Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2007 of 19 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, food inspection, operation of the Institutions, research body, research method

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 850/2007

of 19 July 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC)
No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the
Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

sets out a list of the consortium of National Reference
Laboratories.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of
European Parliament and of
the Council of 22 September
2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in
particular the third subparagraph of Article 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 establishes a Community
procedure for authorising the placing on the market and
use of feed additives in animal nutrition. It provides that
any person seeking authorisation for a feed additive or a
new use of a feed additive is to submit an application for
authorisation to the Commission in accordance with that
Regulation (the application).

In addition, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for
the establishment of a Community Reference Laboratory
(CRL) to carry out certain duties and tasks set out in
Annex II
thereto. That Regulation also provides that
the CRL may be assisted by a consortium of National
Reference Laboratories.

the

Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 lays down detailed rules
for
(EC) No
1831/2003 as regards applications and the duties and
tasks of the CRL.

implementation

of Regulation

Article 4(1) to Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 provides
that the CRL is to charge applicants a fee for each appli-
cation (the fee). In addition, Annex II to that Regulation

(5)

(6)

The amount of the fee has never been adapted since the
date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 378/2005
and should be increased to take account of experience
gained since that date.

The Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary and Finland have
informed the Commission that
the name or certain
details of their National Reference Laboratories taking
part in the consortium have changed. Accordingly, the
list in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 should
be replaced by the list in the Annex to this Regulation.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(8)

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

opinion

the

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 is amended as follows:

1.

in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

The CRL shall charge the applicant a fee of EUR 6 000

‘1.
for each application (the fee).’;

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005,
p. 8).

2. Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regu-

lation.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 July 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

Community Reference Laboratory and consortium of National Reference Laboratories, as referred to in
Article 6(2)

COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY

Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Geel, Belgium.

NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES OF THE MEMBER STATES

Belgique/België
— Federaal Voedingslabo Tervuren (AFSCA-FAVV), Tervuren,

— Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Mol.

Česká republika
— Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský (ÚKZÚZ), Praha.

Danmark
— Plantedirektoratets Laboratorium, Lyngby.

Deutschland
— Schwerpunktlabor Futtermittel des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL),

Oberschleißheim,

— Landwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Forschungsanstalt (LUFA) Speyer, Speyer,

— Sächsische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Fachbereich 8 — Landwirtschaftliches Untersuchungswesen, Leipzig,

— Thüringer Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (TLL), Abteilung Untersuchungswesen. Jena.

Eesti
— Põllumajandusuuringute Keskus (PMK), Jääkide ja saasteainete labor, Saku, Harjumaa,

— Põllumajandusuuringute Keskus (PMK), Taimse materjali analüüsi labor, Saku, Harjumaa.

Éire/Ireland
— The State Laboratory, Kildare.

España
— Laboratorio Arbitral Agroalimentario, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Madrid,

— Laboratori Agroalimentari, Departament d’Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca, Generalitat de Catalunya, Cabrils.

France
— Laboratoire de Rennes, Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes

(DGCCRF), Rennes.

Italia
— Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Dipartimento di Sanità alimentare ed animale, Roma,

— Centro di referenza nazionale per la sorveglianza ed il controllo degli alimenti per gli animali (CReAA), Torino.

Κύπρος

— Εργαστήριο Ελέγχου Ζωοτροφών, Τμήμα Γεωργίας, Λευκωσία.

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Latvija
— Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrs (VVMDC), Rīga.

Lietuva
— Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija, Vilnius,
— Klaipėdos apskrities VMVT laboratorija, Klaipėda.

Luxembourg
— Laboratoire de contrôle et d'essais — ASTA, Ettelbruck.

Magyarország
— Mezőgazdasági Szakigazgatási Hivatal (MgSzH) Élelmiszer- és Takarmánybiztonsági Igazgatóság, Központi Takarmá-

nyvizsgáló Laboratórium – Nemzeti Referencia Laboratórium, Budapest.

Nederland
— RIKILT-Instituut voor Voedselveiligheid, Wageningen,
— Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Bilthoven.

Österreich
— Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit (AGES), Wien.

Polska
— Instytut Zootechniki w Krakowie, Krajowe Laboratorium Pasz, Lublin,
— Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny, Puławy.

Portugal
— Laboratorio Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisboa.

Slovenija
— Univerza v Ljubljani, Veterinarska fakulteta. Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut, Enota za patologijo prehrane in higieno

okolja, Ljubljana,

— Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije, Ljubljana.

Slovensko
— Skúšobné laboratórium – Oddelenie analýzy krmív, Ústredný kontrolný a skúšobný ústav poľnohospodársky,

Bratislava.

Suomi/Finland
— Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto/Livsmedelssäkerhetsverket (Evira), Helsinki/Helsingfors.

Sverige
— Foderavdelningen, Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA), Uppsala.

United Kingdom
— The Laboratory of the Government Chemist, Teddington.

NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES OF EFTA COUNTRIES

Norway
— LabNett AS, Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory, Stjørdal.’