‘ANNEX VII

COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORIES

I. Community reference laboratories for feed and food

1. Community reference laboratory for milk and milk products

AFSSA — Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur la qualité des aliments et sur les procédés agroalimentaires (LERQAP) F-94700 Maisons-Alfort France

2. Community reference laboratories for the analysis and testing of zoonoses (salmonella)

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) 3720 BA Bilthoven The Netherlands

3. Community reference laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins

Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria (AESA) E-36200 Vigo Spain

4. Community 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 Dorset DT4 8UB United Kingdom

5. Community reference laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes

AFSSA — Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur la qualité des aliments et sur les procédés agroalimentaires (LERQAP) F-94700 Maisons-Alfort France

6. Community reference laboratory for Coagulase positive Staphylococci, including Staphylococccus aureus

AFSSA — Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur la qualité des aliments et sur les procédés agroalimentaires (LERQAP) F-94700 Maisons-Alfort France

7. Community reference laboratory for Escherichia coli, including Verotoxigenic E. Coli (VTEC)

Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) I-00161 Roma Italy

8. Community reference laboratory for Campylobacter

Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA) S-751 89 Uppsala Sweden

9. Community reference laboratory for parasites (in particular Trichinella, Echinococcus and Anisakis)

Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) I-00161 Roma Italy

10. Community reference laboratory for antimicrobial resistance

Danmarks Fødevareforskning (DFVF) DK-1790 København V Denmark

11. Community reference laboratory for animal proteins in feedingstuffs

Centre wallon de recherches agronomiques (CRA-W) B-5030 Gembloux Belgium

12. Community 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, 4, Group B 2(d) and Group B 3(d) to Directive 96/23/EC

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) 3720 BA 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

Laboratoire d'études et de recherches sur les médicaments vétérinaires et les désinfectants AFSSA — site de Fougères BP 90203 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) D-12277 Berlin Germany

(d) For the residues listed in Annex I, Group B 3(c) to Directive 96/23/EC

Instituto Superiore di Sanità I-00161 Roma Italy

13. Community reference laboratory for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)

The laboratory referred to in Annex X, Chapter B to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency Woodham Lane New Haw Addlestone Surrey KT15 3NB United Kingdom

14. Community 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. Community 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. Community reference laboratory for material intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Ispra

Italy

17. Community reference laboratories for residues of pesticides

(a) Cereals and feedingstuffs

Danmarks Fødevareforskning (DFVF) DK-1790 København V Denmark

(b) Food of animal origin and commodities with high fat content

Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Freiburg Postfach 100462 D-79123 Freiburg Germany

(c) Fruits and vegetables, including commodities with high water and high acid content

Laboratorio Agrario de la Generalitat Valenciana (LAGV) Grupo de Residuos de Plaguicidas de la Universidad de Almería (PRRG) LAGV: E-46100 Burjassot-Valencia PRRG: E-04120 Almería Spain

(d) Single residue methods

Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Stuttgart Postfach 1206 D-70702 Fellbach Germany

18. Community reference laboratory for heavy metals in feed and food

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Geel

Belgium

19. Community reference laboratory for Mycotoxins

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Geel

Belgium

20. Community reference laboratory for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Geel

Belgium

21. Community reference laboratory for dioxins and PCBs in feed and food

Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Freiburg Postfach 100462 D-79123 Freiburg Germany

II. Community reference laboratories for animal health and live animals

1. Community 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. Community 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. Community 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. Community 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. Community 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. Community reference laboratory for fish diseases

The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 93/53/EEC of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (8).

7. Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases

The laboratory referred to in Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December 1995 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (9).

8. Community 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 (10).

9. Community 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 (11).

10. Community 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 (12).

11. Community 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 (13).

12. Community 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 (14).

13. Community reference laboratory for Brucellosis