# Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat, Division: Tasks of national reference laboratories

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

The national reference laboratories listed in Annex XI are responsible for the following tasks:
(a) coordinating the activities of the national laboratories responsible for analyses of water content in poultrymeat;
(b) assisting the competent authority in the Member State in organising the system for monitoring water content in poultrymeat;
(c) participating in comparative testing (proficiency testing) between the various national laboratories referred to in (a);
(d) ensuring that the information supplied by the board of experts is disseminated to the competent authority in the relevant Member State and to the national laboratories referred to in (a);
(e) collaborating with the board of experts and, if appointed to join the board of experts, preparing the necessary test samples, including homogeneity testing, and arranging appropriate shipping.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/543/annex/XII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-543/annex-XII/division-2
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