2006/141/EC: Commission Decision of  16 February 2006  on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in 2006  (notified under document number C(2006) 418)
Date: 2006-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, medical research, research body, research expenditure (EU), veterinary medicine

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 February 2006

on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference
laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in 2006

(notified under document number C(2006) 418)

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

(2006/141/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June
1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular
Article 28(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Community financial aid should be granted to the
Community reference laboratories designated by the
Community
the
functions
following
Directives and Decisions:

them in carrying out
laid down in the

to assist
and duties

— Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001
on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever (2),

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

ducing minimum Community measures
control of certain fish diseases (6),

for

— Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995
introducing minimum Community measures for the
bivalve
of
control
molluscs (7),

affecting

diseases

certain

— Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying
down control rules and measures to combat African
horse sickness (8),

— Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000
laying down specific provisions for the control and
eradication of bluetongue (9),

— Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000
designating a specific institute responsible for estab-
lishing the criteria necessary for standardising the
the effectiveness of
serological
rabies vaccines (10),

to monitor

tests

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

for

ducing Community measures
Newcastle disease (3),

— Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 intro-
ducing Community measures for the control of avian
influenza (4),

— 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 (5),

— Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002
laying down specific provisions for the control of
African
amending Directive
and
92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African
swine fever (11),

swine

fever

— Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 desig-
nating the reference body responsible for colla-
borating in rendering uniform the testing methods
and the assessment of
for pure-bred
breeding animals of the bovine species (12);

the results

(6) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation

(7) OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33. Directive as last amended by the

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

2003 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of

(8) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Accession.

(3) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

(4) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

Act of Accession.

(9) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.
(10) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2003/60/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 30).
(11) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. Directive as amended by the 2003

(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

Act of Accession.

(12) OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19.

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(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The financial contribution from the Community should
be paid provided that the actions planned are efficiently
carried out and that
the
necessary information within the time limits laid down.

the authorities

supply all

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 some cases.

The work programmes
estimates
submitted by
Laboratories
Commission.

and corresponding budget
the Community Reference
for 2006 have been assessed by the

In the light of the importance of those work programmes
for the achievement of Community objectives in the field
of animal it is appropriate to fix at 100 % the rate of
financial contribution of the Community for the eligible
costs to be incurred by Community reference laboratories
up to a maximum amount for each laboratory.

Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 2, of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of
the common agricultural policy (13), veterinary and plant
accordance with
health measures
Community 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 Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.

undertaken

in

Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2004 of 29
January 2004 on the Community's financial assistance
to the Community reference laboratories pursuant
to
Article 28 of Decision 90/424/EEC (14), establishes the
eligible expenditures of the Community reference labora-
tories receiving financial assistance under Article 28 of
Decision 90/424/EEC and the procedures
the
submission of expenditures and audits.

for

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

swine fever,

the Community grants

For classical
financial
assistance 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.

(13) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(14) OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 5.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Institut für
for
Virologie
the work
Tierärztlichen Hochschule
programme
to a maximum of EUR
202 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006.

and shall

amount

der

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Institut für
Virologie der Tierärztlichen Hochschule for organisation of a
technical workshop on classical swine fever diagnostic tech-
niques and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 18 000.

Article 2

the Community

For Newcastle disease,
financial
assistance 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.

grants

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
the eligible costs to be incurred by the Central
100 % of
Veterinary Laboratory for
the work programme and shall
amount to a maximum of EUR 70 000 for the period from 1
January to 31 December 2006.

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.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
the eligible costs to be incurred by the Central
100 % of
Veterinary Laboratory for
the work programme and shall
amount to a maximum of EUR 300 000 for the period from
1 January to 31 December 2006.

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 financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright
Laboratory for the work programme and shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 100 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2006.

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 Institute
for Food and Veterinary Research, Aarhus, Denmark.

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The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
the eligible costs to be incurred by the Danish
100 % of
Institute for Food and Veterinary Research for
the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
145 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006.

and shall

amount

Article 6

For diseases of bivalve molluscs, the Community grants financial
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 financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the IFREMER
for the work programme and shall amount to a maximum of
EUR 90 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December
2006.

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 Labor-
atorio central de veterinaria de Madrid, Algete, Spain.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Laboratorio
central de veterinaria de Madrid for the work programme and
shall amount to a maximum of EUR 20 000 for the period
from 1 January to 31 December 2006.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Laboratorio
central de veterinaria de Madrid for organisation of a technical
workshop on African horse sickness diagnostic techniques and
shall amount to a maximum of EUR 20 000.

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 financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright
Laboratory for the work programme and shall amount to a
maximum of EUR 175 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2006.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright
Laboratory for organisation of a technical workshop on blue-
tongue diagnostic techniques and shall amount to a maximum
of EUR 25 000.

Article 9

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

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
the eligible costs to be incurred by the AFSSA,
100 % of
to a
the work programme and shall amount
Nancy for
maximum of EUR 165 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2006.

Article 10

the Community grants

For African swine fever,
financial
assistance to Spain for the functions and duties referred to in
Annex V to Directive 2002/60/EC, to be carried out by the
Investigación en Sanidad Animal, Valdeolmos,
Centro de
Madrid, Spain.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Centro de
for the work programme
Investigación en Sanidad Animal
and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 100 000 for the
period from 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Article 11

For the assessment of the results of the methods of testing pure-
bred breeding animals of the bovine species, and the harmoni-
sation of the various methods of testing, the Community 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 financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the INTERBULL
Centre for
to a
maximum of EUR 65 000 for the period from 1 January to
31 December 2006.

the work programme and shall amount

Article 12

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

the Kingdom of Spain,

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission