{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-415/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/415",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 May 2008 on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the United Kingdom in 2007 (notified under document number C(2008) 2169) (Only the English text is authentic) (2008/415/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-415",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 28 May 2008\non a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat avian influenza in the United Kingdom in 2007\n(notified under document number C(2008) 2169)\n(Only the English text is authentic)\n(2008/415/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 Articles 3(3) and 3a(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDecision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. Pursuant to Article 3a of that Decision, Member States may obtain a Community financial contribution towards the costs of certain measures to eradicate avian influenza.\n(2)\nArticle 3a(3) of Decision 90/424/EEC lays down rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by Member States that may be covered by the Community’s financial contribution.\n(3)\nCommission 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, following the amendment of Decision 90/424/EEC by Decision 2006/53/EC, no longer covers avian influenza. It is therefore necessary to expressly provide in the present Decision that the granting of a financial contribution to the United Kingdom is subject to compliance with certain rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.\n(4)\nOutbreaks of avian influenza occurred in the United Kingdom in 2007. The emergence of that disease represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock population. The United Kingdom took measures, as referred to in Article 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, to combat those outbreaks.\n(5)\nThe United Kingdom has fully complied with its technical and administrative obligations as set out in Articles 3(3) and 3a(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.\n(6)\nThe United Kingdom submitted to the Commission information on the costs incurred on 13 December 2007, and has continued to provide all necessary information on costs of compensation and operational expenditure.\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, 1.3.2005, p. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}