EUR)
Scrapie
Belgium
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
99 000
Czech Republic
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
107 000
Germany
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
927 000
Estonia
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
13 000
Greece
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
1 306 000
Spain
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
5 374 000
France
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
8 862 000
Ireland
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
629 000
Italy
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
3 076 000
Cyprus
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
2 200 000
Luxembourg
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
28 000
Hungary
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
332 000
Netherlands
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
543 000
Austria
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
14 000
Portugal
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
716 000
Slovenia
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
83 000
Slovakia
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
279 000
Finland
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
11 000
Sweden
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
6 000
United Kingdom
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
9 178 000
Romania
50 % culling; 50 % genotyping
980 000
Total
34 763 000
’
( 1 ) United Kingdom only as regards Northern Ireland.
( 2 ) Heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis transmitted by vector insects in the French overseas departments.
( 3 ) France only as regards Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.
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