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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-587/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/587",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 24 August 2007 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat swine vesicular disease in Italy in 2006 and 2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 3957) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (2007/587/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-587",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 24 August 2007\non a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat swine vesicular disease in Italy in 2006 and 2007\n(notified under document number C(2007) 3957)\n(Only the Italian text is authentic)\n(2007/587/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOutbreaks of swine vesicular disease occurred in Italy in 2006 and 2007. The emergence of that disease represents a serious risk to the Community's livestock population.\n(2)\nIn order to prevent the spread of the disease and to help eradicate it as quickly as possible, the Community should contribute financially towards the eligible expenditure incurred by the Member State under the emergency measures taken to combat the disease, as provided for in Decision 90/424/EEC.\n(3)\nPayment of Community financial support towards emergency measures to combat Swine vesicular disease is subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC.\n(4)\nOn 4 June 2007, Italy submitted a final rough estimate of the costs incurred in taking measures to eradicate the disease.\n(5)\nThe Italian authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3 of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.\n(6)\nThe payment of the Community financial contribution must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provide all the necessary information within the set deadlines.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 55 of 1.3.2005, p. 12."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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