Council Decision 2009/470/EC on expenditure in the veterinary field.

This Decision lays down the procedures governing the European Union financial contribution towards (i) specific veterinary measures, (ii) inspection measures in the veterinary field, and (iii) programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses. As regards specific veterinary measures, they include emergency measures, a campaign against foot-and-mouth disease, an information policy for animal health, animal welfare and food safety, technical and scientific measures, and a contribution to national schemes for the eradication of certain diseases.