2006/527/EC: Commission Decision of  27 July 2006  concerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics
Date: 2006-07-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal health, animal welfare, food safety, impact study, project evaluation, zootechnics

29.7.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 July 2006

concerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food
safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics

(2006/527/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:

(4)

(5)

(6)

The framework contract has been concluded on 18 June
2005 for a period of 24 months. This framework
contract
information
serving as a basis for a Community decision making.

already providing

relevant

is

tasks

individual

to specific
shall be
All
agreements. These agreements shall be signed between
the Commission and the selected contractor as defined
in the framework contract.

subject

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

in this Decision is

opinion

in
Standing

the

the

of

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The actions described in the Annex to this Decision are
approved for the purpose of their financing.

Done at Brussels, 27 July 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to
undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the
technical and scientific measures necessary for the deve-
lopment of Community veterinary legislation and for the
development of veterinary education or training.

impact assessments as well as systematic and
Studies,
timely evaluations of
its expenditure programmes are
an established priority for the European Commission as
a means of accounting for the management of allocated
funds and as a way of promoting a lesson-learning
culture throughout
the organisation, particularly in a
context of increased focus on results-based management.

In order to carry out these tasks, a call for tender for an
evaluation framework contract covering the policy areas
of
and
zootechnics has been launched following an open
procedure during the last quarter 2004.

animal health and welfare,

food safety,

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

2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37).

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ANNEX

Domain:

Food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics

Legal basis:

Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field

Assignments:

— Various types of studies and other services supporting the design and preparation of Commission proposals
— Ex ante evaluations/impact assessments
— Interim and ex post evaluations

Studies and other services supporting the design and preparation of the future EU Animal Health Policy (2007-2013)
have been targeted as priority in the Commission Annual Planning Strategy 2007. The programmation of these studies
will be decided according to the conclusion and recommendation of the ongoing Community Animal Health Policy
Evaluation.

Appropriation 2006:

17 04 02 — Other measures in the veterinary, animal welfare and public health field: EUR 900 000

Budget:

EUR 900 000 for the second year of the framework contract

Number of specific actions foreseen:

Approximately six

All actions shall be governed by common public procurement rules: in casu use of existing framework contract.