Commission Implementing Decision 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 (notified under document C(2012) 8682) (2012/761/EU)

CHAPTER IV GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 14

1. The compensation to be paid to owners for the value of the animals culled or slaughtered and of the destroyed products shall be granted within 90 days from the date of:

(a) the slaughter or culling of the animal;

(b) the destruction of the products; or

(c) the presentation of the completed claim by the owner.

2. Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006(1) shall apply to compensation payments made after the 90 day-period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 15

1. The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euros and shall exclude value added tax and all other taxes.

2. Where the expenditure of a Member State is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into euros by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State.

Article 16

1. The financial contribution by the Union for the annual and multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 12 (‘the programmes’) shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned:

(a) implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;

(b) bring into force by 1 January 2013 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for implementing the programmes;

(c) forward to the Commission by 31 July 2013 at the latest the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programmes, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC, covering the period from 1 January to 30 June 2013;

(d) only for the programmes referred to in Article 8, report to the Commission the positive and negative results of investigations detected during their surveillance of poultry and wild birds through the Commission online system, every six months, in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision 2010/367/EU(2);

(e) forward an annual detailed technical report to the Commission for the programmes in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC by 30 April 2014 at the latest on the technical execution of the programme concerned accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs paid by the Member State and the results attained during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2013;

(f) implement the programmes efficiently;

(g) do not submit further requests for other contributions from the Union for those measures, and have not previously submitted such requests.

2. Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission may reduce the financial contribution by the Union having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss for the Union.

Article 17

This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation.

Article 18

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013. However, for the Republic of Croatia, this Decision shall enter into force subject to, and as from the date of the entry into force of, the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Croatia.

Article 19

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(1)

OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 166, 1.7.2010, p. 22.