Article 1
The following centre shall be designated as the European Union reference centre responsible for the scientific and technical contribution to the establishment and harmonisation of the methods for the preservation of endangered breeds, and the preservation of the genetic diversity existing within those breeds: Consortium led by Stichting Wageningen Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands, which comprises Institut de l’Elevage, 149 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France and the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food, Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany.