Introductory text
United Kingdom
Commission Decision
of 10 February 2006
amending Decision 98/536/EC establishing the list of national reference laboratories for the detection of residues
(notified under document number C(2006) 330)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/130/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EECf1, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Annex to Commission Decision 98/536/ECf2 was to have been reviewed by 31 December 2000. Member States have reorganised their laboratories in order to fulfil the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC taking into account in particular the requirement that one residue or residue group is to be assigned to one national reference laboratory (NRL) only.
(2)
This reorganisation having been concluded, the list of NRLs in the Annex to Decision 98/536/EC should now be adapted accordingly. At the same time the list of NRLs of the new Member States should be adapted in the light of information received from them.
(3)
Decision 98/536/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
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: