COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1993 concerning financial aid from the Community for the operations of the Community Reference Laboratory for the residues Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
(93/458/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Directive 92/119/EEC (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas, by Article 1 (b) of Council Decision 91/664/EEC of 11 December 1991 (3), designating the Community Reference Laboratories for testing certain substances for residues, the 'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma - Italy' has been nominated as the Reference Laboratory for the residues included in Annex I, Group B II (a) and II (b) of Council Directive 86/469/EEC (4);
Whereas all the functions to be carried out by the Reference Laboratory have been determined in Article 1 of Council Decision 89/187/EEC of 6 March 1989 determining the powers and conditions of operation of the Community Reference Laboratories provided by Directive 86/469/EEC concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (5);
Whereas, therefore, provisions should be made for Community financial aid to the Community Reference Laboratory to enable it to carry out the functions provided for in that Decision;
Whereas, in the first instance, Community financial aid should be provided for a period of one year; whereas this will be reviewed with a view to extension prior to expiry of the initial period;
Whereas a contract shall be made between the European Economic Community and each laboratory designated as a Community Reference Laboratory for testing certain substances for residues;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community shall provide financial assistance to the Reference Laboratory 'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma (Italy)', provided for in Article 1 of Council Decision 91/664/EEC up to a maximum of ECU 400 000.
Article 2
1. To meet the objectives of Article 1, the Commission shall conclude a contract, in the name of the Economic Community, with the Reference Laboratory.
2. The Director-General of Directorate-General for Agriculture shall be authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the Commission of the European Communities.
3. The contract referred to in Article 1 shall have a duration of one year.
4. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the Reference Laboratory in accordance with the terms of the contract provided for in paragraph 1.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 1993.