2008/623/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat Newcastle disease in Estonia in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 3723)
Date: 2008-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Estonia, animal disease, disease prevention, poultry, veterinary inspection

L 200/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.7.2008

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 July 2008

on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat
Newcastle disease in Estonia in 2007

(notified under document number C(2008) 3723)

(Only the Estonian text is authentic)

(2008/623/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
Articles 3(3) and 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(5)

(6)

(7)

the

down

procedures
90/424/EEC lays
Decision
the Community’s
contribution
governing
including
towards
specific
emergency measures. Pursuant
that
Decision, Member States shall obtain a financial contri­
bution towards the costs of certain measures to eradicate
Newcastle disease.

veterinary measures,

to Article 4(2) of

financial

Articles 3(5) and 4(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC lay down
rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by the
Member State that may be covered by the Community's
financial contribution.

The payment of a Community financial contribution
towards emergency measures
to eradicate Newcastle
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
emergency measures and of the campaign to combat
certain
Council Decision
animal
90/424/EEC (2).

diseases

under

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Estonia has fully complied with its technical and admi-
nistrative obligations as
in Article 3(3) of
Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC)
No 349/2005.

set out

On 6 October 2007, Estonia submitted an estimate of
the costs
to eradicate
Newcastle disease.

incurred in taking measures

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 Estonia

A financial contribution from the Community may be granted
to Estonia towards the costs incurred by that Member State in
taking measures pursuant to Article 3(2) and 4(2) of Decision
90/424/EEC, to combat Newcastle disease in 2007.

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008.

Outbreaks of Newcastle disease occurred in Estonia in
2007. The emergence of
that disease represents a
serious risk to the Community's livestock population.
Estonia took measures,
in accordance with Article 3(2)
of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat those outbreaks.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(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.