2008/442/EC: Commission Decision of 5 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards measures to combat foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2348)
Date: 2008-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, United Kingdom, disease prevention, emergency aid, financial aid, foot-and-mouth disease

L 156/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.6.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 June 2008

on a financial contribution from the Community towards measures to combat foot-and-mouth
disease in the United Kingdom in 2007

(notified under document number C(2008) 2348)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2008/442/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(7)

provide
deadlines.

all necessary

information within the

set

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

Financial contribution from the Community

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 11(4) under
and (b) of Decision
90/424/EEC to combat foot-and-mouth disease in 2007.

to (iv)

(a)(i)

2.
The financial contribution from the Community shall be
60 % of the expenditure eligible for Community funding as
referred to in paragraph 1. It shall be paid under the conditions
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.

Article 2

Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 270 000 shall be paid as part of the
Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.

Article 3

Addressee

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

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 11(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the
Outbreaks of
United Kingdom in 2007. The emergence of
that
disease represents 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
the measures
incurred by the Member State under
taken to combat
in
Decision 90/424/EEC.

as provided for

the disease,

support

financial

Payment of Community
towards
measures to combat foot-and-mouth disease is subject
to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC)
No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on
the Community financing of measures and of
the
campaign to combat certain animal diseases under
Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2).

On 2 October 2007, the United Kingdom submitted a
final rough estimate of
the costs incurred in taking
measures to eradicate the disease.

The British authorities have fully complied with their
technical and administrative obligations as set out
in
Article 11(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of
Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.

The payment of the Community financial contribution
must be subject
the planned
activities were actually implemented and the authorities

to the condition that

(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.