2007/273/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Germany in 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 1786)
Date: 2007-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Germany, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, emergency aid

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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 Germany in 2006

(notified under document number C(2007) 1786)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2007/273/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 Germany in
2006. The emergence of
that disease represents a
serious risk to the Community’s livestock population.
Under Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, Germany
took measures to combat those outbreaks.

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

of
Commission
the
laying
28
Community financing of emergency measures and of

349/2005
on
rules

Regulation
2005

(EC) No
down

February

(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.

following

90/424/EEC (3),

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

It

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.

fully complied with its

technical and
Germany has
in Articles 3(3)
administrative obligations as set out
and 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC. Germany has
forwarded to the Commission information on the costs
incurred in the framework of this outbreak on 14 March
2006 and thereafter continued to provide all necessary
information on costs of compensation and operational
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 DECISION:

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community

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

the costs

(3) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.

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

For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5 and Articles 7 and 8 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and

2.
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 2

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 25 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission