2007/367/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 2007 concerning a financial contribution by the Community to Italy for the implementation of a system for collection and analysis of epidemiological information on bluetongue (notified under document number C(2007) 2166)

1 The Community shall grant Italy financial assistance for its project of establishing a web-based system to collect, store, and analyse bluetongue surveillance data (BlueTongue NETwork application) at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’, Teramo Italy, as presented by Italy.

2 The following conditions must be fulfilled: (a) The system must be established and made available to all Member States at their request on 31 May 2007 at the latest; (b) Italy must forward a technical and financial report to the Commission on 30 September 2007 at the latest, the financial report accompanied by supporting documents justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained.

1 The Community’s financial assistance granted to Italy for the project referred to in Article 1 shall be at the rate of 100 % of the costs incurred for staff and the purchase equipments, including hardware and software and other consumables by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’, Teramo Italy for the work referred to in Article 1(1) shall not exceed EUR 100000.

2 The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as follows: (a) 70 % by way of an advance at the request of Italy; (b) the balance following presentation of the reports and supporting documents referred to Article 1(2)(b).

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.