2008/810/EC: Commission Decision of 21 October 2008 on financial aid from the Community for the second half of 2008 for certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals (notified under document number C(2008) 5976)
Date: 2008-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, animal health, animal nutrition, financial aid, live animal, research body

L 281/30

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 October 2008

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

(notified under document number C(2008) 5976)

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

(2008/810/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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

of

(EC) No

1754/2006

Community

Commission Regulation
of
28 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the
to
financial
granting
assistance
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.

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

submitted by

estimates

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

to the Community
the

reference
functions

— Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006
aquaculture
on animal health requirements
animals and products thereof, and on the prevention
and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (4),

for

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of
28 February 2008 concerning the Community
reference laboratory for equine diseases other than
African horse sickness and amending Annex VII to
the European
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of
Parliament and of the Council (5),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008 of
28 July 2008 designating the Community reference
laboratories for crustacean diseases, rabies and bovine
tuberculosis,
laying down additional responsibilities
and tasks for the Community reference laboratories
for rabies and bovine tuberculosis and amending
Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6).

Financial assistance for the operation and organisation of
workshops of Community reference laboratories should
also be in conformity with the eligibility rules laid down
in Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006.

Fund.

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of
the common agricultural policy (7) animal disease eradi­
cation and control programmes (veterinary measures)
financed from the European Agricultural
shall be
second
Furthermore, Article 13,
Guarantee
paragraph of
in duly
that
the Regulation foresees
justified exceptional cases, for measures and programmes
covered by Decision 90/424/EEC, expenditure relating to
administrative and personnel costs incurred by Member
States and beneficiaries of aid from the EAGF shall be
borne by the Fund. For
financial control purposes,
Articles 9, 36 and 37 of Regulation (EC) No
1290/2005 are to apply.

(6)

(7)

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004,

p. 1.

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

(4) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

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(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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

crustacean diseases,

the Community grants

For
financial
assistance to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aqua­
Laboratory, United
culture
Kingdom,
in
Part I of Annex VI to Directive 2006/88/EC.

the functions and duties set out

(Cefas), Weymouth

to carry out

Science

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 51 000
for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2008.

Article 2

For equine diseases other than African horse sickness,
the
Community grants financial assistance to the AFSSA, Labo­
ratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et
zoonoses/Laboratoire d’études et de recherche en pathologie
equine, France, to carry out the functions and duties set out
in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 180/2008.

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
212 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2008.

and shall

amount

Article 3

For rabies, 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 I to Regulation (EC) No 737/2008.

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
128 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2008,
of which a maximum of EUR 33 000 shall be dedicated to
the organisation of a technical workshop on rabies.

and shall

amount

Article 4

For tuberculosis, the Community grants financial assistance to
the Laboratorio de Vigilancia Veterinaria (Visavet) of
the
Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Madrid, Spain, to carry out the functions and duties set out
in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 737/2008.

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 July to 31 December 2008,
of which a maximum of EUR 21 000 shall be dedicated to
the organisation of a technical workshop on tuberculosis diag­
nostic techniques.

amount

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to:

— Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
(Cefas), Weymouth Laboratory, Dr Grant Stentiford, The
Nothe, Barrack Road, Weymouth DT4 8UB, Dorset,
United Kingdom. Tel. (44-13) 05 20 67 22,

— Agence

Française de

aliments
Sécurité
(AFSSA) — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en
pathologie animale et zoonoses, Dr Stephan Zientara, 23,
avenue du Général de Gaulle, F-94706 Maisons-Alfort
Cedex. Tel. (33) 143 96 72 80,

Sanitaire des

— AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études sur la rage et la pathologie
des animaux sauvages, Dr Florence Cliquet, Nancy, F-54220
Malzéville. Tel. (33) 383 29 89 50,

— Visavet — Laboratorio de vigilancia veterinaria, Facultad de
Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dr Alicia
Aranaz, Avda. Puerta de Hierro, s/n. Ciudad Universitaria,
E-28040 Madrid. Tel. (34) 913 94 39 92.

Done at Brussels, 21 October 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission