L 50/22 Official Journal of the European Union 25.2.2003 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 February 2003 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of certain Community reference laboratories in the field of animal health and live animals in 2003 (notified under document number C(2003) 562) (Only the Danish, English, French, German, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2003/125[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 by the Community to assist them in carrying out the functions and duties laid down in the following Directives and Decisions: — Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (?), — 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 92/40/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 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animals diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease (°), as last amended by Directive 2002/60/EC ('), — Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 intro- ducing minimum Community measures for the 1 () OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. () OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16. () OJ L 316,1.12.2001, p. 5. () OJL 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. () OJL167,22.6.1992, p. 1. () OJL 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. () OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. control of certain fish diseases (%), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/288/EC (°), Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Commission Deci- sion 2001/293EC (), 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 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (*), Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for estab- lishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines ('), Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/ EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (*%), 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 (*°). 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. 175,19.7.1993, p. 23. 99,10.4.2001, p. 11. L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33. L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 30. L 157,10.6.1992, p. 19. L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40. L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19.