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1. The Community reference laboratory referred to in Article 21 is the Joint Research Centre of the Commission (JRC).

2. For the duties and tasks set out in this Annex, the CRL may be assisted by a consortium of national reference laboratories. The CRL shall be responsible for: 2.1. the reception, storage and maintenance of the samples of the feed additive sent by the applicant as provided for in Article 7(3)(f); 2.2. evaluating the method of analysis of the feed additive, and of other relevant methods of analysis related to it, on the basis of the data provided in the application for authorisation of the feed additive as regards its suitability for official control in accordance with the requirements of the implementing rules referred to in Article 7(4) and (5) and the guidance of the Authority referred to in Article 7(6); 2.3. submitting a full evaluation report to the Authority on the results of the duties and tasks referred to in this Annex; 2.4. where necessary, the testing of the method(s) of analysis.

3. The CRL shall be responsible for coordination of the validation of the method(s) of analysis of the additive, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (). This task may involve the preparation of food or feed test material.

4. The CRL shall provide scientific and technical assistance to the Commission, especially in cases where Member States contest the results of analyses related to the duties and tasks referred to in this Annex, without prejudice to any role defined for it under Articles 11 and 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ().

5. On request by the Commission, the CRL may also be responsible for conducting special analytical or other related studies in a manner similar to the duties and tasks referred to in point 2. This may be the case, in particular, for existing products notified under Article 10 and included in the Register and for the period until an application for authorisation under Article 10(2) is submitted in accordance with Article 10(2).

6. The CRL shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the consortium of national reference laboratories. The CRL shall ensure that the relevant data concerning the applications are made available to the laboratories.

7. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Community reference laboratories laid down in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the CRL may create and maintain a database of methods of analysis available for control of feed additives and make it available to official control laboratories from Member States and other interested parties.