2005/131/EC: Commission Decision of 7 February 2005 as regards Community financial aid for the year 2005, to certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary public health field of biological risks (notified under document number C(2005) 262)

• Articles: 6

Article 1 Financial aid to Spain for the functions and duties under Decision 93/383/EEC

1.   The Community grants financial aid to Spain for the functions and duties provided for in Article 4 of Decision 93/383/EEC, to be carried out by the Laboratorio de Biotoxinas Marinas Area de Sanidad, Vigo, Spain, for the monitoring of marine biotoxins.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 201 000.

2.   In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to Spain for the organisation of a workshop by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 30 000.

3.   A technical and financial audit of the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed by the Commission before 30 June 2005.

Article 2 Financial aid to France for the functions and duties under Directive 92/46/EEC

1.   The Community grants financial aid to France for the functions and duties provided for in Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC, to be carried out by the Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur la qualité des aliments et sur les procédés agro-alimentaires, of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (formerly the Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur l’hygiène et la qualité des aliments), Maisons-Alfort, France, for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 200 000.

2.   In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to France for the organisation of a workshop by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 27 000.

Article 3 Financial aid to the Netherlands for the functions and duties under Decision 2004/564/EC

1.   The Community grants financial aid to the Netherlands for the functions and duties provided for in Decision 2004/564/EC, to be carried out by the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Bilthoven, Netherlands, in respect of salmonella.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 270 000.

2.   In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to the Netherlands for the organisation of a workshop by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 28 000.

Article 4 Financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties under Decision 1999/313/EC

1.   The Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties provided for in Article 4 of Decision 1999/313/EC, to be carried out by the laboratory of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, United Kingdom, for the monitoring of viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve molluscs.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 248 000.

2.   In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the organisation of a workshop by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 30 000.

Article 5 Financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

1.   The Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties provided in Chapter B of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, to be carried out by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom, for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 500 000.

2.   In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the organisation of a workshop by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 70 500.

3.   By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 156/2004, the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entitled to claim financial assistance for attendance by a maximum of 50 participants at one of its workshops referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

Article 6 Addresses

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.