No L 36/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 2. 93 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1992 fixing the Community financial contribution to the implementation of a second programme for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters (93/88/BEC) 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 Decision 92/337/EEC (3, and in par- ticular Article 34, Whereas, as part of the new strategy on veterinary checks, it is important to set up programmes for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters in order to ensure growing confidence between veterinary services; Whereas Article 22 of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing " the organization of veterinary checks on products en- tering the Community from third countries (}), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (%), and Article 21 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying. down the principles governing the organization of veteri- nary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (°) provide, in particular, for the organization of programmes for the exchange of offi- cials empowered to carry out the checks on products and live animals coming from third countries; 5 Whereas the results and the experience gained from the implementation of the first exchange programme under Commission Decision 91/280/EEC () should be taken into account; Whereas the Community financial contribution should be laid down so as to facilitate the implementation of this second programme ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Commiittee, () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. () O] No L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 45. % OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. () OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27. () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. (9 OJ No L 142, 6. 6. 1991, p. 40. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 A The programme for the exchange of officials competent for veterinary matters set out in the Annex shall receive a financial contribution from the Community. Article 2 1. Member States shall designate the authorities responsible for the exchange programme. 2. The Member States of origin shall : — continue to pay their officials during the exchange programme, ' — cover the subsistence expenses of their officials ac- cording to their national rules; the Member States - shall ensure that the subsistence expenses of their offi- cials take account of the situation in the host Member State, — in accordance with their national rules, cover the travel expenses of their officials, equal to two return trips from place of origin to destination, as well as the travel expenses in the host Member State between the place where the information referred to in the second indent of paragraph 3 takes place and the first inspec- tion post to which they are assigned and between the latter and the second inspection post to which they are assigned, — provide, where appropriate, suitable language training - for their officials, — inform their officials, prior to departure, of the finan- cial and conditions as well as the nature and organiza- tion of their exchange programme. 3. The host Member States shall : — adopt the necessary measures to ensure the integration of the guest officials, — provide information on general organization and inspection procedures for the guest officials, taking account of both national and Community rules.