Article 1
Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 of 2 March 2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 of 2 March 2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
In Regulation (EC) No 180/2008, Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES) with its laboratories for animal health and equine diseases, France, is hereby designated as the EU Reference Laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2013. 2. The functions, tasks and procedures regarding collaboration with laboratories responsible for diagnosing infectious diseases of equidae in the Member States of the EU Reference Laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.’
Article 3
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2008, the first paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘The Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES), France, is hereby designated as the EU reference laboratory for rabies from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2013.’
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX VII EUROPEAN UNION (EU) REFERENCE LABORATORIES (Previously referred to as “COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORIES”) I. EU REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR FEED AND FOOD 1. EU reference laboratory for milk and milk products ANSES — Laboratoire de sécurité des aliments Maisons-Alfort France 2. EU reference laboratories for the analysis and testing of zoonoses ( salmonella ) Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) Bilthoven The Netherlands 3. EU reference laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria (AESA) Vigo Spain 4. EU reference laboratory for monitoring the viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve molluscs The laboratory of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Weymouth United Kingdom 5. EU reference laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes ANSES — Laboratoire de sécurité des aliments Maisons-Alfort France 6. EU reference laboratory for Coagulase positive Staphylococci , including Staphylococccus aureus ANSES — Laboratoire de sécurité des aliments Maisons-Alfort France 7. EU reference laboratory for Escherichia coli , including Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) Roma Italy 8. EU reference laboratory for Campylobacter Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA) Uppsala Sweden 9. EU reference laboratory for parasites (in particular Trichinella, Echinococcus and Anisakis ) Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) Roma Italy 10. EU reference laboratory for antimicrobial resistance Fødevareinstituttet Danmarks Tekniske Universitet København Denmark 11. EU reference laboratory for animal proteins in feedingstuffs Centre wallon de recherches agronomiques (CRA-W) Gembloux Belgium 12. EU reference laboratories for residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in food of animal origin (a) For the residues listed in Annex I, Group A (1), (2), (3) and (4), Group B (2)(d) and Group B (3)(d) to Directive 96/23/EC Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) Bilthoven The Netherlands (b) For the residues listed in Annex I, Group B (1) and B (3)(e) to Directive 96/23/EC and carbadox and olaquindox ANSES – Laboratoire de Fougères France (c) For the residues listed in Annex I, Group A (5) and Group B (2)(a), (b), (e) to Directive 96/23/EC Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) Berlin Germany (d) For the residues listed in Annex I, Group B(3)(c) to Directive 96/23/EC Instituto Superiore di Sanità Roma Italy 13. EU reference laboratory for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) The laboratory referred to in Annex X, Chapter B of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 The Veterinary Laboratories Agency Addlestone United Kingdom 14. EU reference laboratory for additives for use in animal nutrition The laboratory referred to in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition ( 1 ) : The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Geel Belgium 15. EU reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) The laboratory referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed ( 2 ) : The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Ispra Italy 16. EU reference laboratory for material intended to come into contact with foodstuffs The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Ispra Italy 17. EU reference laboratories for residues of pesticides (a) Cereals and feedingstuffs Fødevareinstituttet Danmarks Tekniske Universitet København Denmark (b) Food of animal origin and commodities with high fat content Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Freiburg Freiburg Germany (c) Fruits and vegetables, including commodities with high water and high acid content Laboratorio Agrario de la Generalitat Valenciana (LAGV) Burjassot-Valencia Spain Grupo de Residuos de Plaguicidas de la Universidad de Almería (PRRG) Almería Spain (d) Single residue methods Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Stuttgart Fellbach Germany 18. EU reference laboratory for heavy metals in feed and food The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Geel Belgium 19. EU reference laboratory for Mycotoxins The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Geel Belgium 20. EU reference laboratory for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Geel Belgium 21. EU reference laboratory for dioxins and PCBs in feed and food Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Freiburg Freiburg Germany II. EU REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND LIVE ANIMALS 1. EU reference laboratory for classical swine fever The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever ( 3 ) . 2. EU reference laboratory for African horse sickness The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness ( 4 ) . 3. EU reference laboratory for avian influenza The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC ( 5 ) . 4. EU reference laboratory for Newcastle disease The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease ( 6 ) . 5. EU reference laboratory for swine vesicular disease The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease ( 7 ) . 6. EU reference laboratory for fish diseases Veterinærinstituttet Afdeling for Fjerkræ, Fisk og Pelsdyr Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Aarhus Denmark 7. EU reference laboratory for mollusc diseases Ifremer — Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer La Tremblade France 8. EU reference laboratory for monitoring the effectiveness of rabies vaccination The laboratory referred to in Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines ( 8 ) . 9. EU reference laboratory for bluetongue The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue ( 9 ) . 10. EU reference laboratory for African swine fever The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever ( 10 ) . 11. EU reference laboratory for zootechnics The laboratory referred to in Council Decision 96/463/EC of 23 July 1996 designating the reference body responsible for collaborating in rendering uniform the testing methods and the assessment of the results for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species ( 11 ) . 12. EU reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC ( 12 ) . 13. EU reference laboratory for brucellosis ANSES — Laboratoire de santé animale Maisons-Alfort France 14. EU reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness ANSES — Laboratoire de santé animale/Laboratoire de pathologie équine Maisons-Alfort France 15. EU reference laboratory for crustacean diseases Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Weymouth United Kingdom 16. EU reference laboratory for rabies ANSES — Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy Malzeville France 17. EU reference laboratory for bovine tuberculosis VISAVET — Laboratorio de vigilancia veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid Spain’ ( 1 ) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29 . ( 2 ) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1 . ( 3 ) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5 . ( 4 ) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19 . ( 5 ) OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16 . ( 6 ) OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1 . ( 7 ) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69 . ( 8 ) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40 . ( 9 ) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74 . ( 10 ) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27 . ( 11 ) OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 19 . ( 12 ) OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1 .
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