Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/417/EC of 29 April 2004 concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in 2004 (OJ L 151, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central Asia, Europe, World Organisation for Animal Health, co-financing, conference proceedings, rabies, the EU's international role

10.6.2004

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/417/EC of 29 April 2004 concerning the financial contribution by
the Community towards the OIE Conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in 2004

(Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/417/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Conference on rabies in
Europe and Central Asia in 2004

(notified under document number C(2004) 1619)

(2004/417/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to under-
take or assist the Member States in undertaking the tech-
nical and scientific measures necessary for the develop-
ment of Community veterinary legislation and for the
development of veterinary education or training.

The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) with the
two European OIE reference laboratories FCRV-Wuster-
hausen and AFSSA-Nancy have taken the initiative of
organising a large scale Conference on rabies in Europe
and Central Asia. This Conference is to focus on new
scientific developments in the field of rabies diagnostic,
epidemiology and vaccine and practical aspects of the
control of the disease.

The Community has for almost 10 years made financial
contributions towards programmes for the eradication of
in infected Member States under Decision
rabies
90/424/EEC. As a result of that measure the disease has
been almost eradicated throughout the territory of the
Community. Nevertheless programmes are still main-
tained in regions bordering certain Acceding States and
third countries.

It was decided in 2003 to co-finance, within the PHARE
programme,
in Estonia,
rabies control programmes
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia. Those
campaigns are to start in 2004 and will continue until
2006.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Programmes for the eradication of rabies in the Czech
Republic and in Slovakia for the year 2004 have been
approved and granted financial contributions from the
Community
Decision
2003/849/EC (2).

Commission

under

Any action which could facilitate policy decisions in
favour of a promotion of rabies control in countries in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia should be encouraged.

A Conference on rabies control which could result in
improvements in the strategies in force and in better
information for competent authorities in Eastern Europe
and Central Asia should make a useful contribution and
the Community should consequently support the organi-
sation of that conference.

The publication and dissemination by the Community of
technical and scientific materials related to the OIE
conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in
December 2004 will contribute to the further develop-
ment of Community veterinary legislation and veterinary
education or training.

(9)

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

(10)

This financial contribution from the Community should
be granted subject
to the conference actually being
carried out as planned.

(11)

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

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 322, 9.12.2003, 16.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The action to publish and disseminate the technical and scientific materials related to the OIE conference
on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in December 2004, to be financed from budget line 17.04.02 of the
budget of the European Union for 2004 to a maximum amount of EUR 50 000 is hereby approved.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission