2008/444/EC: Commission Decision of 5 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in Germany in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2363)
Date: 2008-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Germany, animal disease, disease prevention, emergency aid, financial aid, sheep

L 156/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

14.6.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 June 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 2363)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2008/444/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

An outbreak of bluetongue occurred in Germany in
2007. The emergence of
that disease represents a
serious risk to the Community's livestock population.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(1)

(2)

(3)

to

regard

Council Directive

of
Having
20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the
control and eradication of bluetongue (1) and in particular
Article 9(2),

2000/75/EC

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (2), and in particular
Article 3(3) and Article 3(5) thereof,

Whereas:

the

down

financial

veterinary measures,

90/424/EEC lays
the Community’s
specific

procedures
Decision
contribution
governing
towards
including
emergency measures. With a view to helping to
eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible, Member
States shall obtain a financial contribution towards the
costs of certain measures to combat outbreaks of blue-
tongue.

(5)

Accordingly, Germany took the necessary emergency
measures in order to avoid the spread of bluetongue.

(6)

(7)

(8)

On 28 November 2007, Germany provided the financial
information required prior to the granting of Community
financial support in accordance with Article 6 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 349/2005.

fully complied with its

Germany has
technical and
in Article 3 of
administrative obligations as set out
Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC)
No 349/2005.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Article 3(5) of Decision 90/424/EEC lays down rules on
the percentage of the costs incurred by the Member State
that may be covered by the Community's
financial
contribution.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

The payment of a Community financial contribution
towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue is
subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation
(EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down
rules on the Community
emergency
financing of
measures and of
the campaign to combat certain
animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (3).
That Regulation applies to Community financial contri-
butions granted to Member States in respect of eligible
expenditure as defined therein for certain disease eradi-
cation measures
referred to in
situations
Article 3(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC.

in the

Article 1

Financial contribution from the Community to Germany

A financial contribution from the Community may be granted
to Germany towards the costs incurred by that Member State in
taking the measures referred to in Article 3(2) of Decision
90/424/EEC to combat bluetongue in 2007.

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).
(2) 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).

(3) OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.

Article 2

Payment arrangements

A first tranche of EUR 950 000 shall be paid as part of the
Community financial contribution provided for in Article 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 3

Addressee

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission