L 179/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.7.2002 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 July 2002 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(2002) 2524) (Only the German, French, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic) (2002/547EC) 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 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 (%). (2)  The financial contribution from the Community shall be granted provided that the actions planned are efficiently carried out and that the authorities supply all the neces- sary information within the time limits laid down. (3)  For budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year; however, in order to adapt the financial period to the calendar year, the Community assistance granted for next period will exceptionally cover six months. (4)  Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy () veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Commu- nity rules shall be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 12581999 apply. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, () OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. () OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16. () OJL125,23.5.1996, p. 10. () OJL 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103. 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, Bilthoven, the Netherlands, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002. 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 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 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, Berlin, Germany, for the detection of residues of certain substances. 2. The Community’s financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 200 000 for the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002.