2001/293/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2001 amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference laboratories for diseases of bivalve molluscs (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 978)
Date: 2001-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, health control, health legislation, mollusc, research body

L 100/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.4.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 2001

amending Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control
of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs, in relation to the list of national reference labora-
tories for diseases of bivalve molluscs

(notified under document number C(2001) 978)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/293/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 95/70/EC of 22 December
introducing minimum Community measures for the
1995,
control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs (1) and in
particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Directive 95/70/EC, Article 6(2) lays down that
Member States shall ensure that in each Member State a
national reference laboratory is designated, with facilities
and expert personnel enabling it to carry out the testing
referred to in paragraph I of the same Article.

Paragraph 3 of the same Article lays down that by way
of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States which
do not have a national
laboratory competent in the
matter may use the services of a national laboratory with
competence in the matter in another Member State.

The list of national reference laboratories for diseases of
bivalve molluscs is set out in Annex C to Directive
95/70/EC.

(4)

(5)

This list needs to be updated.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex C to Directive 95/70/EC is hereby replaced by the
Annex hereto.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX C

NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR DISEASES OF BIVALVE MOLLUSCS

Denmark:

France:

Germany:

Greece:

Ireland:

Italy:

Netherlands:

Spain:

United Kingdom, England:

Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
Department of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture
Fish Disease Laboratory
Stigbøjlen 4
DK-1870 Frederiksberg C

Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie
Ifremer, Ronce les bains
F-17390 La Tremblade

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere
Boddenblick 5a
D-17498 Insel Riems

Centre of Thessaloniki Veterinary Institutions
Department of Pathology of Aquatic Organisms
80, 26th Octovriou str.
GR-54627 Thessaloniki

Fish Health Unit
Marine Institute
Abbotstown, Castleknock
Dublin 15
Ireland

Area Ittiopatologia Laboratorio Patologia Molluschi
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Via della Roggia, 94
I-33030 Basaldella di Campoformido (UD)

Fish Diseases Laboratory
ID-Lelystad, Institute for Animal Science and Health
Edelhertweg 15
PO box 65
8200 AB Lelystad
Nederland

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas
CSIC
Eduardo Cabello, 6
E-36208 Vigo

CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory
Barrack road
The Nothe
Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB
United Kingdom

United Kingdom, Scotland:

Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory
PO box 101 Victoria Road
Aberdeen AB11 9DB
United Kingdom’