Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.8.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 213/14 |

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 August 2005

amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC with regard to national laboratories in certain Member States

(notified under document number C(2005) 3121)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/615/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC [(1)](#ntr1-L_2005213EN.01001401-E0001), and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | For security reasons it is important to maintain the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus updated. |

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| (2) | The competent authorities of Denmark, Germany and Poland have officially informed the Commission on changes relating to their national reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease. |

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| (3) | The competent authorities of Slovakia officially informed the Commission of arrangements they have made in accordance with Article 68(2) of the Directive. |

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| (4) | For clarity it appears appropriate to list the Member States in the order of the ISO country code. |

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| (5) | It is necessary to adapt the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus and to amend Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC accordingly. |

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| (6) | 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 list of National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

The list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC is replaced by the following:

‘National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

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| Member State where laboratory is situated | | Laboratory | Member States using the services of laboratory |
| ISO-code | Name |
| AT | Austria | Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit  Veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling | Austria |
| BE | Belgium | Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre CODA-CERVA-VAR Uccle | Belgium  Luxembourg |
| CZ | Czech Republic | Statní veterinární ústav Praha, Praha | Czech Republic |
| DE | Germany | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut  Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Greifswald — Insel Riems | Germany  Slovakia |
| DK | Denmark | Danmarks Fødevareforskning, Afdeling for Virologi, Lindholm | Denmark  Finland  Sweden |
| ES | Spain | Laboratorio Central de Sanidad Animal, Madrid | Spain |
| FR | France | Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie bovine et hygiène des viandes, Lyon |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maison-Alfort | | France |
| GB | United Kingdom | Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright | United Kingdom  Estonia  Finland  Ireland  Malta  Sweden |
| GR | Greece | Ινστιτούτο αφθώδους πυρετού,  Αγία Παρασκευή Αττικής | Greece |
| HU | Hungary | Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI), Budapest | Hungary |
| IT | Italy | Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Brescia | Italy  Cyprus |
| LT | Lithuania | Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija, Vilnius | Lithuania |
| LV | Latvia | Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrs, Rīga | Latvia |
| NL | Netherlands | CIDC-Lelystad  Central Institute for Animal Disease Control Lelystad | Netherlands |
| PL | Poland | Zakład Pryszczycy Państwowego Instytutu Weterynaryjnego – Państwowego  Instytutu Badawczego, Zduńska Wola | Poland |
| SI | Slovenia | Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut, Lubljana | Slovenia’ |

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