Annex I Requirements for participating scientific experts and official laboratories, as referred to in Article 6F1

F2Scientific experts or official laboratories assisting the reference laboratory must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

1. (a)

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2. (b)

   have suitable qualified staff that are adequately trained in analytical methods used for the feed additives on which they are involved;

3. (c)

   possess the equipment needed to carry out the analysis of feed additives, in particular the ones on which they are carrying tasks under this Regulation;

4. (d)

   have an adequate administrative infrastructure;

5. (e)

   have sufficient data-processing capacity to produce technical reports and to enable rapid communication F4...;

6. (f)

   provide assurance that their staff respect the confidential aspects of issues, results or communications involved in the handling of applications for authorisation submitted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and in particular the information referred to in Article 18 of that Regulation;

7. (g)

   have sufficient knowledge of international standards and practices in laboratory work;

8. (h)

   must be accredited, or being in the process of accreditation according to international standards such as ISO 17025.