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of24February2003
on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference labora-
toriesinthefieldofveterinary publichealth(biological risks)fortheyear2003
(notified under document number C(2003) 565)
(OnlytheSpanish,German,English,FrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(2003/126/EC)
(OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 25)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of24February2003
on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain
Community reference laboratories in the field of veterinary public
health(biological risks)fortheyear2003
(notified under document number C(2003) 565)
(OnlytheSpanish,German,English,FrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(2003/126/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 Council
Decision 2001/572/EC of 23 July 2001 (2), and in particular Article
28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Community financial aid should be granted to the Community
reference laboratories designated to carry out the functions andduties laid down in the following Directives, Decisions andRegulation:
— Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down
the health rules for the production and placing on the market
of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (
3), as
last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (4),
— Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992
concerning measures for protection against certain zoonoses
and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products ofanimal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borneinfections and intoxications (
5), as last amended by Directive
1999/72/EC (6),
— Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference
laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (7), as last
amended by Decision 1999/312/EC (8),
— Council Decision 1999/313/EC of 29 April 1999 on reference
laboratories for monitoring bacteriological and viral contami-nation of bivalve molluscs (
9),
— Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules forthe prevention, control and eradication of certain transmis-sible spongiform encephalopathies (
10), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1494/2002 (11).
(2)Community assistance should be granted provided that theactions planned are efficiently carried out and that the authoritiessupply all the necessary information within the time limits laiddown.
(3)For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted
for a period of one year.2003D0126 — EN — 13.05.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 38.
(6) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 166, 8.7.1993, p. 31.
(8) OJ L 120, 8.5.1999, p. 37.
(9) OJ L 120, 8.5.1999, p. 40.
(10) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 225, 22.8.2002, p. 3.
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(4)Additional financial assistance for the organisation of yearly
workshops in the area of responsibility of the Community refer-
ence laboratories can be granted during the same period.
(5)The work programmes and corresponding budget estimatessubmitted by the Community reference laboratories for 2003have been assessed by the Commission.
(6)As provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(
1), the veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in
accordance withCommunity rules are financed under th e Guar-
antee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.
(7)Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2003 (2) establishes the
eligible expenditures of the Community reference laboratoriesreceiving financial assistance under Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC and establishes the procedures for the submission of
expenditures and audits.
(8)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to France
for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratoire
d'études et de recherches sur l'hygiène et la qualité des aliments, of
the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (formerly theLaboratoire central d'hygiène alimentaire), Maisons-Alfort, France, forthe analysis and testing of milk and milk products referred to inChapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 155000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 18 000.
Article 2
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to
Germany for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Bunde-sinstitut für Risikobewertung (formerly the Bundesinstitut fürgesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin), Berlin,Germany, for the epidemiology of zoonoses referred to in Chapter IIof Annex IV to Directive 92/117/EEC.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 150000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 38 000.
Article 3
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to the
Netherlands for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Rijk-sinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne, Bilthoven, theNetherlands, in respect of salmonella referred to in Chapter II of AnnexIV to Directive 92/117/EEC.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 150000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.2003D0126 — EN — 13.05.2003 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(2) OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 14.
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3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 26 000.
Article 4
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to Spain
for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratorio debiotoxinas marinas del Area de Sanidad, Vigo, Spain, for the control
of marine biotoxins referred to in Article 5 of Decision 93/383/EEC.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 110000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 19 000.
Article 5
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to the
United Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by thelaboratory of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and AquacultureScience, Weymouth, United Kingdom, for the monitoring of bacteriolo-gical and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs referred to in Article
4 of Decision 1999/313/EC.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 648775 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Within the maximum referred to in the first subparagraph and without
prejudice to the time limits laid down in Article 2 of CommissionRegulation (EC) No 324/2003, an amount of EUR 508755 shall bereserved for the project to investigate some aspects of microbiologicalaccumulation in bivalve shellfish in relation to human public health,
specially in the area of contamination of shellfish by Norovirus (NV)
and hepatitis A virus (HAV), the detection of NVs in shellfish and thedetection of bothtotal vibrios and path ogenic strains in bivalve, andshall be directly granted to the Community reference laboratory formonitoring the viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve
molluscs at Weymouthsubject to:
(a) forwarding monthly intermediate reports on the progress of the
project;
(b) forwarding a draft report by 31 December 2003 at the latest;
(c) forwarding a final report, accompanied by justifying evidence as to
the costs incurred, by 31 March 2004.
3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 26 000.
Article 6
1. The Community hereby shall grant financial assistance to the
United Kingdom for the functions and duties to be carried out by thelaboratory of the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, UnitedKingdom, for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopa-thies referred to in Chapter B of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/
2001.
2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of
EUR 530000 for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Within the maximum referred to in the first subparagraph and without
prejudice to the time limits laid down in Article 2 of CommissionRegulation (EC) No 324/2003, an amount of EUR 170000 shall bereserved for the project to the development of guidelines for evaluationof BSE status of countries using surveillance data in conjunction with2003D0126 — EN — 13.05.2003 — 001.001 — 4
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exposure risk assessment and shall be granted to the Community refer-
ence laboratory for TSEs subject to:
(a) forwarding monthly intermediate reports on the progress of the
project;
(b) forwarding a final report by 30 September 2003 at the latest;
(c) forwarding a final summary report, including the software for
conducting evaluations accompanied by justifying evidence as to
the costs incurred, by 31 December 2003.
3. The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a tech-
nical workshop shall amount to a maximum of EUR 52 000.
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Nether-lands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.2003D0126 — EN — 13.05.2003 — 001.001 — 5
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