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  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 22 July 2009 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2009 and amending Decision 2008/897/EC as regards the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document number C(2009) 5475) (2009/560/EC)",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 22 July 2009\napproving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2009 and amending Decision 2008/897/EC as regards the Community’s financial contribution to certain Member States for programmes approved by that Decision\n(notified under document number C(2009) 5475)\n(2009/560/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, and in particular Article 24(5) and (6) and Article 25(1) and (2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDecision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses.\n(2)\nCommission Decision 2008/897/EC of 28 November 2008 approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2009 and following years approves certain national programmes and sets out the rate and maximum amount of the Community’s financial contribution for each programme submitted by the Member States.\n(3)\nBelgium, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, France, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal and Finland have submitted amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of bluetongue.\n(4)\nThe Commission has assessed those amended programmes from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. Those programmes were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Commission Decision 2008/341/EC of 25 April 2008 laying down Community criteria for national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses. Those amended programmes should therefore be approved.\n(5)\nDenmark, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom have submitted amended programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE).\n(6)\nThe Commission has assessed those amended programmes from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. Those programmes were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Decision 2008/341/EC. Those amended programmes should therefore be approved.\n(7)\nA multi-annual programme for the eradication of rabies was approved for Slovenia by Commission Decision 2007/782/EC of 30 November 2007 approving annual and multi-annual national programmes and the financial contribution from the Community for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses, presented by the Member States for 2008 and following years. The second year of that programme was approved by Decision 2008/897/EC.\n(8)\nSlovenia has submitted an amended version of the programme for the second year of its multi-annual programme for the eradication of rabies. The Commission has assessed that amended programme from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. That programme was found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Decision 2008/341/EC. That amended programme should therefore be approved.\n(9)\nThe national programmes for the eradication and monitoring of bluetongue approved by Decision 2008/897/EC included the vaccination campaigns against that disease in 2009. However, the costs of vaccine administration were not included in the costs eligible for a financial contribution by the Community.\n(10)\nIn view of the epidemiological situation in the Member States concerned, it is appropriate to include the costs of the vaccine administration in the costs eligible for a financial contribution by the Community. Consequently, it is appropriate to allocate additional funds for the financing of the programmes for the eradication and monitoring of bluetongue in those Member States, approved by Decision 2008/897/EC.\n(11)\nRegulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as recently amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2009, provides for more stringent requirements to be complied with in the case of milk producing flocks infected with classical scrapie.\n(12)\nOn 18 March 2009 Cyprus has submitted a new, multi-annual, programme for the monitoring and eradication of scrapie, adapted to that recent amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. That programme is to replace the national programme for the eradication of scrapie in that Member State for 2009, approved by Decision 2008/897/EC.\n(13)\nIn view of this exceptional situation, Cyprus requested in the programme to obtain a financial participation above 50 % of the costs incurred in slaughtering animals infected with scrapie. The Commission has assessed that programme from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. That programme was found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Decision 2008/341/EC. That programme should therefore be approved.\n(14)\nDue to the fact that a very high proportion of the ovine and caprine flocks in Cyprus are infected with scrapie, Cyprus is obliged to cull an exceptionally high number of animals in a short period of time, in order to comply with the requirements of the relevant Community legislation.\n(15)\nIn view of this exceptional situation, it is appropriate to provide for a higher level of Community contribution to the programme for the monitoring and eradication of scrapie in that Member State. In addition, the cost of personnel specifically hired for carrying out tasks within the programme and the cost of destroying the carcasses should be included in the costs eligible for a Community financial contribution under that programme.\n(16)\nThe approval of the amended programmes by this Decision has an impact on the amounts needed for carrying out the programmes, as approved under Decision 2008/897/EC. The maximum amount of Community financial contribution for certain programmes should be adjusted accordingly.\n(17)\nDecision 2008/897/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(18)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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