The legislation concerning the designation and tasks of the European Union Reference Laboratories and the European Union Reference Centres is Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 starting 29 April 2018.
Animal Health
| Reference Laboratory for | Organisation | Links |
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| African Horse Sickness and Bluetongue | LCV Laboratorios de Sanidad y Genética Animal | |
| African swine fever | CISA Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal | |
| Avian influenza and Newcastle disease | IZSVE Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie | |
| Bivalve mollusc | IFREMER L'Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer | |
| Bovine Tuberculosis | VISAVET Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria | |
| Brucellosis | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Capripox viruses | SCIENSANO | |
| Classical Swine Fever | INSTITUT FUR VIROLOGIE Institutes für Virologie der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover | |
| Equine diseases (other than African Horse Sickness) | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Fish and crustacean diseases | DTU Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
| Foot and Mouth disease | ANSES & CODA-CERVA | |
| Honeybee Health | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Peste de Petits Ruminants | CIRAD Recherche agronomique pour le développement | |
| Rabies | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Rift Valley Fever | IZS Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” |
Food and Feed
| Reference Laboratory for | Organisation | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Additives for use in animal nutrition | JRC Joint Research Centre | |
| Animal proteins in feedingstuffs | CRA-W Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques | |
| Antimicrobial resistance | DTU Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
| Campylobacter | SVA Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt | |
| Coagulase positive Staphylococci (including S. aureus) | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Escherichia coli | ISS Istituto Superiore di Sanità | |
| Foodborne viruses | SLV Livsmedelsverket | |
| Food Improvement Agents | SCIENSANO | |
| Genetically Modified organisms | JRC Joint Research Centre | |
| Halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) | CVUA Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Material intended to come into contact with foodstuffs | JRC Joint Research Centre | |
| Metals and nitrogenous compounds | DTU Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
| Monitoring of marine biotoxins | AESAN Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición | |
| Mycotoxins and plant toxins | WFSR Wageningen Food Safety Research | |
| Parasites (Trichinella, Echinococcus, Anisakis) | ISS Istituto Superiore di Sanità | |
| Processing contaminants | DTU Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
| Residues of pesticides (cereals and feedingstuffs) | DTU Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | |
| Residues of pesticides (food of animal origin and commodities with high fat content) | CVUA Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt | |
| Residues of pesticides (fruits and vegetables, including commodities with high water and high acid content) | LAGV Laboratorio Agroalimentario de la Generalitat Valenciana | |
| Residues of pesticides (single residues methods) | CVUA Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt | |
| Residues of veterinary medicines in food of animal origin (Annex I, Groups A1a, A1b, A1c, A1d, A2d, A3e, A3f, A3g, B1c, B1d (corticosteroids and glucocorticoids) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1644) | WFSR Wageningen Food Safety Research | |
| Residues of veterinary medicines in food of animal origin (Annex I, Groups A2a, A2b, A2d, A3a, A3b, A3c, B1a of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1644) | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Residues of veterinary medicines in food of animal origin (Annex I, Groups A1e, A2c, A3b, A3d, A3f, B1b, B1d (NSAIDs), B1e, B2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1644) | BVL Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit | |
| The analysis and testing of Zoonoses (Salmonella) | RIVM Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu | |
| Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) | IZSTO Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta |
Plant Health
| Reference Laboratory for | Organisation | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Pests on plants - Bacteria (consortium NL leader) | NVWA Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP) (The Netherlands) Other members of the consortium:
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| Pests on plants - on Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas (consortium NL leader) | NVWA Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP) (The Netherlands) Other members of the consortium:
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| Pests on plants - on Nematodes (consortium FR leader) | ANSES Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and safety (France) Other members of the consortium:
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| Pests on plants - on Insects and mites (consortium FR leader) | ANSES Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and safety (France) Other members of the consortium:
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| Pests on plants - on Fungi and oomycetes | ANSES Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and safety (France) |
For additional information regarding the European Union Reference Laboratories, please see our "Funding of Official Controls" page.