2007/367/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 2007 concerning a financial contribution by the Community to Italy for the implementation of a system for collection and analysis of epidemiological information on bluetongue (notified under document number C(2007) 2166)
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Internet, Italy, animal disease, disease prevention, epidemiology, information system, sheep

L 139/30

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Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 May 2007

concerning a financial contribution by the Community to Italy for the implementation of a system
for collection and analysis of epidemiological information on bluetongue

(notified under document number C(2007) 2166)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(2007/367/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
Articles 19 and 20 thereof,

Whereas:

Bluetongue is a disease transmitted by insect vectors
Culicoïdes spp. It a trans-boundaries disease and individual
national efforts are not sufficient for effective surveillance
and control. An integrated approach at Community level
is required to analyze both regional and global distri-
bution of
the
competent Culicoïdes vectors. Therefore,
the gathering
information on blue-
and exchange of epidemiological
tongue
fundamental
in the Member States
importance to establish the appropriate measures for
controlling the disease in this population and verifying
their efficacy.

the bluetongue infection as well as of

is of

implementation of

The
surveillance
network would enable an effective risk analysis on a
Community scale and also a reduction of some of the
costs that spare national systems would imply.

a Community

surveillance data

lishing a web-based GIS to collect, store, and analyse
bluetongue
(BlueTongue NETwork
system can be shared with other
application). This
Member States and third countries in order to verify its
validity as a tool
the disease and better
understand disease dynamics and spread.

to control

A financial contribution should be granted for
that
project, as it may contribute to the development of
Community legislation on bluetongue and eventually to
better control the disease.

Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of
21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agri-
cultural policy (2),
to be
financed under
the European Agricultural Guarantee
Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 9, 36 and
37 of that Regulation are to apply

veterinary measures

are

The payment of
the financial contribution from the
Community must be subject to the condition that the
actions planned have actually been carried out and that
the authorities supply all the necessary information.

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)

(8)

the use of Geographic Information
In this context,
Systems (GIS) enhances data analysis capabilities and
facilitates the understanding of disease dynamics and
spread.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e
del Molise ‘G. Caporale’, Teramo Italy, that is a World
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Collaborating
Center
for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food
Safety and Animal Welfare is in the process of estab-

1.
The Community shall grant Italy financial assistance for its
project of establishing a web-based system to collect, store, and
analyse bluetongue surveillance data (BlueTongue NETwork
Sperimentale
application)
dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’, Teramo Italy, as
presented by Italy.

Istituto Zooprofilattico

the

at

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

(2) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

lation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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2.

The following conditions must be fulfilled:

The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as

2.
follows:

(a) The system must be established and made available to all
Member States at their request on 31 May 2007 at the
latest;

(a) 70 % by way of an advance at the request of Italy;

(b) Italy must forward a technical and financial report to the
the
Commission on 30 September 2007 at
financial
report accompanied by supporting documents
justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results
attained.

the latest,

Article 2

The Community’s financial assistance granted to Italy for
1.
the project referred to in Article 1 shall be at the rate of 100 %
of the costs incurred for staff and the purchase equipments,
including hardware and software and other consumables by
the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del
Molise ‘G. Caporale’, Teramo Italy for the work referred to in
Article 1(1) shall not exceed EUR 100 000.

(b) the balance following presentation of

the reports and

supporting documents referred to Article 1(2)(b).

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission