1. 3c. Expected impact of Brexit on management of EURLs and NRLs

2. 8 EURLs in UK 'Brexit' UK EURLs
1.Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
2. Foot-and-mouth disease
3. Avian influenza
4. Newcastle disease
5. Crustacean diseases (contract ends )
6. Contamination of bivalve molluscs
7. Bluetongue
8. Swine Vesicular Disease
Pirbright: Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Bluetongue, Swine Vesicular Disease
APHA Weybridge: Avian Influenza, Newcastle disease, TSE
Cefas: Crustacean diseases, Bivalve Molluscs

3. developments 2017 'Brexit' UK EURLs
4 EURLs -->3 calls for new EURLs: TSE, FMD, AI-ND
3 EURLs--> tasks intended to be taken over by other EURLs:
Crustacean diseases, bivalve molluscs, bluetongue
1 EURL --> SVD not active anymore; to be ended

4. the 'Brexit' process for UK EURLs
Repeal of designations of UK EURLs by various legislative procedures;
For Newcastle disease: Lisbonisation procedure
Legislation prepared; Interservice consultation
Calls for 3 new EURLs sent out in May 2017
Applications (6 in total) received and selection process ongoing; aiming for vote in PAFF 30 Nov. except AI/ND
Adoption foreseen spring 2018;
Intended Ending activities UK EURLs by
Interservice consultation almost finalised

5. Intended situation 1-1-19 'Brexit' UK EURLs
1. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (IT)
2. Foot-and-mouth disease (BE-FR consortium)
3. Avian influenza and Newcastle disease
4. Fish Diseases and Crustacean diseases (DK)
5. African horse sickness and bluetongue (ES)
'Brexit' UK EURLs
-TSE: Italian consortium between IZSPLVA and ISS selected
-Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Selected: The consortium ANSES & CODA-CERVA set up by the Laboratory for Animal Health of the Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Maisons-Alfort, France, and the Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA), Uccle, Belgium
-AI/ND: selection process ongoing
-Fish and Crustacean disease: DTU, Denmark per
-African horse sickness and bluetongue: EURL Laboratoria de sanidad y produccion animal, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion, Madrid, Spain

6. Expected consequences for NRLs
Expected consequences for NRLs ? 'MS shall designate one (or more) NRL per EURL'
Per :
7 active UK EURLs --> 3 new designated EURLs
Less EURLs so, less NRLs obligatory:
189-->81 NRLs
Merging of tasks for UK EURLs on:
Crustacean diseases, bluetongue, live bivalve molluscs
Most of involved NRLs in MS are located in same institutes; Less than 5% in separate institutes
From 7 to 3 EURLs: obligation from 27x7=189 NRLs to 27x3= 81 NRLs
Merging of task for 3 EURLs: crustacean disease, contamination of molluscs, bluetongue so also 81 NRLs less obligatory
So in total 189 NRLS
Analysis of involved laboratories/institutes in MS show that in less than 5% separate institutes are involved.

7. location of NRLs ?
Some MS have NRLs in the UK---> depending on negotiations
Rules in Reg (EC)2017/625:
MS may designate a NRL in:
Other Member State
3rd country that is Contracting Party to Agreement on European Economic Area
a NRL may be designated as NRL for several MSs
Member States to reflect on designation of NRLs related to 'Brexit' developments !