{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-514/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/514",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2014 authorising laboratories in the Republic of Korea to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (notified under document C(2014) 5352) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/514/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-514",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision\nof 31 July 2014\nauthorising laboratories in the Republic of Korea to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines\n(notified under document C(2014) 5352)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2014/514/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC 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, and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDecision 2000/258/EC designates the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) in Nancy, France (integrated since 1 July 2010 into the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, ANSES), as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.\n(2)\nThat Decision provides that the ANSES is to document the appraisal of laboratories in third countries that have applied to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.\n(3)\nThe competent authority of the Republic of Korea has submitted an application for approval of the laboratory KBNP, INC in Sinam-myeon which is supported by a favourable appraisal report established for that laboratory by the ANSES dated 16 September 2013.\n(4)\nFollowing the unfavourable appraisal report established by the ANSES dated 16 September 2013, the authorisation granted on 1 March 2011 in accordance with Decision 2000/258/EC to the laboratory Komipharm International Co. Ltd in Siheung-si has been withdrawn in accordance with Commission Decision 2010/436/EU.\n(5)\nThe competent authority of the Republic of Korea has submitted an application for re-approval of the laboratory Komipharm International Co. Ltd in Siheung-si which is supported by a favourable appraisal report established for that laboratory by the ANSES dated 24 April 2014.\n(6)\nThose laboratories should therefore be authorised to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Decision 2010/436/EU of 9 August 2010 implementing Council Decision 2000/258/EC as regards proficiency tests for the purposes of maintaining authorisations of laboratories to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (OJ L 209, 10.8.2010, p. 19)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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