CELEX: 32004D0417
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: 2004/417/EC:Commission Decision of 29 April 2004 concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in 2004

30.4.2004                  EN                Official Journal of the European Union            L 151/81
                                        COMMISSION DECISION
                                              of 29 April 2004
 concerning the financial contribution by the Community towards the OIE Conference on
                               rabies in Europe and Central Asia in 2004
                              (notified under document number C(2004) 1619)
                                               (2004/417/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary
field1, and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)      Under Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States
         in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of
         Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or
         training.
(2)      The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) with the two European OIE reference
         laboratories FCRV-Wusterhausen and AFSSA-Nancy have taken the initiative of
         organising a large scale Conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia. This Conference
         is to focus on new scientific developments in the field of rabies diagnostic, epidemiology
         and vaccine and practical aspects of the control of the disease.
(3)      The Community has for almost ten years made financial contributions towards
         programmes for the eradication of rabies in infected Member States under Decision
         90/424/EEC. As a result of that measure the disease has been almost eradicated
         throughout the territory of the Community. Nevertheless programmes are still maintained
         in regions bordering certain Acceding States and third countries.
(4)      It was decided in 2003 to co-finance, within the PHARE programme, rabies control
         programmes in Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia. Those
         campaigns are to start in 2004 and will continue until 2006.
1
         OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122,
         16.5.2003, p. 1).
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(5)     Programmes for the eradication of rabies in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia for the
        year 2004 have been approved and granted financial contributions from the Community
        under Commission Decision 2003/849/EC2.
(6)     Any action which could facilitate policy decisions in favour of a promotion of rabies
        control in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia should be encouraged.
(7)     A Conference on rabies control which could result in improvements in the strategies in
        force and in better information for competent authorities in Eastern Europe and Central
        Asia should make a useful contribution and the Community should consequently support
        the organisation of that conference.
(8)     The publication and dissemination by the Community of technical and scientific materials
        related to the OIE conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in December 2004 will
        contribute to the further development of Community veterinary legislation and veterinary
        education or training.
(9)     The financial resources necessary for the Community contribution to the OIE Conference
        on rabies in December 2004 should therefore be engaged.
(10)    This financial contribution from the Community should be granted subject to the
        conference actually being carried out as planned.
(11)    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:
                                              Sole Article
The action to publish and disseminate the technical and scientific materials related to the OIE
conference on rabies in Europe and Central Asia in December 2004, to be financed from budget
line 17.04.02 of the budget of the European Union for 2004 to a maximum amount of EUR 50
000 is hereby approved.
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004
                                                 For the Commission
                                                 David BYRNE
                                                 Member of the Commission
                                             _________
2
        OJ L 322, 9.12.2003, 16.