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adopt a list of specific criteria and conditions that the European reference networks must fulfil and the conditions and criteria required from healthcare providers wishing to join the European reference network. These criteria and conditions shall ensure, inter alia, that European reference networks: have knowledge and expertise to diagnose, follow-up and manage patients with evidence of good outcomes, as far as applicable; follow a multi-disciplinary approach; offer a high level of expertise and have the capacity to produce good practice guidelines and to implement outcome measures and quality control; make a contribution to research; organise teaching and training activities; and collaborate closely with other centres of expertise and networks at national and international level;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-11 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.