Council Decision of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (90/424/EEC) (repealed)

TITLE III U.K. VETERINARY INSPECTION

Article 27 U.K.

The Community shall contribute towards improving the efficiency of veterinary inspection by:

• granting financial aid to liaison and reference laboratories,

• making a financial contribution towards carrying out inspections aimed at the prevention of zoonoses,

• making a financial contribution towards implementing the new inspection strategy consequent upon the completion of the internal market.

Chapter 1 U.K. Liaison and reference laboratories

Article 28 U.K.

1. Any liaison or reference laboratory designated as such in accordance with Community veterinary legislation and fulfilling the duties and requirements laid down therein, may receive Community aid.

2. Arrangements for granting the aid provided for in paragraph 1, the conditions to which it may be subject and its amount, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.

3. The appropriations required for the measures provided for in this chapter shall be decided upon each year as part of the budgetary procedure.

Chapter 2 U.K. Checks aimed at the prevention of zoonoses

F1 Article 29 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

F1 Article 29a U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

F2 Article 30 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 Deleted by Council Decision of 21 June 1994 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (94/370/EC).

F2 Article 31 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 Deleted by Council Decision of 21 June 1994 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (94/370/EC).

F1 Article 32 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

F1 Article 33 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

Chapter 3 U.K. New control strategy

Article 34 U.K.

1. Each Member State shall draw up a programme for exchanges of officials working in the veterinary sector.

2. [X1 Within the Standing Veterinary Committee, the Commission shall], along with the Member States, coordinate the programmes for exchange.

3. The Member State concerned shall take all the measures necessary for the implementation of the coordinated programmes for exchange.

4. Each year, on the basis of reports by the Member States, the implementation of the programmes for exchange shall be examined within the Committee.

5. Member States shall take account of experience acquired in order to improve and extend the exchange programmes.

6. Community financial aid may be granted with a view to promoting the smooth operation of exchange programmes notably through the further training courses referred to in Article 36 (1). The level of financial contribution by the Community, and any conditions to which it may be subject, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.

7. For the purposes of this Article, Articles 20 and 21 shall apply.

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 224 of 18 August 1990).

Article 35 U.K.

Article 34 (6) and (7) shall apply in respect of programmes to be established under the decision provided for in Article 19 of Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 on the veterinary checks applicable in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), with a view to organizing veterinary inspections at external frontiers on products introduced into the Community from third countries.

Article 36 U.K.

1. The Commission may, either directly or through the competent national authorities, organize refresher courses or meetings for personnel in the Member States, in particular, personnel responsible for the checks referred to in Article 35.

[F3 Such refresher courses or meetings may, according to availability, be open, at the request of the competent authorities and after the Commission has agreed, to personal from third countries which have concluded cooperation agreements with the Union in the field of veterinary inspections and to veterinary science graduates to extend their training in the area of Community rules.]

2. Arrangements for organizing the measures provided for in paragraph 1 and the level of the Community's financial contribution shall be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.

Textual Amendments

F3 Inserted by Council Decision of 21 June 1994 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (94/370/EC).

Article 37 U.K.

1. The introduction of systems for identifying animals and notifying diseases under legislation concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade in live animals, with a view to the completion of the internal market, may receive Community financial assistance.

2. Arrangements for organizing the measure provided for in paragraph 1 and the level of the Community's financial contribution shall be established by the Commission after consultation of the Committee.

[F4 Article 37a U.K.

[F5 1. Community financial contribution may be granted for the computerisation of the veterinary procedures relating to:

(a) intra-Community trade in and imports of live animals and products of animal origin;

(b) hosting, management and maintenance of integrated computerised veterinary systems, including interfaces with national databases, where appropriate.]

2. Organizational arrangements for financing under paragraph 1 and the level of the Community's contribution shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Council Decision of 13 July 1992 on computerization of veterinary import procedures (Shift project), amending Directives 90/675/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 91/628/EEC and Decision 90/424/EEC, and repealing Decision 88/192/EEC (92/438/EEC).

F5 Substituted by Council Decision of 19 December 2006 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (2006/965/EC).

Article 38 U.K.

1. Should a Member State experience, from a structural or geographical point of view, staffing or infrastructure problems in implementing the new control strategy brought about by the completion of the internal market for live animals and products of animal origin, it may, for a transitional period, obtain Community financial assistance which is progressively reduced.

2. The Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a national programme, accompanied by all the appropriate financial information, designed to improve its control system.

[F6 3. For the purposes of this Article, the provisions of Article 24 (3) to (11) shall apply.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Substituted by Council Decision of 21 June 1994 amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (94/370/EC).

Article 39 U.K.

The appropriations required for measures provided for in this chapter shall be decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure.

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OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.