No-L 224/20 Official Journal of the European- Communities 12. 8. 87 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 July 1987 on the Community’s financial contribution towards protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease adopted by France ' (Only the French text is authentic) (87/413/EEC) ’ THE COMMISSION- OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the’Eufopean 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 (3, and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas outbreaks of non-exotic foot-and-mouth disease have been observed in areas of Italy adjacent to the French frontier; Whereas outbreaks of this disease constitute a serious danger to France, in particular to those animals which stay in these frontier areas for summer grazing; Whereas the development of the situation and the seriousness of the disease in Italy have called for recourse to certain protection ~measures, and especially the strengthening of immunity of susceptible species in the Franco-Italian frontier area; whereas such strengthening is essential to prevent the spread of the disease to this frontier area; I Whereas such vaccination measures were notified by .the French authorities to the Commission on 7 May 1987 ; Whereas the Community should therefore, with a view to participating in the prophylaxis against the disease, grant financial assistance to France Whereas the conditions required for the Community’s financial contribution are met; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, . () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 78. () OF No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Community shall, with a view to prophylaxis against foot-and-mouth disease, contribute : — 50 % of the expenses incurred by France, in 1987, in providing foot-and-mouth vaccines to be used for the vaccination of sheep and. goats more than three months of age and of cattle more than four months of ~age not vaccinated in the course of the annual prophylaxis campaign and destined to be sent to alpine pastures in the departments of Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes de Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes, — 50 % of the expenses incurred by France, in 1987, in " carrying out vaccination described in the first indent. Article 2 The Community’s financial contribution shall be made following submission of documentary evidence and a detailed plan of the vaccination campaign. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done ‘at Brussels, 20 J{xly 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President