2006/575/EC: Commission Decision of 17 August 2006 on the financing of expenditure on computer support and communication measures in the field of animal health and welfare for 2006
Date: 2006-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, animal welfare, computer equipment, protection of animals, satellite navigation

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 August 2006

on the financing of expenditure on computer support and communication measures in the field of
animal health and welfare for 2006

(2006/575/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 17, 37 and 37a thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004
on the introduction of the Traces system and amending
Decision 92/486/EEC (2) makes it compulsory for the
Member States to participate in the system from 31
December 2004. Provision must be made for the expen-
diture needed to update the system in line with the
development of the relevant veterinary legislation and
the development of Traces, especially in the field of
risk assessment. Given the technical demands connected
with the
the Traces
production environment as well as security requirements,
computer equipment must be acquired and a dedicated
monitoring and maintenance team must be put in place
specifically for the system. The everyday use of
the
system also calls for reinforced logistical support to be
made available, taking account of experience acquired.
The Community’s financial participation is based on
Articles 37 and 37a of Decision 90/424/EEC.

and stability of

availability

(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).

(2) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/515/EC (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 29).

of

animal

diseases

The notification system introduced under Council
Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the
notification
the
Community (3) by Commission Decision 2005/176/EC
of 1 March 2005 laying down the codified form and
the
animal diseases
the notification of
pursuant to Directive 82/894/EEC (4) must be kept up
to date technically. The Community’s financial partici-
pation is based on Article 37 of Decision 90/424/EEC.

within

codes

for

(3)

for

Only the study to draw up specifications for a navigation
system provided
Commission Decision
by
2005/607/EC of 5 August 2005 on the financing of
expenditure on computer support and communication
measures in the field of animal health and welfare for
2005 (5) has been started.
It is therefore necessary to
reprogramme the study on the use of satellitenavigation
technology to improve animal protection in accordance
with Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22
December 2004 on the protection of animals during
transport and related operations and amending Directives
64/432/EEC and 93/119/EEC and Regulation (EC) No
1255/97 (6). The Community’s financial participation is
based on Article 17 of Decision 90/424/EEC.

(4)

The animalprotection information policy also calls for
technical and scientific devel-
the communication of
opments in this area and requires the European Union’s
trading partners to be made more aware of the issue of
livestock welfare. The Community’s
financial partici-
pation is based on Article 17 of Decision 90/424/EEC.

(3) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982 p. 58. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2004/216/EC (OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 27).

(4) OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 40.
(5) OJ L 206, 9.8.2005, p. 22.
(6) OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1.

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(5)

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 DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Traces

Article 3

Communication relating to animal welfare

1.
An amount of EUR 200 000 is hereby authorised for the
study on developing information and communication tech-
nologies linked to satellite navigation systems to step up the
effectiveness of official checks in the animal welfare area.

The following amounts and objectives are hereby authorised for
the maintenance, updating and development of
the Traces
system referred to in Decision 2004/292/EC:

An amount of EUR 240 000 is hereby authorised for the
infor-

2.
communication by the Commission to consumers of
mation on Community animalprotection legislation.

— EUR 500 000 for dedicated equipment

to the availability and security of

and technical
the

support essential
system,

— EUR 450 000 for logistical support needed for assistance to

users,

— EUR 200 000 for maintenance support needed to bring the
system into line with legal and technical developments,

— EUR 300 000 for the information technology developments
creation of a risk

necessary in connection with the
management module.

Article 2

Animal diseases notification system

An amount of EUR 200 000 is hereby authorised for main-
tenance of
the notification system referred to in Decision
2005/176/EC.

3.
An amount of EUR 230 000 is hereby authorised for the
communication by the Commission to trading partners of
developments in Community animalprotection legislation.

Article 4

Contract award procedure

Contractors will be selected on the basis of invitations to tender
to be issued in autumn 2006.

Done at Brussels, 17 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission