[F1 [F2 [F3 ANNEX C U.K. BRUCELLOSIS]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 amending and updating Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine.

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2002 of 21 March 2002 amending Annex C to Council Directive 64/432/EEC and amending Decision 2000/330/EC.

F3 Substituted by Commission Decision of 10 December 2008 amending Annex C to Council Directive 64/432/EEC and Decision 2004/226/EC as regards diagnostic tests for bovine brucellosis (notified under document number C(2008) 7642) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/984/EC).

4. NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES U.K.

[F3 4.1. Tasks and responsibilities U.K.

National reference laboratories designated in accordance with Article 6a shall be responsible for:

(a)

the approval of the results of the validation studies demonstrating the reliability of the test method used in the Member State;

(b)

determination of the maximum number of samples to be pooled in ELISA kits used;

(c)

calibration of working standards as referred to in point 2.1.6;

(d)

quality checks of all antigens and ELISA kits batches used in the Member State;

(e)

following recommendations of, and cooperating with the Community reference laboratory for brucellosis.] ] ]

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