
Article 1 
A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy (the laboratory), carried out pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the organisation of workshops concerning such activities, for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009:

1.. the activities related to material in contact with foodstuffs; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 180 003;
2.. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 75 947;
3.. the activities related to GMOs; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 13 388;
4.. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 61 440.
Article 2 
A Community financial contribution shall be granted for the following activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Geel, Belgium (the laboratory) carried out pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the organisation of workshops concerning such activities, for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009:

1.. the activities related to heavy metals in feed and food; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 250 000;
2.. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 1; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 25 000;
3.. the activities related to mycotoxins; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 230 000;
4.. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 3; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 22 000;
5.. the activities related to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); this contribution shall not exceed EUR 232 000;
6.. the organisation of the workshops by that laboratory, concerning the activities referred to in point 5; this contribution shall not exceed EUR 22 000.
Article 3 
The Community’s financial contributions provided for in Articles 1 and 2 shall be at the rate of 100 % of eligible costs as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to:

— for food contact materials: Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Physical and Chemical Exposures Unit, TP 260, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy),
— for genetically modified organisms: Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Biotechnology and GMOs Unit, Via E. Fermi, 1, 21020 Ispra (Italy),
— for heavy metals: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium),
— for mycotoxins: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium),
— for PAHs: Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel (Belgium).
Done at Brussels, 5 December 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission