ANNEX XVIFUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF A COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
3.To provide information and carry out further training, in particular by:
3.1.
gathering data and information on the methods of diagnosis and differential diagnosis used in National Laboratories and the distribution of such information to the Commission and the Member States;
3.2.
making and implementing the necessary arrangements for the further training of experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to harmonising diagnostic techniques;
3.3.
keeping abreast of developments in foot-and-mouth disease epidemiology;
3.4.
organising an annual meeting where representatives of the National Laboratories may review diagnostic techniques and the progress of coordination.