S.L. 437.86 Art. 10Community procedure adopted relative to these rules.

(1) Where the procedure laid down in this rule is to be followed, the matter shall be referred by the chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the competent authority, to the

Standing Veterinary Committee.

(2) The procedure shall be carried out as follows:

(a) the representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken;

(b) the Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter;

(c) the opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission;

(d) the votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in Article 148(2) of the Treaty;

(e) the Chairman shall not vote.

(3) Where the measures -

(a) are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, the Commission shall adopt them and shall apply them immediately;

(b) are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit a proposal to the Council on the measures to be adopted.

(4) The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority:

Provided that if the Council has not adopted any measures within three months of the date on which the proposal was referred to it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately, save where the Council has decided against these measures by a simple majority. SCHEDULE

[Rule 5(1A)]

Enzootic Bovine Leucosis (EBL) Compensation Scheme

Definitions & Abbreviations Animals known to have coexisted with and have had direct or indirect infected animals, which may reasonably have led to the spread of animals in question.

Cow farms licensed as Dairy Producers, which deliver fresh milk to plants producing milk for human consumption.

Cow farms licensed as Non-Dairy Ruminant Producers, which rear do not deliver fresh milk to approved plants producing milk for human

Enzootic Bovine Leucosis

Found positive for Enzootic Bovine Leucosis based on serology of serum samples.

Found negative for Enzootic Bovine Leucosis based on serology of serum samples.

Farms: Those farms which, on inspection by VRFCC personnel, were of sufficient standard to remain operational without requiring any or improvements. Conditionally Approved Farms: Those farms which, on inspection by VRFCC were found to be of sufficient standard to remain operational only if modifications or improvements are carried out. These modifications or shall be carried out within the period of time specified by the VRFCC farm to become ‘Approved’. If these modifications or improvements by the specified deadline, the farm will lose its ‘Conditionally status and be classified as ‘Unapproved’.

Sampling: The first eligible collection of individual whole blood samples carried out after the 1st of September 2007.

Sampling: Collections of individual whole blood samples which were after ‘Initial Sampling’ but within the period of 1st September 2007 to 2009. Testing: The test carried out on samples collected during ‘Initial Sampling’.

The Veterinary Regulation, Fisheries Conservation and Control Division Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs.

Eligibility for Compensation under the EBL Scheme Farmers Eligible for Compensation under the EBL Scheme a farmer to be eligible for compensation for slaughtered cattle under all the following conditions shall be satisfied: The farmer shall have been licensed by the department responsible for Veterinary Services as a cattle farm; either as a dairy producer (D) or a non-dairy ruminant farmer (R), at the time of slaughter;

(b) The farmer shall own a licensed cattle farm which was ‘conditionally approved’ by the department responsible Services in its most recent inspections, at the time of slaughter;

(c) The farmer shall allow free access to VRFCC personnel to holding for blood sampling and disease testing;

(d) The farmer shall follow, to the best of his abilities, all advice the MRRA or VRFCC regarding management of EBL and cattle;

(e) The farmer shall have a good record of conduct with the back as September 2007; having never, in this period, disrupt or impede the disease surveillance and control activities VRFCC;

(f) The farmer shall obey the following rules below regarding movement of animals:

Rules regarding the Control of Movement of Animals

(a) Outward movements from D farms found free of EBL (EBL allowed.

(b) Inward movement of animals to EBL –ve D farms will unless incoming animals are from EBL –ve farms.

(c) No movement of male animals will be allowed from R farms irrespective of disease status.

(d) No movements, inward or outward, will be allowed from found to harbour EBL (EBL +ve) except in the case of male animals from EBL +ve D farms to R farms of either condition that no female animals are present on the R farm.