1. 3b. EURL/EURC latest developments

2. EURL network 2017 46 active EURLs
27 Food and Feed safety
19 Animal Health
Budget for 2 years ( ): €

3. 6 changes in EURLs per
Foodborne viruses: SE (Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala)
Replacing JRC (Geel) EURLs:
DK (DTU): METALS AND NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS IN FEED AND FOOD
DK (DTU): PROCESSING CONTAMINANTS
NL (RIKILT): MYCOTOXINS AND PLANT TOXINS IN FEED AND FOOD
FR (ANSES): Ending EURL on Milk and Milk products
Designation EURL zootechnics: SE (Interbull);
(EC) 882/2004 Annex VII; from as EURC
-Analysis of the current coverage offered by the mandates of the existing EURLs might resulted in new area for EURL for Foodborne viruses
-Former JRC EURLs: adjustment and re-shaping of existing mandates to mirror reprioritisation of policy needs where appropriate.
-As of 1 November 2018, the INTERBULL Centre will operate as the European Union reference centre responsible for the scientific and technical contribution to the harmonisation and improvement of the methods of performance testing and genetic evaluation of purebred breeding animals of the bovine species as designated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1422[3], based on Article 29(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012.

4. New Specific requirements for consortia
Each member of the consortium has to:
Meet eligibility criteria
Supported by CA
Submit all documents (TOR)
Authorise the coordinator: finances and representation
The consortium has to:
Appoint a coordinator
Explain division of tasks, decision making process, exchange of knowledge

5. EURL/C network 2018 46 active EURLs 1 EURC
27 Food and Feed safety
19 Animal Health
1 EURC
Budget for 2018: €
Actually the EURL network per consists of 46 Labs.
One new EURLs has been selected in 2017 :Foodborne viruses
Ending of EURL on milk and milk products.
The rules governing the financial support are laid down in an annual administrative arrangement.

6. What to expect from EC ? Coordination of EURL/C by related policy area
Evaluation of EURL work programmes and reports
Performing public Calls by policy units and coordinating unit
Maintaining SANTE Database on EURL/C, work program and NRLs
These are some aspects of the activities done by EC regarding EURLs.
-EC organizes the annual Directors meeting and address horizontal issues and improvements.
The last directors meeting was in Due to internal reorganisation we were not able to schedule a meeting in So now we pick up the routine from 2016.
-all EURLs are linked through the desk officer to their specific policy area in DG SANTE;
-the work programme and reports are evaluated by these policy areas on the technical aspects; the financial aspects are coordinated by the financial unit.
-new calls are managed by the relevant policy area and the coordinating unit;
-DG SANTE manages currently a database with details of the different EURL and their NRLs, data protection rules do not allow us to share these data for instance in the contact details.
Since granting direct access to the database to EURLs for adding modifications is not possible, EURLs should send alerts to DG SANTE for updating the database. The written agreement of NRL staff for inclusion in the database will also be requested. (DG SANTE will provide a Standard Operating Procedure on the management of this database and the ways forward )

7. EURLs/NRLs; collected data46
1449
Obligation is: 46x28=1288

8. NRLs
Actually, in most MS, one or two laboratories/institutes perform the majority of NRL tasks
NETHERLAND: In this MS, 5 institutions hosting 49 NRLs. The highest is WUR (Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR ) with 31.
BELGIUM: There are 12 institutions supporting 55 NRLs in Belgium. They are two main institutions IPH (Institute of Public Health) with 18 NRLs and CODA-CERVA with 16.

9. NRLs
ESTONIA
There are 5 institutions hosting 43 NRLs.
The highest is VFL (Veterinary and Food Laboratory) with 25.
FRANCE
There are 8 institutions hosting 56 NRLs in France.
The highest is ANSES (French agency for food, environmental and occupational health safety) with 37.

10. Sometimes, only one laboratory
NRLs
Sometimes, only one laboratory
LITHUANIA
There is one institution dealing with all 40 NRLs.
This institution is NMVRVI (National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute).
HUNGARY
In Hungary, one institution for 47 NRLs.
NEIBH (National Food Chain Safety Office)

11. what to expect in 2018 ?
EURLs to publish list of NRLs by 29 April 2018 !
Start of the designated EURLs on foodborne viruses
Member States to designate NRL for Foodborne Viruses !
Re-shaping existing mandates EURLs contaminants
Member States to reflect on scope related NRLs
Calls, selection and designation Plant Health EURLs
Member States to designate NRLs for Plant Health (2019)
Designation EU reference centre on animal welfare
Call closed and selection process ongoing
Member States to communicate name and address of each NRL to relevant EURL, other Member States and European Commission!
Analysis of the current coverage offered by the mandates of the existing EURLs might result in some new areas for EURLs
-the creation of new EURLs or the broadening of the mandate of existing ones to respond to possible new/emerging needs;
--the adjustment or re-shaping of existing mandates to mirror reprioritisation of policy needs where appropriate.

12. what to expect in 2019 and further ?
Start of the designated Plant Health EURLs
Member States to designate NRLs for Plant Health
Start of the new EURLs on
TSE
Foot-and-mouth Disease and
Avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Total yearly budget for EURL/Cs will stay the same…so less funding per EURL/C expected;
-the creation of new EURLs for plant health