Article 5 Financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

The Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties provided in Chapter B of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, to be carried out by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom, for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

For the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 731 000.

In addition to the maximum amount provided for in paragraph 1, the Community grants financial aid to the United Kingdom for the organisation of workshops by the laboratory referred to in paragraph 1. That aid shall not exceed EUR 70 000.

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 156/2004, 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.