2012/72/EU: 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)

• Articles: 4

Article 1 Financial contribution from the Union to Italy

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 2009/470/EC, to combat swine vesicular disease in Italy in 2011.

2.   The amount of the financial contribution mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure established in Article 40(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC.

Article 2 Financial contribution from the Union to Lithuania

1.   A financial contribution from the Union shall be granted to Lithuania towards the costs incurred by this Member State in taking measures pursuant to Article 3(2) and (6) of Decision 2009/470/EC, to combat classical swine fever in Lithuania in 2011.

2.   The amount of the financial contribution mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be fixed in a subsequent decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure established in Article 40(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC.

Article 3 Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 700 000,00 shall be paid to Lithuania as part of the Union financial contribution provided for in Article 2(1).

Article 4 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic and the Republic of Lithuania.