
Article 1 

1. The Union grants financial aid to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom, to carry out the functions and duties provided in Chapter B of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.For the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 1 129 000.Within the maximum referred to in the second subparagraph and without prejudice to the time limits laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006, an amount of EUR 600 000 shall be reserved for the design and the implementation of a protocol aiming to collect data to progress knowledge about genetic resistance to scrapie in goats in Cyprus.
2. In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Union grants financial aid to the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 for the organisation of workshops. That aid shall not exceed EUR 60 000.
3. By way of derogation from Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006, the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entitled to claim financial assistance for attendance by a maximum of 50 participants at one of its workshops referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission