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( 1 ) OJ NO L 47 , 21 . 2 . 1980 , P . 11 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 172 , 13 . 7 . 1981 , P . 107 .

COUNCIL DECISION OF 19 OCTOBER 1981 ON THE DESIGNATION AND OPERATION OF A LIAISON LABORATORY FOR CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ( 81/859/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 80/217/EEC OF 22 JANUARY 1980 INTRODUCING COMMUNITY MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 80/217/EEC REQUIRE THE HARMONIZATION OF LABORATORY METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ;

WHEREAS THE ANTIGENS AND VARIOUS SUBSTANCES NEEDED TO MAKE SUCH DIAGNOSES IN NATIONAL LABORATORIES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME PROPERTIES ;

WHEREAS THE TASK OF LIAISING BETWEEN THE LABORATORIES RESPONSIBLE IN THE MEMBER STATES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED TO A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LABORATORY WITH THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR PREPARING AND STORING ESSENTIAL BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

LIAISON BETWEEN THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES WORKING ON SWINE FEVER SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE LABORATORY OF THE " INSTITUT FUER VIROLOGIE DER TIERAERTZLICHEN HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER " .

ARTICLE 2

THE DUTIES OF THE LIAISON LABORATORY DESIGNATED IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE :

1 . TO COORDINATE THE METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE MEMBER STATES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER , SPECIFICALLY BY :

( A ) STORING AND SUPPLYING CELL CULTURES FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS ;

( B ) TYPING , STORING AND SUPPLYING STRAINS OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS FOR SEROLOGICAL TESTS AND THE PREPARATION OF ANTI-SERUMS ;

( C ) SUPPLYING STANDARDIZED SERUMS , CONJUGATE SERUMS AND OTHER REFERENCE REAGENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE THE TESTS AND REAGENTS EMPLOYED IN THE MEMBER STATES ;

( D ) BUILDING UP AND HOLDING A CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS COLLECTION ;

( E ) ORGANIZING PERIODIC COMPARATIVE TESTS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

( F ) GATHERING DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS USED AND THE RESULTS OF TESTS CARRIED OUT ;

2 . TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING EXPERTS IN LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS WITH A VIEW TO HARMONIZING DIAGNOSING TECHNIQUES .

ARTICLE 3

APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE ACTIVITIES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( SECTION " COMMISSION " ) .

ARTICLE 4

A CONTRACT SHALL BE DRAWN UP BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABORATORY NAMED IN ARTICLE 1 TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTIVITIES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 ARE CARRIED OUT .

ARTICLE 5

THE ACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNATURE OF THE CONTRACT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 .

BEFORE THIS PERIOD EXPIRES , THE COUNCIL , ACTING ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION BY QUALIFIED MAJORITY , SHALL DECIDE WHETHER THE SAID ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE CONTINUED OR WHETHER THIS DECISION SHOULD BE AMENDED .

ARTICLE 6

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 OCTOBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER