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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/615",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 16 August 2005\namending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC with regard to national laboratories in certain Member States\n(notified under document number C(2005) 3121)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/615/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nFor security reasons it is important to maintain the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus updated.\n(2)\nThe 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.\n(3)\nThe competent authorities of Slovakia officially informed the Commission of arrangements they have made in accordance with Article 68(2) of the Directive.\n(4)\nFor clarity it appears appropriate to list the Member States in the order of the ISO country code.\n(5)\nIt 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.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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