Amendments to Decision 2000/258/EC
Article 20
Decision 2000/258/EC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 1. On the basis of a favourable result of the appraisal of an applicant laboratory in a Member State, documented by AFSSA, Nancy, the competent authority of the Member State may authorise the applicant laboratory to carry out the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines. Member States shall draw up and keep up to date a list of those laboratories that they have authorised and shall make it available to the other Member States and to the public. 2. On the basis of a favourable result of the appraisal of an applicant laboratory in a third country documented by AFSSA, Nancy, and following an application for approval from the competent authority of the third country of origin of the applicant laboratory, such laboratory shall be authorised in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2) to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines. 3. Detailed rules for the uniform application of this Article may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).’; 2. the following Article shall be inserted: ‘Article 5a Applications for approval of laboratories submitted by the Member States prior to 1 January 2010, in accordance with Article 3 and Annex II, shall continue to be governed by this Decision, in its version before 3 September 2008.’; 3. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.