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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of9October1998
on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference labora-
toriesintheveterinary field
(notified under document number C(1998) 2998)
(OnlytheSpanish,Danish,German,English,French,Italian,DutchandSwedishtextsareauthentic)
(98/587/EC)
(OJ L 282, 20.10.1998, p. 73)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of9October1998
on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain
Communityreference laboratories intheveterinary field
(notified under document number C(1998) 2998)
(Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and
Swedishtextsareauthentic)
(98/587/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on
expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/
370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community
reference laboratories designated by the Community to assist them in
carrying out the functions and duties laid down in the following Direc-
tives and Decision:
— Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing
Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as
last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4),
— Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down control
rules and measures to combat African horse sickness(5), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland,
— Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Commu-
nity measures for the control of avian influenza (6), as last amended
by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland,
— Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the
health rules for the production and placing on the market of rawmilk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (
7), as last amended
by Directive 96/23/EC (8),
— Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Commu-
nity measures for the control of Newcastle disease (9), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland,
— Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning
measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specifiedzoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in orderto prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (
10),
as last amended by Directive 97/22/EC (11),
— Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference labora-
tories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (12), as last amended
by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland,
— Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 introducing
minimum Community measures for the control of certain fishdiseases (
13),1998D0587 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.
(5) OJ L 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 167, 22. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.
(9) OJ L 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38.
(11) OJ L 113, 30. 4. 1997, p. 9.
(12) OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 31.
(13) OJ L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 23.
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— Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing
minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseasesaffecting bivalve molluscs (
1),
— Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to
monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals andanimal products,
— Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 designating the refer-
ence body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the
testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bredbreeding animals of the bovine species (
2);
Whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplish-
ment of those functions and duties by the laboratory concerned;
Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be
granted for a period of one year;
Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2048/88 (4), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Germany for the
functions and duties to be carried out by the Institut für Virologie der
Tierärztlichen Hochschule, Hanover, Germany, for classical swine
fever referred to in Annex VI to Directive 80/217/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 150000 for the period from 1 October 1998 to 30 September
1999.
Article 2
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Spain for the func-
tions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratorio de sanidad y
producción animal, Algete, Spain, for African horse sickness referredto in Annex I to Directive 92/35/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 20 000 for the period from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999.
Article 3
1. The Community grants financial assistance to the United
Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Central
Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom, for avian influ-enza referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/40/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 40 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 4
1. The Community grants financial assistance to France for the func-
tions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiene
Alimentaire, Paris, France, for the analysis and testing of milk and milkproducts referred to in Annex D, Chapter II, to Directive 92/46/EEC.1998D0587 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 19.
(3) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.
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2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 94 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 5
1. The Community grants financial assistance to the United
Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by the CentralVeterinary laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom, for Newcastledisease referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/66/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 94 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 6
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Germany for the
functions and duties to be carried out by the Bundesinstitut für gesund-
heitlichen Verbraucherschutz and Veterinärmedizin (formerly theInstitut für Veterinärmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the epidemiologyof zoonoses referred to in Annex IV, Chapter 2, to Directive 92/117/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 97 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 7
1. The Community grants financial assistance to the Netherlands for
the functions and duties to be carried out by the Rijksinstituut voor
Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Bilthoven, Netherlands, for salmonellareferred to in Annex IV, Chapter 2, to Directive 92/117/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 97 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 8
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Spain for the func-
tions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratorio del Ministerio deSanidad y Consumo, Vigo, Spain, for the monitoring of marine
biotoxins referred to in Article 5 of Decision 93/383/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 94 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 9
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Denmark for the
functions and duties to be carried out by the Statens Veterinære Serum-laboratorium, Århus, Denmark, for fish diseases referred to in Annex Cto Directive 93/53/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 94 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 10
1. The Community grants financial assistance to France for the func-
tions and duties to be carried out by the IFREMER, La Tremblade,
France, for diseases of bivalve molluscs referred to in Annex B to
Directive 95/70/EC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 83 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 11
1. The Community grants financial assistance to the Netherlands for
the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive96/23/EC to be carried out by the Rijksinstituut voor de Volksgezond-heid en Milieuhygiëne, Bilthoven, Netherlands, for the detection ofresidues of certain substances.1998D0587 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 001.001 — 4
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2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 388 000 for the period from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
Article 12
1. The Community grants financial assistance to France for the func-
tions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/
EC to be carried out by the Laboratoire des medicaments vétérinaires,
Fougéres, France, for the detection of residues of certain substances.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 388 000 for the period from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
Article 13
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Germany for the
functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive
96/23/EC to be carried out by the Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichenVerbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin (formerly the Institut fürVeterinärmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the detection of residues ofcertain substances.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 388 000 for the period from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
Article 14
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Italy for the func-
tions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy,for the detection of residues of certain substances.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 388 000 for the period from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
Article 15
1. The Community grants financial assistance to Sweden for the
functions and duties referred to in Annex II to Decision 96/463/EC tobe carried out by the INTERBULL Centre, Uppsala, Sweden, for theharmonisation of the various methods of testing and the assessment of
the results of the methods of testing pure-bred breeding animals of the
bovine species.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 20000 for the period from 1 January 1998 to 31 December
1998.
Article 15A
1. The Community grants financial assistance to the United
Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Pirbright
Laboratory, United Kingdom, for swine vesicular disease referred to in
Annex III to Directive 92/119/EEC.
2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum
of ECU 55 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998.
Article 16
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
(a) 70 % by way of an advance at the request of the recipient Member
State,
(b) the balance following presentation of supporting documents
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Those documents must be present at the latest three months afterthe end of the period for which financial assistance has beengranted.1998D0587 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 001.001 — 5
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Article 17
Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply
mutatis mutandis .
Article 18
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal
Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic,
the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of
Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and NorthernIreland.1998D0587 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 001.001 — 6