Trots punkt 1 får dock medlemsstater, som saknar ett nationellt laboratorium med kompetens i sjukdomen i fråga, anlita en annan medlemsstats nationella laboratorium som har sådan kompetens. ###>However, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States which do not have a national laboratory competent as regards the disease in question, may use the services of a national laboratory with competence in the matter of another Member State.