2007/569/EC: Commission Decision of 20 August 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the United Kingdom in 2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 3892)
Date: 2007-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, United Kingdom, animal disease, poultry

L 217/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.8.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2007

on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian
influenza in the United Kingdom in 2007

(notified under document number C(2007) 3892)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2007/569/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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,

(6)

Whereas:

the

down

90/424/EEC lays
the Community’s
specific

procedures
Decision
contribution
governing
including
towards
emergency measures.
Decision
90/424/EEC, provides for a Community financial contri-
bution to Member States to cover certain costs involved
in taking measures to eradicate avian influenza.

veterinary measures,
of

financial

Article

3a

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
all
necessary information on costs of compensation and op-
erational expenditure.

continued to provide

incurred and has

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 (2),
following the amendment of
Decision 90/424/EEC by Decision 2006/53/EC (3), 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.

(7)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in the United
Kingdom in 2007. The emergence of
that disease
represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock
population. The United Kingdom took measures, as
referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community

A financial contribution from the Community may be
1.
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
2007.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with Article 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC,
the Community financial contribution should be 50 % of
the eligible costs incurred by the Member State.

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

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

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

Article 2

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission