Council Decision of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (90/424/EEC) (repealed)

[F1 Article 3a U.K.

1. This Article and Article 3(3) and (4) shall apply in the event of the occurrence of avian influenza in the territory of a Member State.

2. The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of avian influenza if the minimum control measures provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza (1) have been fully and efficiently implemented in compliance with relevant Community legislation and, in the case of killing of animals of susceptible species which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or contaminated, livestock owners have been compensated swiftly and adequately.

3. The financial contribution by the Community, divided if necessary into several tranches, shall be:

• [F2 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in compensating livestock owners for the killing of poultry or other captive birds and the value of the eggs destroyed;]

• 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State for, the destruction of animals, the destruction of animal products, the cleaning and disinfection of holdings and equipment, the destruction of the contaminated feedingstuffs and for the destruction of contaminated equipment, where such equipment cannot be disinfected;

• where emergency vaccination is decided upon in accordance with Article 54 of Directive 2005/94/EC, 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out that vaccination.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Decision of 23 January 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/53/EC).

F2 Substituted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

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[F1 OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Decision of 23 January 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/53/EC).