28. 8. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 239/19 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1991 on the organization by Germany of refresher courses for personnel working in the veterinary field (Only the German text is authentic) (91/447/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the’ veterinary field ("), amended by Decision 91/133/EEC (3, and in particular Article 36 thereof, Whereas the German authorities have asked the Commis- sion to entrust the Senatsverwaltung fiir Gesundbeit, Berlin, with the organization of refresher courses meeting the requirements laid down in Article 36 of Decision 90/424/EEC; Whereas the arrangements for such an operation should be established and the Community’s financial contribu- tion should be determined ; Whereas the objectives pursued by such an operation mean that provision should be made for the participation of inspection personnel from other Member States ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, ! HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 For the purposes of this Decision, the competent author- ity shall be the Senatsverwaltung fiir Gesundbeit, Berlin, represented by the Head of Section IV (Veterinary matters, foodstuffs monitoring and pharmacy). Article 2 The competent authority shall undertake : 1. to organize in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 refresher courses for personnel working in the veterinary field. The nature, content and timetable of these courses shall be as set out in the Annex; ‘ 2. to reserve half of the places offered for inspection personnel from other Member States. Account shall be () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () OJ No L 66, 13. 3. 1991, p. 18. taken, in the allocation of places, of a balance between the Member States ; 3. to present to the Commission and the Member States meeting within the Standing Veterinary Committee an annual report on the course of the exercise. The first report shall be presented in June 1992. Article 3 The Community’s financial contribution is hereby fixed at: — 50 % of the costs incurred by the competent authority for the training of German veterinary officials, — 100 % of the costs incurred by the competent autho- rity for the accommodation and training of inspectors from other Member States. Article 4 1. The costs referred to in the first indent of Article 3 shall be as follows : — instruction costs, — costs of teaching materials (teaching aids, documenta- tion and equipment), — lecturers’ travel and subsistence expenses. 2. ' The costs referred to in the second indent of Article 3 shall include: — the costs referred to in paragraph 1, — the costs incurred in presenting the refresher courses to the competent authorities of the other Member States, ' — the costs relating to the linguistic assistance necessary for the smooth operation of the courses, — the subsistence expenses of the personnel from the other Member States. Article 5 The Community’s financial contribution shall be granted after presentation of the supporting documents. Article 6 Before 30 September 1994, a review of the teaching and financial aspects shall be drawn up by the Commission on the basis of a report to be presented by the competent authority.