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Member States shall create a permanently operational expert group to maintain expertise in order to assist the competent authority in ensuring disease preparedness. In case of an outbreak the expert group shall assist the competent authority at least in: the epidemiological enquiry; sampling, testing and interpretation of results of laboratory tests; establishment of disease control measures.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.