Legislation and related EFSA Technical Specifications
In November 2020, the European Commission issued the new legislation (2020/1729/EU) going into force on January 2021. Martial Plantady (EU Commission) here presents the changes form the previous legislation (2013/652/EU) - link to access the presentation.
Find below links to some of the legislation relevant to the national reference laboratories for antimicrobial resistance:
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 of 17 November 2020 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU) (relevant as of 01.01.2021)
- Commission Implementing Decision of 12 November 2013 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria (2013/652/EU) (relevant until 31.12.2020)
- Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006 of 1 August 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the use of specific control methods in the framework of the national programmes for the control of salmonella in poultry