2005/732/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2005 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2005 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2005) 3920)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, disease prevention, eligibility criteria, exchange of information

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 October 2005

approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in
poultry and wild birds during 2005 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the
Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes

(notified under document number C(2005) 3920)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/732/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)

Decision 90/424/EEC provides
a Community
financial contribution for the undertaking of technical
and scientific measures necessary for the development
of Community veterinary legislation and for veterinary
education or training.

for

Commission Decision 2005/464/EC of 21 June 2005 on
the implementation of survey programmes for avian
influenza in poultry and wild birds to be carried out in
the Member States (2) provides for the implementation in
2005 and early 2006 of such surveys subject to those
survey plans being approved by the Commission. Those
surveys should investigate the presence of infections in
poultry, which could lead to a review of current legis-
lation and contribute to the knowledge of the possible
threats for animals and humans from the wildlife.

Programmes submitted by Member States have been
examined by the Commission in accordance with that
Decision.

that

taking

following the recent evolution of the avian
However,
influenza situation in Asia an expert group meetings
convened on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005
concluded
existing
knowledge on the migratory routes of the species of
it is
birds proceeding from central and western Asia,
appropriate to improve surveillance in wild birds and
surveillance on living or hunted birds as well as passive
surveillance on wild birds found dead. In particular, the
expert group recommended to intensify the surveillance

into account

the

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2003/99/EC of
(OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).

(2) OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 52. Decision as amended by Decision

2005/726/EC (OJ L 273, 19.10.2005, p. 21).

already

programmes
by
planned
increasing sampling on migratory waterfowl along the
flyways that might pose a risk for disease introduction.
Decision 2005/464 has
therefore been amended by
Decision 2005/726/EC.

for 2005/2006,

The Commission has found the submitted programmes
to be consistent with the conditions set out in Decision
2005/464/EC, as amended. Those programmes should
therefore be approved.

In the light of the importance of those programmes for
the achievement of Community objectives in the field of
animal and public health,
it is appropriate to fix the
Community financial contribution at 50 % of the costs
to be incurred by the Member States concerned for the
measures referred to in this Decision up to a maximum
amount for each programme.

in relation to the programmes

to be
Expenditures
approved that have been incurred since 1 July 2005
should also be considered eligible for co-financing by
the Community.

it

Furthermore,
is appropriate to lay down rules for
reporting the results of the surveys and for the eligibility
of
the costs contained in the financial claim for a
financial participation of the Community to the costs
incurred by Member States for the implementation of
the programme.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States’ programmes listed in Annex I are approved
for the period set out in that Annex (‘the programmes’).

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Article 2

Article 4

The Member States shall carry out surveys for avian influenza in
poultry and wild birds in accordance with the programmes.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the
Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall
not exceed the following:

Article 3

(a) ELISA test:

EUR 1 per test;

The Community financial
for
analysing samples shall be granted to each Member State up
to the maximum amount set out in Annex I.

contribution to the

costs

That contribution shall be granted provided that the Member
State complies with the following:

(b) agar gel immune diffusion test: EUR 0,6 per test;

(c) HI test for H5/H7:

EUR 4 per test;

(d) virus isolation test:

EUR 30 per test;

(e) PCR test:

EUR 10 per test.

(a) brings into force the laws, regulations or administrative
provisions necessary for implementing its programme;

Article 5

(b) submits a final report

to the Commission and to the
Community Reference Laboratory for avian influenza by
31 March 2006 at the latest, on the technical execution
in accordance
of the programme and the results attained,
with the reporting models set out in Annexes II, III,
IV
and V;

The conversion rate for applications submitted by the Member
States in accordance with Decision 90/424/EEC in national
currency in month ‘n’ shall be that of
the tenth day of
month ‘n+1’ or for the first preceding day for which a rate is
quoted.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(c) submits appropriate evidence to the Commission as to the
costs incurred during the period for which the programme
is approved;

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2005.

(d) implements the programme efficiently,

competent
sampling is performed.

authority must

ensure

in particular the
appropriate
that

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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

Code

Member State

Period

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Czech Republic

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Maximum amount for
co-financing (EUR)

7 060,00

28 636,00

8 690,00

9 053,00

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

134 920,00

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

Germany

Denmark

Estonia

Greece

Spain

Finland

France

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Luxembourg

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Latvia

Malta

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

The Netherlands

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Poland

Portugal

Sweden

Slovakia

Slovenia

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

United Kingdom

1 July 2005-31 January 2006

Total

28 720,00

1 778,00

20 067,00

32 220,00

24 792,00

226 920,00

22 240,00

12 260,00

86 960,00

4 320,00

3 543,00

3 025,00

1 880,00

63 934,00

38 703,00

25 120,00

44 300,00

4 850,00

3 539,00

46 193,00

883 723,00

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