2013/98/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 February 2013 as regards a Union financial aid towards a coordinated control plan with a view to establish the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of certain foods (notified under document C(2013) 1035)

• Articles: 10

Article 1 Subject matter

The Union shall contribute to the costs incurred by the Member States for the application of the control plan referred to in the Recommendation 2013/99/EU (hereinafter ‘Commission Recommendation’), with a total maximum amount of EUR 1 357 500 to be financed from budgetary line 17 04 07 01.

Article 2 Eligible costs

1.   The Union contribution referred to in the Commission Recommendation shall take the form of a partial reimbursement of 75 % of the costs of the tests performed by the competent authorities to implement the control plan referred to in Article 1 of Commission Recommendation.

The Union contribution cannot exceed:

(a)

EUR 300 per test;

(b)

the amounts indicated in Annex I.

2.   Only the costs indicated in Annex II shall be eligible to the contribution.

Article 3 Eligibility rules

1.   The Union contribution referred to in Article 1 is subject to the following conditions:

(a)

the tests have been performed in accordance with the terms of the Commission Recommendation during the period referred to in Section II of the Annex thereto;

(b)

the Member States have provided the Commission with the report referred to in Section III of the Annex to Commission Recommendation and within the deadline set out in that section;

(c)

by 31 May 2013, the Member States have provided the Commission, in electronic form, with a financial report according to the format laid out in Annex III.

2.   The Commission may reduce the amount of the contribution referred to in Article 1 in cases where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are not met, having regard to the nature and gravity of the non-compliance and to the potential financial loss for the Union.

Article 4 Currency and conversion rate

1.   The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and all other taxes.

2.   Where the expenditure of a Member State is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State.

Article 5

This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.

Article 6

This Decision shall be applicable from the date of publication of the Commission Recommendation.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Maximum amount of the EU contribution referred to in Article 2(1)

(EUR)

Member State

Maximum EU contribution

DNA test

Maximum EU contribution

PBZ test

TOTAL EU contribution

Belgium

30 000

100 500

130 500

Bulgaria

30 000

46 500

76 500

Czech Republic

30 000

1 500

31 500

Denmark

15 000

1 500

16 500

Germany

45 000

15 000

60 000

Estonia

3 000

1 500

4 500

Ireland

15 000

10 500

25 500

Greece

30 000

15 000

45 000

Spain

45 000

34 500

79 500

France

45 000

78 000

123 000

Italy

45 000

183 000

228 000

Cyprus

3 000

1 500

4 500

Latvia

15 000

1 500

16 500

Lithuania

15 000

1 500

16 500

Luxembourg

3 000

1 500

4 500

Hungary

30 000

1 500

31 500

Malta

3 000

1 500

4 500

Netherlands

30 000

30 000

60 000

Austria

30 000

1 500

31 500

Poland

45 000

75 000

120 000

Portugal

30 000

1 500

31 500

Romania

30 000

51 000

81 000

Slovenia

3 000

1 500

4 500

Slovakia

15 000

1 500

16 500

Finland

15 000

1 500

16 500

Sweden

30 000

6 000

36 000

United Kingdom

45 000

16 500

61 500

TOTAL

675 000

682 500

1 357 500

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

Eligible expenditure as referred to in Article 2(2)

The expenditure eligible for a financial contribution by the Union for carrying out the tests mentioned in this Implementing Decision shall be limited to the costs incurred by the Member States for:

(a)

the purchase of test kits, reagents and all consumables identifiable and especially used for carrying out the tests;

(b)

personnel, whatever the status, specifically allocated entirely or in part for carrying out the tests in the premises of the laboratory; the costs are limited to actual salaries plus social security charges and other statutory costs included in the remuneration;

(c)

costs for sending samples to the laboratory carrying out the analysis/tests; and

(d)

overheads equal to 7 % of the sum of the costs referred to in (a), (b) and (c).

ANNEX III

ANNEX III

Financial report as referred to in Article 3(1)(c)

DNA

Specify staff category

Hours

Cost/hour

Staff cost

(1)

(2)

(3)

Subtotal staff

(5)

Specify: kits/reagents/consumables

Quantity/number

Unit cost

Total cost

(6)

(7)

(8)

Subtotal kits reagents/consumables

(10)

Transport costs to laboratory

(11)

TOTAL

TOTAL INCLUDING OVERHEADS

PBZ

Specify staff category

Hours

Cost/hour

Staff cost

(1)

(2)

(3)

Subtotal staff

(5)

Specify: reagents/consumables

Quantity/number

Unit cost

Total cost

(6)

(7)

(8)

Subtotal reagents/consumables

(10)

Transport costs to laboratory

(11)

TOTAL

TOTAL INCLUDING OVERHEADS