Division 2.5 Conferences in the field of public health and risk assessment

Financial contributions for conferences organised in the field of public health and risk assessment should be financed under budget line 17 03 06 — Community action in the field of health. F1The total indicative amount for the call for proposals for conferences is estimated at EUR 850 000 (around 1,8 % of the operating budget): EUR 200 000 for conferences organised by the Presidency of the European Union and EUR 650 000 for other conferences. A call for proposals for conferences will be launched in the last quarter of 2009 (indicative date).

For administrative reasons, all conferences eligible for co-funding, apart from Presidency conferences, must be held in 2011.