20.10. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 282/73 COMMISSION DECISION of 9 October 1998 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the veterinary field (notified under document number C(1998) 2998) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish texts are authentic) (98/587/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 94/370/EC (%), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof, Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community reference laboratories designated by the Community to assist them in carrying out the functions and duties laid down in the following Directives and Decision: — Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (%), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (%), — Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness (°), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, — Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 intro- ducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, — 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 (%), 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34. 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1. 167, 22. 6. 1992, p. 1. 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1. 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10. N Lol S By - 00000000 = == | onll ol onll onll anl ol ol ot 3 = — Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 intro- ducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (°), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, — Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified 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 97/22/EC ('), — Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins ('2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland, — Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 intro- ducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (*3), — Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs ('), — Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products, — Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 desig- nating the reference body responsible for collabor- ating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (*°); Whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory concerned; ©) OJ L 260, 5. 9. 1992, p. 1. (") OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38. (") OJ L 113, 30. 4. 1997, p. 9. () OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 31. (%) OJ L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 23. () OJ L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33. (%) OF L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 19.