Annexes to COM(1999)368 - Specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1999)368 - Specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue. |
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| document | COM(1999)368  |
| date | November 20, 2000 |
A. LISTA DE LOS LABORATORIOS NACIONALES DE LA FIEBRE CATARRAL OVINA/LISTE OVER NATIONALE LABORATORIER FOR BLUETONGUE/LISTE DER FÜR DIE BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT ZUSTÄNDIGEN NATIONALEN LABORATORIEN/ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ/LIST OF THE NATIONAL BLUETONGUE LABORATORIES/LISTE DES LABORATOIRES NATIONAUX POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON/ELENCO DEI LABORATORI NAZIONALI PER LA FEBBRE CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI/LIJST VAN DE NATIONALE LABORATORIA VOOR BLUETONGUE/LISTA DOS LABORATÓRIOS NACIONAIS EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE CATARRAL OVINA/LUETTELO KANSALLISISTA LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA VARTEN NIMETYISTÄ LABORATORIOISTA/FÖRTECKNING ÖVER NATIONELLA LABORATORIER FÖR BLUETONGUE
Belgium:
Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie (CODA)//Centre d'études et de recherches vétérinaires et agrochimiques (CERVA) Groeselenbergstraat 99//Rue Groeselenberg 99 B - 1180 Brussel//Bruxelles Tel. (32-2) 375 44 55 Fax (32-2) 375 09 79 E-mail: piker@var.fgov.be
Denmark:
Statens Veterinære Institut for Virusforskning Lindholm DK - 4771 Kalvehave Tlf. (45) 55 86 02 00 Fax (45) 55 86 03 00 E-post: sviv@vetvirus.dk
Germany:
Bundesforschungsanstalt für Viruskrankheiten der Tiere Anstaltsteil Tübingen Postfach 11 49 D - 72001 Tübingen Tel. (49) 70 71 96 72 55 Fax (49) 70 71 96 73 03
Greece:
Ministry of Agriculture
Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutions
Virus Department Neapoleos Str. 25 GR - 15310 Ag. Paraskevi Athens Tel. (30-1) 601 14 99/601 09 03 Fax (30-1) 639 94 77
Spain:
Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal INIA-CISA D. José Manuel Sánchez Vizcaíno Carretera de Algete-El Casar, km 8, Valdeolmos E - 20180 Madrid Tel. (34) 916 20 22 16 Fax (34) 916 20 22 47 E-mail: vizcaino@inia.es
France:
CIRAD-EMVT Campus international de Baillarguet BP 5035 F - 34032 Montpellier Cedex 1 Tel. (33-4) 67 59 37 24 Fax (33-4) 67 59 37 98 E-mail: bastron@cirad.fr
Ireland:
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Abbotstown
Castleknock
Dublin 15 Ireland Tel. (353-1) 607 26 79 Fax (353-1) 822 03 63 E-mail: reillypj@indigo.ie
Italy:
CESME presso IZS Via Campo Boario I - 64100 Teramo Tel. (39) 0861 33 22 16 Fax (39) 0861 33 22 51 E-mail: Cesme@IZS.it
Luxembourg:
Centre d'études et de recherches vétérinaires et agrochimiques (CERVA) Rue Groeselenberg 99 B - 1180 Bruxelles Tel. (32-2) 375 44 55 Fax (32-2) 375 09 79 E-mail: piker@var.fgov.be
Netherlands:
ID-DLO Edelhertweg 15 8219 PH Lelystad Nederland Tel. (0031-0320) 23 82 38 Fax (0031-0320) 23 80 50 E-mail: postkamer@id.dlo.nl
Austria:
Bundesanstalt für Virusseuchenbekämpfung bei Haustieren Robert Kochgasse 17 A - 2340 Mödling Tel. (43-2) 236 466 40-0 Fax (43-2) 236 466 40-941 E-mail: BATSB VetMoedling@compuserve.com
Portugal:
Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária Estrada de Benfica, 701 P - 1549-011 Lisboa Tel. (351) 21 711 52 00 Fax (351) 21 711 53 836 E-mail: dir.Inlv@mail.telepac.pt
Finland:
Danish Institute for Virus Research Lindholm DK - 4771 Kalvehave Tlf. (45) 55 86 02 00 Fax (45) 55 86 03 00 E-mail: sviv@vetvirus.dk
Sweden:
Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, SVA S - 751 89 Uppsala Tfn (00-46) 18 67 40 00 Fax (00-46) 18 30 91 62 E-post: sva@sva.se
United Kingdom:
Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road
Pirbright
Woking
Surrey GU24 ONF United Kingdom Tel. (44-1483) 23 24 41 Fax (44-1483) 23 24 48 E-mail: philip-mellor@bbsrc.ac.uk
B. TASKS OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR BLUETONGUE
The national laboratories for bluetongue are responsible for the coordination of the standards and diagnostic methods laid down by each diagnostic laboratory in the Member State, the use of reagents and the testing of vaccines. To this end:
(a) they may supply diagnostic reagents to diagnostic laboratories which request them;
(b) they check the quality of all the diagnostic reagents used in the Member State;
(c) they organise comparative tests at regular intervals;
(d) they preserve isolates of the bluetongue virus taken from confirmed cases in the Member State;
(e) they ensure confirmation of positive results obtained in regional diagnostic laboratories.
ANNEX II
A. LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DE REFERENCIA DE LA FIEBRE CATARRAL OVINA/EF-REFERENCELABORATORIUM FOR BLUETONGUE/GEMEINSCHAFTLICHES REFERENZLABORATORIUM FÜR DIE BLAUZUNGENKRANKHEIT/ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΟΪΚΟ ΠΥΡΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΥ/COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR BLUETONGUE/LABORATOIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR LA FIÈVRE CATARRHALE DU MOUTON/LABORATORIO COMUNITARIO DI RIFERIMENTO PER LA FEBBRE CATARRALE DEGLI OVINI/COMMUNAUTAIR REFERENTIELABORATORIUM VOOR BLUETONGUE/LABORATÓRIO COMUNITÁRIO DE REFERÊNCIA EM RELAÇÃO À FEBRE CATARRAL OVINA/LAMPAAN BLUETONGUE-TAUTIA VARTEN NIMETTY YHTEISÖN VERTAILULABORATORIO/GEMENSKAPENS REFERENSLABORATORIUM FÖR BLUETONGUE
AFRC Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road
Pirbright
Woking
Surrey GU24 ONF United Kingdom Tel. (44-1483) 23 24 41 Fax (44-1483) 23 24 48 E-mail: philip-mellor@bbsrc.ac.uk
B. TASKS OF THE COMMUNITY REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR BLUETONGUE
The Community reference laboratory has the following tasks:
1. coordinating, in consultation with the Commission, diagnostic methods for bluetongue in the Member States, in particular by:
(a) specifying, holding and supplying strains of the bluetongue virus for the purpose of serological tests and the preparation of antiserum;
(b) the provision of reference sera and other reference reagents to the national reference laboratories for the purpose of standardising the tests and the reagents used in each Member State;
(c) the establishment and conservation of a collection of strains and isolates of the bluetongue virus;
(d) the regular organisation of Community comparative testing of diagnostic procedures;
(e) the collection and collation of data and information concerning the diagnostic methods used and the results of the tests carried out in the Community;
(f) the classification of isolates of the bluetongue virus, using the most advanced methods, in order to provide a better understanding of the epizootiology of bluetongue;
(g) monitoring developments worldwide in the area of surveillance, epizootiology and prevention of bluetongue;
2. actively assisting in the identification of centres of bluetongue infection in the Member States by studying viral isolates sent to it for confirmation of diagnosis, classification and epizootiological studies;
3. facilitating the provision of training and refresher courses for experts in laboratory diagnostics with a view to harmonising diagnostic techniques throughout the Community;
4. mutual and reciprocal information exchange with the World Bluetongue Laboratory designated by the International Office for Epizootics (OIE), in particular concerning global developments with regard to bluetongue.
ANNEX III
MINIMUM CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO CONTINGENCY PLANS
The contingency plans must provide for at least the following:
1. the establishment at national level of a crisis unit to coordinate all emergency measures in the Member State concerned;
2. a list of local emergency centres adequately equipped for the purpose of coordinating control measures at local level;
3. detailed information on the personnel responsible for emergency measures, their qualifications and their responsibilities;
4. the possibility, for each local centre, of swiftly contacting persons or organisations directly or indirectly affected by an outbreak;
5. the availability of the equipment and materials necessary for the proper implementation of emergency measures;
6. precise instructions regarding the steps to be taken, including means of destroying carcases, when cases of infection or contamination are suspected and confirmed;
7. training programmes for updating and enhancing knowledge of procedures on the ground and administrative procedures;
8. for the diagnostic laboratories, an autopsy function, the capability required for conducting serological and histological tests, etc., and the updating of rapid diagnostic techniques (provisions on the swift transportation of samples should be laid down for this purpose);
9. information concerning the quantity of vaccines against bluetongue deemed necessary in case emergency vaccination needs to be reintroduced;
10. regulatory provisions for implementing the contingency plans.