EU contribution to eradicate FMD in 2001
EU - The European Commission has adopted three Decisions fixing the EU financial
contribution for the operational costs related to the obligatory slaughtering for the
eradication of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Netherlands, France and
Ireland in
EU contribution to eradicate FMD in 2001 - EU - The European Commission has adopted three Decisions fixing the EU financial
contribution for the operational costs related to the obligatory slaughtering for the
eradication of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Netherlands, France and
Ireland in 2001.
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These cover the costs for the slaughter and destruction of
animals and for the destruction of milk and contaminated feedingstuffs and the
costs for cleaning and desinfection of holdings.
The indicative EU contribution
(60% of total eligible costs) is € 31.9 million for the Netherlands, € 1.3 million for
France and € 1.3 million for Ireland.
These are provisional figures, based on
forecasts provided by the Member States, pending the results of controls on the
ground.
In August 2001, the Commission already adopted advance payments for
the compensation of farmers for the compulsory slaughter of their animals (value
of the animals).
Advances of € 355 million were allocated to the United Kingdom,
€ 39 million to the Netherlands, € 3.3 million to France and € 2.7 to Ireland. No
final decisions on the financial contributions for this part of the costs have been
taken as financial controls are not yet completed.
Source: European Commission - 14th March 2003
17 March 2003
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