2004/142/EC: Commission Decision of 12 February 2004 on financial assistance from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary public health field (residues) for the year 2004 (notified under document number C(2004) 334)
Date: 2004-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, France, Germany, Netherlands, financial aid, public health, research body, veterinary drug, waste

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 February 2004

on financial assistance from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference
laboratories in the veterinary public health field (residues) for the year 2004

(notified under document number C(2004) 334)

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

(2004/142/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,

(6)

(7)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2004 (7) establishes
the eligible expenditures of the Community reference
laboratories receiving financial assistance pursuant
to
Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC and establishes the
procedures
the submission of expenditures and
audits.

for

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Community financial assistance 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
substances and residues thereof
in live animals and
animal products (3).

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.

Considering the situation of the Community reference
laboratory in Rome and the fact that it is not accredited
required by Council Directive 93/99/EC (4) and
as
Commission Decision 98/179/EC (5),
the Community
financial assistance for this laboratory should only be
granted after the accreditation. The financial assistance
will be proportionate to the work programme which can
be accomplished in the remainder of 2004.

Additional financial assistance should be also provided
for the organisation of workshops in the area of respon-
sibility of the Community reference laboratories.

Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999 (6), 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 Council
Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 65, 5.3.1998, p. 31.
(6) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 Rijks-
instituut voor de Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne, Bilthoven,
the Netherlands,
residues of certain
the detection of
substances.

for

2.
The Community's financial assistance referred to in para-
graph 1 shall amount to a maximum of EUR 415 000 for the
period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004.

The Community's additional financial assistance for the
to a

3.
organisation of a technical workshop shall amount
maximum of EUR 30 000.

Article 2

1.
The Community grants financial assistance to France for
the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to
Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Laboratoire
d'études et de recherches sur les médicaments vétérinaires et les
désinfectants de L'Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des
Aliments,
(formerly the Laboratoire des médicaments vétéri-
naires), Fougères, France, for the detection of residues of certain
substances.

2.
The Community's financial assistance referred to in para-
graph 1 shall amount to a maximum of EUR 415 000 for the
period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004.

The Community's additional financial assistance for the
to a

3.
organisation of a technical workshop shall amount
maximum of EUR 36 000.

(7) OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 5.

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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 Bundesamt für
(formerly the
Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Bundesinstitut
für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und
Veterinärmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the detection of resi-
dues of certain substances.

The Community's financial assistance referred to in para-
2.
graph 1 shall amount to a maximum of EUR 415 000 for the
period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004.

The Community's additional financial assistance for the
to a

3.
organisation of a technical workshop shall amount
maximum of EUR 30 000.

Article 4

Subject to sub-paragraph 4, the Community grants finan-
1.
cial 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 detec-
tion of residues of certain substances.

Subject to sub-paragraph 4, the Community's financial
2.
assistance referred to in paragraph 1 shall amount
to a
maximum of EUR 415 000 for the period from 1 January
2004 to 31 December 2004.

The Community's additional financial assistance for orga-
to a

two technical workshops

shall amount

3.
nisation of
maximum of EUR 34 000.

4.
The Community's financial assistance will start on the
date of accreditation of the Community reference laboratory
according to the requirements of Directive 93/99/EC and Deci-
sion 98/179/EC. The amount granted shall be proportionate to
the work programme established for the remainder of 2004 in
agreement with the Commission.

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission