2008/935/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2008 concerning a Community financial contribution to the Joint Research Centre of the Commission in Belgium and Italy for certain activities carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2009 (notified under document number C(2008) 7702)

A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy (the laboratory), carried out pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the organisation of workshops concerning such activities, for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009: 1. the activities related to material in contact with foodstuffs; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 180003; 2. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 75947; 3. the activities related to GMOs; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 13388; 4. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 61440.

A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Geel, Belgium (the laboratory) carried out pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the organisation of workshops concerning such activities, for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009: 1. the activities related to heavy metals in feed and food; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 250000; 2. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 25000; 3. the activities related to mycotoxins; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 230000; 4. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 22000; 5. the activities related to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); this contribution shall not exceed EUR 232000; 6. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 5; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 22000.

The Community’s financial contributions provided for in Articles 1 and 2 shall be at the rate of 100 % of eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006.

This Decision is addressed to: for food contact materials: Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Physical and Chemical Exposures Unit, TP 260, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy), for genetically modified organisms: Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Biotechnology and GMOs Unit, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy), for heavy metals: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium), for mycotoxins: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium), for PAHs: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium).