Article 24

1. A Community financial measure shall be introduced for the eradication and monitoring of the diseases listed in the Annex. This list may be supplemented or amended in line with developments in the health situation in the Community on the basis of a decision of the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. 2. Before 1 October 1990, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall lay down the Community criteria applicable to the measure referred to in paragraph 1. However, for diseases for which the Community has already laid down the Community criteria applicable to the measure to be taken, Member States may submit to the Commission a programme in accordance with paragraph 3 once notification of this Decision has been given. 3. When submitting a programme to the Commission, the Member State concerned shall supply all appropriate financial information and shall indicate in particular the total estimated annual cost of carrying out the programme. This programme, which may have been amended following the Commission's examination, shall be approved according to the procedure laid down in Article 41. 4. For each programme, the level of the Community's financial contribution, and any conditions to which it may be subject, shall be decided upon in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41. 5. Requests for payment shall apply to expenditure incurred by the Member State concerned during the calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 July of the following year. 6. The Commission shall take a decision on the aid, after consulting the Committee. 7. The Commission shall make regular on-the-spot checks, with the cooperation of the national competent authorities, on the application of programmes receiving a financial contribution from the Community. 8. The Commission shall regularly, at least once a year, give information to the Member States within the Committee, on the basis of information supplied by the authorities of the Member States concerned, which shall make a detailed report to the Commission along with their requests for payment and, where applicable, on the basis of reports from experts who, having been appointed by the Commission and acting on behalf of the Community, have made on-the-spot inspections. 9. The detailed rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.