Commission Decision

of 16 August 2005

amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC with regard to national laboratories in certain Member States

(notified under document number C(2005) 3121)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/615/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC [1], and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) For security reasons it is important to maintain the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus updated.

(2) The competent authorities of Denmark, Germany and Poland have officially informed the Commission on changes relating to their national reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease.

(3) The competent authorities of Slovakia officially informed the Commission of arrangements they have made in accordance with Article 68(2) of the Directive.

(4) For clarity it appears appropriate to list the Member States in the order of the ISO country code.

(5) It is necessary to adapt the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus and to amend Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX

The list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC is replaced by the following:

"National laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

Member State where laboratory is situated | Laboratory | Member States using the services of laboratory |

ISO-code | Name |

AT | Austria | ?sterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ern?hrungssicherheitVeterin?rmedizinische Untersuchungen M?dling | Austria |

BE | Belgium | Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre CODA-CERVA-VAR Uccle | BelgiumLuxembourg |

CZ | Czech Republic | Statní veterinární ústav Praha, Praha | Czech Republic |

DE | Germany | Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutBundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Greifswald — Insel Riems | GermanySlovakia |

DK | Denmark | Danmarks F?devareforskning, Afdeling for Virologi, Lindholm | DenmarkFinlandSweden |

ES | Spain | Laboratorio Central de Sanidad Animal, Madrid | Spain |

FR | France | Agence fran?aise de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA)Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie bovine et hygiène des viandes, LyonLaboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maison-Alfort | France |

GB | United Kingdom | Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright | United KingdomEstoniaFinlandIrelandMaltaSweden |

GR | Greece | Ινστιτο?το αφθ?δου? πυρετο?,Αγ?α Παρασκευ? Αττικ?? | Greece |

HU | Hungary | Országos ?llategészségügyi Intézet (O?I), Budapest | Hungary |

IT | Italy | Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Brescia | ItalyCyprus |

LT | Lithuania | Nacionalin? veterinarijos laboratorija, Vilnius | Lithuania |

LV | Latvia | Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrs, Rīga | Latvia |

NL | Netherlands | CIDC-LelystadCentral Institute for Animal Disease Control Lelystad | Netherlands |

PL | Poland | Zak?ad Pryszczycy Państwowego Instytutu Weterynaryjnego – PaństwowegoInstytutu Badawczego, Zduńska Wola | Poland |

SI | Slovenia | Nacionalni veterinarski in?titut, Lubljana | Slovenia" |

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