ANNEX IU.K.[F1Requirements for participating scientific experts and official laboratories, as referred to in Article 6]

[F2Scientific experts or official laboratories assisting the reference laboratory] must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

(a)

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(b)

have suitable qualified staff that are adequately trained in analytical methods used for the feed additives on which they are involved;

(c)

possess the equipment needed to carry out the analysis of feed additives, in particular the ones on which they are carrying tasks under this Regulation;

(d)

have an adequate administrative infrastructure;

(e)

have sufficient data-processing capacity to produce technical reports and to enable rapid communication F4...;

(f)

provide assurance that their staff respect the confidential aspects of issues, results or communications involved in the handling of applications for authorisation submitted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and in particular the information referred to in Article 18 of that Regulation;

(g)

have sufficient knowledge of international standards and practices in laboratory work;

(h)

must be accredited, or being in the process of accreditation according to international standards such as ISO 17025.

F5ANNEX IIU.K. Community reference laboratory and consortium of national reference laboratories, as referred to in Article 6(2)

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F6ANNEX IIIU.K.Text replacing paragraphs 2 and 3 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003

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[F7ANNEX IVU.K. RATES FOR FEES AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1)

Composition of the fee U.K.

For the purpose of the calculation of the fee, the fee is composed of the following two components:

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The first component is intended to support the [F8reference laboratory] administrative costs and the costs related to the handling of the reference samples. This first component amounts to EUR 2 000.

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The second component is intended to support the costs of the [F9laboratory which performs] the scientific evaluation and preparation of the evaluation report. This second component amounts to EUR 4 000.

The two components are applied as detailed below to calculate the fee rates.

Rates according to the type of application for authorisations of feed additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 U.K.

1. Authorisation of a new feed additive (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003): U.K.

Fee = Component 1 + Component 2 = EUR 6 000

2. Authorisation of a new use of a feed additive (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003): U.K.

3. Authorisation of an already authorised feed additive (Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003): U.K.

Fee = Component 1 + Component 2 = EUR 6 000

4. Applications for changing the terms of an existing authorisation (Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003): U.K.

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