L 289/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.11.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 October 2001 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference labora- tories in the veterinary public health field (residues) (notified under document number C(2001) 3229) (Only the German, French, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic) (2001/770/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 2001/12/EC (3), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  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 Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products (%). (20  Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory concerned. (3)  For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year. (4)  For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (%) shall be applicable. (5)  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 grants financial assistance to the Nether- lands for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Rijksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiéne, Bilt- hoven, the Netherlands, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 400 000 for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. 3, 6.1.2001, p. 27. 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103. Article 2 1.  The Community grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Laboratoire de l'agence frangaise de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (formerly the Laboratoire des médicaments vétérinaires), Fougeres, France, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 400 000 for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. Article 3 1. The Community grants financial assistance to Germany for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Bundesinstitut fur gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterindrmedizin (formerly the Institut fiir Veterinirmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 400 000 for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. Atrticle 4 1. The Community grants financial assistance to Italy for the functions and duties referred to in Annex V, Chapter 2, to Directive 96/23/EC to be carried out by the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 400 000 for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. Atticle 5 The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows: (a) advance payment of 70 % of the total amount may be paid at the request of the recipient Member State; (b) the remainder is paid following presentation of supporting documents and a technical report by the recipient Member State which must be done at the latest three months after the end of the period for which financial assistance has been granted.