# Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, Division 3: The national reference laboratory in each Member State shall be responsible for coordinating the standards and diagnostic methods in each avian influenza diagnostic laboratory within that Member State. For that purpose:

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

(a) it may provide individual laboratories with diagnostic reagents;
(b) it shall control the quality of all diagnostic reagents used in that Member State;
(c) it shall arrange comparative tests periodically;
(d) it shall hold isolates of avian influenza virus from outbreaks and of any other influenza viruses of avian origin detected in that Member State;
(e) it shall collaborate with the national human influenza laboratories.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/94/annex/VIII/division/1/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-94/annex-VIII/division-1/division-3
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