2004/679/EC: Commission Decision of 5 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/630/EC approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2004) 3607)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, eligibility criteria, poultry

7.10.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 310/75

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 October 2004

amending Decision 2004/630/EC approving the programmes for the implementation of Member
States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004, and laying down
reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implemen-
tation costs of those programmes

(notified under document number C(2004) 3607)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/679/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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
Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for a financial
contribution 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.

Commission Decision 2004/111/EC (2) provides for the
implementation in 2004 of surveys for avian influenza in
poultry and wild birds in the Member States, subject to
the survey plans being approved by the Commission;
these
the presence of
infections in poultry, which could lead to a review of
current legislation and contribute to the knowledge of
the possible threats for animals and humans from the
wildlife.

investigate

surveys

should

Programmes submitted by Member States have been
the guidelines
examined by the Commission against
amending
established
by Decision
Decision 2004/111/EC on the
implementation of
surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in
the Member States to be carried out during 2004, and
found to be consistent with those guidelines.

2004/615/EC

In view of difficulties experienced with the implemen-
tation of
time new
Member States were granted an extended deadline for
the submission of their programmes.

such programmes

the first

for

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Member States’ programmes already submitted have been
approved
Commission Decision
by
2004/630/EC (3) and granted a financial contribution.

individually

Programmes now submitted by the New Member States
have been examined, found to be consistent with the
established guidelines and should therefore be approved.

Decision 2004/630/EC should therefore be amended in
order to approve the individual programmes submitted
by the New Member States; however in view of
the
experiences gained during recent major epidemics of
avian influenza a re-allocation of the financial contri-
bution by the Community should be made.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I of Decision 2004/630/EC is replaced by the Annex to
this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 October 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision 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 32, 5.2.2004, p. 20. Decision as amended by Decision

2004/615/EC (OJ L 278, 27.8.2004, p. 59).

(3) OJ L 287, 8.9.2004, p. 7.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Member States’ programmes for avian influenza surveys in poultry and wild birds

(in EUR)

Code

Member State

Period

Maximum amount for co-financing

AT
BE
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EL
ES
FI
FR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
SE
SK
SI
UK
Total

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Greece
Spain
Finland
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Sweden
Slovakia
Slovenia
United Kingdom

15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005
15 March 2004-15 March 2005

10 800,00
11 700,00
—

3 600,00
78 500,00
72 600,00
2 600,00
15 700,00
34 300,00
40 500,00
148 900,00
7 800,00
32 300,00
192 000,00
4 200,00
1 900,00
2 500,00
1 700,00
148 000,00
32 000,00
18 700,00
28 500,00
9 700,00
5 500,00
85 600,00
989 600,00’