2005/245/: Commission Decision of 18 March 2005 concerning a specific financial contribution by the Community relating to the surveillance programme of campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden for the year 2005 (notified under document number C(2005) 759)

1 The surveillance programme for campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden is hereby approved for a period of 12 months starting from 1 January 2005.

2 The financial assistance from the Community for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 50 % of the costs (VAT excluded) incurred by Sweden for laboratory testing, up to SEK 165 per bacteriological test for the detection of campylobacter, SEK 330 per test for the enumeration of campylobacter and SEK 330 for the fingerprinting of campylobacter and up to a maximum of EUR 160000.

1 The financial assistance referred to under Article 1(2) shall be granted to Sweden provided that the implementation of the programme shall be in conformity with the relevant provisions of Community law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts and subject to the conditions provided for in points (a) to (e): (a) bringing into force by 1 January 2005 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme, (b) forwarding an intermediate financial and technical evaluation covering the first five months of the programme, at the latest four weeks after the end of the reporting period. The report shall conform to the model as set out in the Annex, (c) forwarding a final report by 31 March 2006 at the latest on the overall execution and results of the programme for the whole period during which Community financial assistance was granted, i.e. from 1 July 2001 to 31 December 2005. The report shall also contain a technical and financial evaluation covering the year 2005, in accordance with the model as set out in the Annex, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred, (d) these reports providing substantive and valuable technical and scientific information corresponding to the purpose of the Community intervention, (e) implementing the programme effectively.

2 When the time limit in subparagraph 1(c) is not respected, the contribution shall be reduced by 25 % on 1 May, 50 % on 1 June, 75 % on 1 July and 100 % on 1 September.

The conversion rate for applications submitted in national currency in month ‘n’ shall be that of the 10th day of month ‘n + 1’ or for the first preceding day for which a rate is quoted.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.

This decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.