2007/312/EC: Commission Decision of 27 April 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in France in 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 1821)
Date: 2007-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, France, animal disease, bird, disease prevention

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.5.2007

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 April 2007

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

(notified under document number C(2007) 1821)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2007/312/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the competent authorities provided all
the necessary
information to the Commission within certain deadlines.

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)

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 France 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, France took measures to
combat those outbreaks.

The payment of a Community financial contribution
the
must be made
planned measures were actually implemented and that

condition that

to the

subject

(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.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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
the
Council Decision
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
France is subject to compliance with certain rules laid
down in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.

90/424/EEC (3),

following

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.

France 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. France has forwarded to the
Commission information on the costs incurred in the
framework of this outbreak on 24 March 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community

A financial contribution from the Community may be
1.
granted to France 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.

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

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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 Republic of France.

Article 2

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission