CELEX: 32014D0311(01)
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2014 on the financing of the 2014 work programme on IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health

11.3.2014   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 72/4
            
         
      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
   
   of 28 February 2014
   on the financing of the 2014 work programme on IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
   2014/C 72/05
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 84 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3), and in particular Articles 35(2) and 36(2),
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               In accordance with Article 84 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (the Financial Regulation) and Article 94 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 (4) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules of Application’), the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 identifies the degree of detail considered sufficient to describe the framework of a financing decision.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) establishes a rapid alert system for the notification of a direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed as a network and provides that the Commission is responsible for managing the network.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a publicly available register of genetically modified food and feed.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a register of nutrition and health claims made on food.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) indicates that the Union shall establish a list of flavouring substances.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 (9) foresees in the establishment of a register containing all food contact materials for which a valid application is submitted.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               Article 31(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) obliges the Commission to establish one or several registers for the purposes of recording the information on genetic modifications in GMOs which can be used for the detection and identification of particular GMO products to facilitate post-marketing control and inspection.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) require the provision and maintenance of a network between the EU Member States and the European Commission for a fast exchange of data allowing the secure handling of confidential information.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (12) provide for the establishment of a network for the notification of new occurrences of harmful organisms, for recommendations for drawing up guidelines for national inspectors in carrying out phytosanitary import inspections and for programmes aimed at raising the knowledge of national inspectors.
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               Article 10 of Council Directive 69/464/EEC (13), Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Council Directive 93/85/EEC (14), Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Council Directive 98/57/EC (15) and Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Council Directive 2007/33/EC (16) lay down the requirements for controlling respectively potato wart disease, potato ring rot, potato brown rot and potato cyst nematodes, which are all very important diseases of the potato crop. They establish strict requirements for the execution of regular surveys to monitor the presence of the abovementioned harmful organisms, as well as obligations to communicate the results thereof to the Commission.
            
         
               (12)
            
            
               Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) provides the financing of the development of a database for gathering and storing all information related to plant protection products.
            
         
               (13)
            
            
               Article 5(e) of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (18) provides that the Commission is to publish a common catalogue of varieties which fall within the scope of the Directive.
            
         
               (14)
            
            
               Article 7(6) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC (19) provides that it may be decided that a common list of varieties may be established and published.
            
         
               (15)
            
            
               Article 11(1) of Council Directive 99/105/EC (20) provides that the Commission may publish a ‘Community List of Approved Basic Material for the Production of Forest Reproductive Material’.
            
         
               (16)
            
            
               Article 17(1) of Council Directive 2002/53/EC (21) and Article 17, paragraph 1 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC (22) provide that the Commission publishes a common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species respectively.
            
         
               (17)
            
            
               Article 36(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (23) provides for the establishment of a consolidated database for Union legislation on maximum residues levels of pesticide residues and for making such information publicly available.
            
         
               (18)
            
            
               Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC (24) provides for a database for the monitoring plans.
            
         
               (19)
            
            
               Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25) provides for a database in relation to the epidemiological surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathies.
            
         
               (20)
            
            
               Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (26) requires the running and maintenance of databases in relation to the common authorisation procedure for food additives.
            
         
               (21)
            
            
               Articles 35 and 36 of Decision 2009/470/EC allows for Union financial assistance for the introduction of systems to identify animals and notify diseases. A Union financial contribution should be granted for the management of and for improving the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS), based on Commission Decision 2005/176/EC of 1 March 2005 (27).
            
         
               (22)
            
            
               Article 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC provides for Union financial contribution for certain computerised systems used in intra-Union trade and imports.
            
         
               (23)
            
            
               It is necessary to continue to provide financial contributions for hosting, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) introduced by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC (28).
            
         
               (24)
            
            
               According to Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC, Member States have to introduce applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes, reports and cost claims related to the approved programmes. The development of an online system for the submission of the applications, the reports and the claims would facilitate the handling of the information.
            
         
               (25)
            
            
               In order to ensure the coordination, and an efficient implementation of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers IT plan, the 2014 work programme for those actions, together with the necessary financing thereof, should be approved by this single Decision.
            
         
               (26)
            
            
               The present financing Decision may also cover the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 92 of the Financial Regulation and Article 111 of the Rules of Application.
            
         
               (27)
            
            
               For the application of this Decision, it is appropriate to define the term ‘substantial change’ within the meaning of Article 94(4) of the Rules of Application.
            
         
               (28)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
            
         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The 2014 work programme concerning actions related to the creation and maintenance of IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health (‘the work programme’), as set out in Annex, is hereby adopted. Its adoption constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.
   Article 2
   The maximum contribution authorised by this Decision for the implementation of the work programme is set at EUR 11 191 000, to be financed from budget line 17.0403 of the general budget of the European Union for 2014.
   These appropriations may also cover interest due for late payment.
   Article 3
   Cumulated changes of the allocations to the specific actions covered by the work programme not exceeding 10 % of the maximum contribution authorised by Article 2 of this Decision are not considered to be substantial within the meaning of Article 94 of the Rules of Application, provided that they do not significantly affect the nature and objective of the work programme.
   The authorising officer may adopt such changes in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and of proportionality.
   
      Done at Brussels, 28 February 2014.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Tonio BORG
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
   
      (3)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.
   
      (4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1).
   
      (5)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
   
      (6)  Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1).
   
      (7)  Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9).
   
      (8)  Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34).
   
      (9)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come in contact with food (OJ L 135, 30.5.2009, p. 3).
   
      (10)  Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1).
   
      (11)  Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1).
   
      (12)  Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against the spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).
   
      (13)  Council Directive 69/464/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of Potato Wart Disease (OJ L 323, 24.12.1969, p. 1).
   
      (14)  Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (OJ L 259, 18.10.1993, p. 1).
   
      (15)  Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (OJ L 235, 21.8.1998, p. 1).
   
      (16)  Council Directive 2007/33/EC of 11 June 2007 on the control of potato cyst nematodes and repealing Directive 69/465/EEC (OJ L 156, 16.6.2007, p. 12).
   
      (17)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
   
      (18)  Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15).
   
      (19)  Council Directive 2008/90/EC of 29 September 2008 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 8).
   
      (20)  Council Directive 99/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17).
   
      (21)  Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1).
   
      (22)  Council Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33).
   
      (23)  Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticide in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).
   
      (24)  Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10).
   
      (25)  Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).
   
      (26)  Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16).
   
      (27)  Commission Decision 2005/176/EC of 1 March 2005 laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 40).
   
      (28)  Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44).
   
      ANNEX
      
         Work programme for 2014 on information technology tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
      
      1.   INTRODUCTION
      
      This work programme includes implementing measures for the year 2014. On the basis of the objectives given, the distribution of budget for the procurements implemented in direct management is the following, for a total amount of EUR 11 191 000.
      2.   PROCUREMENT
      
      2.1.   IT projects to support the functioning of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), register of food contact materials, genetically modified food and feed (GMOs), novel foods, flavourings, enzymes and nutrition and health claims
      
      The action to be financed under this budget aims to finalise the implementation and the maintenance of the Generic Rapid Alert System (GRAS) IT application, which has been deployed for use in 2011, and of the latest version of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (thereafter ‘RASFF’), also deployed in 2011. The use of the same IT platform by the various alert systems managed by the Commission facilitates the exchange of information between these systems and improves the manageability from an IT perspective.
      The RASFF IT application needs to be developed further on two main accounts: (i) regional levels in countries to accommodate better the large Member States or those Member States with federal or confederal models; and (ii) building external links with other information systems in the food controls (e.g. Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)) and public health ((e.g. Early Warning and Response System (EWRS)) areas.
      In order to have an informed view on non-authorised substances and support the RASFF, it is necessary to maintain registers with authorised substances (food contact materials, novel food, GM food and feed, GMOs, flavourings, enzymes and nutrition and health claims).
      The capacity to deal with tracking of incriminated foodstuffs during multinational investigations of outbreaks of foodborne pathogens has to be provided with an extra tool for tracing/back and forward exercises.
      Planned actions:
      
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                  contribution to the maintenance and development of RASFF: EUR 330 000,
               
            
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                  development of the country regional level and improvements to RASFF: EUR 415 000,
               
            
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                  additional development to improve the performance of the RASFF sector application, including specifications for external system's links: EUR 315 000,
               
            
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                  register of authorised food contact materials, novel food, GM food and feed, GMOs, flavourings and enzymes: EUR 359 000,
               
            
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                  novel foods: development of a new version of the register (based on existing software): EUR 362 000,
               
            
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                  maintenance of a Union register for nutrition and health claims: EUR 137 000,
               
            
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                  tool and application support for tracing back and forward of foodstuffs for outbreak investigations: EUR 150 000.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 31 of Directive 2001/18/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 450/2009
               
            
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 2 068 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is 15.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Direct management
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.2.   IT projects to support the implementation of plant health measures, EUROPHYT
      
      EUROPHYT is a Web-based application for Member States to notify interceptions of consignments that do not comply with plant health requirements. During a meeting with all Member States’ representatives for EUROPHYT, a plan for the renewal of the interface has been adopted. The EUROPHYT system uses central resources and resources from the GRAS application that need to be provided and maintained. The plant health import requirements database is under construction and will be finalised before the end of the year.
      The actions to be financed under this budget are:
      
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                  the development and hosting of a plant health import requirements database: EUR 120 000,
               
            
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                  the registering of plant protection products applications: EUR 340 000,
               
            
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                  the development of registration of all plant shipments: EUR 150 000,
               
            
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                  the execution of a data collection to monitor approved basic material of Community list: EUR 70 000,
               
            
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                  the evolutive maintenance of the existing EUROPHYT application: EUR 200 000,
               
            
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                  the development for the improvement of the user interface of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 75 000,
               
            
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                  the development of a database for harmful organism outbreaks: EUR 150 000,
               
            
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                  the hosting of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 70 000.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Directive 2000/29/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 10 of Directive 69/464/EEC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 93/85/EEC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 98/57/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Directive 2007/33/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
               
            
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 1 175 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is 10.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.3.   IT project supporting the functioning of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables, vine and fruit plants and the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material
      
      The ‘Common catalogue’ application manages the catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants (Directive 2002/53/EC) and vegetables (Directive 2002/55/EC) of which the seeds are not subject to any restriction with regard to their commercialisation within the European Union, as well as in Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
      A catalogue of varieties of vine (Directive 68/193/EEC) and a common list of varieties of fruit plants (Directive 2008/90/EC) and on forest reproductive material (Directive 1999/105/EC) may also be established.
      A database provides for the management of these catalogues by the Commission, for access by the Member States and the electronic data exchange between the Member States, the Commission and the Publications Office.
      In 2014, the maintenance of the system will be ensured, and the technological functionalities will be updated in order to adapt the system to more up-to-date developments in electronic publication: EUR 85 000.
      For the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material, a semantic model is being established to make content accessible and searchable through semantic technology: EUR 275 000.
      
         Legal basis
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Article 5(e) of Directive 68/193/EEC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 7(6) of Directive 2008/90/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/105/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/53/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/55/EC
               
            
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 360 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is three.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II
      2.4.   Pesticide residues database
      
      Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 provides for the creation and maintenance of a consolidated database of Community legislation on maximum residues levels (MRLs) of pesticide. This action aims at implementing the above provisions, via the maintenance and improvement of a database that will allow input of data from Member States and automatic electronic publication via establishment of an export format for the Publications Office.
      
         Legal basis
      
      Article 36(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005
      
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 343 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is three.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.5.   IT projects supporting the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
      
      The actions to be financed under this budget include the creation and maintenance of IT tools and instruments aimed at ensuring a successful implementation of a series of new requirements applicable to the performance of official controls in the feed law and food law area by the Member States and by the Commission, and/or at fulfilling specific needs or obligations in the field of food and feed controls under the legal basis.
      The actions relate to the further improvement and increase of the capacity of databases for the collection of data relating to national control plans and official controls’ results, so that the Commission can check their compliance and monitor developments across time, and to the development of online systems for the capturing of data in relation to national control plans and official controls’ results, provided by the Member States and/or the Commission.
      The actions are:
      
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                  the implementation, running, maintenance and, where necessary, continued development of databases in relation to the epidemiologic surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy’s (Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001), common authorisation procedure for food additives (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008), residue monitoring plans (Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC) and the quantitative results, i.e. reporting of this monitoring: EUR 387 000,
               
            
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                  continued development of an IT system and the maintenance and evolution of dedicated infrastructure that will allow to share, validate and monitor data collected by the Commission in relation to the enforcement of feed and food law in Member States and third countries, including information collected by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO). The IT tool should permit the establishment of ‘country profiles’, and establishments visited that would facilitate the assessment of control plans submitted by the competent authorities: EUR 550 000,
               
            
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                  the implementation and maintenance of a complete and secure system for the management and planning of Union audits according to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, for the management and storage of audit reports and associated documents and for the follow-up of recommendations resulting from audits, including license costs: EUR 570 000,
               
            
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                  contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team and central IT equipment necessary to provide the implementation of all systems related to the abovementioned actions: EUR 334 000,
               
            
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                  the analysis and implementation of a system to be used by the Food Fraud Network consisting of the Commission and contact points in the Member States for rapid and efficient exchange of information on potential food fraud cases: EUR 504 000.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Articles 36, 37, 38, 40, Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004
               
            
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 2 345 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III, ITSS II and framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is 19.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III, ITSS II and SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.6.   Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)
      
      The action to be financed under this budget aims to finalise the implementation and maintain the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS).
      Planned actions:
      
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                  contribution to the maintenance development of ADNS: EUR 110 000,
               
            
                  —
               
               
                  additional development to improve the performance and data quality of the outbreak maps, browsable maps and online drawn maps: EUR 80 000,
               
            
                  —
               
               
                  hosting services to assure the availability of the application: EUR 93 000,
               
            
                  —
               
               
                  contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 288 000.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      Articles 35 and 36 of Decision 2009/470/EC
      
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 571 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is five.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.7.   Animal Disease Information System (ADIS)
      
      The action to be financed under this budget aims to develop the interface and to implement the Animal Disease Information System (ADIS).
      Planned action:
      
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                  contribution to the support for the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 310 000.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      Articles 35 and 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
      
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 310 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is three.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contract on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.8.   Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)
      
      The action to be financed under this budget aims to improve, maintain, support and make available the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).
      Planned actions:
      
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                  EUR 3 272 000 for the hosting, development, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES, logistical support to assist TRACES users, contribution to central services, communication, website, security and the purchase (maintenance and support) of software licences, electronic signature, hosting of the application,
               
            
                  —
               
               
                  EUR 40 000 for the support of the Bovine Identification Exchange System.
               
            
         Legal basis
      
      Article 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
      
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 3 312 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is 22.
      One memorandum of understanding with DIGIT for the hosting.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      2.9.   Data collection in the food and feed safety area
      
      Planned action:
      EUR 707 000 for the collection and treatment of data related to the applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes according to Article 27 of Decision 2009/470/EC.
      
         Legal basis
      
      Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
      
         Budgetary line
      
      17.0403 — amount: EUR 707 000
      
         Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged
      
      
         Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.
      The indicative number of specific contracts is 6.
      
         Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)
      
      Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation
      
         Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts
      
      The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2014.
      
         Implementation
      
      Directly by DG SANCO
      
         Specific contract
      
      Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II/III and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001
      3.   SUMMARY
      
      
                  No
               
               
                  Name
               
               
                  Budget line
               
               
                  Estimated number of contracts
               
               
                  Legal base
               
               
                  Amount in EUR
               
            
                  1.
               
               
                  IT project to support the functioning of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), register of food additives, flavourings, food contact materials, GMOs, nutrition and health claims and novel food
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  15
               
               
                  Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1924/2006, (EC) No 1829/2003 and (EC) No 1334/2008, Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97
               
               
                  2 068 000
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  IT projects to support the implementation of plant health measures, EUROPHYT
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Directives 2000/29/EC, 69/464/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC and 2007/33/EC, Regulations (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 1107/2009
               
               
                  1 175 000
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  IT project supporting the functioning of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables, vine and the common list of fruit plants and the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  Directives 68/193/EEC, 2008/90/EC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC
               
               
                  360 000
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  Pesticide residues database
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  Regulation (EC) No 396/2005
               
               
                  343 000
               
            
                  5.
               
               
                  IT projects supporting the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  19
               
               
                  Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Directive 96/23/EC, Regulations (EC) No 999/2001 and (EC) No 1333/2008
               
               
                  2 345 000
               
            
                  6.
               
               
                  Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  Articles 35 and 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
               
               
                  571 000
               
            
                  7.
               
               
                  Animal Disease Information System (ADIS)
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  Articles 35 and 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
               
               
                  310 000
               
            
                  8.
               
               
                  TRAde Control and Expert System (TRACES)
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  22
               
               
                  Article 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
               
               
                  3 312 000
               
            
                  9.
               
               
                  Data collection in the food and feed safety area
               
               
                  17.0403
               
               
                  6
               
               
                  Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC
               
               
                  707 000
               
            
                  TOTAL
               
               
                   
               
               
                  86
               
               
                   
               
               
                  11 191 000