
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 14a is amended as follows:

((a)) In paragraph 12a, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The national reference laboratories shall forward these data to the board of experts referred to in paragraph 14 for further evaluation and discussion with national reference laboratories before 1 July each year. The findings shall be presented to the Management Committee for consideration in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.'
((b)) Paragraph 14 is replaced by the following:
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14. A board of experts in monitoring water content in poultrymeat shall act as a coordinating body for testing activities of national reference laboratories. It shall consist of representatives of the Commission and national reference laboratories. Tasks of the board and of national reference laboratories, as well as the organisational structure of the board are provided for in Annex IX.'
2.. Annex VIII is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
3.. Annex IX is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 March 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


ANNEX VIII 

 Belgium
Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO)Eenheid Technologie en VoedingProductkwaliteit en voedselveiligheidBrusselsesteenweg 370BE-9090 Melle
 Czech Republic
Státní veterinární ústav JihlavaNárodní referenční laboratoř pro mikrobiologické, chemické a senzorické analýzy masa a masných výrobkůRantířovská 93CZ-586 05 Jihlava
 Denmark
FødevarestyrelsenFødevareregion ØstAfdeling for FødevarekemiSøndervang 4DK-4100 Ringsted
 Germany
Bundesforschungsanstalt für Ernährung und LebensmittelStandort KulmbachEC-Baumann-Straße 20D-95326 Kulmbach
 Estonia
Veterinaar- ja ToidulaboratooriumKreutzwaldi 30EE-51006 Tartu
 Greece
Ministry of Rural Development & FoodVeterinary Laboratory of Larisa7th km Larisa-Trikalon st.EL-411 10 Larisa
 Spain
Laboratorio Arbitral AgroalimentarioCarretera de La Coruña, km 10,700ES-28023 Madrid
 France
Unité hygiène et qualité des produits avicolesLaboratoire central de recherches avicoles et porcinesCentre National d'études vétérinaires et alimentairesBeaucemaine — B.P. 53FR-22400 Ploufragan
 Ireland
National Food CentreTeagascDunsineaCastleknockDublin 15Ireland
 Italy
Ministero Politiche Agricole e ForestaliIspettorato Centrale Repressione Frodi — Laboratorio di ModenaVia Jacopo Cavedone n. 29IT-41100 Modena
 Cyprus
Agricultural LaboratoryDepartment of AgricultureLoukis Akritas Ave; 14CY-Lefcosia (Nicosia)
 Latvia
Pārtikas un veterinārā dienestaNacionālais diagnostikas centrsLejupes iela 3,LV-1076 Rīga
 Lithuania
Nacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorijaJ. Kairiūkščio g. 10LT-2021 Vilnius
 Luxembourg
Laboratoire National de SantéRue du Laboratoire, 42LU-1911 Luxembourg
 Hungary
Országos Élelmiszervizsgáló IntézetBudapest 94. Pf. 1740Mester u. 81.HU-1465
 Malta
CE.FI.T S.r.l.Sede Centrale e LaboratoriViale Lido 108 AIT-96012 Avola (SR)
 Netherlands
RIKILT — Instituut voor VoedselveiligheidBornsesteeg 45, gebouw 123NL-6708 AE Wageningen
 Austria
Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbHInstitut für Lebensmitteluntersuchung WienAbteilung 6 — Fleisch und FleischwarenSpargelfeldstraße 191AT-1226 Wien
 Poland
Centralne Laboratorium Głównego Inspektoratu Jakości Handlowej Artykułów Rolno-Spożywczychul. Reymonta 11/13PL-60-791 Poznań
 Portugal
Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica — ASAELaboratório Central da Qualidade Alimentar — LCQAAv. Conde Valbom, 98PT 1050-070 LISBOA
 Slovenia
Univerza v LjubljaniVeterinarska fakultetaNacionalni veterinarski inštitutGerbičeva 60SI-1115 Ljubljana
 Slovakia
Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústavBotanická 15SK-842 52 Bratislava
 Finland
Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto EviraMustialankatu 3FIN-00710 Helsinki
 Sweden
LivsmedelsverketBox 622SE-75126 Uppsala
 United Kingdom
Laboratory of the Government ChemistQueens RoadTeddingtonUnited KingdomTW11 0LY


ANNEX II


ANNEX IX 
The board of experts referred to in Article 14a(14) is responsible for the following tasks:


((a)) supplying information on analytical methods and comparative testing regarding the water content of poultrymeat to the national reference laboratories,
((b)) coordinating the application by the national reference laboratories of the methods referred to in (a), by organising comparative testing, and proficiency testing in particular,
((c)) supporting the national reference laboratories in proficiency testing by providing scientific support for statistical data evaluation and reporting,
((d)) coordinating the development of new analytical methods and informing the national reference laboratories of progress made in this area,
((e)) providing scientific and technical assistance to the Commission, especially in cases where the results of analyses are contested between Member States.

The board of experts referred to in Article 14a(14) shall be organised as follows:

The board of experts in monitoring water content in poultrymeat shall consist of representatives of the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (JRC) — Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and of three national reference laboratories. The representative of IRMM shall act as the chairperson of the board and shall appoint the national reference laboratories on rotational basis. The Member States’ authorities responsible for the national reference laboratory selected shall subsequently appoint individual experts in monitoring water content in food to serve on the board. Through annual rotation, one participating national reference laboratory shall be replaced at a time, so as to ensure a degree of continuity on the board. Expenses incurred by the Member States’ experts and/or the national reference laboratories in the exercise of their functions under this paragraph shall be borne by the respective Member States.

The national reference laboratories listed in Annex VIII are responsible for the following tasks:


((a)) coordinating the activities of the national laboratories responsible for analyses of water content in poultrymeat,
((b)) assisting the competent authority in the Member State to organise the system for monitoring water content in poultrymeat,
((c)) participating in comparative testing (proficiency testing) between the various national laboratories referred to in (a),
((d)) ensuring that the information supplied by the board of experts is disseminated to the competent authority in the relevant Member State and to the national laboratories referred to in (a),
((e)) collaborate with the board of experts and in case of appointment to join the board of experts, to prepare the necessary test samples, including homogeneity testing, and to arrange appropriate shipping.

