Council Directive 2000/75/ECDangos y teitl llawn

ANNEX I U.K.

[F1 [F2 A.

СПИСЪК НА НАЦИОНАЛНИТЕ ЛАБОРАТОРИИ ЗА СИН ЕЗИК

LISTA DE LOS LABORATORIOS NACIONALES DE LA FIEBRE CATARRAL OVINA

SEZNAM NÁRODNÍCH LABORATOŘÍ PRO KATARÁLNÍ HOREČKU OVCÍ

LISTE OVER NATIONALE LABORATORIER FOR BLUETONGUE

LISTE DER FÜR DIE BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT ZUSTÄNDIGEN NATIONALEN LABORATORIEN

RAHVUSLIKE BLUETONGUE LABORATOORIUMIDE LOETELU

ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ

LIST OF THE NATIONAL BLUETONGUE LABORATORIES

LISTE DES LABORATOIRES NATIONAUX POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON

ELENCO DEI LABORATORI NAZIONALI PER LA FEBBRE CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI

NACIONĀLO INFEKCIOZĀ KATARĀLĀ DRUDŽA DIAGNOSTIKAS LABORATORIJU SARAKSTS

NACIONALINIŲ MĖLYNOJO LIEŽUVIO LIGOS LABORATORIJŲ SĄRAŠAS'

A KÉKNYELV BETEGSÉG DIAGNOSZTIZÁLÁSÁRA KIJELÖLT NEMZETI LABORATÓRIUMOK

LISTA TAL-LABORATORJI NAZZJONALI GHALL-BLUETONGUE

LIJST VAN DE NATIONALE LABORATORIA VOOR BLUETONGUE

LISTA LABORATORIÓW KRAJOWYCH DO DIAGNOSTYKI CHOROBY NIEBIESKIEGO JĘZYKA

LISTA DOS LABORATÓRIOS NACIONAIS EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE CATARRAL OVINA

LISTA LABORATOARELOR NAȚIONALE PENTRU BOALA LIMBII ALBASTRE

SEZNAM NACIONALNIH LABORATORIJEV ZA BOLEZEN MODRIKASTEGA JEZIKA

ZOZNAM NÁRODNÝCH LABORATÓRIÍ PRE ZHUBNÚ KATARÁLNU HORÚČKU OVIEC (BLUETONGUE)

LUETTELO KANSALLISISTA LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA VARTEN NIMETYISTÄ LABORATORIOISTA

FÖRTECKNING ÖVER NATIONELLA LABORATORIER FÖR BLUETONGUE]

AT	AGES: Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — Institut für veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling (Austrian Agency for Health and Consumer Protection-Institute for veterinary investigations Mödling) Robert Koch-Gasse 17 A-2340 Mödling Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: vetmed.moedling@ages.a t
BE	CODA — CERVA — VAR Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Brussels
[F3 BG	(National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute ‘ Prof. Dr. Georgi Pavlov ’ National Reference Laboratory for Blue Tongue 15, Pencho Slaveykov Blvd. 1606 Sofia)]
CY	State Veterinary Laboratory Veterinary Services 1417 Athalassa Nicosia
[F4 CZ	Státní veterinární ústav Jihlava Rantířovská 93 586 05 Jihlava Website: http://www.svujihlava.cz Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
DE	Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit Boddenblick 5a 17493 Greifswald — Insel Riems Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]
DK	National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark Lindholm DK-4771 Kalvehave]
EE	—
ES	Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal INIA-CISA Carretera de Algete-El Casar, km 8, Valdeolmos E-28130 (Madrid) Tel.: [phone] 300 Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
FI	Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Dpt. of Virology, Lindholm, DK-4771 Kalvehave
FR	Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement CIRAD-EMVT Campus international de Baillarguet BP 5035 34032 Montpellier Cedex 1
GB	Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road Pirbright, Woking Surrey GU12 6DG E-mail: [e-mail]
GR	Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutes 25 Neapoleos Street, GR-153 10 Agia Paraskevi Attiki Tel.: [phone]
[F4 HU	Mezőgazdasági Szakigazgatási Hivatal Központ, Állat-egészségügyi Diagnosztikai Igazgatóság Central Agricultural Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate Address: 1149 Budapest, Tábornok u. 2. Mailing Address: 1581 Budapest, 146. Pf. 2. Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]]
IE	Virology Division Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Department of Agriculture and Food Laboratories Backweston Campus Stacumny Lane Celbridge
IT	Centro Nazionale di Referenza per lo studio e l’accertamento delle malattie esotiche degli animali c/o Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e Molise Via Campo Boario I-64100 Teramo
LT	National Veterinary Laboratory (Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija) J. Kairiūkščio 10 LT-08409 Vilnius, Lietuva
LU	CODA — CERVA — VAR Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Brussels
LV	—
MT	Istituto Zooprofilatico dell'Abruzzo e Molise Via Campo Boario IT-64100 Teramo
NL	Centraal Instituut voor DierziekteControle CIDC-Lelystad Hoofdvestiging: Houtribweg 39 Nevenvestiging: Edelhertweg 15 Postbus 2004 8203 AA Lelystad
PL	Laboratory Departement of Virology Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
PT	Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária (LNIV) Estrada de Benfica, 701 P-1549-011 Lisboa
[F3 RO	Institutul de Diagnostic și Sănătate Animală Strada Dr. Staicovici nr. 63, sector 5 codul 050557, București]
SE	Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt Department of Virology SE-751 89 Uppsala Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
SI	Univerza v Ljubljani Veterinarska fakulteta Nacionalni veterinarski inštitut Gerbičeva 60, SI-1000 Ljubljana
SK	Štátny veterinárny ústav, Pod dráhami 918, 960 86 Zvolen]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and Decision 2001/618/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes (notified under document number C(2006) 5856) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/911/EC).

F2 Substituted by Council Directive 2006/104/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F3 Inserted by Council Directive 2006/104/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F4 Substituted by Commission Decision of 7 November 2007 amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC, and Decisions 2001/618/EC and 2004/233/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes (notified under document number C(2007) 5311) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/729/EC).

B. TASKS OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR BLUETONGUE U.K.

The national laboratories for bluetongue are responsible for the coordination of the standards and diagnostic methods laid down by each diagnostic laboratory in the Member State, the use of reagents and the testing of vaccines. To this end:

(a)

they may supply diagnostic reagents to diagnostic laboratories which request them;

(b)

they check the quality of all the diagnostic reagents used in the Member State;

(c)

they organise comparative tests at regular intervals;

(d)

they preserve isolates of the bluetongue virus taken from confirmed cases in the Member State;

(e)

they ensure confirmation of positive results obtained in regional diagnostic laboratories.

ANNEX II U.K.

A. LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DE REFERENCIA DE LA FIEBRE CATARRAL OVINA EF-REFERENCELABORATORIUM FOR BLUETONGUE GEMEINSCHAFTLICHES REFERENZLABORATORIUM FÜR DIE BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR BLUETONGUE LABORATOIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DI RIFERIMENTO PER LA FEBBRE CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI COMMUNAUTAIR REFERENTIELABORATORIUM VOOR BLUETONGUE LABORATÓRIO COMUNITÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE CATARRAL OVINA LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA VARTEN NIMETTY YHTEISÖN VERTAILULABORATORIO GEMENSKAPENS REFERENSLABORATORIUM FÖR BLUETONGUE U.K.

AFRC Institute for Animal Health

Pirbright Laboratory

Ash Road

Pirbright

Woking

Surrey GU24 ONF

United Kingdom

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

B. TASKS OF THE COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR BLUETONGUE U.K.

The Community reference laboratory has the following tasks:

1.

coordinating, in consultation with the Commission, diagnostic methods for bluetongue in the Member States, in particular by:

(a)

specifying, holding and supplying strains of the bluetongue virus for the purpose of serological tests and the preparation of antiserum;

(b)

the provision of reference sera and other reference reagents to the national reference laboratories for the purpose of standardising the tests and the reagents used in each Member State;

(c)

the establishment and conservation of a collection of strains and isolates of the bluetongue virus;

(d)

the regular organisation of Community comparative testing of diagnostic procedures;

(e)

the collection and collation of data and information concerning the diagnostic methods used and the results of the tests carried out in the Community;

(f)

the classification of isolates of the bluetongue virus, using the most advanced methods, in order to provide a better understanding of the epizootiology of bluetongue;

(g)

monitoring developments worldwide in the area of surveillance, epizootiology and prevention of bluetongue;

2.

actively assisting in the identification of centres of bluetongue infection in the Member States by studying viral isolates sent to it for confirmation of diagnosis, classification and epizootiological studies;

3.

facilitating the provision of training and refresher courses for experts in laboratory diagnostics with a view to harmonising diagnostic techniques throughout the Community;

4.

mutual and reciprocal information exchange with the World Bluetongue Laboratory designated by the International Office for Epizootics (OIE), in particular concerning global developments with regard to bluetongue.

ANNEX III U.K. MINIMUM CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO CONTINGENCY PLANS

The contingency plans must provide for at least the following:

1.

the establishment at national level of a crisis unit to coordinate all emergency measures in the Member State concerned;

2.

a list of local emergency centres adequately equipped for the purpose of coordinating control measures at local level;

3.

detailed information on the personnel responsible for emergency measures, their qualifications and their responsibilities;

4.

the possibility, for each local centre, of swiftly contacting persons or organisations directly or indirectly affected by an outbreak;

5.

the availability of the equipment and materials necessary for the proper implementation of emergency measures;

6.

precise instructions regarding the steps to be taken, including means of destroying carcases, when cases of infection or contamination are suspected and confirmed;

7.

training programmes for updating and enhancing knowledge of procedures on the ground and administrative procedures;

8.

for the diagnostic laboratories, an autopsy function, the capability required for conducting serological and histological tests, etc., and the updating of rapid diagnostic techniques (provisions on the swift transportation of samples should be laid down for this purpose);

9.

information concerning the quantity of vaccines against bluetongue deemed necessary in case emergency vaccination needs to be reintroduced;

10.

regulatory provisions for implementing the contingency plans.