No L 215/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 25.8.93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1993 concerning financial aid from the Community for the operations of the Community Reference Laboratory for the residues Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma, Italy (93/458/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 (), as last amended by Directive 92/119/EEC (%), and in parti- cular Article 28 thereof, Whereas, by Article 1 (b) of Council Decision 91/664/EEC of 11 December 1991 (%), designating the Community Reference Laboratories for testing certain substances for residues, the ‘Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma — -Italy’ has been nominated as the Reference Laboratory for the residues included in Annex I, Group B ~ II (a) and II (b) of Council Directive 86/469/EEC (*); Whereas all the functions to be carried out by the Reference Laboratory have been determined in Article 1 of Council Decision 89/187/EEC of 6 March 1989 deter- mining the powers and conditions of operation of the Community Reference Laboratories provided by Directive 86/469/EEC concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (); Whereas, therefore, provisions should be made for Community financial aid to the Community Reference Laboratory to enable it to carry out the functions provided for in that Decision ; No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69. No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17. No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36. No L 66, 10. 3. 1989, p. 37. Whereas, in the first instance,” Community financial aid should be provided for a period of one year ; whereas this will be reviewed with a view to extension prior to expiry of the initial period; Whereas a contract shall be made between the European Economic Community and each laboratory designated as a Community Reference Laboratory for testing certain substances for residues; 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 The Community shall provide financial assistance to the Reference Laboratory ‘Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma (Italyy, provided for in Article 1 of Council Decision 91/664/EEC up to a maximum. of ECU 400 000. Article 2 1.  To meet the objectives of Article 1, the Commission shall conclude a contract, in the name of the Economic Community, with the Reference Laboratory.