The reference laboratory is to be assisted by F3scientific experts or official laboratories for the duties and tasks set out in 2.2, 2.4 and 3 of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003.

For the purposes of paragraph 1, scientific experts or official laboratories must comply with the requirements set out in Annex I.

The F5scientific experts or official laboratories, including the F6reference laboratory, shall enter into a contract to define the relations between them, particularly in financial matters. In particular, the contract may provide that the F6reference laboratory is to distribute a share of the fees it receives to the F7scientific experts or official laboratories. Subject to this contract, the F6reference laboratory may issue guidance F8... as provided for in Article 12.

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