2008/415/EC: Commission Decision of 28 May 2008 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(2008) 2169)
Date: 2008-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, United Kingdom, animal disease, poultry, veterinary inspection

5.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 146/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 May 2008

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(2008) 2169)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2008/415/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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:

the

down

procedures
90/424/EEC lays
Decision
the Community’s
contribution
governing
including
towards
specific
emergency measures. Pursuant
that
Decision, Member States may obtain a Community
certain
the
financial
measures to eradicate avian influenza.

veterinary measures,

contribution towards

to Article 3a of

costs of

financial

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 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 and Article 6 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 349/2005.

The United Kingdom submitted to the Commission
information on the costs incurred on 13 December
2007, and has continued to provide all necessary infor-
mation on costs of compensation and operational expen-
diture.

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)

Article 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC lays down rules on
the percentage of the costs incurred by Member States
that may be covered by the Community’s
financial
contribution.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

February

(EC) No
down

Regulation
2005

349/2005
on
rules

Commission
of
the
laying
28
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 (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.

90/424/EEC (2),

following

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community to the United
Kingdom

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

2.
For the purposes of this Decision, Articles 2 to 5, Articles
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)

(2)

(3)

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Official Journal of the European Union

5.6.2008

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

Article 2

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission