Article 3

This Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of one of the following diseases in the territory of a Member State: rinderpest cattle plague, sheep and goat plague, swine vesicular disease, bluetongue, Teschen disease, sheep pox or goat pox, Rift Valley fever, lumpy skin disease, African horse sickness, vesicular stomatitis, Venezuelan equine viral encephalomyelitis, haemorrhagic disease of deer, classical swine fever, African swine fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, epizootic haematopoietic necrosis in fish (EHN), epizootic ulcerative syndrome in fish (EUS), infection with Bonamia exitiosa, infection with Perkinsus marinus, infection with Microcytos mackini, Taura syndrome in crustaceans, yellowhead disease in crustaceans. The Member State concerned shall obtain a Community financial contribution for the eradication of the disease, on condition that the measures applied immediately comprise at least the isolation of the holding from the time of suspicion and, following official confirmation of the disease: the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or contaminated, and their destruction, the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment, where the latter cannot be disinfected in accordance with the third indent, the cleaning, disinsectisation and disinfection of the holding and of the equipment on the holding, the establishment of protection zones, the imposition of suitable measures to prevent the risk of the spread of infection, the establishment of a waiting period to be observed after slaughter before re-stocking of the holding, swift and adequate compensation of the livestock farmers. The Member State concerned shall also qualify for a Community financial contribution where, on the outbreak of one of the diseases listed in paragraph 1, two or more Member States collaborate closely to control the epidemic, particularly in carrying out an epidemiological survey and disease surveillance measures. Without prejudice to the measures provided for under the common organisation of markets concerned, the specific Community financial contribution shall be decided on in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2). The Member State concerned shall, without delay, inform the Commission and the other Member States of the measures applied in accordance with Community legislation on notification and eradication and the results thereof. The situation shall be examined as soon as possible within the Committee referred to in Article 40(1) (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The specific Community financial contribution shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2), without prejudice to the measures provided for in the context of the common organisation of markets concerned. If, in view of the development of the situation in the Community, it proves necessary to continue the measures provided for in paragraph 2 and Article 4, a new decision concerning the Community financial contribution, which might exceed the figure of 50 % laid down in the first indent of paragraph 6, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2). 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 laid down, and in particular measures other than those provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article. Without prejudice to market support measures to be taken as part of the common organisation of markets, the Community financial contribution, divided if necessary into several tranches, shall be: 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in compensating owners for the slaughter and destruction of animals and, where appropriate, their products, for the cleaning, disinsectisation and disinfection of holdings and equipment and for the destruction of the contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment referred to in the second indent of paragraph 2, where vaccination has been decided upon in accordance with paragraph 5, 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out that vaccination.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.