25. 8. 93 Official joﬁrnal of the European Communities No L 215/13 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1993 concerning financial aid from the Commi.mity for the operations of the Community Reference Laboratory for the residues Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin, Germany (93/460/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 (3, and in partl- 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 ‘Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin, Germany’ has been nominated as the Reference Laboratory for the residues included in Annex I, Group A III (b) of Directive 86/469/EEC (%), and the residues of Beta-agonists and sulphonamides ; 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 ; . 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 ; () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. ) O] No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69. () O] No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17. () O] No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36. () OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1989, p. 37. 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 ‘Bundesgesundheitsamt, . Berlin, (Germany), 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. 2. The Director-General of Directorate-General for Agriculture shall be authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the Commission of the European Communities. 3. The contract referred to in Article 1 shall have a duration of one year. 4.  The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the Reference Labocratory in accordance with the terms of the contract provided for in paragraph 1. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1993. For the Commission. René STEICHEN Member of the Commission