Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2013 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2013, amending Decision 2008/897/EC approving annual and multiannual programmes for 2009 and following years and amending Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU as regards the Union financial contribution for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2013) 8891)

Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2013 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2013, amending Decision 2008/897/EC approving annual and multiannual programmes for 2009 and following years and amending Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU as regards the Union financial contribution for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2013) 8891) (2013/766/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30. , and in particular Article 27(5) and (6) thereof, Whereas: (1) Decision 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. (2) Commission Decision 2008/341/EC 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 (OJ L 115, 29.4.2008, p. 44). provides that in order to be approved under the Union financial measure provided for in Article 27(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC, programmes submitted by the Member States to the Commission for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in Annex I to that Decision are required to meet at least the criteria set out in the Annex to Decision 2008/341/EC. (3) Commission Decision 2008/897/EC Commission Decision 2008/897/EC of 28 November 2008 approving annual and multi-annual 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 (OJ L 322, 2.12.2008, p. 39). approved the German programme for the eradication of koi herpes virus disease for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013. (4) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU Commission Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU of 30 November 2012 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 2013 (OJ L 336, 8.12.2012, p. 83). approves certain national programmes for the year 2013 and sets out the rate and maximum amount of the Union financial contribution for each programme submitted by the Member States. (5) Spain and Greece have submitted an amended programme for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in poultry populations. Germany has submitted an amended programme for the eradication of koi herpes virus disease. Greece has submitted an amended programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis. Hungary and Romania has submitted an amended programme for the eradication of rabies.

(6) The Commission has assessed those amended programmes from both a veterinary and a financial point of view. They comply with relevant Union veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in the Annex to Decision 2008/341/EC. They should therefore be approved. (7) Furthermore, the Commission has assessed the intermediate technical and financial reports submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 27(7) of Decision 2009/470/EC on the expenditure they incurred for the financing of those programmes. The results of that assessment show that certain Member States will not utilise their full allocation for the year 2013, while others will spend in excess of the allocated amount. (8) The Union financial contribution for certain national programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. In order to optimise the use of the earmarked credit, it is appropriate to reallocate funding from national programmes which will not use their full allocation to those that are expected to exceed it due to unforeseen animal health situations in those Member States. The reallocation should be based on the most recent information on the expenditure actually incurred by the Member States concerned. (9) That reallocation exercise requires many amendments to be made to certain Union financial contributions provided for by Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU. For reasons of transparency, it is appropriate to specify the whole range of Union financial contributions towards the approved 2013 programmes concerned by those amendments. (10) Furthermore, recent experience has shown that the execution to the letter of Article 13(3) of Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU could lead to inequitable results. Therefore, that provision should be deleted. (11) Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU should therefore be amended accordingly. (12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the amended programmes for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella submitted by Spain and Greece The amended programme for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in poultry populations submitted by Spain on 26 December 2012 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013. The amended programme for the control of certain zoonotic salmonella in poultry populations submitted by Greece on 24 October 2013 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

Article 2

Approval of the amended programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis submitted by Greece The amended programme for the eradication of ovine and caprine brucellosis submitted by Greece on 29 July 2013 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

Article 3

Approval of the amended programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Hungary and Romania The amended programmes for the eradication of rabies submitted by Hungary on 1 October 2013 and by Romania on 30 October 2013 are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.

Article 16 of Decision 2008/897/EC is replaced by the following:

Article 16

Diseases in aquaculture animals The multiannual programme for the eradication of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) submitted by Denmark is hereby approved for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013. The multiannual programme for the eradication of koi herpes virus disease (KHV) submitted by Germany is hereby approved for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014.

Article 5

Amendments to Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 3440000 for Spain; (ii) EUR 100000 for Croatia; (iii) EUR 2000000 for Italy; (iv) EUR 940000 for Portugal; (v) EUR 800000 for the United Kingdom.; (2) in Article 2(2)(a), point (i) is replaced by the following: (i) EUR 0,5 per domestic animal sampled for Gamma interferon test and suspected positive in the slaughterhouse; (3) in Article 2(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 12000000 for Ireland; (ii) EUR 13390000 for Spain; (iii) EUR 400000 for Croatia; (iv) EUR 4000000 for Italy; (v) EUR 2230000 for Portugal; (vi) EUR 31900000 for the United Kingdom.; (4) in Article 3(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 8200000 for Spain; (ii) EUR 3380000 for Italy; (iii) EUR 170000 for Cyprus; (iv) EUR 1760000 for Portugal.; (5) in Article 3(3) point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) shall not exceed EUR 1740000; (6) in Article 4(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 9000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 11000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 5000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 86000 for Germany; (v) EUR 10000 for Ireland; (vi) EUR 78000 for Greece; (vii) EUR 1200000 for Spain; (viii) EUR 650000 for Italy; (ix) EUR 10000 for Latvia; (x) EUR 10000 for Lithuania; (xi) EUR 2000 for Luxembourg; (xii) EUR 3000 for Hungary; (xiii) EUR 10000 for Malta; (xiv) EUR 10000 for the Netherlands; (xv) EUR 10000 for Austria; (xvi) EUR 50000 for Poland; (xvii) EUR 145000 for Portugal; (xviii) EUR 130000 for Romania; (xix) EUR 18000 for Slovenia; (xx) EUR 40000 for Slovakia; (xxi) EUR 10000 for Finland;; (7) in Article 5(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 910000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 30000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 810000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 90000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 790000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 10000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 160000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 970000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 1760000 for Spain; (x) EUR 1210000 for France; (xi) EUR 200000 for Croatia; (xii) EUR 3520000 for Italy; (xiii) EUR 60000 for Cyprus; (xiv) EUR 200000 for Latvia; (xv) EUR 10000 for Luxembourg; (xvi) EUR 950000 for Hungary; (xvii) EUR 40000 for Malta; (xviii) EUR 2940000 for the Netherlands; (xix) EUR 640000 for Austria; (xx) EUR 2900000 for Poland;

