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Ref. Ares(2024)2228777 - 25/03/2024 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY Public Health, Cancer and Health security The Director (acting) Luxembourg SANTE.B.2/RF/tm (2024)2488112 NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Subject: Invitation to nominate Member State competent authorities in the scope of the calls for applications for EU reference laboratories for public health (Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371) Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU ("SCBTH Regulation") entered into force on 26 December 2022. According to Article 15, the European Commission is empowered to designate EU reference laboratories (EURLs) for public health “to provide support to national reference laboratories to promote good practice and alignment by Member States on a voluntary basis on diagnostics, testing methods, use of certain tests for the uniform surveillance, notification and reporting of diseases by Member States”. On 2 October 2023, the first calls for applications for EURLs were published by the Commission (1). Laboratories in EU/EEA countries were invited to submit applications to be designated as EURL in one of six areas of public health. As part of their application, national laboratories had to seek endorsement by a national competent authority. The competent authorities endorsing applicants were asked to confirm that each candidate laboratory met the eligibility criteria of the call. Importantly, this included the confirmation that they already played an active role in the national public health microbiology system. The applications were evaluated in January 2024 and selected laboratories are about to be designated as EURLs, via an implementing regulation, expected to be adopted before the end of March 2024. The Commission is currently working on the next set of calls for applications to designate further EURLs. The topics are being defined at the moment and calls for applications will be launched in the very near future (Q2 2024). Competent public health authorities will be asked again to endorse the national laboratories wishing to apply. (1) https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/surveillance-and-early-warning/eu- reference-laboratories-public-health-calls-application_en Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111 [email protected]  In a change to last year’s procedure, aimed at streamlining the application process further and as a result of feedback received from the Member States, this time each EU/EEA country is asked to formally nominate one national competent authority in public health ahead of the calls for application being launched. Only that authority will be responsible for the endorsement of national applicants. This information will be made public at the time of the launch of the calls and applicants will be invited to contact the nominated authority via pre-defined contact channels. For that, we ask countries to submit the following information: - name of national competent authority; - contact information (email address and telephone number and, where relevant, name of responsible person). We would be grateful to receive your nominations by Monday 22 April 2024. Please send your nominations to [email protected]. Philippe ROUX c.c.: KEYS Rosalyn (SANTE.B), KELLER Ingrid (SANTE.B.2), FIGUEIRA Rita (SANTE.B.2), MACÉ Tamara (SANTE.B.2) 2 Electronically signed on 25/03/2024 11:59 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Saatja: "Webdesktop" <[email protected]> Saaja: "SM Info", "Elen Ohov", "Tiina Rootamm" Teema: Webdesktop: Nimetamine - ELi referentlaborid Kuupäev: 2024-03-26 10:55 Tere! Edastan Komisjoni kirja. KOMle vastamise tähtaeg on 22.04.2024. Reg. number: 14-4/313 Reg. kuupäev: 26.03.2024 Sisu: Invitation to nominate Member State competent authorities in the scope of the calls for applications for EU reference laboratories for public health (Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371) -- Heade soovidega Tiiu Noobel sekretär, EV alaline esindus EL juures +32 2227 4337 Saatja: Esindus EL juures üldaadress </O=ESTONIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS/OU=EVM/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=ESINDUSELJUURESYLDAADR> Saaja: Tiiu Noobel Teema: FW: Letter to Permanent representation - Nomination competent authorities for EURL 2024 - Ares(2024)2228777 -----Original Message----- From: SANTE CONSULT B2 <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 3:52 PM To: (MISSION OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN TO THE EUROPEAN UNION) <[email protected]>; (Mission of Iceland to the EU) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Austria = Représentation permanente de l'Autriche) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Belgium = Représentation permanente de la Belgique) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Bulgaria = Représentation permanente de la Bulgarie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Croatia = Représentation permanente de la Croatie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Cyprus = Représentation permanente de Chypre) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Denmark = Représentation permanente du Danemark) <[email protected]>; Esindus EL juures üldaadress <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Finland = Représentation permanente de la Finlande) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of France = Représentation permanente de la France) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Germany = Représentation permanente de l'Allemagne) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Greece = Représentation permanente de la Gr?ce) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Hungary = Représentation permanente de la Hongrie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Ireland = Représentation permanente de l'Irlande) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Latvia = Représentation permanente de la Lettonie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Lithuania = Représentation permanente de la Lituanie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Luxembourg = Représentation permanente du Luxembourg) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Malta = Représentation permanente de Malte) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Netherlands = Représentation permanente des Pays-Bas) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Poland = Représentation permanente de la Pologne) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Portugal = Représentation permanente du Portugal) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Romania = Représentation permanente de la Roumanie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Slovakia = Représentation permanente de la Slovaquie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Slovenia = Représentation permanente de la Slovénie) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Spain = Représentation permanente d'Espagne) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of Sweden = Représentation permanente de Su?de) <[email protected]>; (Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic = Représentation permanente de la République tch?que) <[email protected]>; (RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE) <[email protected]> Subject: Letter to Permanent representation - Nomination competent authorities for EURL 2024 - Ares(2024)2228777 Dear Madam/Dear Sir, Please find attached document Ares(2024)2228777 from KELLER Ingrid (SANTE.B2) dated 25/03/2024. Best regards, SANTE B2 Secretariat