2004/72/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2003 concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Global Conference on animal welfare in 2004
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Union, animal welfare, international conference, shareholding

L 16/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.1.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 December 2003

concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Global Conference on
animal welfare in 2004

(2004/72/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article
20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to
undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the
technical and scientific measures necessary for the devel-
opment of Community veterinary legislation and for the
development of veterinary education or training.

The International Committee of the International Office
of Epizootic Diseases (OIE) adopted Resolution No XIV
on 29 May 2002, including animal welfare in its work-
plan for the next five years.

The International Committee of the OIE adopted Resolu-
tion No XXVI on 20 May 2003, recommending that a
global conference on animal welfare (the OIE Global
Conference) be organised in 2004 and that OIE Member
States support the organisation of that conference.

The Communication from the Commission to the
Council and the European Parliament on animal welfare
legislation on farmed animals in third countries and the
implications for the EU (3) (the Communication from the
Commission) suggested that the Commission with all
Member States should continue fully to support and
follow up on the OIE initiative.

conclusions on animal welfare

in December 2002 adopted
The Council (Agriculture)
specific
concerning
mutual assistance in connection with control and inter-
national aspects (4).
In those conclusions the Council
welcomed the Communication from the Commission. It
also recognised that the OIE is the relevant body for

developing international standards and guidelines on
animal welfare and that the Community wishes actively
to promote the development of global animal welfare
standards and guidelines.

The elaboration and dissemination by the Community of
technical and scientific material related to the OIE Global
Conference is to form part of the further development of
Community veterinary legislation and veterinary educa-
tion or training.

The financial resources necessary for the Community
contribution to the OIE Global Conference in 2004
should therefore be engaged.

This financial contribution from the Community should
be granted subject to the conference planned having
been efficiently carried out.

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

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The action to publish and disseminate the technical and scien-
tific materials related to the OIE Conference on animal welfare
in 2004, to be financed from budget line B 1 — 3 3 1 of the
budget of
the European Union for 2003 to a maximum
amount of EUR 40 000 is hereby approved.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) COM(2002) 626 final.
(4) Council of the European Union. Document 15419/02.