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EURL Work programme
This page contains the work programmes of the EURL for Insects and Mites since the beginning of the mandate in 2019.
They are structured in four main sections, grouping activities related to:
- ensuring NRLs high quality performance
- providing support and assistance to NRLs
- providing assistance to European Commission and other organizations
- verifying the quality of reagents and creating/maintaining a EURL reference collections
The full work programmes can be downloaded here below.
NRLs Network
Find here location and contact persons for the National Reference Laboratories of the European Union
EURL Missions
The main objective of the EURL-Insects and Mites is to coordinate the network of EU National Reference Laboratories (EU NRLs) to ensure accurate identification of regulated or invasive insect and mite species. Provision of validated reference methods, reagents and technical information on the pests, annual proficiency tests and training of NRL staff should improve the quality of the diagnosis and harmonise the diagnostic procedures at European level.
The functions and duties of the EURL for Insects and Mites are laid in the art.94 of the REGULATION (EU) 2017/625 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 March 2017 as follows:
EURL Designation
Regulations
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Introduction
The Entomology and Invasive Plants Unit of ANSES Plant Health Laboratory (Montpellier, France) and the Institute for Sustainable Plant Production of AGES (Vienna, Austria) are in charge of the activities of the EURL for Insects and Mites. They have an extensive experience in the identification of regulated and invasive pests which can cause severe damage to plants. The consortium can rely on a broad knowledge in the morphological identification of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera and Acari. Molecular diagnostics (e.g. DNA barcoding and pest-specific PCR assays) complement the morphological identification and allow the accurate identification, especially of life stages that are difficult to identify by morphological characteristics.
They conduct their activities under quality assurance regime and are accredited according to the EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard for testing and analysis. Moreover, ANSES is accredited according to the EN ISO/IEC 17043 standard for the coordination of inter-laboratories Proficiency Testing.
They comply strictly with all the International, European and National regulations and legislations regarding Plant Health.