Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 of 28 February 2008 concerning the Community reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council

1 Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA) with its research laboratories for animal pathology and zoonoses and for equine pathology and diseases, France, is hereby designated as the Community Reference Laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2013.

2 The functions, tasks and procedures regarding collaboration with laboratories responsible for diagnosing infectious diseases of equidae in the Member States of the Community Reference Laboratory referred to in paragraph 1 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

In Chapter II of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the following point 14 is added: ‘14. Community reference laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses/Laboratoire d’études et de recherche en pathologie équine F-94700 Maisons-Alfort France.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.