2004/147/EC: Commission Decision of 12 February 2004 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 343)
Date: 2004-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, animal health, financial aid, live animal, research body

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 February 2004

on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference labora-
tories in the field of animal health and live animals in 2004

(notified under document number C(2004) 343)

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

(2004/147/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 Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article
28(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Community financial aid should be granted to the Com-
munity reference laboratories designated by the Com-
munity to assist them in carrying out the functions and
duties laid down in the following Directives and Deci-
sions:

— Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001
on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever (3),

— Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 intro-
the control of

ducing Community measures for
Newcastle disease (4),

— Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 intro-
ducing Community measures for the control of avian
influenza (5),

— Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992
introducing general Community measures for the
control of certain animals diseases and specific
measures relating swine vesicular disease (6),

— Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 intro-
the

ducing minimum Community measures
control of certain fish diseases (7),

for

— Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995
introducing minimum Community measures for the
control
bivalve
of
molluscs (8),

affecting

diseases

certain

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003.

(5) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1 Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003.

(6) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003.

(7) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003.

(8) OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003.

— Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992
laying down control rules and measures to combat
African horse sickness (9),

— Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November
2000 laying down specific provisions for the control
and eradication of bluetongue (10),

— Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000
designating a specific institute responsible for estab-
lishing the criteria necessary for standardising the
serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies
vaccines (11),

— Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002
laying down specific provisions for the control of
African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/
EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine
fever (12),

— 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 (13).

(2)

(3)

(4)

The financial contribution from the Community should
be granted provided that the actions planned are effi-
ciently carried out and that the authorities supply all the
necessary information within the time limits laid down.

For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be
granted for a period of one year.

Additional financial assistance for the organisation of a
yearly workshop in the area of responsibility of the
Community reference laboratories should be granted
during the same period in one case.

(9) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003.
(10) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.
(11) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40. Decision as amended by Commission

Decision 2003/60/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 30).

(12) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27.
(13) OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19.

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The work programmes and corresponding budget esti-
mates submitted by the Community reference labora-
tories for 2004 have been assessed by the Commission.

to a
The Community's
maximum of EUR 135 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 (1), veterinary and plant health measures
undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall
be financed under the Guarantee Section of the Euro-
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund;
for
financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2004 (2) establishes
the eligible expenditures of the Community reference
to
laboratories receiving financial assistance pursuant
Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC and the procedures
for the submission of expenditures and audits.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For classical swine fever, the Community grants financial assis-
tance to Germany for the functions and duties referred to in
Annex IV to Directive 2001/89/EC, to be carried out by the
Institut für Virologie der Tierärztlichen Hochschule, Hanover,
Germany.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 210 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

The Community's financial assistance for organisation of a
technical workshop on classical swine fever diagnostic techni-
ques shall amount to a maximum of EUR 30 000.

Article 2

For Newcastle disease, the Community grants financial assis-
tance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties
referred to in Annex V to Directive 92/66/EEC, to be carried
out by the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United
Kingdom.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 65 000 for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 3

For avian influenza, the Community grants financial assistance
to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to
in Annex V to Directive 92/40/EEC, to be carried out by the
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, United Kingdom.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(2) OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 5.

Article 4

For swine vesicular disease, the Community grants financial
assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties
referred to in Annex III to Directive 92/119/EEC to be carried
out by the Pirbright Laboratory, United Kingdom.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 95 000 for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 5

For fish diseases, the Community grants financial assistance to
Denmark for the functions and duties referred to in Annex C
to Directive 93/53/EEC, to be carried out by the Danish Veter-
inary Institute, Aarhus, Denmark.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 140 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 6

For diseases of bivalve molluscs, the Community grants finan-
cial assistance to France for the functions and duties referred to
in Annex B to Directive 95/70/EC, to be carried out by the
Ifremer, La Tremblade, France.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 90 000 for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 7

For African horse sickness, the Community grants financial
assistance to Spain for the functions and duties referred to in
Annex I to Directive 92/35/EEC, to be carried out by the
Laboratorio de sanidad y producción animal, Algete, Spain.

to a
The Community's
maximum of EUR 50 000 for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 8

For bluetongue, the Community grants financial assistance to
the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to in
Annex II to Directive 2000/75/EC, to be carried out by the
Pirbright Laboratory, United Kingdom.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 125 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

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Article 9

For rabies serology, the Community grants financial assistance
to France for the functions and duties referred to in Annex II to
Council Decision 2000/258/EC, to be carried out by the labora-
tory of the AFSSA, Nancy, France.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 150 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 10

For African swine fever, the Community grants financial assis-
tance to Spain for the functions and duties referred to in
Annex V to Directive 2002/60/EC, to be carried out by the
Centro de
investigación en sanidad animal, Valdeolmos,
Madrid, Spain.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 105 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 11

For the assessment of the results of the methods of testing
pure-bred breeding animals of
the bovine species, and the
harmonisation of the various methods of testing, the Com-

munity grants financial assistance to 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.

The Community's
to a
maximum of EUR 65 000 for the period from 1 January to 31
December 2004.

financial assistance shall amount

Article 12

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the
Federal Republic of Germany,
the
French Republic,
the Kingdom of Sweden and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

the Kingdom of Spain,

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission