2008/28/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 establishing the Community’s financial contribution to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat avian influenza in Denmark in 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 6695)
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, EU financing, animal disease, poultry, veterinary inspection

9.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 5/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2007
establishing the Community’s financial contribution to the expenditure incurred in the context of
the emergency measures taken to combat avian influenza in Denmark in 2006

(notified under document number C(2007) 6695)

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

(2008/28/EC)

(6)

(7)

(8)

diture incurred associated with the eradication of avian
influenza in Denmark in 2006 should now be fixed.

for

the

the

and

rules

conditions

expenditure

the inspections carried out by the
The results of
Commission in compliance with the Community
veterinary
granting
Community financial contributions mean the entire
amount of
submitted cannot be
recognised as eligible for a Community financial contri-
bution.
The Commission’s observations, method of calculating
the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were
communicated to Denmark in a letter dated 9 October
2007.

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

The total Community financial contribution towards the expen-
diture associated with eradicating avian influenza in Denmark in
2006 pursuant
to Decision 2007/310/EC is fixed at EUR
329 862,70.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in Denmark in
2006. The emergence of
that disease presented a
serious risk to the Community’s livestock population.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease and to help
eradicate it as quickly as possible, the Community should
contribute financially towards the eligible expenditure
incurred by the Member State under the emergency
measures taken to combat the disease, as provided for
in Decision 90/424/EEC.

financial

Commission Decision 2007/310/EC of 27 April 2007
on a
contribution from the Community
towards emergency measures taken to combat avian
influenza in Denmark in 2006 (2) granted a financial
contribution at
the expenditure
the rate of 50 % of
eligible for Community funding for the implementation
of the measures taken to combat this outbreak.

to that Decision,

Pursuant
the Community financial
contribution is to be paid on the basis of the request
submitted by Denmark on 24 June 2007 and supporting
documents referred to in Article 7 of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying
down rules on the Community financing of emergency
measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal
diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (3).

(5)

In view of these considerations, the total amount of the
Community’s financial contribution to the eligible expen-

(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 117, 5.5.2007, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.