2007/271/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 2007 concerning the financial contribution by the Community for the OIE Conference in 2007 Towards the elimination of rabies in Eurasia
Date: 2007-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Europe, World Organisation for Animal Health, conference proceedings, expenditure, financial aid, rabies

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Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 2007
concerning the financial contribution by the Community for the OIE Conference in 2007 ‘Towards
the elimination of rabies in Eurasia’

(2007/271/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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)

the

down

90/424/EEC lays

scientific measures. More

Decision
procedures
governing financial contributions from the Community
towards specific veterinary measures, including technical
the
and
Community is
the Member
to undertake, or assist
States or international organisations in undertaking, the
technical and scientific measures necessary for the devel-
opment of Community veterinary legislation and for the
development of veterinary education or training.

particularly,

The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) has taken
the initiative of organising a large scale conference
‘Towards the elimination of rabies in Eurasia’
to be
(‘the OIE conference’).
held in May 2007 in Paris
Because the aim of the OIE Conference is to further
elaborate the recommendations of the conference held
by OIE in Kiev in 2005,
the OIE has a de facto
monopoly as mentioned in Article 168(c) of Com-
mission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of
23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the
implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No 1605/2002 on the financial regulation applicable to
the European Communities (2);
the general budget of
hence a call for proposals is not required.

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

(EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1248/2006 (OJ L 227, 19.8.2006, p. 3).

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

for many years

in several
Rabies has been present
Member States in wildlife that serve as a reservoir for
infections in other animals and thereby represent a
serious health risk for humans. Those Member States
have
implemented eradication and oral vaccination
programmes in wildlife. As a result of those measures,
the disease has been eradicated in certain Member States
but
eradication
programmes started more recently.

in others where

still present

is

the
Those programmes need to be maintained until
complete eradication of rabies is achieved. Furthermore,
programmes will need to be maintained in those Member
States bordering third countries where rabies is still
present in wildlife.

In the interests of animal health, any action which could
facilitate policy decisions in favour of rabies control and
eradication in countries in Eastern Europe and Central
Asia should be encouraged.

The OIE conference could result in improvements in the
veterinary legislation in force and in development
in
veterinary education and training of
the participating
countries.

therefore appropriate to make a Community
It
is
contribution to the OIE conference. The
financial
maximum amount
such contribution
and rate of
should be specified. The Community financial contri-
bution shall be from budget line 17 04 02 01.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

A Community financial contribution, as provided for in Article 19 of Decision 90/424/EEC, at a maximum
rate of 25 % of eligible costs up to a maximum amount of EUR 50 000 is awarded to the Office Inter-
national des Epizooties (OIE) for the technical and scientific materials related to the conference: ‘Towards the
elimination of Rabies in Eurasia’, to be held in Paris in May 2007.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission