12.3.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/33 COMMISSION DECISION of 11 March 2002 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference labora- tories in the field of veterinary public health (biological hazards) for the year 2002 (notified under document number C(2002) 898) (Only the Spanish, German, English, French and Dutch texts are authentic) (2002/206/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424[EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (!), as last amended by Decision 2001/572[EC (3), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Community financial aid should be granted to the Community reference laboratories designated to carry out the functions and duties laid down in the following Directives, Decisions and Regulation: — Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (*), as last amended by Directive 96/23[EC (%), — Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against certain zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxica- tions (°), as last amended by Directive 1999/72/ EC (%), — Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins (), as last amended by Decision 1999/ 312/EC (3), — Council Decision 1999/313/EC of 29 April 1999 on reference laboratories for monitoring bacteriological and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs (%), — Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and erad- ication of certain transmissible spongiform 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16. 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1. 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. 62, 15.3.1993, p. 38. 210, 10.8.1999, p. 12. 166, 8.7.1993, p. 31. 120, 8.5.1999, p. 37. 120, 8.5.1999, p. 40. P T LLoLeerese il i al el el ) encephalopathies (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 (). (20 The work programmes and corresponding budget esti- mates submitted by the Community reference labora- tories for 2002 have been assessed by the Commission. (3)  Community assistance must be conditional on those functions and duties being carried out by the laboratory concerned. (4)  For budgetary reasons, Community assistance is granted for a period of one year. (5)  As provided for in Article 3(2) of Council Regulation EC No 1258/1999 ('?), the veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules are financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regu- lation EC No 1258/1999 apply. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The Community hereby grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur I'hygiéne et la qualité des aliments, of the Agence frangaise de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (formerly the Laboratoire central d'hygiéne alimen- taire), Maisons-Alfort, France, for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products referred to in Chapter Il of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC. 2. The financial assistance is hereby set at a maximum of EUR 146 000 for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002. (%) O] L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. (") O] L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 60. 12 OJ (?) O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.