6. 1. 2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 3/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 1999 approving the programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses presented for 2000 by the Member States and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (notified under document number C(1999) 3985) (Only the Danish, English and Finnish texts are authentic) (2000/4/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424[EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (!), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (3} and in particular Articles 24(6), 29 and 32 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Chapter 2 of Title IIl of Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community on checks aimed at the prevention of Z0Onoses; (2) Member States have submitted programmes for the prevention of zoonoses in their countries; (3)  these programmes appear on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial partici- pation from the Community in 2000 and which was established by Commission Decision 1999/702/EC (%); (4)  in view of the programmes' important role in achieving the objectives pursued by the Community as regards the prevention of zoonoses, it is appropriate to fix the finan- cial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member States concerned for the meas- ures and up to a maximum amount of money for each programme; (5)  the Community will make a financial contribution provided that the measures planned are carried out and O] L 224, 18.9.1990, p. 19. () O] L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 31. () O] L 276, 27.10.1999, p. 19. the authorities supply all the information necessary within the time limit laid down; (6)  the measures provided for in this Decision are in accord- ance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The programme for the monitoring and control of salmo- nella: in breeding poultry presented by Denmark is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000. 2. The Community's financial contribution is hereby set as 50 % of the costs borne by Denmark for the implementation of the programme with a maximum of EUR 400 000, for: — according to the situation, the destruction of breeding poultry or the difference between the estimated value of the breeding poultry and the income from the sale of the heat-treated meat obtained from this poultry, — the destruction of incubated hatching eggs, — according to the situation, the destruction of non-incubated hatching eggs or the difference between the estimated value of the non-incubated hatching eggs and the income from the sale of the heat treated egg products obtained from the eggs. Article 2 1. The programme for the monitoring and control of salmo- nella in breeding poultry presented by Ireland is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.