EUR-Lex - 31981D0859 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31981D0859 - EN Avis juridique important | 81/859/EEC: Council Decision of 19 October 1981 on the designation and operation of a liaison laboratory for classical swine fever Official Journal L 319 , 07/11/1981 P. 0020 - 0021 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 14 P. 0060 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0165 Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 14 P. 0060 Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0165 +++++ ( 1 ) OJ NO L 47 , 21 . 2 . 1980 , P . 11 . ( 2 ) OJ NO C 172 , 13 . 7 . 1981 , P . 107 . COUNCIL DECISION OF 19 OCTOBER 1981 ON THE DESIGNATION AND OPERATION OF A LIAISON LABORATORY FOR CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ( 81/859/EEC ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 80/217/EEC OF 22 JANUARY 1980 INTRODUCING COMMUNITY MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 2 ) THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) , WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 80/217/EEC REQUIRE THE HARMONIZATION OF LABORATORY METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER ; WHEREAS THE ANTIGENS AND VARIOUS SUBSTANCES NEEDED TO MAKE SUCH DIAGNOSES IN NATIONAL LABORATORIES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME PROPERTIES ; WHEREAS THE TASK OF LIAISING BETWEEN THE LABORATORIES RESPONSIBLE IN THE MEMBER STATES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED TO A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LABORATORY WITH THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR PREPARING AND STORING ESSENTIAL BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES , HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 2 THE DUTIES OF THE LIAISON LABORATORY DESIGNATED IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE : 1 . TO COORDINATE THE METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE MEMBER STATES FOR DIAGNOSING CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER , SPECIFICALLY BY : ( A ) STORING AND SUPPLYING CELL CULTURES FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS ; ( B ) TYPING , STORING AND SUPPLYING STRAINS OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS FOR SEROLOGICAL TESTS AND THE PREPARATION OF ANTI-SERUMS ; ( C ) SUPPLYING STANDARDIZED SERUMS , CONJUGATE SERUMS AND OTHER REFERENCE REAGENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE THE TESTS AND REAGENTS EMPLOYED IN THE MEMBER STATES ; ( D ) BUILDING UP AND HOLDING A CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS COLLECTION ; ( E ) ORGANIZING PERIODIC COMPARATIVE TESTS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ; ( F ) GATHERING DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS USED AND THE RESULTS OF TESTS CARRIED OUT ; 2 . TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING EXPERTS IN LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS WITH A VIEW TO HARMONIZING DIAGNOSING TECHNIQUES .