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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 March 2001
authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic
carnivores
(notified under document number C(2001) 951)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/296/EC)
(OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 58)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 March 2001
authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination
against rabies in certain domestic carnivores
(notified under document number C(2001) 951)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/296/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000
designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criterianecessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor theeffectiveness of rabies vaccines (
1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 92/65/EEC (2) provides for an alternative
system to quarantine for the entry of certain domestic carnivoresinto the territory of certain Member States free from rabies. Thatsystem requires checks on the effectiveness of the vaccination ofthose animals by titration of antibodies.
(2) The AFSSA Laboratory in Nancy, France, by Decision 2000/258/EC was designated as the institute responsible for establishing thecriteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitorthe effectiveness of rabies vaccination.
(3) A proficiency testing procedure has been established for rabiesantibody titration of vaccinated domestic carnivores in the contextof alternative measures to quarantine.
(4) The AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, has to operate the establishedproficiency testing procedure to appraise laboratories for approvalto perform serological tests on certain carnivores vaccinatedagainst rabies.
(5) Several Member States have submitted applications for approvalof laboratories to perform analyses to check the effectiveness ofvaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores.
(6) The AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, has made an appraisal of theapplications received from the Member States and sent the resultof this appraisal to the Commission.
(7) The Commission can draw up a list, based on appraisal results, of
laboratories authorised to carry out serological titration on
carnivores vaccinated against rabies.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with
the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The laboratories presented by Member States and authorised to perform
analyses to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in
certain domestic carnivores are listed in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0296 — EN — 22.11.2001 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40.
(2) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
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ANNEX
NAMES OF LABORATORIES
Belgium
Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles
642 Rue Engeland
B-1180 Bruxelles
Denmark
Danish Veterinary Institute for Virus Research
LindholmDK-4771 Kalvehave
Germany
1. Institut für Virologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität
Giessen
Frankfurter Straße 107
D-35392 Giessen
2. Eurovir Hygiene-Institut
Dr. Thraenhart
BiotechnologieparkD-14943 Luchenwalde
3. Landesuntersuchungsamt für das Gesundheitswesen Südbayern
Veterinärstraße 2D-85764 Oberschleißheim
Greece
Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutions Virus Department
25, Neapoleos Str
GR-153 10 Ag. Paraskevi, Athens
Spain
Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria de Santa Fe
Camino del Jau s/n
E-18320 Santa Fe (Granada))
France
1. AFSSA Nancy
Domaine de Pixérécourt
B.P. 9
F-54220 Malzeville
2. Laboratoire Vétérinaire Départemental de Haute Garonne
78 rue Boudou
F-31140 Launaguet
3. Laboratoire Départemental de la Sarthe
128 rue de Beaugé
F-72018 Le Mans CEDEX 2
Italy
1. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Via Romea 14/AI-35020 Legnaro (PD)
2. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise
Via Campio BoarioI-64100 Teramo
Austria
Bundesanstalt für Veterinärmedizinische Untersuchung Mödling
Robert-Koch-Gasse 17
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Finland
National Veterinary and Food Research Institute
PL 368 (Hämeentie 57)
FIN-00231 Helsinki
Sweden
National Veterinary Institute
BMC, Box 585
S-751 23 Uppsala
United Kingdom
►M11.◄Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Virology Department
Woodaan Lane, New Haw, AddelstoneSurrey, KT15 3NB
United Kingdom
2. Biobest
Pentland Science Park
Bush LoanPenicuikMidlothianEH26OPZ
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