2008/332/EC: Commission Decision of 24 April 2008 on financial aid from the Community for the year 2008 for certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals (notified under document number C(2008) 1570)
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, animal health, financial aid, live animal, research body

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 April 2008

on financial aid from the Community for the year 2008 for certain Community reference
laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals

(notified under document number C(2008) 1570)

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

(2008/332/EC)

(4)

(5)

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,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official
controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
rules (2), and in particular Article 32(7) thereof,

Whereas:

The Commission has assessed the work programmes and
corresponding budget
the
Community reference laboratories for the year 2008.

submitted by

estimates

Accordingly, Community financial assistance should be
laboratories
granted
designated to carry out
and duties
provided for in the following acts:

to the Community
the

reference
functions

— Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001
on Community measures for the control of classical
swine fever (4),

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

for

ducing Community measures
Newcastle disease (5),

(1)

(2)

(3)

to Article 28(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC
Pursuant
Community reference laboratories in the field of animal
health and live animals may be granted Community aid.

— Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005
on Community measures for the control of avian
influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (6),

of

(EC) No

1754/2006

Community

Commission Regulation
of
28 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the
assistance
granting
to
financial
feed and food
Community reference laboratories for
and the animal health sector (3) provides
the
that
financial assistance from the Community is
to be
granted if the approved work programmes are efficiently
carried out and the beneficiaries supply all the necessary
information within certain time limits.

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 the relationship between the Commission
and Community reference laboratories is laid down in
a partnership agreement which is supported by a multi-
annual work programme.

— 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 (7),

— Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003
on Community measures for the control of foot-and-
mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and
and
Decisions
amending Directive 92/46/EEC (8),

89/531/EEC

91/665/EEC

and

(4) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).
(5) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

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

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1.
last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No

Regulation as
301/2008 (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 85).

(6) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as last amended by Directive

2007/10/EC (OJ L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 24).

(8) OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

(3) OJ L 331, 29.11.2006, p. 8.

2006/104/EC.

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

ducing minimum Community measures
control of certain fish diseases (9),

for

— Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995
introducing minimum Community measures for the
control
bivalve
of
molluscs (10),

affecting

diseases

certain

— Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying
down control rules and measures to combat African
horse sickness (11),

also be in conformity with the eligibility rules laid down
in Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006.

(7)

In accordance with Articles 3(2)(a) and 13 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on
the common agricultural policy (16)
the financing of
animal disease eradication and control programmes
(veterinary measures) are to be financed from the
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. Nevertheless,
in
the present cases and in the absence of duly justified
exceptional cases, expenditure relating to administrative
and personnel costs incurred by Member States and
beneficiaries of aid from the EAGF shall be excluded
from financing by the Fund. For
financial control
purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation are
to apply.

— Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000
laying down specific provisions for the control and
eradication of bluetongue (12),

(8)

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

— 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 (13),

to monitor

tests

— Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 for brucellosis,

— 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 (14),

swine

fever

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

(6)

Financial assistance for the operation and organisation of
workshops of Community reference laboratories should

(9) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 23. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2007/729/EC.

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

Commission Decision 2007/729/EC.

(11) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2007/729/EC.

(12) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by

Commission Decision 2007/729/EC.

(13) 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).

(14) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Decision 2007/729/EC.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For classical
swine fever,
the Community grants
financial
für Virologie der Tierärztlichen
assistance to the Institut
Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany, to carry out the
functions and duties
in Annex IV to Directive
2001/89/EC.

set out

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that
institute for the work
to a maximum of EUR
and shall
programme
241 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December
2008, of which a maximum of EUR 18 000 shall be
dedicated to the organisation of a technical workshop on
classical swine fever diagnostic techniques.

amount

Article 2

financial
For Newcastle disease,
assistance to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), New
Haw, Addlestone, United Kingdom, to carry out the functions
and duties set out in Annex V to Directive 92/66/EEC.

the Community

grants

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 78 000
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

(16) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).

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Article 3

Article 7

For avian influenza, the Community grants financial assistance
to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), New Haw,
Addlestone, United Kingdom, to carry out the functions and
duties set out in Annex VII to Directive 2005/94/EC.

For diseases of bivalve molluscs, the Community grants financial
assistance to the IFREMER, La Tremblade, France, to carry out
the functions and duties set out
in Annex B to Directive
95/70/EC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
414 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

Article 4

the Community grants financial
For swine vesicular disease,
assistance to the AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright
Laboratory, Pirbright, United Kingdom,
the
functions and duties
to Directive
92/119/EEC.

in Annex III

to carry out

set out

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
135 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

Article 5

to the

Institute

For foot-and-mouth disease, the Community grants financial
for Animal Health, Pirbright
assistance
the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Laboratory, of
Research Council
to
(BBSRC), Pirbright, United Kingdom,
carry out the functions and duties set out in Annex XVI to
Directive 2003/85/EC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
312 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that
institute for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
and shall
100 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

amount

Article 8

For African horse sickness,
the Community grants financial
assistance to the Laboratorio Central de Sanidad Animal de
Algete, Algete (Madrid), Spain, to carry out the functions and
duties set out in Annex III to Directive 92/35/EEC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 70 000
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

Article 9

For bluetongue, the Community grants financial assistance to
the AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory,
Pirbright, United Kingdom,
the functions and
duties set out in Annex II(B) to Directive 2000/75/EC.

to carry out

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
to a maximum of EUR
programme
313 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

Article 6

Article 10

For fish diseases, the Community grants financial assistance to
the Statens Veterinære Serumlaboratorium, Aarhus, Denmark,
to carry out the functions and duties set out in Annex C to
Directive 93/53/EEC.

For rabies serology, the Community grants financial assistance
to the AFSSA, Laboratoire d’études sur la rage et la pathologie
des animaux sauvages, Nancy, France, to carry out the functions
and duties set out in Annex II to Decision 2000/258/EC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
212 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
200 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

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Article 11

Article 14

For brucellosis, the Community grants financial assistance to the
AFSSA, Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie
animale et zoonoses, Maisons-Alfort, France, to carry out the
functions and duties set out in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 882/2004.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that laboratory for the work
programme
to a maximum of EUR
246 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December
2008, of which a maximum of EUR 26 000 shall be
dedicated to the organisation of a technical workshop on
brucellosis diagnostic techniques.

and shall

amount

Article 12

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

the Community grants

to carry out

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
1754/2006 to be incurred by that research centre for the work
programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 160 000
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

Article 13

For collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and
the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of
the bovine species, the Community grants financial assistance to
the INTERBULL Centre, Department of Animal Breeding and
Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala,
Sweden, to carry out the functions and duties set out in Annex
II to Decision 96/463/EC.

The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of
100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No
the work
1754/2006 to be incurred by that centre for
programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 90 000
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.

This Decision is addressed to:

— Institut

für Virologie

der Tierärztlichen Hochschule,

Bischofscholer Damm 15 D-3000, Hannover, Germany,

— Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Weybridge, New Haw,

Addelstone, Surrey KT15 3NB United Kingdom,

— AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory,
Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 ONF, United Kingdom,

— Statens Veterinære Serumlaboratorium, Hangovej 2, 8200-

Åarhus, Denmark,

— Ifremer, B.P. 133 17390 La Tremblade, France,

— Laboratorio Central de Sanidad Animal de Algete, Ctra. De
Algete km. 8, Valdeolmos, 281100, Algete (Madrid), Spain,

— AFSSA, Laboratoire d’études sur la rage et la pathologie des
animaux sauvages, site de Nancy, Domaine de Pixérécourt,
BP 9, F-54220 Malzéville, France,

— AFSSA, Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie
animale et zoonoses, 23 avenue du Général de Gaulle
F-94706 Maisons-Alfort, Cedex France,

— Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, Ctra. De Algete

a El Casar, Valdeolmos 28130, Madrid, Spain,

— Interbull Centre, Institutionen för husdjursgenetik, Sveriges

Lantbruksuniversitet, Box 7023, S-750 07.

Done at Brussels, 24 April 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission