Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 CHAPTER A U.K. National reference laboratories

1.

The designated national reference laboratory is to:

(a)

have at its disposal facilities and expert personnel enabling it to show at all times, and especially when the disease in question first appears, the type and strain of the agent of TSE, and to confirm results obtained by official diagnostic laboratories. Where it is not capable of identifying the strain-type of the agent, it shall set up a procedure to ensure that the identification of the strain is referred to the EU reference laboratory;

(b)

verify diagnostic methods used in official diagnostic laboratories;

(c)

be responsible for coordination of diagnostic standards and methods within the Member State. To this end, it:

• may provide diagnostic reagents to official diagnostic laboratories;

• is to control the quality of all diagnostic reagents used in the Member State

• is to periodically arrange comparative tests

• is to hold isolates of the agents of the disease in question, or corresponding tissues containing such agents, coming from cases confirmed in the Member State

• is to ensure confirmation of results obtained in diagnostic laboratories;

(d)

is to cooperate with the EU reference laboratory, which includes the participation in the periodic comparative tests organised by the EU reference laboratory. Should a national reference laboratory fail in a comparative test organised by the EU reference laboratory, it shall take immediately all the corrective actions to remedy the situation and successfully pass the repeat comparative test or the next comparative test organised by the EU reference laboratory.

2.

However, by way of derogation from point 1, Member States which do not have a national reference laboratory shall use the services of the EU reference laboratory or of national reference laboratories located in other Member States or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Members.

3.

The national reference laboratories are:

Austria:	Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH (AGES) Institut für veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Robert Koch Gasse 17 A-2340 Mödling
Belgium:	CERVA-CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques, Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
Bulgaria:	Национален диагностичен научноизследователски ветеринарномедицински институт ‘ Проф. Д-р Георги Павлов ’ Национална референтна лаборатория ‘ Трансмисивни спонгиформни енцефалопатии ’ бул. ‘ Пенчо Славейков ’ 15 София 1606 ( National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute ‘Prof. Dr Georgi Pavlov’, National Reference Laboratory for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, 15 Pencho Slaveykov Blvd., 1606 Sofia )
Croatia:	Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Savska Cesta 143 10000 Zagreb
Cyprus:	State Veterinary Laboratories Veterinary Services CY-1417 Athalassa Nicosia
Czech Republic:	Státní veterinární ústav Jihlava (State Veterinary Institute Jihlava) National Reference Laboratory for BSE and Animal TSEs Rantířovská 93 586 05 Jihlava
Denmark:	Veterinærinstituttet Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Bülowsvej 27 DK-1870 Frederiksberg C ( National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 27, Bülowsvej, DK — 1870 Frederiksberg C )
Estonia:	Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium (Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory) Kreutzwaldi 30 Tartu 51006
Finland:	Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Research and Laboratory Department Veterinary Virology Research Unit- TSEs Mustialankatu 3 FI-00790 Helsinki
France:	ANSES-Lyon, Unité MND 31, avenue Tony Garnier 69 364 LYON Cedex 07
Germany:	Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friederich-Loeffler-Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal Health Suedufer 10 D-17493 Greifswald Insel Riems
Greece:	Ministry of Agriculture — Veterinary Laboratory of Larissa 6th km of Larissa — Trikala Highway GR-41110 Larissa
Hungary:	Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office (VDD NFCSO) Tábornok u. 2 1143 Budapest
Ireland:	Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Backweston Campus Celbridge Co. Kildare
Italy:	Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta — CEA Via Bologna, 148 I-10154 Torino
Latvia:	Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment (BIOR) Lejupes Str. 3 Riga LV 1076
Lithuania:	National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute J. Kairiūkščio str. 10 LT-08409 Vilnius
Luxembourg:	CERVA-CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques, Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
Malta:	Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Department of Food Health and Diagnostics Veterinary Affairs and Fisheries Division Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment Albert Town Marsa
Netherlands:	Central Veterinary Instutute of Wageningen UR Edelhertweg 15 8219 PH Lelystad P.O. Box 2004 NL-8203 AA Lelystad
Poland:	Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny (PIWet) 24-100 Puławy al. Partyzantów 57
Portugal:	Setor diagnóstico EET Laboratório de Patologia Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Produção e Saúde Animal Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Rua General Morais Sarmento 1500-311 Lisboa
Romania:	Institutul de Diagnostic și Sănătate Animală (Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health) Department of Morphology Strada Dr Staicovici nr. 63, 5 București 050557
Slovakia:	State Veterinary Institute Zvolen Pod dráhami 918 SK-960 86, Zvolen
Slovenia:	University of Ljubljana, Veterinary faculty National Veterinary Institute Gerbičeva 60 SI-1000 Ljubljana
Spain:	Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (Algete) Ctra. M-106 pk 1,4 28110 Algete (Madrid)
Sweden:	National Veterinary Institute S-751 89 Uppsala
United Kingdom:	Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Woodham Lane New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1148/2014 of 28 October 2014 amending Annexes II, VII, VIII, IX and X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).