2008/935/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2008 concerning a Community financial contribution to the Joint Research Centre of the Commission in Belgium and Italy for certain activities carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2009 (notified under document number C(2008) 7702)
Date: 2008-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Italy, animal health, animal nutrition, common agricultural policy, economic support, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, veterinary legislation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 December 2008

concerning a Community financial contribution to the Joint Research Centre of the Commission in
Belgium and Italy for certain activities carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2009

(notified under document number C(2008) 7702)

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

(2008/935/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 (1), and in particular Article 32(7) thereof,

Whereas:

Community reference laboratories in the food and feed
control area may be granted a Community financial
contribution in accordance with Article 28 of Council
Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure
in the veterinary field (2).

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
in Ispra, Italy is listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No
882/2004 as the Community reference laboratory for
material intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
and for genetically modified organisms. The
Joint
Research Centre of the European Commission in Geel,
Belgium is listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No
882/2004 as the Community reference laboratory for
heavy metal
in feed and food, for mycotoxins and for
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

Centre of the European Commission in Geel, Belgium
and Ispra, Italy, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No
882/2004. The Community’s
contribution
the rate of 100 % of eligible costs as
should be at
defined
No
Commission
in
1754/2006 (3).

Regulation

financial

(EC)

Fund

(EAGF).

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 (4), animal disease eradi­
cation and control programmes (veterinary measures)
financed from the European Agricultural
shall be
Furthermore, Article 13,
Guarantee
second paragraph of
in
and
duly justified exceptional
programmes covered by Decision 90/424/EEC, expen­
diture 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.

that Regulation foresees that

for measures

cases,

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Joint Research Centre and the Directorate-General
for Health and Consumers are both services of
the
Commission and their relationship is laid down in an
annual administrative arrangement supported by a work
programme and its budget.

A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the
following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission, Ispra, Italy (the laboratory), carried out pursuant
to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the
organisation of workshops concerning such activities, for the
period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009:

The work programmes
and corresponding budget
laboratories
the Community reference
estimates of
within the Joint Research Centre for the year 2009
have been assessed.

1. the activities related to material in contact with foodstuffs;

this contribution shall not exceed EUR 180 003;

(5)

Accordingly, a Community financial contribution should
be granted for certain activities of the Joint Research

2. the organisation of

laboratory,
concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contri­
bution shall not exceed EUR 75 947;

the workshops by that

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

(3) OJ L 331, 29.11.2006, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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3. the activities related to GMOs; this contribution shall not

exceed EUR 13 388;

4. the organisation of

laboratory,
concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contri­
bution shall not exceed EUR 61 440.

the workshops by that

Article 2

A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the
following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission, Geel, Belgium (the
carried out
pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004,
the organisation of workshops concerning such
and for
activities,
to
from 1
the
for
31 December 2009:

laboratory)

January

period

2009

1. the activities related to heavy metals in feed and food; this

contribution shall not exceed EUR 250 000;

2. the organisation of

laboratory,
concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contri­
bution shall not exceed EUR 25 000;

the workshops by that

Article 3

The Community’s
Articles 1 and 2 shall be at
costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006.

in
the rate of 100 % of eligible

contributions provided for

financial

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to:

— for food contact materials: Joint Research Centre, Institute
for Health and Consumer Protection, Physical and Chemical
Exposures Unit, TP 260, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy),

— for genetically modified organisms: Joint Research Centre,
Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Biotechnology
and GMOs Unit, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy),

— for heavy metals:

Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111,

2440 Geel (Belgium),

— for mycotoxins:

Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111,

3. the activities related to mycotoxins; this contribution shall

2440 Geel (Belgium),

not exceed EUR 230 000;

4. the organisation of

laboratory,
concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contri­
bution shall not exceed EUR 22 000;

the workshops by that

— for PAHs: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel

(Belgium).

5. the activities related to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH); this contribution shall not exceed EUR 232 000;

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2008.

6. the organisation of

laboratory,
concerning the activities referred to in point 5; this contri­
bution shall not exceed EUR 22 000.

the workshops by that

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission