ANNEX IU.K.
The national reference laboratories for avian diseases designated in accordance with Article 4 shall be responsible in each Member State for coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for in this Directive. To this end:
(a)
they may supply approved laboratories with the reagents needed for diagnostic testing;
(b)
they shall monitor the quality of reagents used by the laboratories approved for the purpose of carrying out the diagnostic tests provided for in this Directive;
(c)
they shall organise periodic comparative tests.