2004/233/EC: Commission Decision of 4 March 2004 authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 646)
Date: 2004-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, domestic animal, product quality, rabies, research body, testing, vaccination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 March 2004

authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic
carnivores

(notified under document number C(2004) 646)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/233/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 criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to
monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular
Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2001/296/EC of 29 March 2001
authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of
vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carni-
vores (2) has been substantially amended several times (3).
In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Deci-
sion should be codified.

Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying
down animal health requirements governing trade in
and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova
and embryos not subject to animal health requirements
laid down in specific Community rules referred to in
Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (4) provides for an
alternative system to quarantine for the entry of certain
domestic carnivores into the territory of certain Member
States free from rabies. That system requires checks on
the effectiveness of the vaccination of those animals by
titration of antibodies.

The AFSSA Laboratory in Nancy, France, was designated
by Decision 2000/258/EC as the institute responsible for
establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the
serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies
vaccination.

(1) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40. Decision as amended by Commission

Decision 2003/60/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 30).

(2) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 58. Decision as last amended by Decision

2002/341/EC (OJ L 117, 4.5.2002, p. 13).

(3) See Annex II.
(4) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54. Directive as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1398/2003 (OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 3).

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

A proficiency testing procedure has been established for
rabies antibody titration of vaccinated domestic carni-
vores in the context of alternative measures to quaran-
tine.

The AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, has to operate the estab-
lished proficiency testing procedure to appraise labora-
tories for approval
tests on
certain carnivores vaccinated against rabies.

to perform serological

Several Member States have submitted applications for
approval of laboratories to perform analyses to check
the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain
domestic carnivores.

The AFSSA Laboratory, Nancy, has made an appraisal of
the applications received from the Member States and
sent the result of this appraisal to the Commission.

The Commission can draw up a list, based on appraisal
results, of laboratories authorised to carry out serological
titration on carnivores vaccinated against rabies.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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
Annex I.

Article 2

Decision 2001/296/EC is repealed.

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as refer-
ences to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the
correlation table in Annex III.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

NAMES OF LABORATORIES

Belgium

Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles
Rue Engeland 642
B-1180 Bruxelles

Denmark

Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research
Lindholm
DK-4771 Kalvehave

Germany

1. Institut für Virologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen

Frankfurter Straße 107
D-35392 Giessen

2. Eurovir Hygiene-Institut
Im Biotechnologiepark
D-14943 Lukenwalde

3. Landesuntersuchungsamt für das Gesundheitswesen Südbayern

Veterinärstraße 2
D-85764 Oberschleißheim

4. Landesveterinär und Lebensmitteluntersuchungsamt Sachsen-Anhalt

Außenstelle Stendal
Haferbreiter Weg 132-135
D-39576 Stendal

5. Staatliches Veterinäruntersuchungsamt

Zur Taubeneiche 10-12
D-59821 Arnsberg

6. Institut für epidemiologische Diagnostik

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere
Seestraße 155
D-16868 Wusterhausen

Greece

Center 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
BP 9
F-54220 Malzeville

2. Laboratoire vétérinaire départemental de la Haute-Garonne

78, rue Boudou
F-31140 Launaguet

3. Laboratoire départemental de la Sarthe

128, rue de Beaugé
F-72018 Le Mans Cedex 2

4. Laboratoire départemental d'analyses du Pas-de-Calais

Parc des Bonnettes
2, rue du Genévrier
F-62022 Arras Cedex

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Italy

1. Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale delle Venezie

Via Romea 14/A
I-35020 Legnaro (PD)

2. Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise

Via Campio Boario
I-64100 Teramo

3. Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana

Via Appia Nuova 1411
I-00178 Roma Capannelle

Austria

Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH
Veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling
Robert-Koch-Gasse 17
A-2340 Mödling

Finland

National Veterinary and Food Research Institute
PL 45
FIN-00581 Helsinki

Sweden

National Veterinary Institute
BMC,
Box 585
S-751 23 Uppsala

United Kingdom

1. Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Virology Department
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlstone
Surrey, KT15 3NB
United Kingdom

2. Biobest

Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0PZ
United Kingdom

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ANNEX II

Repealed decision with its successive amendments

Commission Decision 2001/296/EC

Commission Decision 2001/808/EC

Commission Decision 2002/341/EC

(OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 58)

(OJ L 305, 22.11.2001, p. 30)

(OJ L 117, 4.5.2002, p. 13)

ANNEX III

Correlation table

Decision 2001/296/EC

This Decision

Article 1

—

Article 2

Annex

—

—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III