Article 2

The EU reference laboratories for the analysis and testing of zoonoses (salmonella), the EU reference laboratory for Escherichia coli, including Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) and the EU reference laboratory for foodborne viruses, shall take over the activities carried out so far by the EU reference laboratory for monitoring the viral and bacteriological contamination of bivalve molluscs as regards the analytical tests for salmonella, E. coli and viruses respectively.

The EU reference laboratory for the monitoring of marine biotoxins shall take over the activities related to the classification and monitoring of production areas for bivalve molluscs.