2006/662/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2006 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in turkeys to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2006) 4308)
Date: 2006-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, data collection, disease prevention, poultry, zoonosis, zootechnics

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 September 2006

concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a baseline survey on the
prevalence of Salmonella in turkeys to be carried out in the Member States
(notified under document number C(2006) 4308)

(2006/662/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)

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 devel-
opment of veterinary legislation and for the development
of veterinary education or training.

Under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November
2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified
food-borne zoonotic agents (2), a Community target is to
be established for reducing the prevalence of salmonella
in populations of flocks of turkeys by the end of 2007.

In order to set the Community target, comparable data
on the prevalence of salmonella in populations of turkeys
in the Member States needs to be available. Such infor-
mation is not at hand and a special survey should
therefore be carried out to monitor the prevalence of
salmonella in turkeys over a suitable period in order to
take account of possible seasonal variations.

The survey is to provide technical information necessary
for the development of Community veterinary legislation.
Given the importance of collecting comparable data on
the prevalence of salmonella in turkeys in the Member
States, they should be granted a Community financial

contribution for implementing the specific requirements
of the survey. It is appropriate to reimburse 100 % of the
costs incurred on the laboratory testing, subject to a
ceiling. All other costs such as sampling, travel, admin-
istration, etc should not be eligible for any Community
financial contribution.

A financial contribution from the Community should be
granted provided that
in
accordance with the relevant provisions of Community
law and subject
to compliance with certain other
conditions.

the survey is carried out

A financial contribution from the Community should 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 payment
in
national currencies as defined in Article 1(d) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998
establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (3).

applications

submitted

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)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Objective of the survey and general provisions

A survey shall be carried out to assess the prevalence of

1.
Salmonella spp. across the Community in

(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 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1003/2005 (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 12).

— flocks of fattening turkeys sampled within three weeks of

leaving the selected holding for slaughter;

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

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— flocks of breeding turkeys within 9 weeks before depopu-

lation.

2.
The results of the survey shall be used to set Community
targets as provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
2160/2003.

The survey shall cover a one-year period commencing on

3.
1 October 2006.

For the purposes of this Decision,

‘competent authority’
4.
shall be the authority or authorities of a Member State as
designated under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.

Article 2

Sampling frame

Sampling for the purpose of

1.
the survey in flocks of
turkeys shall be organised by the Member States and shall be
performed from 1 October 2006 on holdings containing at
least 500 fattening birds or 250 breeding birds. On each
selected holding of fattening turkeys, one flock of the appro-
priate age shall be sampled.

However, in countries where the calculated number of flocks to
be sampled is higher than the number of holdings available
with at least the above number birds, in order to achieve the
calculated number of flocks, up to four flocks may be sampled
on the same holding. Where possible the additional flocks from
turkey houses and
a single holding shall be from different
samples taken in different seasons.

If the number of flocks to be sampled is still not sufficient,
more than four flocks may be sampled on the same holding,
larger holdings being focused on.

Sampling shall be performed by the competent authority

2.
or under its supervision.

However, where a national reference laboratory does not have
the capacity to perform all the analyses or if it is not the
laboratory that performs detection routinely,
the competent
authorities may designate a limited number of other laboratories
involved in official controls of salmonella to perform the
analyses.

Those laboratories shall have proven experience in using the
required
quality-
assurance system complying with ISO standard 17025, and
shall be supervised by the national reference laboratory.

detection method,

implement

shall

a

The detection of Salmonella spp. shall be performed in
the

2.
accordance with
Community reference laboratory for salmonella.

recommended

the method

by

Serotyping of

3.
according to the Kaufmann-White scheme.

the relevant

isolates shall be performed

Article 4

Collection of data, assessment and reporting

report

pursuant

The national authority responsible for preparing the yearly
1.
national
of Directive
2003/99/EC (1) shall collect and assess the results achieved
pursuant
to Article 3 of this Decision on the basis of the
sampling frame referred to in Article 2 thereof, and shall
report all necessary data and its assessment to the Commission.

to Article 9(1)

The Commission shall forward the data to the European

2.
Food Safety authority, which shall examine them.

National aggregated data and results

3.
available publicly in a form that ensures confidentiality.

shall be made

Article 5

Technical specifications

Article 3

Detection of Salmonella spp. and serotyping of the relevant
isolates

Detection of Salmonella spp. and serotyping of the relevant
1.
isolates shall take place in national reference laboratories for
salmonella.

The tasks and activities referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this
Decision shall be performed in conformity with the technical
the Standing
specifications presented at
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on … as
published on the Commission website http://europa.eu.int/
comm/food/food/biosafety/salmonella/impl_reg_en.htm

the meeting of

(1) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31.

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Article 6

Scope of the Community financial contribution

1.
The Community shall provide financial contribution for
the costs incurred by the Member States on laboratory testing,
i.e. bacteriological detection of Salmonella spp. and serotyping of
the relevant isolates.

from the
The maximum financial
2.
Community shall be EUR 20 per
for bacteriological
detection of Salmonella spp. and EUR 30 for serotyping of the
relevant isolates.

contribution

test

3.
The financial contribution from the Community shall not
exceed the amounts set out in Annex I for the duration of the
survey.

Article 7

Conditions

for

granting

a

Community

financial

contribution

1.
The financial contribution provided for in Article 6 shall
be granted to the Member States provided that the survey is
implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of
Community law,
including the rules on competition and on
the award of public contracts, and subject to compliance with
the following conditions:

(a) by 1 October 2006, the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions required to implement the survey shall come into
force;

(b) a progress report covering the first three months of the
the
survey shall be forwarded by 28 February 2007;
information given in
progress report should contain all
Chapter 6 Reporting of
specifications
referred to in Article 5;

technical

the

September 2007; the evidence as to costs incurred shall
comprise at least the information set out in Annex II;

(d) the survey shall be implemented effectively.

An advance of 50 % of the total amount referred to in
the Member State

the request of

2.
Annex I may be paid at
concerned.

3.
Failure to comply with the time limit in paragraph 1(c)
shall entail a progressive reduction of the financial contribution
to be paid, amounting to 25 % of the total amount by 15
November 2007, 50 % by 1 December 2007 and 100 % by
15 December 2007.

Article 8

Conversion rate for applications in national currencies

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

Article 9

Application

This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2006.

Article 10

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2006.

(c) a final report shall be forwarded by 31 October 2007 at the
latest on the technical execution of the survey, together with
supporting evidence for the costs incurred and the results
attained during the period 1 October 2006 to 30

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Maximum Community financial contribution to the Member States

Member State

Amount (EUR)

Belgium — BE

Czech republic — CZ

Denmark — DK

Germany — DE

Estonia — EE

Greece — EL

Spain — ES

France — FR

Ireland — IE

Italy — IT

Cyprus — CY

Latvia — LV

Lithuania — LT

Luxembourg — LU

Hungary — HU

Malta — MT

Netherlands — NL

Austria — AT

Poland — PL

Portugal — PT

Slovenia — SI

Slovakia — SK

Finland — FI

Sweden — SE

United Kingdom — UK

15 210

30 030

8 190

61 100

0

15 990

37 700

85 670

35 230

62 920

1 040

0

7 930

0

41 860

650

24 830

26 130

58 370

15 730

19 110

9 100

25 740

7 280

53 300

Total

643 110

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ANNEX II