Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER A U.K. National reference laboratories

1. The designated national reference laboratory is to: U.K.

(a)

have at its disposal facilities and expert personnel enabling it to show at all times, and especially when the disease in question first appears, the type and strain of the agent of TSE, and to confirm results obtained by regional diagnostic laboratories. Where it is not capable of identifying the strain-type of the agent, it shall set up a procedure to ensure that the identification of the strain is referred to the Community reference laboratory;

(b)

verify diagnostic methods used in regional diagnostic laboratories;

(c)

be responsible for coordination of diagnostic standards and methods within the Member State. To this end, it:

• may provide diagnostic reagents to laboratories approved by the Member State;

• is to control the quality of all diagnostic reagents used in the Member State;

• is to periodically arrange comparative tests;

• is to hold isolates of the agents of the disease in question, or corresponding tissues containing such agents, coming from cases confirmed in the Member State;

• is to ensure confirmation of results obtained in diagnostic laboratories designated by the Member State;

(d)

is to cooperate with the Community reference laboratory.

2. However, by way of derogation from point 1, Member States which do not have a national reference laboratory are to use the services of the Community reference laboratory or of national reference laboratories in other Member States. U.K.

[F1 3. The national reference laboratories are: U.K.

Austria:	Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH, Institut für veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling Robert Koch Gasse 17 A-2340 Mödling
Belgium:	CERVA -CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
[F2 Bulgaria:	Национален диагностичен научноизследователски ветеринарномедицински институт ‘ Проф. Д-р Георги Павлов ’ Национална референтна лаборатория ‘ Tрансмисивни спонгиформни енцефалопатии ’ бул. ‘ Пенчо Славейков ’ София 1606 (National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute ‘ Prof. Dr. Georgi Pavlov ’ National Reference Laboratory for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 15, Pencho Slaveykov Blvd. 1606 Sofia)]
Cyprus:	State Veterinary Laboratories Veterinary Services CY-1417 Athalassa Nicosia
Czech Republic:	Státní veterinární ústav Jihlava Rantířovská 93 586 05 Jihlava
Denmark:	Danmarks Fødevareforskning Bülowsvej 27 DK-1790 København V
Estonia:	Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium Kreutzwaldi 30 Tartu 51006
Finland:	Eläinlääkintä- ja elintarvikelaitos Hämeentie 57 FIN-00550 Helsinki
France:	Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments Laboratoire de pathologie bovine 31, avenue Tony Garnier 69 364 LYON CEDEX 07
Germany:	Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit Anstaltsteil Insel Riems Boddenblick 5A D-17498 Insel Riems
Greece:	Ministry of Agriculture — Veterinary Laboratory of Larisa 7th km of Larisa — Trikala Highway GR-411 10 Larisa
Hungary:	Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI) Pf. 2. Tábornok u. 2. H-1581 Budapest
Ireland:	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Young's Cross Celbridge Co. Kildare
Italy:	Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta — CEA Via Bologna, 148 I-10154 Torino
Latvia:	State Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Centre Lejupes Str. 3 Riga LV 1076
Lithuania:	Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorija J. Kairiūkščio g. 10 LT-08409 Vilnius
Luxembourg:	CERVA -CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
Malta:	National Veterinary Laboratory Albert Town Marsa
Netherlands:	Centraal Instituut voor Dierziektecontrole-Lelystad Houtribweg 3g 8221 RA Lelystad Postbus 2004 8203 AA Lelystad
Poland:	Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny (PIWet) 24-100 Puławy al. Partyzantów 57
Portugal:	Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária Estrada de Benfica 701 P-1500 Lisboa
[F2 Romania:	Institutul de Diagnostic și Sănătate Animală Strada Dr. Staicovici nr. 63, sector 5 codul 050557, București.]
Slovakia:	State Veterinary Institute Zvolen Pod dráhami 918 SK-960 86, Zvolen
Slovenia:	National Veterinary Institute Gerbičeva 60 1000 Ljubljana
Spain:	Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (Algete) Ctra. de Algete km. 8 28110 Algete (Madrid)
Sweden:	National Veterinary Institute S-751 89 Uppsala
United Kingdom:	Veterinary Laboratories Agency Woodham Lane New Haw Addlestone Surrey KT15 3NB]

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2005 of 2 December 2005 amending Annexes X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards national reference laboratories and specified risk material (Text with EEA relevance).