Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/479/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down transitional measures for certain national reference laboratories for the detection of residues in the new Member States (OJ L 160, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, animal product, hormone, live animal, research body, transitional period (EU)

12.6.2004

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Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/479/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down transitional measures for
certain national reference laboratories for the detection of residues in the new Member States

(Official Journal of the European Union L 160 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/479/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

laying down transitional measures for certain national reference laboratories for the detection of
residues in the new Member States

(notified under document number C(2004) 1743)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/479/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

to enable these laboratories to make the necessary
preparations.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, Hungary,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Some national reference laboratories for the detection of
residues
in the new Member States, mentioned in
Commission Decision 98/536/EC (1), will have difficulties
in carrying out
from 1 May 2004 certain tasks in
compliance with Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April
1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and
residues thereof in live animals and animal products and
repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and
Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (2).

These laboratories need a limited period of
time to
prepare in particular as regards developing analytical
methods
to be in full compliance with Directive
96/23/EC.

In order to facilitate the transition from the existing
regime to that resulting from the application of the
Community veterinary rules, it is therefore appropriate
to grant these laboratories a transitional period in order

(1) OJ L 251, 11.9.1998, p. 39
(2) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(4)

(5)

(6)

These laboratories have given reliable guarantees of the
existence of the necessary agreements with other labora-
tories in the European Community which will carry out
the necessary tasks during that time.

Due to the state of preparedness of these laboratories,
the transitional period should be limited to a maximum
period of 12 months.

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

During a period expiring on 1 May 2005, the laboratories
listed in column D of the Annex may carry out the tasks in
accordance with Article 14(1) of Directive 96/23/EC pursuant
to which the laboratories listed in column B are listed in
Commission Decision 98/536/EC .

Article 2

The Decision shall take effect subject to and as from the date of
entry into force of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

the Treaty of Accession of

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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Member State
(A)

National Reference Laboratory
(B)

Group of residues
(C)

Associated laboratory
(D)

ANNEX

Czech Republic

Estonia

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Slovenia

Slovakia

National Reference Laboratory for resi-
dues of Veterinary Drugs Ustav pro
statni kontrolu veterinarnich biopre-
paratu a leciv Hudcova 56 A 621 00
Brno

Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium
Väike-Paala 3
11415 Tallinn

Εθνικό Έργαστήριο Αναφοράς για
τον έλεγχο των υπολειµµάτων
Γενικό Χηµείο του Κράτους
Κίµωνος 44
1451 Λευκωσία
National Reference Laboratory for the
Control of Residues
General State Laboratory
Kimonos 44
1451, Nicosia

Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas
centrs
Lejupes iela 3
Rīga, LV-1076

Group A6 (nitrofurans)

RIKILT — Institute of Food Safety —
Wageningen — NL

Group A2, A3, B2(a) (avermectins)

EELA — Finland

Group A5

LABERCA — Nantes, France

Group A6 (confirmation)

Chemistry Unit — GALAB — Germany

Group B2(a)-levamisole, B3(e)

Group B3(e)

Danish Veterinary and Food Administra-
tion — Denmark

Danish Veterinary and Food Administra-
tion — Denmark

Group B1 in honey
Group B3(e) in fish

EELA - Finland

Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija
J.Kairiūkščio g. 10
LT-2021 Vilnius

Group B1, B3(e) in fish
Groups A6, B1, B2(c) in honey

W.E.J GmbH
Stenzelring 14 b
21107 Hamburg
Germany

Nacionalni veterinarski Inštitut
Gerbičeva 60
SI-1000 Ljubljana

Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav
Akademická 3
SK - 949 01 Nitra
Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav
Hlinkova 1/B
SK - 040 01 Košice

Groups A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, B2(b),
B2(d)

Chelab- Italy

Amitraz in honey

Regional Public Health Laboratory of
Nova Gorica (ZZV-Ng)

Mercury in fish

Institute of Public Health — Ljubljana

Confirmation for groups A1, A3, A4,
A5

Confirmation for group B3(d)

ISCVBM BRNO (Czech Republic)

Veterinary

State
(Czech Republic)

Institute

JIHLAVA