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  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 29 November 2013 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2014 and the following years (notified under document C(2013) 8417) (2013/722/EU)",
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  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision\nof 29 November 2013\napproving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2014 and the following years\n(notified under document C(2013) 8417)\n(2013/722/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field, and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDecision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the Union financial contribution for programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses.\n(2)\nIn addition, Article 27(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC provides that a Union financial measure is to be introduced to reimburse the expenditure incurred by the Member States for the financing of national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in Annex I to that Decision.\n(3)\nCommission 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 provides that in order to be approved under the Union financial measures, programmes submitted by the Member States must meet at least the criteria set out in the Annex to that Decision.\n(4)\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 provides for annual monitoring programmes by Member States for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in bovine, ovine and caprine animals.\n(5)\nCouncil Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza also provides for surveillance programmes by Member States to be carried out in respect of poultry and wild birds in order to contribute, inter-alia, on the basis of regularly updated risk-assessments, to the knowledge on the threats posed by the wild birds in relation to any influenza virus of avian origin in birds. Those annual programmes, and their financing, for monitoring should also be approved.\n(6)\nCertain Member States have submitted to the Commission annual and multiannual programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring (of animal diseases, programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses, and annual monitoring programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain TSE for which they wish to receive a financial contribution from the Union.\n(7)\nIn the light of the importance of those programmes for the achievement of Union objectives in the field of the public and animal health, it is appropriate to fix financial contribution of the Union to the costs incurred by the Member States concerned for the measures referred to in this Decision up to a maximum amount for each programme.\n(8)\nAlthough the TSE epidemiological situation in the Union has significantly improved during the last few years, TSE monitoring targeted to specific animal subpopulations remains of great significance for providing a reliable insight into the prevalence and evolution of TSE in Member States and at the same time verifying the effectiveness of the preventive measures in place. It is therefore appropriate to fix a financial contribution of the Union at 100 % of the costs of Member States for performing certain laboratory tests for the monitoring of TSE under the approved programmes.\n(9)\nRabies eradication programmes in some Member States are now approaching the stage of achieving their objective of eradicating this important public health threat while in other Member States they play a key role in preventing the reintroduction of the disease to the rest of the Union. It is appropriate to maintain a higher level of financial contribution by the Union, at 75 %, in order to reinforce the efforts of the Member States to eradicate that disease as soon as possible.\n(10)\nCertain Member States which have been successfully implementing rabies eradication programmes that have been co-financed for several years, share land borders with third countries where that disease is present. In order to finally eradicate rabies, certain vaccination activities need to be carried out in the territory of those third countries adjacent to the Union. It is appropriate to provide full support to activities in bordering areas of those third countries through a 100 % of financial contribution by the Union for the cost purchase and distribution of oral vaccines.\n(11)\nIn order to ensure that all rabies infected Member States shall continue with no interruption the oral vaccination activities foreseen in their programmes, it is necessary to allow for the possibility of paying of advances of up to 60 % of the maximum amount set for each programme, upon the request for the concerned Member State and subject to the availability of appropriations.\n(12)\nClassical swine fever has since 2012 been detected in wild boar population in an area of Latvia bordering the Russian Federation and Belarus. Commission Implementing Decision 2013/427/EU provided emergency union financial contribution for the oral vaccination wild boar against classical swine fever in areas of Belarus neighbouring the infected areas in Latvia for the year 2013, to control the spread of the infection and prevent the reinfection of the Latvian territory. It is appropriate to maintain the support to these activities in Belarus through a 100 % of financial contribution by the Union for the certain of the relevant costs.\n(13)\nDue to the specific epidemiological situation and the financial, technical and administrative problems encountered to properly implement, the programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis in Greece, it is appropriate to provide a reinforced level of financing for certain measures and support the remuneration of private practitioners and of seasonal staff to ensure the proper implementation of this programme.\n(14)\nThe presence of African swine fever on Sardinia poses a threat for spread of the disease to other areas in the Union through illegal movements of products or animals. To minimise this risk, it is appropriate to approve a measure for the financial support to Italy for implementing reinforced controls at the ports and airports in Sardinia.\n(15)\nThe Commission has assessed the annual and multiannual programmes submitted by the Member States from both the veterinary and financial point of view. Those programmes comply with the relevant Union veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Decision 2008/341/EC.\n(16)\nThe measures eligible for Union financial support are defined within the current Commission Implementing Decision. However, in cases where it was deemed appropriate, the Commission has informed the Member States in writing on limitations to the eligibility of certain measures in terms of maximum numbers of activities carried out or in terms of geographical areas covered by the programmes.\n(17)\nIn the light of the importance of the annual and multiannual programmes for the achievement of Union objectives in the field of animal and public health, as well as the obligatory application in all Member States in the case of the TSE and avian influenza programmes, it is appropriate to fix the appropriate rate of the Union financial contribution to reimburse the costs to be incurred by the Member States concerned for the measures referred to in this Decision up to a maximum amount for each programme.\n(18)\nIn accordance with Article 84 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and with Article 94 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing Decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.\n(19)\nFor the purposes of simplification and reduction of administrative burden regarding the financial management of the programmes by the Member States and by the Commission it is appropriate to apply a system of unit costs for determining the Union contribution to the eligible activities for sampling and testing under the approved programmes.\n(20)\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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      "label": "f1",
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