Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/212 of 7 February 2017 designating the EU reference laboratory for peste des petits ruminants, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for this laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance. )

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France is hereby designated as the Union (EU) reference laboratory for peste des petits ruminants. The additional responsibilities and tasks for that laboratory are laid down in the Annex.

In Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the following point 20 is added: ‘20. EU reference laboratory for peste des petits ruminants ‘Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)’ TA A-15/G, Campus International de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier Cedex France’.

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