# Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 146: Competent national authorities for the wine sector

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

1. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Regulation concerning the determination of competent national authorities, the Secretary of State shall designate one or more authorities which shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with ... rules in the wine sector. In particular, the Secretary of State shall designate the laboratories authorised to carry out official analyses in the wine sector. The designated laboratories shall satisfy the general criteria for the operation of testing laboratories set out in ISO/IEC 17025. Any designation under this paragraph must be agreed by the relevant authorities for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. The Secretary of State shall publish the names and addresses of the authorities and laboratories referred to in paragraph 1 and shall update them periodically.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1308/article/146 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-146
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