Commission Decision of 28 November 2003 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2004 and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (notified under document number C(2003) 4424) (2003/849/EC)

Article 72 U.K.

1. The financial contribution by the Community for the programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 68 shall be granted provided that the implementation of those programmes is 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 (f):

(a) bringing into force by 1 January 2004 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions by the Member State or Acceding Member State concerned for implementing the programme;

(b) forwarding by 1 June 2004 at the latest, the preliminary technical and financial evaluation of the programme, in accordance with Article 24(7) of Decision 90/424/EEC;

(c) forwarding an intermediate report, covering the first six months of the programme, at the latest four weeks after the end of the implementation period covered by the report;

(d) forwarding a final report by 1 June 2005 at the latest, on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained during the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004;

(e) implementing the programme efficiently;

(f) no other Community contribution has been or will be asked for these measures.

2. In case the Member State or concerned Acceding Member State does not comply with those rules, the Commission shall reduce the contribution of the Community having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss suffered by the Community.