1.The European Union grants a financial contribution to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy, to carry out the functions and duties provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, for the analysis and testing of Escherichia coli, including Verotoxigenic E. Coli (VTEC).
For the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, that financial contribution shall not exceed EUR 269 296.
2.In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Union grants a financial contribution to the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 for the organisation of workshops. That contribution shall not exceed EUR 22 000.