2002/673/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2002 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds (notified under document number C(2002) 3112)
Date: 2002-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, animal disease, bird, data collection, health control, poultry, report, shareholding, wildlife

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 August 2002

approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza
in poultry and wild birds

(notified under document number C(2002) 3112)

(2002/673/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 20
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for financial aid
from the Community for the undertaking of technical
and scientific measures necessary for the development of
Community veterinary legislation and for veterinary
education or training.

By Commission Decision 2002/…/EC (3) Member States
agreed to carry out a survey for avian influenza in
poultry and wild birds. These surveys shall investigate
the presence of infections in poultry, which could lead to
a review of current legislation and contribute to the
knowledge of
for animals and
humans from the wildlife.

the possible threats

That Decision set the Community’s financial contribution
to these surveys at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred
by the Member States for the sampling and analysing of
samples up to a maximum of EUR 500 000 for all
Member States in total.

Programmes submitted by the Member States have been
studied by the Commission and shall be approved indivi-
dually by the Community granting financial participation
to each approved programme.

Furthermore, it seems appropriate to lay down standard
forms for reporting the results of the surveys and for the
financial claim for co-financing of the costs incurred by
Member
the
programme.

implementation

States

the

for

of

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,

Article 1

1.
The programmes for the implementation of surveys for
avian influenza in poultry and birds are hereby approved for
the Member States listed in Annex I for the period as specified.

Financial participation by the Community shall be granted
2.
at the rate of 50 % of the costs for sampling and analysing of
samples by each Member State up to a maximum laid down in
Annex I.

The Community shall pay the financial contribution for
3.
the programmes referred to under paragraph 1 provided that
by 30 September 2003 at
the Member State
concerned:

the latest,

(a) provides satisfactory evidence to the Commission that it has
brought into force the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary to implement the programme,

(b) forwards a final report on the technical execution of the
programme and the results attained specified in Annexes II,
III and IV accompanied by justifying evidence as to the
costs incurred during the period of the programme as laid
down in Annex V,

(c) provides satisfactory evidence to the Commission that it has
implemented the programme efficiently in accordance with
the guidelines set out in the Annex to Decision 2002/649/
EC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 213, 9.8.2002, p. 38.

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ANNEX I

List of Member States, for which programmes for avian influenza surveys in poultry and wild birds are
approved

Member States

Period

Maximum amount

Italy — 1 (1)

1. August 2002 to 30. June 2003

EUR 31 800

(1) In Italy the regions Lombardy and Veneto.

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I
I

X
E
N
N
A

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Ι
Ι
Ι

X
E
N
N
A

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V

I

X
E
N
N
A

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ANNEX V