98/587/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 1998 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary field (notified under document number C(1998) 2998) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic)
Date: 1998-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, animal disease, financial aid, health control, research body, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 October 1998

on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community
reference laboratories in the veterinary field

(notified under document number C(1998) 2998)

(Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are
authentic)

(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 Directives 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 intro-
ducing Community 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 raw milk, heat-treated milk and
milk-based products (7), as last amended by Directive
96/23/EC (8),

(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.

— Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 intro-
ducing Community measures
the control of
Newcastle disease (9), as last amended by the Act of
Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland,

for

— Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992
concerning measures for protection against specified
zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and
to prevent
animal origin in order
products of
outbreaks of
food-borne infections and intoxica-
tions (10), as last amended by Directive 97/22/EC (11),

— Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on
reference laboratories 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 intro-
the

ducing minimum Community measures
control of certain fish diseases (13),

for

— Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995
introducing minimum Community measures for the
control
bivalve
of
molluscs (14),

affecting

diseases

certain

— Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on
measures to monitor certain substances and residues
thereof in live animals and animal products,

— Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 desig-
nating the reference body responsible for collabor-
ating in rendering uniform the testing methods and
the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding
animals of the bovine species (15);

Whereas Community assistance must be conditional on
the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the
laboratory concerned;

(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.
(14) OJ L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33.
(15) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 19.

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Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance
should be granted for a period of one year;

referred to in Annex D, Chapter II, to Directive 92/
46/EEC.

Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on
the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (2), 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

The Community grants

1.
to
Germany for the functions and duties to be carried out by
the Institut f(cid:129)r Virologie der Tier(cid:132)rztlichen Hochschule,
Hanover, Germany, for classical swine fever referred to in
Annex VI to Directive 80/217/EEC.

assistance

financial

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount
to a maximum of ECU 150 000 for the period from 1
October 1998 to 30 September 1999.

Article 2

The Community grants financial assistance to Spain
1.
for the functions and duties to be carried out by the
Laboratorio de sanidad y producci(cid:155)n animal, Algete,
Spain, for African horse sickness referred to 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, Addle-
stone, United Kingdom, for avian influenza referred to in
Annex V to Directive 92/40/EEC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall amount
2.
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 functions and duties to be carried out by the
Laboratoire Central d’Hygiene Alimentaire, Paris, France,
for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products

(1) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.

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 Central Veterinary laboratory, Addle-
stone, United Kingdom, for Newcastle disease 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

financial

assistance

The Community grants

1.
to
Germany for the functions and duties to be carried out by
the Bundesinstitut
f(cid:129)r gesundheitlichen Verbraucher-
schutz and Veterin(cid:132)rmedizin (formerly the Institut f(cid:129)r
Veterin(cid:132)rmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the epidemiology
of zoonoses referred to in Annex IV, Chapter 2, to Direc-
tive 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 salmonella 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 8

1.
The Community grants financial assistance to Spain
for the functions and duties to be carried out by the
Laboratorio del Ministerio de Sanidad 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.

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Article 9

Article 14

The Community grants

1.
to
Denmark for the functions and duties to be carried out by
the
Serumlaboratorium, (cid:143)rhus,
Denmark, for fish diseases referred to in Annex C to
Directive 93/53/EEC.

Statens Veterinære

assistance

financial

1.
The Community grants financial assistance to Italy
for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V,
Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the
Istituto Superiore di Sanit(cid:133), Rome, Italy, for the detection
of residues of certain substances.

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.

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 10

Article 15

The Community grants financial assistance to France
1.
for the functions 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.

The Community’s financial assistance shall amount
2.
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 Directive 96/23/EC to be carried
out by the Rijksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en
Milieuhygi(cid:137)ne, Bilthoven, Netherlands, 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 12

The Community grants financial assistance to France
1.
for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V,
Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the
Laboratoire des medicaments
v(cid:130)t(cid:130)rinaires, Foug(cid:130)res,
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

financial

assistance

The Community grants

1.
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 f(cid:129)r gesundheitlichen Verbrau-
cherschutz und Veterin(cid:132)rmedizin (formerly the Institut
f(cid:129)r Veterin(cid:132)rmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the detection
of residues of certain substances.

financial

assistance

The Community grants

to
1.
Sweden for the functions and duties referred to in Annex
II to Decision 96/463/EC to be carried out by the
INTERBULL Centre, Uppsala, Sweden, for the harmoni-
sation of the various methods of testing and the assess-
ment 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 20 000 for the period from 1
January 1998 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 by the recipient Member State. Those
documents must be present at the latest three months
after the end of the period for which financial assis-
tance has been granted.

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 Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 9 October 1998.

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.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission