Na zahtevo pristojnega organa države članice ali agencije imetnik dovoljenja za promet predloži tehnično izvedensko mnenje, ki naj referenčnem laboratoriju Skupnosti ali po potrebi nacionalnim referenčnim laboratorijem, imenovanim v skladu z Direktivo Sveta 96/23/ES z dne 29. aprila 1996 o ukrepih za spremljanje nekaterih snovi in njihovih ostankov v živih živalih in živalskih proizvodih, olajša uporabo analitske metode za detekcijo zaostankov veterinarskih zdravil.
At the request of the competent authority of a Member State or the Agency, the holder of the marketing authorisation shall provide technical expertise to facilitate the implementation of the analytical method for detecting residues of veterinary medicinal products by the Community reference laboratory or, where appropriate, national reference laboratories designated in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products(18).