2002/547/EC: Commission Decision of 5 July 2002 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community Reference Laboratories in the veterinary public health field (residues) (notified under document number C(2002) 2524)
Date: 2002-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, animal product, financial aid, public health, research body, veterinary legislation

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Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 July 2002

on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community Reference Labora-
tories in the veterinary public health field (residues)

(notified under document number C(2002) 2524)

(Only the German, French, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2002/547/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 2001/572/EC (2), and in particular Article 28(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 Council Directive 96/23/EC of
to monitor
29 April 1996 on measures
certain
in live animals and
substances and residues thereof
animal products (3).

The financial contribution from the Community shall be
granted provided that the actions planned are efficiently
carried out and that the authorities supply all the neces-
sary information within the time limits laid down.

For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be
granted for a period of one year; however, in order to
the
the financial period to the calendar year,
adapt
Community assistance granted for next period will
exceptionally cover six months.

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the
common agricultural policy (4) veterinary and plant
health measures undertaken in accordance with Commu-
nity rules shall be financed under the Guarantee Section
of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

Article 1

1.
The Community grants financial assistance to the Nether-
lands 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 Milieuhygiëne,
Bilthoven, the Netherlands, for the detection of residues of
certain substances.

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to
31 December 2002.

Article 2

The Community grants financial assistance to France for
1.
the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to
Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Laboratoire de
L’Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des aliments, (formerly
the Laboratoire des médicaments vétérinaires), Fougères, France,
for the detection of residues of certain substances.

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to
31 December 2002.

Article 3

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 gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin,
residues of certain
the detection of
Berlin, Germany,
substances.

for

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to
31 December 2002.

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Article 4

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 Sanità, Rome, Italy, for the detection of residues of certain
substances.

2.
The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to
31 December 2002.

Article 5

The Community’s financial assistance shall be paid as follows:

(a) advance payment of 70 % of the above amounts may be

paid at the request of the recipient Member State;

(b) the remainder is paid following presentation of supporting
documents and technical report by the recipient Member
State. Those documents shall be presented at the latest three
months after the end of the period for which financial assis-
tance has been granted;

(c) the financial contribution shall be granted provided that the
actions planned are efficiently carried out and that the
authorities supply all the necessary information within the
time limits laid down;

(d) when the time limit is not observed, the contribution shall
be reduced by 25 % on 1 May, 50 % on 1 June, 75 % on 1
July and 100 % on 1 September.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany,
the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of
the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission