2007/309/EC: Commission Decision of 27 April 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Hungary in 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 1818)
Date: 2007-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Hungary, animal disease, bird, disease prevention

5.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 117/27

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 April 2007

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

(notified under document number C(2007) 1818)

(Only the Hungarian text is authentic)

(2007/309/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 Hungary 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, Hungary
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

February

(EC) No
down

Regulation
2005

349/2005
on
rules

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

90/424/EEC (3),

following

It

(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.

Decision that the granting of a financial contribution to
Hungary 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.

Hungary has fully complied with its technical and admin-
istrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3) and 3a(2)
of Decision 90/424/EEC. Hungary has forwarded to the
Commission information on the costs incurred in the
framework of this outbreak on 27 October 2006.

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.
granted to Hungary towards
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 costs

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
2.
Articles 7 and 8 and Article 9(2), (3) and (4) and Article 10
of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 2

Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 1 000 000 shall be paid as part of the
Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.

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This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Hungary.

Article 3

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission