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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 and contaminants in food of animal origin (Annex I, Group A 1 2 3 4, B2d, B3d Directive 96/23/EC) | WFSR Wageningen Food Safety Research | |
| Residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in food of animal origin (Annex I, Group B1, B3e Directive 96/23/EC and carbadox and olaquindox) | ANSES Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail | |
| Residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in food of animal origin (Annex I, Group A5, B2 a b e Directive 96/23/EC) | 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.