2008/556/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in Portugal in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2978)
Date: 2008-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Portugal, animal disease, bird, disease prevention, emergency aid

9.7.2008

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 June 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 2978)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2008/556/EC)

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
Article 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the

down

procedures
Decision
90/424/EEC lays
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.

of
Commission
28
the
laying
Community financing of emergency measures and of

349/2005
on
rules

Regulation
2005

(EC) No
down

February

following

90/424/EEC (2),

the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under
Council Decision
the
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
Community financial contribution to Portugal is subject
to compliance with certain rules laid down in that Regu-
lation.

granting of

longer

covers

the

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

Portugal has fully complied with its technical and admin-
istrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3) and 3a(2)
of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC)
No 349/2005.

Portugal submitted to the Commission information on
incurred on 7 November 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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(7)

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

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

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Financial contribution from the Community

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2008.

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

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

the measures

to combat

in taking

towards

costs

State

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission