Community financial participation in the eradication of bovine brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis shall — without prejudice to the provisions of Article 25 (1) — be fixed by:

• Directive 77/391/EEC,

• Directive 82/400/EEC,

• Decision 87/58/EEC.

The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of bovine contagious pleuropneumonia shall be fixed by Decision 89/145/EEC.

The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of classical swine fever shall be fixed by Decision 80/1096/EEC.

The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of African swine fever shall be fixed by:

• Decision 86/649/EEC,

• Decision 86/650/EEC,

• Council Decision 90/217/EEC of 25 April 1990 on Community financial aid for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia20.

The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of ovine brucellosis shall be fixed by Council Decision 90/242/EEC of 21 May 1990 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats21.

The Community financial contribution towards the eradication of infectious hematopoeitic necrosis shall be fixed, before 31 December 1990, under a Council Decision introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of infectious salmonid hematopoeitic necrosis in the Community.

A Community financial measure shall 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 the Annex (programmes).

The list in the Annex may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 41, in particular with regard to emerging animal diseases which pose a risk for animal health and, indirectly, to public health, or in the light of new epidemiological or scientific evidence.

The Commission may invite a Member State to submit a multi-annual programme or to extend the duration of a submitted annual programme as appropriate where multi-annual programming is deemed necessary in order to ensure a more efficient and effective eradication, control and monitoring of a particular disease, in particular with regard to potential threats to animal health and, indirectly, to public health.

The Commission may coordinate the regional programmes involving more than one Member State in cooperation with the Member States concerned.

The Commission shall assess the programmes submitted by the Member States from both the veterinary and the financial angle.

The Member States shall communicate to the Commission relevant additional information the latter requires for its assessment of the programme.

The period for gathering all the information regarding the programmes shall end on 15 September each year.

Amendments of the programmes shall be approved in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42.

Payment applications relating to the expenditure incurred by a Member State in respect of a given programme for the previous year shall be submitted to the Commission by 30 April at the latest.

In case of late payment applications, the Community financial contribution shall be reduced by 25 % on 1 June, 50 % on 1 August, 75 % on 1 September and 100 % on 1 October of that year.

By 30 October each year at the latest, the Commission shall decide on the Community payment taking account of the technical and financial reports submitted by the Member State in accordance with paragraph 7.

Commission experts may carry out on-the-spot checks in cooperation with the competent authority, in so far as it is necessary to ensure uniform application of this Decision in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules22.

In carrying out such checks, Commission experts may be assisted by a group of experts set up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 41.

Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 41.

For the programmes to be implemented by Bulgaria and Romania during 2007 the dates of 1 June mentioned in paragraph 3, 15 July and 1 September mentioned in paragraph 4 and 15 October mentioned in paragraph 5, are not applicable.

Notwithstanding Articles 22, 23, and 24, the level of Community financial participation for programmes relating to the diseases referred to in the said Articles shall be fixed by the Commission, according to the procedure provided for in Article 41, at 50 % of the costs incurred in the Member State by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of cattle because of the disease concerned.

At the request of a Member State, the Commission shall, within the Standing Veterinary Committee, re-examine the situation with regard to the diseases covered by Articles 22, 23 and 24. This re-examination shall cover both the veterinary situation and the estimate of expenditure already committed or to be committed. Following this re-examination, any new decision on the Community's financial contribution, which may be in excess of 50 % of the costs incurred in Member States to compensate owners for slaughtering animals for the disease concerned, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 42.

When this decision is adopted, any measures which the Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the success of the action may be adopted.

However, for programmes to be financed which will be approved in 1994, the financial contribution from the Community may be less than 50 %.

The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall review this Article before 31 December 1995 at the latest, in the light of experience gained and of the objectives of completing the internal market.