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)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

For crustacean diseases, the Community grants financial assistance to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth Laboratory, United Kingdom, to carry out the functions and duties set out in Part I of Annex VI to Directive 2006/88/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 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, Laboratoire 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 programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 212 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2008.

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 and shall amount 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.

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 and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 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 diagnostic techniques.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to:

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Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth Laboratory, Dr Grant Stentiford, The Nothe, Barrack Road, Weymouth DT4 8UB, Dorset, United Kingdom. Tel. [phone],

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Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des aliments (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. [phone],

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AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études sur la rage et la pathologie des animaux sauvages, Dr Florence Cliquet, Nancy, F-54220 Malzéville. Tel. [phone],

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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. [phone].