No L 238/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 8. 89 COMMISSION: DECISION of 26 July 1989 on financial contributions from the Community for the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease -in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (89/492/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty -establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the- field of animal health (*), as last amended by -Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (%), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Whereas two series of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the Federal Republic of Germany in October 1987 and again in January 1988 ; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community’s livestock and, in order to help eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community has the ’ possibility of making good the losses so caused; Whereas, as soon as the presence of these series of foot-and-mouth  diesease outbreaks were officially confirmed the German authorities took all the measures specified in Article 1 of Decision 77/97/EEC with a view to eradication ; whereas such measures were notified by the German authorities at meetings of the Standing Veterinary Committee on 14 October 1987-in the case of the first series -and on-27 January 1988 in the case of the second series ; Whereas the evolution of the situation and the seriousness of the disease were such that the German authorities applied vaccination measures in the areas of Lower Saxony surrounding the outbreaks ; whereas the measnh’es in general were continued until complete eradlcatlon was achieved ; Whereas the conditions . for Community = financial assistance have been met; whereas to be fully effective the Community’s assistance should be the maximum authorized in Decision -77/97/EEC ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with- the- opinion of the Standing Vetennary Committee, () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 78. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The Commission shall pay to the Federal Republic . of Germany : — 50% of the expenditure incurred in compensating owners for the slaughter and destruction of animals and disinfection of the farms, and — 100 % of the cost of the vaccine used and 50 % -of the expenses incurred in carrying out the vaccination around the infected farms, after the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease detected in German territory in October 1987. 2. The Commission shall pay to the Federal Republic of Germany : — 50 %- of the expenditure incurred in compensating" owners for the slaughter and destruction of animals and disinfection of the farms, and — 100 % of the cost of the vaccine used and 50 % of the expenses incurred in carrying out the vaccination around the infected farms, after the outbreaks-of foot-and-mouth disease detected in German territory in January 1988. Article 2 I The Community financial participation shall be granted after supporting documents have been submitted. Article 37 This Decision: is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission