2008/441/EC: Commission Decision of 4 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Germany in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2345)
Date: 2008-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Germany, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, emergency aid, financial aid

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 June 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 2345)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2008/441/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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)

the

down

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

veterinary measures,

contribution towards

to Article 3a of

costs of

financial

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.

(4)

(5)

(6)

February

90/424/EEC (2),

(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
of Decision 90/424/EEC by Council
amendment
Decision 2006/53/EC (3), no
avian
influenza. It is therefore necessary to expressly provide
in the present Decision that
a
is
Community
subject to compliance with certain rules laid down in
that Regulation.

granting of
contribution to Germany

following

financial

longer

covers

the

Outbreaks of avian influenza occurred in Germany in
2007. The emergence of
that disease represents a
serious risk to the Community’s livestock population.
to in
Germany
Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat those
outbreaks.

the measures,

referred

took

as

fully complied with its

technical and
Germany has
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.

Germany submitted to the Commission information on
incurred on 30 August 2007, and has
the costs
continued to provide all necessary information on costs
of compensation and operational expenditure.

(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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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 2

Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 320 000 shall be paid as part of the
Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.

Financial contribution from the Community to Germany

Article 1

Article 3

Addressee

A financial contribution from the Community may be
incurred by that
referred to in
avian

1.
granted to Germany towards
Member
Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC,
influenza in 2007.

the costs
the measures

to combat

in taking

State

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 4 June 2008.

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

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission