2005/161/EC: Commission Decision of 24 February 2005 as regards Community financial aid for the year 2005, to certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary public health field of residues (notified under document number C(2005) 392)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

1.   The Community grants financial aid to Germany for the functions and duties provided for in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (formerly the Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin (BGVV)), Berlin, Germany, for the detection of residues of certain substances.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 420 000.

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

Article 2

1.   The Community grants financial aid to France for the functions and duties provided for in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Laboratoire d’études et de recherches sur les médicaments vétérinaires et les désinfectants de L’Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments, (formerly the Laboratoire des médicaments vétérinaries (CNEVA-LMV)), Fougères, France, for the detection of residues of certain substances.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 420 000.

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 30 000.

Article 3

1.   The Community grants financial aid to Italy for the functions and duties provided for in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, for the detection of residues of certain substances.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 420 000.

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

Article 4

1.   The Community grants financial aid to the Netherlands for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiëne (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands, for the detection of residues of certain substances.

For the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 420 000.

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 30 000.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.