22. 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities’ No L 49/33 COMMISSION DECISION of 8 February 1991 on the organization by France of refresher courses for personnel responsible for veterinary inspections (Only the French text is authentic) (91/90/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Havnng regard to the Treaty establlshlng the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field ('), and in particular Article 36 thereof, Whereas the French authorities have asked the Commis- sion to entrust the Centre national de formation des tech- niciens des services vétérinaires (Lyon-Corbas) with the organization of refresher courses meeting the require- ments laid down in Article 36 of Decision 90/424/EEC ; Whereas it is necessary to establish the arrangements for such an operation and to determine the Community’s financial contribution ; 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 authority shall be the Centre national de formation des techniciens des services véterinaires (Lyon-Corbas), repre- sented by its Director. Article 2 The competent authority shall undertake : 1. to organize in 1991, 1992 and 1993 refresher courses for personnel responsible for veterinary checks. The nature, content and timetable of these courses shall be _as set out in the Annex; () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. 2. to reserve half of the places offered to inspection personnel from other Member States. Account shall be taken, in the allocation of places, of a balance between the Member States ; : 3. to present to the Commission and to the Member States meeting within the Standing Veterinary Committee an annual report on the course of the exer- cise. The first report shall be presented in December 1991. Article 3 The Community’s financial contribution is hereby fixed at: — 50 % of the costs incurred by the competent authority for the training of national personnel, — 100 % of the costs incurred by the competent authority for the accommodation and training of personnel from other Member States. Article 4 1. The costs referred to in the first indent of Article 3 shall be as follows : — instruction: costs, — charges for documentation, material and equipment, — travel expenses of participants. 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 aids required 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.