Commission Decision of 29 January 2004 on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in Member States, to be carried out during 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 134) (2004/111/EC)
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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, and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza regular monitoring of poultry flocks and wild birds in order to assess the possible presence of disease in these populations is not foreseen.
(2) Experience has shown that certain strains of the avian influenza virus, which are currently not covered by the control measures of the Directive, have the ability to mutate to highly pathogenic strains after having circulated in the poultry population for some time.
(3) This situation is liable to cause high mortality in poultry and severe economic losses to the poultry industry, which could be decreased by implementing a screening system in the Member States to allow an earlier detection and control of such precursor strains.
(4) The Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare has issued an opinion on the definition of avian influenza and the use of vaccination against avian influenza. In this report it was recommended to change the definition for avian influenza in order to include more avian influenza strains for which eradication measures are appropriate. Furthermore, surveys should be carried out to determine the prevalence of such strains in different poultry populations. This should allow an estimate of the costs for the modified disease control measures.
(5) In November 2001 the Commission organised a symposium on the preparedness for influenza pandemics in humans. It was stressed that surveys in various animal populations should be carried out to better assess the zoonotic impact of such infections.
(6) Both the zoonotic aspect and the animal health implications underline the need of surveys for influenza in animal populations.
(7) In 2002 and 2003 all Member States have implemented surveys for avian influenza in poultry and most countries have also carried out a screening in wild birds according to Commission Decision 2002/649/EC.
(8) The individual programmes and the Community's financial contribution to each of these programmes have been approved by Decision 2002/673/EC.
(9) During these surveys the presence of different subtypes of H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses has been detected in poultry in several Member States. Although the current prevalence of avian influenza viruses can be considered rather low, it can be concluded that it is important to follow up these positive findings and to continue the surveillance in the year 2004 to better understand the epidemiology of the avian influenza viruses.
(10) Member States should submit their programmes for approval by the Commission so that financial assistance by the Community may be granted.
(11) Article 32 of the Act of Accession of 2003 lays down that the new Member States are to receive the same treatment as the present Member States as regards expenditure under veterinary funds.
(12) However, no financial commitment may be made for any programme before the accession of the concerned acceding Member State has taken place. Furthermore, the monitoring of certain diseases in acceding Member States can also be co-financed by other Community instruments.
(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall submit for approval to the Commission by 15 March 2004 plans for the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds.
Article 2
The Community's financial contribution towards the measures referred to in Article 1 shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Member States for sampling and analysing of samples up to a maximum of EUR 600000 for all Member States in total.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission
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Cited by
- Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 2459) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/615/EC) Decision · Grade B
Commission Decision 2004/111/EC of 29 January 2004 on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in Member States, to be carried out during 2004, provides that Member States are to submit their plans for the implementation of those surveys by 15 March 2004.
- Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 2459) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/615/EC) Decision · Grade B
Decision 2004/111/EC also provides for the Community to make a financial contribution at a rate of 50 % of the costs incurred in Member States for sampling and analysing of samples, up to a maximum of EUR 600000.
- Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 2459) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/615/EC) Decision · Grade B
Due to the increased interest of Member States in early detection of low pathogenic avian influenza in their poultry and wild bird populations, the amounts applied for by the Member States under Commission Decision 2004/111/EC exceed EUR 600000.
- Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 2459) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/615/EC) Decision · Grade B
Decision 2004/111/EC is amended as follows:
- Commission Decision of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2004) 2854) (Only the German, French, Dutch, Greek, Danish, Finnish, English, Italian, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/630/EC) Decision · Grade B
Commission Decision 2004/111/EC provides for the implementation in 2004 of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States, subject to the survey plans being approved by the Commission; these surveys should investigate the presence of infections in poultry, which could lead to a review of current legislation and contribute to the knowledge of the possible threats for animals and humans from the wildlife.
- Commission Decision of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2004) 2854) (Only the German, French, Dutch, Greek, Danish, Finnish, English, Italian, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/630/EC) Decision · Grade B
Programmes submitted by Member States have been examined by the Commission against the guidelines established by Decision 2004/615/EC amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004, and found to be consistent with those guidelines; they should therefore be approved individually.
- Commission Decision of 5 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/630/EC approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2004) 3607) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/679/EC) Decision · Grade B
Commission Decision 2004/111/EC provides for the implementation in 2004 of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States, subject to the survey plans being approved by the Commission; these surveys should investigate the presence of infections in poultry, which could lead to a review of current legislation and contribute to the knowledge of the possible threats for animals and humans from the wildlife.
- Commission Decision of 5 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/630/EC approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States' surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (notified under document number C(2004) 3607) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/679/EC) Decision · Grade B
Programmes submitted by Member States have been examined by the Commission against the guidelines established by Decision 2004/615/EC amending Decision 2004/111/EC on the implementation of surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in the Member States to be carried out during 2004, and found to be consistent with those guidelines.