{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1964-432/annex-C/division-4/division-4.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1964-432/annex-C/division-4/division-4.1.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1964/432",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (64/432/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1964-432",
  "path": "annex/C/division/4/division/4.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.1",
  "heading": "Tasks and responsibilities",
  "text": "National reference laboratories designated in accordance with Article 6a shall be responsible for:\n(a) the approval of the results of the validation studies demonstrating the reliability of the test method used in the Member State;\n(b) determination of the maximum number of samples to be pooled in ELISA kits used;\n(c) calibration of working standards as referred to in point 2.1.6;\n(d) quality checks of all antigens and ELISA kits batches used in the Member State;\n(e) following recommendations of, and cooperating with the Community reference laboratory for brucellosis.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 amending and updating Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2002 of 21 March 2002 amending Annex C to Council Directive 64/432/EEC and amending Decision 2000/330/EC."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Decision of 10 December 2008 amending Annex C to Council Directive 64/432/EEC and Decision 2004/226/EC as regards diagnostic tests for bovine brucellosis (notified under document number C(2008) 7642) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/984/EC)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1964/432/annex/C/division/4/division/4.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:56.007863+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}