Article 2

The Community grants financial assistance to Germany for the functions and duties referred to in Chapter II of Annex IV to Directive 92/117/EEC to be carried out by the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (formerly the Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin), Berlin, Germany, for the epidemiology of zoonoses.

The financial assistance referred to in paragraph 1 shall amount to a maximum of EUR 220 000 for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004.

The Community's additional financial assistance for the organisation of technical workshops shall amount to a maximum of EUR 62 000. Pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 156/2004 and by way of derogation, the laboratory mentioned in paragraph 1 above is entitled to claim financial assistance for attendance to its general workshop for up to 50 participants.