19. 4. 91 . Official Journal of the European Communities No L 98/19 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 1991 concerning the extension of the financial contribution by the Community for continuation of eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Spain (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (91/222/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (*), as amended by Decision 91/133/EEC (3, and in particular Atrticles 3 (4) and 4 thereof, Whereas outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneu- monia (CBPP) have occured in Spain in July 1990; whereas following this situation, the Commission has already adopted Decision 91/70/EEC (); Whereas new outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneu- monia have occurred in Spain ; whereas the appearance of this disease is a serious danger to the Community’s cattle ; whereas it is appropriate to continue the action of eradica- tion of this disease in Spain; Whereas it proves necessary, in order to ensure the success of the action, to adopt the appropriate rules; whereas the Spanish authorities have undertaken to - respect those rules ; Whereas scientific studies have been undertaken at Community level in order to harmonize the rules for diagnosis of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia; whereas this Decision may be reviewed in order to bring it in line with improvement of scientific knowledge ; Whereas, in accordance with Decision 90/424/EEC, the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 For outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia occurred from 1 October 1990 to 31 March 1991, Spain may obtain a Community financial contribution. o L 224, 18. 9. 1990, p. 19. o L 66, 13. 3. 1991, p. 18. o L 39, 13. 2. 1991, p. 21. 88 ZZ7 The financial contribution by the Community, as defined in Article 4, will be granted on condition that Spain observes the rules laid down in this Decision. Article 2 For the purpose of this Decision : 1. holding means an agricultural establishment or offici- ally-supervised dealers’ premises, situated in the ter- ritory of Spain, in which bovine animals for breeding, sale or slaughter are regularly kept or bred; 2. infected area means an area of at least three kilometres around a holding in which, according to official findings, an outbreak of contagious bovine pleuro- pneumonia has been diagnosed or a holding epidemi- ologically linked to an outbreak ; 3. serological test means the complement fixation test (Campbell and Turner’s modified method); 4. case means an animal, reacting to a serological test confirmed as positive by the reference laboratory and/or showing at post mortem inspection, the patho- logical lesions of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, and/or from which Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (small colonies biotype) has been isolated ; 5. reactors mean animals reacting to a serological test. Article 3 The Spanish central authorities shall adopt: 1. measures to identify outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia intended more particularly : (@) to oblige notification of all the suspected and confirmed outbreaks of contagious bovine pleuro- pneumonia ; b) to organize special epizootiological investigations - g . - p p . g . . g to identify infected holdings and in particular to perform a complete serological survey; (c) to declare infected areas;