2007/272/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the United Kingdom in 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 1785)
Date: 2007-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, United Kingdom, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, emergency aid

L 115/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 April 2007

on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian
influenza in the United Kingdom in 2006

(notified under document number C(2007) 1785)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2007/272/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 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the

down

financial

veterinary measures,

90/424/EEC lays
the Community’s
specific

procedures
Decision
contribution
governing
towards
including
emergency measures. Decision 90/424/EEC, as amended
by Decision 2006/53/EC (2), provides for a Community
financial contribution to Member States to cover certain
costs involved in taking measures to eradicate avian
influenza.

Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in the United
Kingdom in 2006. The emergence of
that disease
represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock
Under
population.
Decision
Article
90/424/EEC,
the United Kingdom took measures to
combat those outbreaks.

3a(2)

of

The payment of a Community financial contribution
must be made
the
planned measures were actually implemented and that
the competent authorities provided all
the necessary
information to the Commission within certain deadlines.

condition that

to the

subject

Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28
February 2005 laying down rules on the Community
financing of emergency measures and of the campaign
certain animal diseases under Council
to combat
Decision 90/424/EEC (3),
following the amendment of

Decision 90/424/EEC by Decision 2006/53/EC, no
longer covers avian influenza. It is therefore necessary
to expressly provide in the present Decision that the
granting of a financial contribution to the United
Kingdom is subject
to compliance with certain rules
laid down in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.

Article 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC provides that the
Community financial contribution is to be 50 % of the
eligible costs incurred by the Member State.

The United Kingdom has fully complied with its technical
and administrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3)
and 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC. The United Kingdom
has forwarded to the Commission information on the
costs incurred in the framework of this outbreak on 2
June 2006 and thereafter continued to provide all
necessary information on costs of compensation and op-
erational expenditure.

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)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community

1.
A financial contribution from the Community may be
granted to the United Kingdom towards the costs incurred by
that Member State in taking the measures referred to in Article
3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC to combat avian influenza in
2006.

The financial contribution shall be 50 % of the costs incurred
that are eligible for Community funding.

(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 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.

2.
For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5 and
Articles 7 and 8 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and Article 10
of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 2

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 25 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission