2008/443/EC: Commission Decision of 5 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the Czech Republic in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2350)
Date: 2008-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, EU aid, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, emergency aid, financial aid

14.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 156/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 June 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 2350)

(Only the Czech text is authentic)

(2008/443/EC)

The Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic submitted to the Commission infor-
mation on the costs incurred on 27 July 2007, and has
continued to provide all necessary information on costs
of compensation and operational expenditure.

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 to the Czech
Republic

1.
A financial contribution from the Community may be
granted to The Czech Republic 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.

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

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic.

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
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:

(5)

(6)

(7)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 financial contri-
bution towards costs of certain measures to eradicate
avian influenza.

veterinary measures,

to Article 3a of

financial

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

February

90/424/EEC (2),

(EC) No
down

Regulation
2005

349/2005
on
rules

of
Commission
the
laying
28
Community financing of emergency measures and of
the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under
Council Decision
the
amendment
of Decision 90/424/EEC by Council
Decision 2006/53/EC (3), no
avian
influenza. It is therefore necessary to expressly provide
in the present Decision that
a
Community
the Czech
Republic is subject
to compliance with certain rules
laid down in that Regulation.

the
contribution

granting of
to

following

financial

longer

covers

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

(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.