2012/790/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 14 December 2012 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratory for Residue Testing from 1 January to 31 December 2012 (notified under document C(2012) 9286)

1 The 2012 work programme submitted by RIKILT — Institute for Food Safety, part of Wageningen University & Research Centre on 27 September 2011 is hereby approved.

2 For Residue Testing, the Union grants financial aid to RIKILT — Institute for Food Safety, part of Wageningen University & Research Centre. The Laboratory shall carry out the functions and duties set out in Annex VII, part I, of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, point 12a.

3 The Union’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs as defined in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 to be incurred by that institute for the work programme and shall amount to a maximum of EUR 470000 for the period of 1 January to 31 December 2012, of which a maximum of EUR 25000 shall be dedicated to the organization of a technical workshop on Residue Testing.

This Decision is addressed to RIKILT — Institute for Food safety, part of Wageningen University & Research Centre, Akkermaalsbos 2, Building No 123, 6708 WB Wageningen, the Netherlands.