Commission Regulation (EU) No. 87/2011 designating the EU reference laboratory for bee health, laying down additional responsibilities and tasks for that laboratory and amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Pursuant to Regulation No. 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, this Regulation designates the Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES) with its research laboratory for bee diseases, Sophia-Antipolis Laboratory, France, as the European Union reference laboratory in the field of bee health from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016.