2006/632/EC: Commission Decision of 19 September 2006 as regards financial aid from the Community for the year 2006 for the Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease (notified under document number C(2006) 4124)

1 For brucellosis, the Community grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties referred in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, to be carried out by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maisons-Alfort.

2 The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.

1 For foot-and-mouth disease, the Community grants financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to in Annex XVI to Directive 2003/85/EC, to be carried out by the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the United Kingdom.

2 The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright Laboratory for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.