Annexes XI, XII, XV and XVI are amended as follows:

1. 1.

   Annex XI is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      in Part A, the entry for France is replaced by the following:

      FR

      France

      Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA), Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maisons-Alfort

      France

   2. (b)

      in Part A, the entry for the Netherlands is replaced by the following:

      NL

      Netherlands

      Centraal Veterinair Instituut, Lelystad (CVI-Lelystad)

      Netherlands

   3. (c)

      in Part B, the following entry for France is deleted:

      FR

      France

      Merial, SAS, Laboratoire IFFA, Lyon

   4. (d)

      in Part B, the entry for the Netherlands is replaced by the following:

      NL

      Netherlands

      Lelystad Biologicals BV, Lelystad

      Netherlands

2. 2.

   in Annex XII, point 1 is replaced by the following:

   1.

   The laboratories and establishments handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must operate at least according to the “Minimum standards for laboratories working with foot-and-mouth disease virus in vitro and in vivo” in Appendix 10 to the Report adopted by the 38th General Session of the European Commission for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (EuFMD) on 29 April 2009 in Rome (bio-security standards).

3. 3.

   in Annex XV, point 1 is replaced by the following:

   1.

   All national laboratories handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must operate at least according to the bio-security standards referred to in point 1 of Annex XII.

4. 4.

   in Annex XVI, point 7 is replaced by the following:

   7.

   The Community Reference Laboratory must operate at least according to the bio-security standards referred to in point 1 of Annex XII.