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 S curit 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.