Article 8

The Union grants financial aid to the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (ex-VLA), Addlestone, United Kingdom, for the following activities regarding the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014:

1. (a)

   for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 317 000;

2. (b)

   by way of derogation to Article 10 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011^f1 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 135/2013 and, as regards the workshop related to the above activity, the European Union reference laboratory shall be entitled to claim financial aid for attendance by more than 32 participants;

3. (c)

   for Newcastle disease, that financial aid shall not exceed EUR 113 000;

4. (d)

   for avian influenza, that financial aid shal not exceed EUR 403 000.