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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 135/2013 of 18 February 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 135/2013 of 18 February 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 135/2013 of 18 February 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
OJ L 46, 19.2.2013, p. 8–17
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 46/8 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 135/2013
of 18 February 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 of 12 September 2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector (2) lays down rules as regards the arrangements for the granting of Union financial aid for the activities of EU reference laboratories, including for the organisation of workshops and the conditions according to which that aid is granted. |
(2) |
In order to limit the administrative burden for EU reference laboratories and the Commission, the organisation of workshops should be subject to the same rules as other activities of those laboratories. The submission by those laboratories of specific financial and technical reports on workshops should therefore no longer be required. Accordingly, the Commission should no longer be required to make specific payments following the submission and approval of those reports. |
(3) |
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(4) |
As the amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011, introduced by this Regulation, will have no negative impact for the EU reference laboratories, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2013. This retroactivity is necessary in order to ensure an equal treatment between EU reference laboratories in cases where workshops have been organised before the date of entry into force of this Regulation. |
(5) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Article 6 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 Payment of the aid The balance of Union financial aid for work programmes shall be paid to laboratories following their submission of the financial and technical reports referred to in Article 11(1) and the approval of those reports by the Commission.’; |
(2) |
in Chapter II, the title is replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER II ACTIVITIES OF THE LABORATORIES ’; |
(3) |
Article 9 is amended as follows:
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(4) |
Articles 10 and 11 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 10 Eligibility 1. Expenditure relating to the following items shall be eligible under the laboratories’ work programme:
2. The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible within the limits set out in the annual financing decision and in accordance with the eligibility rules set out in Annexes II and IV. 3. Laboratories shall submit a written request to the Commission for its prior approval to increase the budget of one of the items referred to in Paragraph 1 by more than 10 % without exceeding the total eligible costs stipulated in the annual financing decision. Article 11 Submission of reports on the laboratories’ work programme 1. Laboratories shall submit the following reports to the Commission by 31 March of calendar year “n + 2”:
2. Union financial aid may be reduced by the Commission if the work programme is not completely executed or poorly executed by 31 December of the calendar year for which it was approved.’; |
(5) |
the second paragraph of Article 12 is deleted; |
(6) |
Article 13 is deleted; |
(7) |
Chapter III is deleted; |
(8) |
the Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
The Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 are amended as follows:
(1) |
Annexes I(a) to III(b) are replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX I(a) (see Article 2(2)) Estimated budget per activity in euro:
‘ANNEX I(b) (See Article 2(2)) Estimated budget for laboratories’ expenditure in respect of Union activities for the calendar year covered by that budget Name and address of the EU Reference Laboratory: Bank account to which Union financial aid is to be transferred: IMPORTANT: All costs must be expressed in euro 1. STAFF
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 2. SUBCONTRACTING
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 3. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 4. CONSUMABLES
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 5. SHIPMENT OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVE TESTS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 6. MISSIONS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 7. WORKSHOPS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 8. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 9. MEETINGS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 10. OVERHEADS AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR ACTIVITIES
‘ANNEX II Eligibility rules applicable to expenditure relating to staff, subcontracting, capital equipment, consumables, shipment of samples for comparative tests, missions, workshops, training activities, meetings and overheads (see Article 10(2)) 1. Staff Staff costs whatever the staff’s status, shall be limited to actual wage costs, namely remuneration, wages, social charges and retirement costs, for staff specifically allocated entirely or in part to the implementation of the work programme. All staff working-time devoted to the work programme shall be recorded and certified on a basis of 220 working days/year (20 working days/month). Recording and certification shall be done at least once a month by the appointed project leader or a duly authorised senior member of the laboratories’ staff. 2. Subcontracting Reimbursement shall be based on the actual costs incurred. 3. Capital equipment Equipment purchased, leased or rented shall be eligible as direct costs. The reimbursable amount for leased or rented equipment may not exceed the amount at which such equipment could have been purchased. Reimbursable costs shall be calculated as follows:
For capital equipment costing less than EUR 3 000 the entire cost may be declared. There is no depreciation on such equipment. 4. Consumables Reimbursement shall be based on actual costs incurred. All other expenditure on administration, business travel other than missions referred to in point 6 and secretarial services shall be considered to be covered by ‘overheads’ referred to in point 10. 5. Shipment of samples for comparative tests Reimbursement shall be based on the actual costs incurred in shipping samples for comparative tests. 6. Missions Travel and hotel expenses incurred by the staff of the laboratories for missions scheduled in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV. 7. Workshops Expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of 32 participants in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops. Additional expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of three invited speakers in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops. Additional expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of 10 representatives of third countries in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops. 8. Training activities Travel and hotel expenses incurred by a maximum of 32 representatives of national reference laboratories for training activities provided for in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV. 9. Meetings Travel and hotel expenses incurred by a maximum of eight outside experts (namely experts that are not staff members of the EU reference laboratories) for meetings taking place on the premises of the laboratories and scheduled in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV. 10. Overheads A flat-rate contribution of 7 % of actual eligible costs, calculated on the basis of all the direct costs listed in points 1 to 9, shall be made automatically. ‘ANNEX III(a) (see Article 11(1)(a)) Financial report per activity Expenditure per activity in euro:
‘ANNEX III(b) (see Article 11(1)(a)) Certified financial report Year: Reference number of the annual financing decision: Name and address of laboratory: Ceiling on annual Union financial aid:
Certification by the laboratory: We certify that:
Breakdown by category (in euro) 1. STAFF
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 2. SUBCONTRACTING
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 3. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 4. CONSUMABLES
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 5. SHIPMENT OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVE TESTS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 6. MISSIONS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 7. WORKSHOPS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 8. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 9. MEETINGS
Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … % 10. OVERHEADS AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR ACTIVITIES
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(2) |
Annex IV is amended as follows:
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(3) |
Annex V is deleted. |
(1) To be specified for each person assigned to the project: senior scientist, junior scientist, technician, etc.
(2) Public official, contract staff, etc. – for contract staff, state the dates on which the contract starts and ends.
(3) Actual gross monthly salary (do not use pay scales), including social and other charges appearing on the salary statement.
(4) Calculated on the reference basis of 220 working days/year (20 working days/month).
(5) Examples: reagents, test animals, small laboratory supplies, etc.
(6) A detailed breakdown is requested