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Official Journal of the European Union
3.9.2011
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 880/2011
of 2 September 2011
correcting Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and
(EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
reference laboratories ( 3 ) replaced Annex VII to Regu
lation (EC) No 882/2004. However, the EU reference
laboratory in the field of bee health was omitted from
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the list of EU reference laboratories for animal health and
Union,
live animals set out in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation
(EC) No 882/2004, as amended by Regulation (EU)
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
No 208/2011.
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official
controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
(4)
It is important to keep the list of EU reference labora
tories set out in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 updated.
rules ( 1 ), and in particular Article 32(5) thereof,
The omission in Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 should
therefore be corrected.
Whereas:
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
882/2004
lays
down
the
general
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
tasks, duties and requirements for EU reference labora
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
tories for food and feed and for animal health and live
animals. The EU reference laboratories for animal health
and live animals are listed in Part II of Annex VII to that
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Regulation.
Article 1
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
87/2011
of
2
February In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 208/2011, in the list of EU
2011 designating the EU reference laboratory for bee
reference laboratories for animal health and live animals in
health, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks
Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the
for that laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regu
following point 18 is added:
lation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament
and of the Council ( 2 ) designated the EU reference
laboratory in the field of bee health and added it to
‘18. EU reference laboratory for bee health
the list of EU reference laboratories for animal health
ANSES — Sophia-Antipolis Laboratory
and live animals.
Sophia-Antipolis
France.’
(3) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
208/2011
of
2
March
2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC)
Article 2
No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 September 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 29, 3.2.2011, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 29.

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