2004/28/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 amending Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to Member States' programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses for 2003 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5014)

Commission Decision
of 23 December 2003
amending Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/EC as regards the reallocation of the Community's financial contribution to Member States' programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses for 2003
(notified under document number C(2003) 5014)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/28/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 field(1), and in particular Article 24(5) and Articles 29 and 32 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases and for checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses.
(2) Commission Decision 2002/799/EC(2) lists the programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases and the programmes of checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses qualifying for a financial contribution from the Community in 2003. That Decision also sets out the proposed rate and maximum amount of the contribution for each programme.
(3) Commission Decision 2002/943/EC(3) approves the programmes listed in Decision 2002/799/EC and lays down the maximum amounts of the Community's financial contribution.
(4) The Commission has analysed the reports forwarded by the Member States on the expenditures of the programmes. The results of that analysis show that certain Member States will not utilise their full allocation for 2003 while others will spend in excess of the allocated amount.
(5) The Community's financial contribution to certain of those programmes therefore needs to be adjusted. It is appropriate to reallocate funding from programmes of Member States which are not using their full allocation to those that are exceeding it. The reallocation should be based on the most recent information on the expenditure actually incurred by the concerned Member States.
(6) Decisions 2002/799/EC and 2002/943/EC should be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,