A network of national reference laboratories (NRLs) assists the EU-RL in its tasks and duties. The NRLs are officially nominated in a regulation and the regular updates thereof.
European Union Reference Laboratory (EU-RL)
Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Belgium
National Reference Laboratories (NRLs)
| Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit |
| AUSTRIA (AT) |
| http://www.ages.at |
| Central Laboratory of Veterinary Control and Ecology |
| BULGARIA (BG) |
| Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture |
| CZECH REPUBLIC (CZ) |
| http://www.ukzuz.cz |
| SCL, Laboratoire de Bordeaux Pessac |
| FRANCE (FR) |
| Institute of Food Hygiene of Athens |
| GREECE (GR) |
| Regional Center of Plant Protection and Quality Control of Magnesia |
| GREECE (GR) |
| Public Analyst's Laboratory |
| IRELAND (IE) |
| Centro di referenza nazionale per la sorveglianza ed il controllo degli alimenti per animali |
| ITALY (IT) |
| http://www.izsto.it |
| Public Health Laboratory |
| MALTA (MT) |
| The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) |
| NORWAY (NO) |
| http://www.nifes.no |
| Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority (VWA) |
| THE NETHERLANDS (NL) |
| http://www.vwa.nl |