92/380/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1992 amending the list of establishments and laboratories authorized to manipulate foot-and-mouth disease virus as laid down in Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease

COMMISSION DECISION  of 2 July 1992  amending the list of establishments and laboratories authorized to manipulate foot-and-mouth disease virus as laid down in Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth  disease  (92/380/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 85/511/EEC (1), as amended by Directive 90/423/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas the cessation of routine vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in the Community has increased the susceptibility of the Community herds to this disease;
Whereas it is therefore essential to ensure that laboratories which handle the virus do so under secure conditions, to avoid the dissemination of the virus from them which might endanger Community herds;
Whereas Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC required the Commission to carry out spot-checks to ensure that the approved laboratories listed in Annexes A and B to the said Directive comply with the minimum standards laid down by the FAO, and to review  the list of laboratories in the light of the results of the inspections; whereas these inspections have now been carried out;
Whereas some national authorities have decided to discontinue the handling of foot-and-mouth disease virus in certain laboratories;
Whereas therefore, it is necessary to amend the lists; whereas it is convenient to rationalize the lists in Annexes A and B;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,