83The Council observes that, for the Community to be held liable, the damage alleged must go beyond the usual limits of the economic risks inherent in the business in issue (Ireks-Arkady v Council and Commission, paragraph 11). The Council contends that the proposed method of calculation does not show that the applicants suffered any loss whatsoever, nor does it enable the loss for each trader to be assessed. It further contends that the Community and the Member States have taken considerable measures to offset farmers' lost income, with those advantages falling to be taken into account at the time the alleged damage is calculated (Case C-220/91 P Commission v Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter [1993] ECR I-2393, paragraph 57). The Commission, for its part, observes that, in the light of the complexity of the calculation of the pecuniary loss alleged, the determination thereof should, as applicable, be done at a later stage in a new procedural phase. It observes, in any event, that much of the alleged ‘collateral damage’ is not eligible for compensation, because it was caused precisely by measures intended to eradicate the disease, the adoption of which was requested by the applicants.
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