2004/675/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2004 establishing logistical support for the Traces system (notified under document number C(2004) 3584)
Date: 2004-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, computer system, information network, intra-EU trade, live animal, logistics, traceability

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 September 2004

establishing logistical support for the Traces system

(notified under document number C(2004) 3584)

(2004/675/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Articles 37 and 37a thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in
particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 92/438/EEC of 13 July 1992
on computerisation of veterinary import procedures
(Shift
project),
91/496/EEC,
91/628/EEC and Decision 90/424/EEC, and repealing Decision
88/192/EEC (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

amending Directives

90/675/EEC,

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Directive
2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive
2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(3) OJ L 243, 25.8.1992, p. 27. Decision as last amended by Regulation

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

resolution A5-
Point 23 of European Parliament
0396/2000 on the Court of Auditors' Special Report
the
1/2000 on classical
Animal Movement System (ANIMO) be managed and
developed under the full control of the Commission’.

fever (4)

swine

‘that

asks

Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004
on the introduction of the Traces system and amending
Decision 92/486/EEC (5) requires all Member States to
participate in the system before 31 December 2004.

11 Member States have been participating fully in the
system since 1 April or 1 May 2004, and
Traces
is indispensable. The need for this
logistical support
technical support will be even greater once all
the
Member States and non-institutional users are partici-
pating.

Support trials should be run for an initial period of 15
months, after which the trials should be evaluated and
the support adapted as necessary.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4) OJ C 85, 23.3.2000, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 1

In the context of Traces, the integrated computerised veterinary
system provided for in Decision 2003/24/EC, the Commission
hereby establishes logistical support intended to help users of
the system for an initial period of 15 months.

Article 2

The Commission shall have EUR 300 000 with which to set up
the logistical support provided for in Article 1.

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission