Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 92U.K.Decision to establish a European Union reference laboratory

1.In the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), a European Union reference laboratory shall be established where the effectiveness of official controls and other official activities also depends on the quality, uniformity and reliability of:

(a)the methods of analysis, test or diagnosis employed by the official laboratories designated in accordance with Article 37(1); and

(b)the results of the analyses, tests and diagnoses performed by those official laboratories.

2.A European Union reference laboratory shall be established where there is a recognised need to promote uniform practices in relation to the development or use of the methods referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.

3.The Commission shall review regularly the mandate and operation of the European Union reference laboratories.

4.The Commission shall supplement this Regulation by adopting the decision to establish a European Union reference laboratory by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 144.