2007/507/EC: Commission Decision of 16 July 2007 amending Decision 2006/140/EC as regards a financial contribution by the Community for the year 2007 relating to the survey on TSE resistant PrP genes in goats in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2007) 3369)

• CELEX: Decision 2006/140/EC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

Decision 2006/140/EC is amended as follows:

1.

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

1.   The survey programme for TSE resistant PrP genes in goats presented by Cyprus is hereby approved for a period of 24 months starting from 1 January 2006.

2.   The financial assistance from the Community for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 covers the costs (VAT excluded) incurred by Cyprus for laboratory testing up to 100 % in accordance with Chapter 1 of the Annex for the year 2006 and Chapter 3 for the year 2007. The total assistance shall be a maximum amount of EUR 47 500 for the year 2006 and EUR 103 000 for the year 2007.’

2.

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:

‘(b)

forwarding an intermediate yearly financial and technical evaluation covering the first eight months of each year of the survey, at the latest two months after the end of that period; the report shall conform to the model as set out in Chapter 2 of the Annex for the year 2006 and Chapter 4 thereof for the year 2007, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred.

(c)

forwarding a final yearly report for each year of the survey by 31 March 2007 at the latest for the year 2006 and 31 March 2008 at the latest for the year 2007, on the overall execution and results of the survey for the whole period during which Community financial assistance was granted; the report shall contain a technical and financial evaluation covering the years 2006 and 2007, in accordance with the model as set out in Chapter 2 of the Annex for the year 2006 and Chapter 4 thereof for the year 2007, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred.’

(b)

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   When the time limit provided for in paragraph 1c) are not respected, the financial contribution shall be reduced by 25 % on 1 May, 50 % on 1 June, 75 % on 1 July and 100 % on 1 September of the calendar year following the survey year concerned.’

3.

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

The expenditure presented by Cyprus 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 Cyprus.’

4.

The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The following Chapters 3 and 4 are added to Annex to Decision 2006/140/EC:

‘CHAPTER 3

Financial assistance of the Community

Costs

Number of units

Unitary cost in

Euro

Total cost in

Euro

Community assistance

PrP genotyping

SNP analysis/DNA sequencing

11 000 analyses

EUR 8

EUR 88 000

Costs of maximum 88 000 analyses at maximum EUR 8 per analysis

Rapid testing: test kits and consumables

1 500 tests

EUR 10

EUR 15 000

Costs of maximum 1 500 tests at maximum EUR 10 per test

Total:

Maximum EUR 103 000

CHAPTER 4

Technical and financial reporting

Section A:   Technical report

Reporting period from … to …

Determination of PrP genotype by SNP analysis/DNA sequencing

Number of samples with amino acids at codon 146:

Aspartic acid

Serine

…

Other

Breed survey: Damascus

Breed survey: Saanen

Breed survey: Macheras Local

Breed survey: Local

Breed survey: French Alpine

Scrapie-free herds (nuclei units)

Histologically TSE + suspects, rapid test +

Section B:   Statement on costs incurred for control  ( 1 )

Reporting period from … to …

Reference number of Commission Decision providing financial assistance: …

Costs incurred related to

Number of units

Costs incurred during the reporting period

(national currency)

PrP genotyping by SNP analysis/DNA sequencing. Number of tests:

Rapid testing. Number of tests

( 1 )   When presenting the final report referred to in Article 2(c), for each item a listing of all expenditures shall be provided together with a copy of supporting documents.’