3.10. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 234/39 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 September 1995 fixing the Community financial contribution to the implementation of a fifth programme for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters (95/390/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 Commission Decision 94/370/EC (3, and in particular Article 34 (6) thereof, Whereas, as part of the new strategy on veterinary checks, it is important to set up programmes for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters in order to ensure growing confidence between veterinary services; Whereas Article 22 of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products en- tering the Community from third countries (), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and Article 21 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Direc- tives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, provide, in particular, for the organization of programmes for the exchange of officials empowered to carry out checks on products and live animals coming from third countries ; Whereas the results and the experience gained from the implementation of the previous exchange programmes and in particular from the implementation of the latest programme under Commission Decision 94/642/EC (%) should be taken into account; Whereas the Community financial contribution should be laid down so as to facilitate the implementation of this programme ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31. OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. OJ No L 248, 23. 9. 1994, p. 28. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The programme for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters set out in the Annex shall receive a financial contribution from the Community. Article 2 1. Member States shall designate the authorities responsible for the exchange programme. 2. Member States of origin shall: — continue to pay their officials during the exchange programme, - — cover the subsistence expenses of their officials accor- ding to their national rules ; the Member States shall ensure that the subsistence expenses of their officials take account of the situation in the host Member State, — in accordance with their national rules, cover the travel expenses of their officials, equal to one return trip from place of origin to destination, as well as the travel expenses in the host Member State between the place where the provision of the information referred to in the second indent of paragraph 3 takes place and the first service or inspection post to which they are assigned and between the latter and the second service or inspection post to which they are assigned, and all other trips accomplished for the purpose of this Deci- sion by means of public transport, —- provide, where appropriate, suitable language training for their officials, — inform their officials, prior to departure, of the finan- cial conditions as well as the nature and organization of their exchange programme. 3. The host Member States shall : — adopt the necessary measures to ensure the integration of the guest officials, — provide information on general organization and inspection procedures for the guest officials, taking account of both national and Community rules.