
Article 1 
Decision 90/424/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 3(1), the following indents shall be added:
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— epizootic haematopoietic necrosis in fish (EHN),
— epizootic ulcerative syndrome in fish (EUS),
— infection with Bonamia exitiosa,
— infection with Perkinsus marinus,
— infection with Microcytos mackini,
— Taura syndrome in crustaceans,
— yellowhead disease in crustaceans.';
((2)) the following Article shall be inserted:
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Article 3b 
Member States may allocate funds within the operational programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund for the eradication of the exotic diseases in aquaculture animals referred to in Article 3(1) of this Decision, under the procedures laid down in Article 3(3), (4) and (5) of this Decision, provided that the minimum control and eradication measures laid down in Section 3 of Chapter V of Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals are complied with.';
((3)) Article 5(2) shall be replaced by the following:
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2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41, the list in Article 3(1) may be supplemented in line with developments in the situation, to include diseases which must be notified in accordance with Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community and diseases which can be transmitted to aquaculture animals. The list may also be amended or shortened to take account of progress made with the measures decided at Community level to control certain diseases.';
((4)) The following paragraph shall be added to Article 24:
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13. Member States may allocate funds within the operational programmes drawn up in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 for the eradication of the diseases in aquaculture animals referred to in the Annex.The funds shall be allocated in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Article, with the following adjustments:
(a) the rate of aid shall be in accordance with the rate laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006;
(b) paragraphs 8 and 9 of this Article shall not apply.
The eradication shall be carried out in accordance with Article 38(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, or under an eradication programme drawn up, approved and carried out in accordance with Article 44(2) of that Directive.';
((5)) the following indents shall be added to the Annex, Group I:
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— Spring viraemia of carp (SVC),
— Viral haemorrhagic septicæmia (VHS),
— Koi herpes virus infection (KHV),
— Infection with Bonamia ostreae,
— Infection with Marteilia refringens,
— White spot disease in crustaceans.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 2008.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 2006.
For the Council
The President
J. KORKEAOJA