2006/314/EC: Commission Decision of 16 March 2006 approving the Member States’ survey programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2006 (notified under document number C(2006) 780)

The Member States’ programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds listed in Annex I are approved for the period set out in that Annex (‘the programmes’).

The Member States shall carry out surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds in accordance with the programmes.

The Community financial contribution to the costs for analysing samples shall be granted to each Member State at the rate of 50 % of the costs incurred and up to the maximum amount for co-financing set out in Annex I. That Community financial contribution shall be granted provided that the Member State concerned complies with the following: (a) brings into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary for implementing its programme; (b) submits a final report to the Commission and to the Community Reference Laboratory for avian influenza as referred to in Article 51(1) of Council Directive 2005/94/EC by 31 March 2007 at the latest, on the technical execution of the programme and the results attained, in accordance with the reporting models set out in Annexes II to V to this Decision; (c) submits appropriate evidence to the Commission as to the costs incurred for analysing samples during the period for which the programme is approved; (d) implements the programme efficiently, in particular the competent authority must ensure that appropriate sampling is performed.

The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to the Member States for the tests covered by the programmes shall not exceed the following: (a)ELISA testEUR 1 per test;(b)agar gel immune diffusion testEUR 1,2 per test;(c)HI test for H5/H7EUR 12 per test;(d)virus isolation testEUR 30 per test;(e)PCR testEUR 15 per test.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.