2012/147/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 9 March 2012 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2012 and amending Implementing Decision 2011/807/EU as regards the measures eligible for Union financial contribution in programmes for the eradication of scrapie and the advance payment by the Union in programmes for the eradication of rabies for the year 2012 (notified under document C(2012) 1406) Text with EEA relevance

The amended programme for the monitoring and eradication of bluetongue submitted by Portugal on 31 January 2012 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

The amended programmes for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and for the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and of scrapie submitted by Greece on 21 December 2011 are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

The amended programme for the eradication of rabies submitted by Bulgaria on 23 December 2011 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.

‘4 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, for the programmes referred to in Articles 10 and 11, the Commission, upon the request of the concerned Member State, shall pay an advance of up to 60 % of the specified maximum amount within the 3 months following the receipt of the request.’;

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.