Decree of 23 February 2006 laying down financial measures relating to the prevention of avian influenza

Official Journal No. 48 of 25 February 2006, page 2972, text No. 28

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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Order of 23 February 2006 laying down financial measures relating to the prevention of avian influenza

NOR: AGRG0600415A

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and the Minister of State for the Budget and State Reform, Government Spokesperson,

Having regard to the Rural Code, in particular Articles L. 221-1, L. 221-11, L. 221-12, D. 223-2, R. 221-20-1, R. 228-1 and R. 228-7;

Having regard to Commission Decision 2005/734/EC of 19 October 2005, as amended, laying down biosecurity measures to minimise the risk of transmission to poultry and other captive birds, by wild birds, of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by the H5N1 subtype of the influenza A virus, and establishing an early detection system in areas at particular risk;

Having regard to Decision 2006/115/EC of 17 February 2006 on certain protective measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in the Community and repealing Decisions 2006/86/EC, 2006/90/EC, 2006/91/EC, 2006/94/EC, 2006/104/EC and 2006/105/EC;

Having regard to the Order of 24 October 2005 implementing Article L. 221-1 of the Rural Code;

Having regard to the Order of 24 October 2005, as amended, on measures to protect birds against avian influenza;

Having regard to the Order of 18 February 2006 laying down technical and administrative measures applicable in the event of a suspected or confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds;

Having regard to the Order of 23 February 2006 on the vaccination of domestic poultry,

Hereby Order:

Article 1

The State shall contribute to the funding of health inspections made compulsory by the Minister responsible for agriculture to examine the clinical condition of birds and to ensure the implementation of measures to protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza.

The amount of this contribution towards health inspections is set at three times the amount of the veterinary service fee referred to in Article R. 221-20-1 of the Rural Code.
Article 2

Where, during the visits referred to in Article 1, the veterinary officer is required, at the request of the departmental director of veterinary services, to take samples for serological or virological testing, the State shall contribute to the funding of such procedures.

The amount of this contribution is set at one-fifth of the cost of the veterinary medical procedure per sample taken.
Article 3

The State shall contribute to the funding of preventive vaccination measures for poultry made compulsory by the Minister responsible for agriculture to prevent the introduction of avian influenza.

(1) The State’s financial contribution towards the implementation of the vaccination programme is set at:

a) six times the amount of the veterinary fee per visit to the poultry holding by the veterinary officer, such a visit comprising the counting of the birds held, their clinical examination, the organisation and supervision of vaccination operations, and the drawing up of a vaccination report;

b) 1/125 of the veterinary fee per bird vaccinated;

c) 1/125 of the veterinary fee per identified bird.

2° The State’s financial contribution towards the implementation of post-vaccination surveillance is set at:

a) three times the amount of the veterinary fee per monitoring visit to the premises where the vaccinated birds are kept, such a visit comprising a clinical examination of the birds, an inspection of the keeper’s register and the preparation of a visit report;

b) one times the amount of the veterinary fee per post-mortem examination carried out;

c) three times the amount of the veterinary fee for the collection of samples intended for virological analysis, including the purchase of sampling equipment and the cost of sending the samples to an approved laboratory;

d) one-fifth of the amount of the veterinary fee per sample collection for virological analyses.
Article 4

The State shall bear the cost of tests carried out to screen for avian influenza as part of the operations referred to in Articles 2 and 3.
Article 5

This Order shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

Done at Paris, 23 February 2006.

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries,

On behalf of the Minister and by delegation:

The Director-General for Food,

S. Villers

The Minister of State for the Budget

and State Reform,

Government Spokesperson,

On behalf of the Minister and by delegation:

In the absence of the Director of the Budget:

The Deputy Director,

H. Eyssartier