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The EU system of reference laboratories for residues in food of animal origin

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  1. Council of the European Communities (1996) Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products, and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/49/EEC and Decision 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC. OJEC L125:10–31

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Public Health and Food Safety (V & V), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80175, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Rainer W. Stephany

  2. Laboratory for Food and Residue Analysis (ARO), EU Community Reference Laboratory for Residues (CRL), National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Rainer W. Stephany

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Stephany, R.W. The EU system of reference laboratories for residues in food of animal origin. Accred Qual Assur 9, 578–582 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-004-0823-0

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