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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
The analysis of the literature indicates that the current CPHR budget is quite limited compared to the
budget provided in the animal health sector, but also to the plant health budget of major third country
trading partners.
In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the
financing of the common agricultural policy, animal health 303 and plant-health measures are financed
from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund under the heading 17 04 (Food safety, animal health,
animal welfare and plant health). In particular the following items are subject to Community financial
contribution 304 :
Table 5-12 Community financial contribution in the fields of animal health and plant health,
relevant budget items
Article/Item
Article 17 04 01
Item 17 04 01 01
Article 17 04 02
Item 17 04 02 01
Article 17 04 03
Item 17 04 03 01
Item 17 04 03 02
Item 17 04 03 03
Article 17 04 04
Item 17 04 04 01
Item 17 04 04 02
Description
Animal disease eradication and monitoring programmes and monitoring of the physical conditions of
animals that could pose a public health risk linked to an external factor
- New measures
Other measures in the veterinary, animal welfare and public health field
- New measures
Emergency fund for veterinary complaints and other animal contaminations which are a risk to
public health
- New measures
- Completion of previous measures
- Preparatory action — Control posts (resting points) in relation to transport of animals
Plant health measures
- New measures
- Completion of previous measures
The table below reports budget allocations for animal health and plant health in the years 2007-2009.
Although allocated amounts to budget items can be increased (i.e. in 2008, the €2 million allocated
amount was increased to €6.97 million in order to be able to finance the EU contribution towards the
eradication in 2007 of PWN in Portugal), there is a clear difference in the scale of funding for animal
health and plant health sectors.
Table 5-13 Budget allocations, animal health and plant health, 2007 - 2009
Appropriations 2009 Appropriations 2008 Outturn 2007
Item Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments
17 04 01 01 223,000,000 155,000, 000 192,000,000 165,000,000 203,986,516.35 606,051.35
17 04 02 01 18,100,000 13,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 14,046,913.32 4,882,231.05
17 04 03 01 30,000,000 60,000,000 160,000,000 73,950,000 9,460,383,57 2,419,385,67
17 04 03 03 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000
17 04 04 01 305 2,500,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,457,063.19 19,608
Source: Eur-lex, 2009 General budget
In the USA, the 2009 USDA budget allocates US$ 1,167 million for APHIS activities; although it does
not separate plant and animal health throughout, US$ 145 million are foreseen on pest and disease
303 Specific veterinary measures, veterinary inspection measures, animal disease eradication and control programmes
(veterinary measures).
304 Only animal health and plant health items are reported in this table.
305
Budget under 17 04 04 01 has been increased by transfer to meet the actual needs (14 million €)
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