# Council Decision of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (2000/258/EC), Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. On the basis of a favourable result of the appraisal of an applicant laboratory in a part of Great Britain, any relevant competent authority may authorise the applicant laboratory to carry out the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers must draw up, keep up to date and publish a list of those laboratories that have been so authorised.
2. On the basis of a favourable result of the appraisal of an applicant laboratory in a third country ..., and following an application for approval from the competent authority of the third country of origin of the applicant laboratory, such laboratory shall be authorised ... to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
2A. In this Article and in Annex 2—
(a) “the relevant competent authorities” means—
(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(iii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(b) “third country” means any country other than the United Kingdom.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/258/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-258/article-3
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