(4) The National Focal Point and its Staff shall be governed by national law, but will conduct its affairs with reference to this Convention and shall, in particular, comply with the principles of data protection contained in this Convention.

Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 requires the Commission, if it concludes that the name qualifies for protection, to publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the name and address of the applicant, the name of the product, the main points of the application, the references to national provisions governing the preparation, production or manufacture of the product and, if necessary, the grounds for its conclusions, to enable any objections to be raised.

However, by way of derogation from point 1, Member States which do not have a national reference laboratory are to use the services of the Community reference laboratory or of national reference laboratories in other Member States.

coordinating the application by the national reference laboratories of the methods referred to in point (a), by organising comparative testing in particular;

The national reference laboratories for avian diseases listed in point 1 are responsible in each Member State for coordinating the diagnostic methods provided for in this Directive.

(c) or who was subject to national rules in connection with the geographical characteristics of his production location but does not hold a full reference quantity under national legislation in force before 1 January 1995 and is a producer within the meaning of point c of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92;

In addition to the other items listed in this point, Member States shall demonstrate in each Objective 3 plan that the priorities planned are consistent with the prevailing national employment plan, by reference to a description of the main aims of the strategy and the main means of attaining them.

If, after taking account of paragraph 1, the Commission concludes that the name qualifies for protection, it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities the name and address of the applicant, the name of the product, the main points of the application, the references to national provisions governing the preparation, production or manufacture of the product and, if necessary, the grounds for its conclusions.

Since the Commission's submission in 1970 of a proposal for a Regulation on the Statute for a European public limited-liability company, amended in 1975, work on the approximation of national company law has made substantial progress, so that on those points where the functioning of an SE does not need uniform Community rules reference may be made to the law governing public limited-liability companies in the Member State where it has its registered office.

the national reference laboratory referred to in point (c) liases with the Community Reference Laboratory provided for in Article 69 and in particular ensures the sending of appropriate samples to the Community Reference Laboratory.

Member States shall seek to ensure that a contact point, which may be the competent national authority or authorities referred to in the first paragraph, or network of contact points is established in order to act as an initial point of reference for all inquiries about the grounds on which other national rules are not recognized, and about the general functioning of this Decision.

or who was subject to national rules in connection with the geographical characteristics of his production location but does not hold a full reference quantity under national legislation in force before 1 January 1995 and is a producer within the meaning of point c of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92;

Each Member State shall designate the approved national reference laboratories for the zoonoses and zoonotic agents listed in Annex I, point I, at which the identification of a zoonotic agent or final confirmation of its presence may be carried out.

Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 requires the Commission, if it concludes that the name qualifies for protection, to publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the name and address of the applicant, the name of the product, the main points of the application, the references to national provisions governing the preparation, production or manufacture of the product and, if necessary, the grounds for its conclusions, to enable any objections to be raised.

Whenever an authorization is issued for the placing on the market of a veterinary medicinal product intended for administration to a species the meat or product of which is intended for human consumption, the competent authorities shall forward the routine analysis methods as laid down in Article 5, second subparagraph, point 8 of Directive 81/851/EEC (18) and Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 to the Community and national reference laboratories for detection of residues.

Where the contracting authorities make use of the possibility provided for in point (b) of paragraph 3, of prescribing specifications in terms of performance or of functional requirements, they may not reject a tender which complies with a national standard transposing a European standard, a European technical approval or common technical specifications, an international standard or technical reference material produced by a European standards body, if those specifications relate to the necessary performance or functional requirements.