2002/548/EC: Commission Decision of 8 July 2002 amending Decision 2002/230/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals 2002 with regard to avian influenza (notified under document number C(2002) 2531)
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, animal health, financial aid, research body

L 179/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 July 2002

amending Decision 2002/230/EC on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain
Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals 2002 with regard
to avian influenza

(notified under document number C(2002) 2531)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2002/548/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

After Article 2 of Decision 2002/230/EC the following text
shall be added as Article 2a:

‘Article 2a

1.
For avian influenza, the Community grants financial
assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and
duties referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/40/EEC, to be
carried out by the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addles-
tone, United Kingdom.

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to
a maximum of EUR 150 000 for the period from 1
January to 31 December 2002.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended
by Decision 2001/572/EC (2), and in particular Article 28(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Decision 2002/230/EC (3) of 15 March
2002 has laid down the amount of financial assistance
to be granted to Community reference laboratories in
the field of animal health and live animals except for the
laboratory for avian influenza.

Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introdu-
cing Community measures for the control of avian influ-
enza (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of
lists the functions and
Austria, Sweden and Finland,
duties of the Community reference laboratory for avian
influenza.

The Community reference laboratory for avian influenza
has submitted its work plan which includes a special
monitoring for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds
to be carried out in 2002 with the collaboration of the
Member States.

To take into account its expanded activities the financial
assistance
laboratory
should be increased in comparison to previous years.

the Community reference

for

Decision 2002/230/EC should therefore be amended to
grant financial assistance to the Community reference
laboratory for avian influenza.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.