91/242/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 April 1991 laying down rules for the implementation of an appraisal of the national veterinary services and the financial contribution from the Community

COMMISSION DECISION  of 19 April 1991  laying down rules for the implementation of an appraisal of the national veterinary services and the financial contribution from the Community  (91/242/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas the Community has to adopt measures with a view to the gradual completion of the internal market over the period up to 31 December 1992;
Whereas to that end the Community is undertaking technical and scientific measures necessary for developing Community legislation;
Whereas the new arrangements which are being set up entail increased interdependence between the veterinary services in the Community and require them to function efficiently;
Whereas the Council, in Resolution 90/C 288/01 of 15 October 1990 on measures to be taken in the veterinary field with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), stressed the aforementioned prerequisites with a view to the future development  of Community legislation;
Whereas in this framework the Community is to undertake action with the national veterinary services to assess their operating capacities in the light of the resources available to them at present and the new tasks to be entrusted to them; whereas, to  carry out such an appraisal, the Commission should be able to conclude a contract with a consultant who, for a fee, would undertake to make the requisite study;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,