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TITLE IIU.K. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER III U.K. Financial support to official controls and other activities

Article 30U.K. [F1European Union reference laboratories and centres]

[F21. To cover the costs they incur to implement the work programmes approved by the Commission, grants may be awarded to:

(a) the European Union reference laboratories referred to in Article 93 of Regulation [X1(EU) 2017/625] of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and to the European Union reference centres referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) ;

(b) the European Union reference centres for animal welfare referred to in Article 95 of Regulation [X1(EU) 2017/625] ;

(c) the European Union reference centres for the authenticity and integrity of the agri-food chain referred to in Article 97 of Regulation [X1(EU) 2017/625] .]

2.The following costs may be eligible for grants under paragraph 1:

[F1(a) costs of personnel, regardless of their status, directly involved in activities of the laboratories or centres which are carried out in their capacity as European Union reference laboratory or centre;]

(b)costs of capital equipment;

(c)cost of consumables;

(d)costs of shipment of samples, missions, meetings, training activities.

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[F3Article 30a U.K. Accreditation of national reference laboratories for plant health

1. Grants may be awarded to the national reference laboratories referred to in Article 100 of Regulation [X1(EU) 2017/625] for costs incurred for obtaining accreditation according to the standard EN ISO/IEC 17025 on General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories for the use of methods of laboratory analysis, test and diagnosis to verify compliance with the rules on protective measures against pests of plants.

2. Grants may be awarded to a single national reference laboratory in each Member State for each European Union reference laboratory for plant health, up to three years after the designation of that European Union reference laboratory.]

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Article 31U.K.Training

1.The Union may finance the training of the staff of the competent authorities responsible for official controls, as referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, in order to develop a harmonised approach to official controls and other official activities to ensure a high level of protection of human, animal and plant health.

2.The Commission shall develop training programmes identifying the priorities for intervention, based on the identified risks for public health, animal health and welfare and plant health.

3.In order to be eligible for Union financing as referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities shall ensure that the knowledge acquired through the training activities referred to in that paragraph is disseminated as necessary and that it is appropriately used in the national training programmes.

4.The following costs may be eligible for the financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1:

(a)cost of the organisation of the training, including training that is also open to participants from third countries, or exchange activities;

(b)costs of travel, accommodation and daily subsistence of the personnel of the competent authorities taking part in the training.

Article 32U.K.Experts from the Member States

A Union financial contribution may be granted for the travel, accommodation and daily subsistence expenses incurred by Member States’ experts as a result of the Commission appointing them to assist its experts as provided for in Articles 45(1) and 46(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Article 33U.K.Coordinated control plans and data collection

1.Grants may be awarded to Member States for the costs incurred for the implementation of the coordinated control plans referred to in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and for data collection.

2.The following costs may qualify for such grants:

(a)costs of sampling and laboratory tests,

(b)cost of equipment necessary to perform the official control and data collection tasks.

(1)

[F2Regulation [X1(EU) 2017/625] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) ( [X1OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1] ).]

(2)

[F2Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of  8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding ( Animal Breeding Regulation ) ( OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 66 ).]

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