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ANNEX IIIU.K. [F1Duties of national laboratories for classical swine fever]

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2.The national classical swine fever laboratories are responsible for ensuring that in each Member State the laboratory testing to detect the presence of classical swine fever and the identification of the genetic type of virus isolates are carried out in accordance with the diagnostic manual. To this end they may make special agreements with the Community reference laboratory or with other national laboratories.U.K.

3.The national classical swine fever laboratory in each Member State is responsible for coordinating the standards and diagnostic methods in each classical swine fever diagnostic laboratory within the Member State. To this end:U.K.

(a)

they may provide diagnostic reagents to individual laboratories;

(b)

they are to control the quality of all diagnostic reagents used in that Member State;

(c)

they are to arrange comparative tests periodically;

(d)

they are to hold isolates of classical swine fever virus from cases and outbreaks confirmed in that Member State.