SECTION 3

This Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease in the territory of a Member State. The Member State concerned shall obtain a Community financial contribution for the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, on condition that the measures provided for in Article 3(2) and the appropriate provisions of Directive 2003/85/EC, are applied immediately. Article 3(4) shall apply. Without prejudice to the measures to be taken in the context of the common organisation of the market to support the market, the specific financial contribution under this Decision shall be equal to 60 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in: compensating owners for: the slaughter and destruction of animals; the destruction of milk; the cleaning and disinfection of holdings; the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and, where it cannot be disinfected, contaminated equipment; losses incurred by farmers as a result of restrictions imposed on the marketing of livestock and pasture-fattened animals as a result of the reintroduction of emergency vaccination, in accordance with Article 50(3) of Directive 2003/85/EC; where applicable, the transport of carcases to processing plants; any other measures which are essential for the eradication of the outbreak of the disease. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2), define the nature of the other measures referred to in point (c) of this paragraph which may be eligible for the same Community financial contribution and the cases in which point (a)(v) of this paragraph shall apply. For the first time not later than 45 days after official confirmation of the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, and subsequently as and when required by the turn of events, the situation shall be re-examined within the Committee. This examination shall cover both the veterinary situation and the estimated expenditure already incurred or committed. Following this examination, a new decision concerning the Community financial contribution, which may exceed the figure of 60 % laid down in paragraph 4, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(3). This decision shall set out the eligible costs and the level of the Community financial contribution. In addition, 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, in particular measures other than those referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. Any measure decided by the Community to assist the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease outside the Community, in particular measures taken pursuant to Articles 8 and 10, may receive a Community financial contribution. The measures and the rules for the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 15, the conditions to which they may be subject and the level of the Community financial contribution shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(3). Community aid may be granted to the Community reserves of anti-foot-and-mouth disease vaccines established by Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines OJ L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 21. . The level of Community participation and the conditions to which such participation may be subject shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(3). The appropriations required for measures referred to in Articles 15, 16 and 17 shall be decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure. Should a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease necessitate expenditure under the provisions of this section in excess of the appropriations determined in accordance with the first paragraph, the Commission shall take the necessary measures within its existing powers or put forward to the budgetary authority the necessary proposals to ensure that the financial commitments in relation to Article 14 are fulfilled.

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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.