(xxi) EUR 25000 for Portugal; (xxii) EUR 460000 for Romania; (xxiii) EUR 10000 for Slovenia; (xxiv) EUR 450000 for Slovakia; (xxv) EUR 60000 for the United Kingdom.; (8) in Article 6(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 200000 for Bulgaria; (ii) EUR 950000 for Germany; (iii) EUR 100000 for Croatia; (iv) EUR 224000 for Hungary; (v) EUR 1100000 for Romania; (vi) EUR 25000 for Slovenia; (vii) EUR 400000 for Slovakia.; (9) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) shall not exceed EUR 1060000.; (10) in Article 8(2), point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) shall not exceed EUR 1400000.; (11) in Article 9(2)(a), point (i) is replaced by the following: (i) EUR 0,5 per domestic bird sampled; (12) in Article 9(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 24000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 9000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 14000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 53000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 135000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 62000 for Ireland; (vii) EUR 8000 for Greece; (viii) EUR 67000 for Spain; (ix) EUR 108000 for France; (x) EUR 40000 for Croatia; (xi) EUR 1300000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 4000 for Cyprus; (xiii) EUR 13000 for Latvia; (xiv) EUR 5000 for Lithuania; (xv) EUR 6000 for Luxembourg; (xvi) EUR 61000 for Hungary; (xvii) EUR 8000 for Malta; (xviii) EUR 154000 for the Netherlands; (xix) EUR 30000 for Austria; (xx) EUR 70000 for Poland; (xxi) EUR 14000 for Portugal; (xxii) EUR 350000 for Romania; (xxiii) EUR 29000 for Slovenia; (xxiv) EUR 16000 for Slovakia; (xxv) EUR 25000 for Finland; (xxvi) EUR 30000 for Sweden; (xxvii) EUR 100000 for the United Kingdom.; (13) in Article 10(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 290000 for Belgium; (ii) EUR 360000 for Bulgaria; (iii) EUR 380000 for the Czech Republic; (iv) EUR 300000 for Denmark; (v) EUR 4700000 for Germany; (vi) EUR 60000 for Estonia; (vii) EUR 1300000 for Ireland; (viii) EUR 1700000 for Greece; (ix) EUR 3000000 for Spain; (x) EUR 10900000 for France; (xi) EUR 3600000 for Italy; (xii) EUR 230000 for Croatia; (xiii) EUR 950000 for Cyprus; (xiv) EUR 80000 for Latvia; (xv) EUR 435000 for Lithuania; (xvi) EUR 50000 for Luxembourg; (xvii) EUR 790000 for Hungary; (xviii) EUR 25000 for Malta; (xix) EUR 1000000 for the Netherlands; (xx) EUR 500000 for Austria; (xxi) EUR 2600000 for Poland; (xxii) EUR 1000000 for Portugal; (xxiii) EUR 1400000 for Romania; (xxiv) EUR 160000 for Slovenia; (xxv) EUR 220000 for Slovakia; (xxvi) EUR 160000 for Finland; (xxvii) EUR 210000 for Sweden; (xxviii) EUR 2520000 for the United Kingdom.; (14) in Article 11(2), point (d) is replaced by the following: (d) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1650000 for Bulgaria; (ii) EUR 1500000 for Greece; (iii) EUR 620000 for Estonia; (iv) EUR 190000 for Italy; (v) EUR 2200000 for Lithuania; (vi) EUR 1080000 for Hungary; (vii) EUR 7240000 for Poland; (viii) EUR 2300000 for Romania; (ix) EUR 810000 for Slovenia;

(x) EUR 380000 for Slovakia.; (15) in Article 12(3), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) shall not exceed the following: (i) EUR 1500000 for Latvia; (ii) EUR 400000 for Finland.; (16) in Article 13, paragraph 3 is deleted.

Article 6

Addressees This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2013. For the Commission Tonio Borg Member of the Commission