2005/245/: Commission Decision of 18 March 2005 concerning a specific financial contribution by the Community relating to the surveillance programme of campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden for the year 2005 (notified under document number C(2005) 759)
Date: 2005-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Sweden, animal disease, health control, poultry

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 March 2005

concerning a specific financial contribution by the Community relating to the surveillance
programme of campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden for the year 2005

(notified under document number C(2005) 759)

(Only the Swedish text is authentic)

(2005/245/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

collect valuable technical and scientific information. The
programme started from 1 July 2001.

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 19 and 20 thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The protection of human health against diseases and
infections directly or
from
animals to man (zoonoses) is of paramount importance.

transmissible

indirectly

submitted by

in broilers was

surveillance programme of
A multi-annual national
campylobacter
the
Swedish authorities in 2000, with a view to obtaining
financial support from the Community. The aim of the
programme is to estimate the baseline prevalence both in
primary production and in the food chain, and to
implementation of hygienic
progressively
measures in farms with a view to lowering the prevalence
at farm level and subsequently along the food chain. The
programme was approved by the Commission and
Community financial assistance afforded to it
for an
appropriate period of time within a maximum of four
years, to cover certain costs incurred by Sweden and to

reinforce

(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).

(3)

(4)

(5)

For budgetary reasons, Community assistance is decided
each year. By Commission Decisions 2001/29/EC (2),
2001/866/EC (3), 2002/989/EC (4) and 2003/864/EC (5),
the Community provided financial assistance respectively
for the second semester of the year 2001 and for the
years 2002, 2003 and 2004.

and a

The Swedish authorities presented on 28 May 2004 a
programme for Community financial assistance during
revised programme on 2 and 17
2005,
November 2004. On this basis,
it appears appropriate
to extend by six months the total period for financial
assistance by the Community beyond the initially agreed
total period of four years, thus providing assistance for
the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. The
financial assistance provided by the Community for this
fixed up to a maximum of
period should be
EUR 160 000.

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 (6), veterinary and plant health measures
undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall
be
the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund;
for financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

the Guarantee Section of

financed under

(2) OJ L 6, 11.1.2001, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 323, 7.12.2001, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 344, 19.12.2002, p. 45.
(5) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 59.
(6) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

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(6)

(7)

(8)

A financial contribution from the Community shall be
granted in so far as the actions provided for are effec-
tively carried out and provided that
the authorities
furnish all
the necessary information within the time
limits provided for.

There is a need to clarify the rate to be used for the
conversion of
the payment applications submitted in
national currency as defined in Article 1(d) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998
establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (1).

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:

an
covering

intermediate
the

technical
(b) forwarding
evaluation
the
of
programme, at the latest four weeks after the end of the
reporting period. The report shall conform to the model as
set out in the Annex,

and
five months

financial

first

(c)

forwarding a final report by 31 March 2006 at the latest on
the overall execution and results of the programme for the
whole period during which Community financial assistance
was granted, i.e. from 1 July 2001 to 31 December 2005.
The report shall also contain a technical and financial
evaluation covering the year 2005, in accordance with the
model as set out in the Annex, accompanied by justifying
evidence as to the costs incurred,

(d) these reports providing substantive and valuable technical
and scientific information corresponding to the purpose of
the Community intervention,

Article 1

(e)

implementing the programme effectively.

The surveillance programme for campylobacter in broilers
1.
presented by Sweden is hereby approved for a period of 12
months starting from 1 January 2005.

2. When the time limit in subparagraph 1(c) is not respected,
the contribution shall be reduced by 25 % on 1 May, 50 % on 1
June, 75 % on 1 July and 100 % on 1 September.

(VAT excluded)

incurred by Sweden for

The financial assistance from the Community for the
2.
programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 50 % of the
laboratory
costs
the
testing, up to SEK 165 per bacteriological
detection of
the
SEK 330 per
campylobacter,
enumeration of campylobacter and SEK 330 for the finger-
printing of
and up to a maximum of
EUR 160 000.

campylobacter

test
test

for
for

Article 2

1.
The financial assistance referred to under Article 1(2) shall
be granted to Sweden provided that the implementation of the
programme shall be in conformity with the relevant provisions
of Community law, including rules on competition and on the
award of public contracts and subject
to the conditions
provided for in points (a) to (e):

(a) bringing into force by 1 January 2005 the laws, regulations
the
provisions

administrative

implementing

for

and
programme,

Article 3

The conversion rate for applications submitted in national
currency in month ‘n’ shall be that of the 10th day of month
‘n + 1’ or for the first preceding day for which a rate is quoted.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.

Article 5

This decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

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Technical and financial information related to implementation of a surveillance programme for campylobacter in
broilers, Sweden

ANNEX

Section A. Technical report on control

Reporting period from ....................................... to .......................................

1. Examination carried out at diagnostic laboratories

(a) Routine sampling

Number of
slaughter-groups
sampled

Total number of
on-farm ‘socks’
samples

Total number of
‘cloacal swabs’ at
slaughter

Total number of
‘neck-skins’
samples at
slaughter

Total number of
samples

Bacteriology
campylobacter

(b) Additional on-farm sampling during high prevalence season

Number of farms
sampled

Total number of
‘faecal droppings’
samples

Bacteriology
campylobacter

(c) Additional sampling at slaughter during high prevalence season

Number of
slaughter-groups
sampled

Total number of
‘caecal samples’

Bacteriology
campylobacter

(d) Sampling for enumeration of campylobacter at slaughter

Number of
slaughter-groups
sampled

Number of
neck-skin
samples

Number of
‘whole-bird
rinse’ samples

Total number of
samples

Bacteriology
campylobacter

(e) Sampling for traceability studies

Number of PFGE analyses of campylobacter:

2. Follow-up of sampling

Number of follow-up mails to producers

Number of follow-up farm visits

3. Description of epidemiological situation along the food chain (results and analysis of results from sampling, visits to

farms).

4. Description of the epidemiological situation in humans (trends and sources of campylobacteriosis).

5. Name and address of reporting authority:

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Section B. Statement on costs incurred for control (1)

Reporting period from ....................................... to .......................................

Reference number of Commission Decision providing financial assistance:

Costs incurred related to functions at/by

Costs incurred during the reporting period (national currency)

Bacteriology for campylobacter

Enumeration of campylobacter

Fingerprinting of campylobacter

(1) When presenting the final report referred to in Article 2(c), for each item a listing of all expenditures shall be provided together with a

copy of supporting documents.