Data on the health and hygiene suitability of foodstuffs, taken in the framework of internal and official health control and examined in authorized laboratories of public health institutes in the Republic of Slovenia in the period up to 2000, are not comparable, as concerns the number of selected parameters, with the results from years 2002-2003, when regular planned official control of foodstauffs has been introduced in the Republic of Slovenia.

They shall also designate the laboratories authorised to carry out official analyses in the wine sector.

in Article 114(1) and (2), the terms "by a State laboratory or a laboratory designated for that purpose" shall be replaced by the terms "by an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory that a Member State has designated for that purpose";

take samples including with a view to an independent analysis by an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or by a laboratory designated for that purpose by a Member State;

Each Member State shall notify to the other Member States and to the Commission the list of approved laboratories, with their full name and address, that are competent and authorised to carry out the tests required by this Regulation.

conduct tests in approved laboratories on all raw and finished products to verify their compliance with the requirements of Annex C to Directive 92/46/EEC, including the microbiological criteria for milk-based products.

in the introductory sentence, "Articles 8 and 10(1)" shall be replaced by "Articles 8, 10, 10a, 10b and 10c"; (b) in point 1, "Articles 8 and 10(1)" shall be replaced by "Articles 8, 10, 10a, 10b and 10c"; (c) in point 2, "a State laboratory or a laboratory designated for that purpose" shall be replaced by "an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory that a Member State has designated for that purpose"; (d) in point 3, "Articles 8(3) and 10(1)" shall be replaced by "Articles 8(3), 10, 10a, 10b and 10c";

The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall ensure, by means of repeated inspections and, if necessary, unannounced inspections, and where appropriate, by asking an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory designated for that purpose to conduct tests on samples, that the legal requirements relating to veterinary medicinal products are complied with.

The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall ensure, by means of repeated inspections, and if necessary unannounced inspections, and, where appropriate, by asking an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory designated for that purpose to carry out tests on samples, that the legal requirements governing medicinal products are complied with.

Standards of accreditation, good laboratory practice and animal protection concerning the laboratories that are competent and authorised to provide the necessary service for checking compliance of detergents with the requirements of this Regulation and its Annexes

If virus typing cannot be performed in a national laboratory or in any other laboratory authorised to diagnose classical swine fever within a short delay, the original sample or the virus isolate must be sent to the Community Reference Laboratory for typing as soon as possible.

may submit the medicinal product, its starting materials and if necessary intermediate products or other constituent materials for testing by an Official Medicines Control Laboratory or a laboratory that a Member State has designated for that purpose, in order to ensure that the testing methods employed by the manufacturer and described in the application documents, in accordance with point (i) of the first subparagraph of Article 12(3), are satisfactory;

The data on typing and sequencing of classical swine fever virus isolates available to the laboratories authorised to diagnose classical swine fever must be forwarded to the Community Reference Laboratory in order that this information is entered into the database kept by this laboratory.

At the competent authority's request, the marketing authorisation holder shall provide his technical expertise to facilitate the implementation of the analytical method for detecting residues of the veterinary medicinal products in the national reference laboratory designated under Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products(12).

The Commission, in particular in the light of the proceedings conducted by its Joint Research Centre, should also provide detailed technical guidelines, definitions and procedures for the technical characteristics of identifiers and readers, test procedures, acceptance criteria and the certification model for approved test laboratories, the procurement of appropriate identifiers and readers, the application of identifiers, their reading and recovery, the codification of identifiers, a common glossary, a data dictionary and communication standards.

initial type-testing of the product by an approved laboratory;

Approved/recognized laboratory (for the purpose of this Directive) responsible for carrying out the test.

Approved/recognized laboratory (for the purpose of this Directive) responsible for carrying out the tests:

'approved laboratory' shall mean a laboratory located in the territory of a Member State, approved by the competent veterinary authority, under its responsibility, for the purpose of carrying out the diagnostic tests provided for in this Directive;

'approved laboratory' shall mean a laboratory located in the territory of a Member State, designated by the competent authority, under its responsibility, to carry out the examinations provided for in this Decision.

Competent laboratories

The designated national reference laboratory is to:

microbiological examination of contents and containers in the establishment's laboratory or in another approved laboratory;

a list of laboratories entrusted with conducting analyses for the purposes of controls,

their lists of laboratories authorised to perform analyses in accordance with Article 22(2);

they monitor the quality of all the reagents used by the approved laboratories;

they may supply approved laboratories with the reagents needed for diagnostic testing;

'approved diagnostic laboratory' means a laboratory situated in the territory of a Member State or third country approved by the competent veterinary authority to carry out the diagnostic tests laid down in this Directive.

These tests must be carried out either in the production plant, if it is recognized by the competent authority, or in an approved laboratory.

'The reserved control sample may be examined only by a laboratory authorised to carry out control analyses.

Where a contagious poultry disease occurs, the results of laboratory tests must be communicated immediately to the authorized veterinarian.

It is necessary to ensure the quality and comparability of the analytical results generated by laboratories approved for official residue control.

Moreover, approved laboratories must prove their competence by regular and successful participation in adequate proficiency testing schemes recognised or organised by the national or Community reference laboratories.

- some laboratories entitled to perform analysis for the purposes of export certification do not produce accurate or dependable results,

Test facility management means the person(s) who has the authority and formal responsibility for the organisation and functioning of the test facility according to these principles of good laboratory practice.

Competent authorities of Member States and enforcement laboratories charged with the sampling and testing of milk must respect these provisions.

The list of the authorities, agencies and laboratories authorised to complete the certificate referred to in point 1.5 shall be drawn up jointly and exchanged between the Parties.

taking samples for analysis in a laboratory accredited by the responsible official body for the purpose of checking compliance with the standards established by this Directive,

the transfer of samples to an approved laboratory for submission there to a virological and/or serological examination for the detection of IHN and, where relevant, VHS viruses;

For each sample portion at least one final sample shall be sent as quickly as possible to an authorized analytical laboratory, together with the information necessary for the analyst.

As soon as disease is suspected, the authorized veterinarian must send the samples needed for making or confirming the diagnosis to an approved laboratory.

The Commission can draw up a list, based on appraisal results, of laboratories authorised to carry out serological titration on carnivores vaccinated against rabies.

(8) The Commission can draw up a list, based on appraisal results, of laboratories authorised to carry out serological titration on carnivores vaccinated against rabies.

B. STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION CONCERNING THE LABORATORIES THAT ARE COMPETENT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICE FOR CHECKING COMPLIANCE OF EC FERTILISERS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS REGULATION AND ITS ANNEXES

During the initial period referred to in Article 11, the empowered authorities in the Community shall verify conformity of the test facilities with GLP in Israel, as described in the attached Agreed Minutes.

The authorities empowered or designated in their respective territories to verify the conformity of the test facilities with the principles of good laboratory practice are listed in Annex II to this Agreement.

may ask for a State laboratory or a laboratory designated for this purpose to test the medicinal product, its starting materials and, if need be, its intermediate products or other constituent materials in order to ensure that the control methods employed by the manufacturer and described in the application documents are satisfactory;

For each sample portion at least one final sample shall be sent as quickly as possible to an authorised analytical laboratory or to the test institution, together with the information necessary for the analysis or the test.

Where it considers it necessary, a Member State may require the marketing authorization holder for immunological products to submit samples from the batches of the bulk and/or medical product for examination by a State laboratory or an approved laboratory before entry into circulation.

taking samples for analysis in an approved laboratory by the competent authority for the purpose of checking cleaning and disinfection methods and for the purpose of checking compliance with the standards established by this Directive;