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The temporary designation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the following conditions: the official laboratory is already accredited in accordance with the standard EN ISO/IEC 17025 for the use of a method which is similar to the one not included within the scope of its accreditation; a quality assurance system is in place in the official laboratory to ensure sound and reliable results by using a method which is not included within the scope of the existing accreditation; the analyses, tests or diagnoses are carried out under the supervision of the competent authorities or the national reference laboratory for that method.
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