ANNEX XIIBIOSECURITY STANDARDS FOR LABORATORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS HANDLING LIVE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS
1.
The laboratories and establishments handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must meet or exceed the minimum requirements laid down in the ‘Minimum standards for Laboratories working with foot-and-mouth virus in vitro and in vivo’ established by the European Commission for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, 26th session, Rome, April 1985, as modified in 1993.
2.
The laboratories and establishments handling live foot-and-mouth disease virus must be subject to at least two inspections within five years, with one of the inspections being carried out unannounced.
3.The inspection team shall comprise at least of
one expert from the Commission,
one expert in foot-and-mouth disease,
one independent expert for questions of bio-security in laboratories working with microbiological hazards.
4.
The inspection team shall submit a report to the Commission and the Member States in accordance with Decision 98/139/EC.