Slovenia has submitted an amended programme for the control and monitoring of classical swine fever.

Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution by the Union for programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses.

Commission Decision 2008/341/EC of 25 April 2008 laying down Community criteria for national programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses (2) provides that in order to be approved under the Union financial measures, programmes submitted by the Member States to the Commission for the eradication, control and monitoring of the animal diseases and zoonoses must meet at least the criteria set out in the Annex to that Decision.

The majority of treatments are for thyroid disease and thyroid cancer.

The most common use is to treat thyroid disorders, and that is never an emergency.

- the use of harmonized criteria for early detection and diagnosis of CJD types and related prion diseases - an updating of the progress of national research programmes and ensure coordination with Community programmes in order to avoid duplication As a second part of the action plan, the Commission intends launching a specific call for proposals allowing the financing of research projects in two directions : - biological research, in particular the characterisation and detection of the agents responsible for BSE and the prion diseases, as well as the mechanisms involved in the pathological process - research on the human health aspect : surveillance of CJD, c ...[+++]linical research approaches on the disease, ascertainment of cases and assessment of specific risk factors (diet, genotype, exposure) This specific research effort will require funds of 100 to 150 million Ecus in addition to the existing specific RD programmes "Biomedecine and health" and "Biotechnology", which already have a budget of 336 and 552 million Ecus respectively for the period 1995 to 1998.