
Article 1 
Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 shall be replaced by the following:
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Article 14 

1. Exceptional support measures for the affected market may be taken under the procedure referred to in Article 17(2) in order to take account:
(a) of restrictions on free circulation that may result from the application of measures to combat the spread of animal diseases, or
(b) of serious market disturbances directly attributed to a loss in consumer confidence due to public health, or animal health risks.These measures shall be taken at the request of the Member State(s) concerned.In the case of the restrictions on free circulation referred to in point (a) of this paragraph, exceptional measures may be taken only if the Member State(s) concerned has (have) taken the health and veterinary measures, in conformity with Community law, needed to stamp the disease out quickly and only to the extent and for the duration strictly necessary to support this market.
2. For exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(a) which relate directly to health and veterinary measures, and for exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(b) the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.'
Article 2 
Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall be replaced by the following:
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Article 14 

1. Exceptional support measures for the affected market may be taken under the procedure referred to in Article 17(2) in order to take account:
(a) of restrictions on free circulation that may result from the application of measures to combat the spread of animal diseases, or
(b) of serious market disturbances directly attributed to a loss in consumer confidence due to public health, or animal health risks.These measures shall be taken at the request of the Member State(s) concerned.In the case of the restrictions on free circulation referred to in point (a) of this paragraph, exceptional measures may be taken only if the Member State(s) concerned has (have) taken the health and veterinary measures, in conformity with Community law, needed to stamp the disease out quickly and only to the extent and for the duration strictly necessary to support this market.
2. For exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(a) which relate directly to health and veterinary measures, and for exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(b) the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.'
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2006.
For the Council
The President
J. PRÖLL