Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Health Security

Meeting of the Committee on serious

cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

Draft Implementing Regulation in

accordance with Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 2022/2371

3 November 2026, Tuesday

14:00 – 15:30, CET

The meeting will be held online only, via Webex. Prior registration is mandatory;

participants will not be able to join the meeting if they did not register beforehand.

Please use the following link to register:

https://ecconf.webex.com/weblink/register/r66c537ae91b9663079b88bcd831914de

2

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and adoption of the agenda - Chair of the Committee

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European Union

reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

2. Presentation of the draft Commission Implementing Regulation - DG SANTE

3. Q&A

4. Adoption of an opinion

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Health Security

Meeting of the Committee on serious

cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

Draft Implementing Regulation in

accordance with Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 2022/2371

3 November 2026, Tuesday

14:00 – 15:30, CET

The meeting will be held online only, via Webex. Prior registration is mandatory;

participants will not be able to join the meeting if they did not register beforehand.

Please use the following link to register:

https://ecconf.webex.com/weblink/register/r66c537ae91b9663079b88bcd831914de

2

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and adoption of the agenda - Chair of the Committee

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European Union

reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

2. Presentation of the draft Commission Implementing Regulation - DG SANTE

3. Q&A

4. Adoption of an opinion

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Director

Luxembourg SANTE.B.2/GB/tm (2026)8276916

NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MEMBER

STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Subject: Invitation to nominate Member State representatives to the Committee

on serious cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29

of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

On 3 November 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET,the European Commission will organise

an online meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. The

Committee will be tasked to provide its opinion for the Commission regarding the adoption

of the following Implementing Regulation, as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 20222/2371:

- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European

Union reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

We would like to invite you to nominate representative(s) of your country to participate

in this upcoming meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. Please

note that one representative of your country should be tasked to vote.

Attached to this invitation you will find the draft agenda of the meeting. Further

documentation of this meeting, including the draft Implementing Regulation, will be sent

to the nominated Member States’ representative(s) directly.

We would be grateful to receive your nominations by Friday 25 September 2026. Please

send your nominations to [email protected].

Antonio PARENTI

c.c.: SANTE CONSULT B2

Annex : Draft agenda of the meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border

threats to health, 3 November 2026 (14:00 – 15:30, CET)

Electronically signed on 03/08/2026 10:24 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Director

Luxembourg SANTE.B.2/GB/tm (2026)8276916

NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MEMBER

STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Subject: Invitation to nominate Member State representatives to the Committee

on serious cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29

of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

On 3 November 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET,the European Commission will organise

an online meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. The

Committee will be tasked to provide its opinion for the Commission regarding the adoption

of the following Implementing Regulation, as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 20222/2371:

- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European

Union reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

We would like to invite you to nominate representative(s) of your country to participate

in this upcoming meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. Please

note that one representative of your country should be tasked to vote.

Attached to this invitation you will find the draft agenda of the meeting. Further

documentation of this meeting, including the draft Implementing Regulation, will be sent

to the nominated Member States’ representative(s) directly.

We would be grateful to receive your nominations by Friday 25 September 2026. Please

send your nominations to [email protected].

Antonio PARENTI

c.c.: SANTE CONSULT B2

Annex : Draft agenda of the meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border

threats to health, 3 November 2026 (14:00 – 15:30, CET)

Electronically signed on 03/08/2026 10:24 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Health Security

Meeting of the Committee on serious

cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

Draft Implementing Regulation in

accordance with Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 2022/2371

3 November 2026, Tuesday

14:00 – 15:30, CET

The meeting will be held online only, via Webex. Prior registration is mandatory;

participants will not be able to join the meeting if they did not register beforehand.

Please use the following link to register:

https://ecconf.webex.com/weblink/register/r66c537ae91b9663079b88bcd831914de

2

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and adoption of the agenda - Chair of the Committee

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European Union

reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

2. Presentation of the draft Commission Implementing Regulation - DG SANTE

3. Q&A

4. Adoption of an opinion

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Health Security

Meeting of the Committee on serious

cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

Draft Implementing Regulation in

accordance with Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 2022/2371

3 November 2026, Tuesday

14:00 – 15:30, CET

The meeting will be held online only, via Webex. Prior registration is mandatory;

participants will not be able to join the meeting if they did not register beforehand.

Please use the following link to register:

https://ecconf.webex.com/weblink/register/r66c537ae91b9663079b88bcd831914de

2

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and adoption of the agenda - Chair of the Committee

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European Union

reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

2. Presentation of the draft Commission Implementing Regulation - DG SANTE

3. Q&A

4. Adoption of an opinion

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Director

Luxembourg SANTE.B.2/GB/tm (2026)8276916

NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MEMBER

STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Subject: Invitation to nominate Member State representatives to the Committee

on serious cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29

of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

On 3 November 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET,the European Commission will organise

an online meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. The

Committee will be tasked to provide its opinion for the Commission regarding the adoption

of the following Implementing Regulation, as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 20222/2371:

- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European

Union reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

We would like to invite you to nominate representative(s) of your country to participate

in this upcoming meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. Please

note that one representative of your country should be tasked to vote.

Attached to this invitation you will find the draft agenda of the meeting. Further

documentation of this meeting, including the draft Implementing Regulation, will be sent

to the nominated Member States’ representative(s) directly.

We would be grateful to receive your nominations by Friday 25 September 2026. Please

send your nominations to [email protected].

Antonio PARENTI

c.c.: SANTE CONSULT B2

Annex : Draft agenda of the meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border

threats to health, 3 November 2026 (14:00 – 15:30, CET)

Electronically signed on 03/08/2026 10:24 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Public Health, Cancer and Health security

Director

Luxembourg SANTE.B.2/GB/tm (2026)8276916

NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MEMBER

STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Subject: Invitation to nominate Member State representatives to the Committee

on serious cross-border threats to health (in accordance with Article 29

of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371)

On 3 November 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET,the European Commission will organise

an online meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. The

Committee will be tasked to provide its opinion for the Commission regarding the adoption

of the following Implementing Regulation, as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation

(EU) 20222/2371:

- Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… designating European

Union reference laboratories for public health on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria,

Clostridioides difficile, Invasive Bacteria and Mycobacteria.

We would like to invite you to nominate representative(s) of your country to participate

in this upcoming meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border threats to health. Please

note that one representative of your country should be tasked to vote.

Attached to this invitation you will find the draft agenda of the meeting. Further

documentation of this meeting, including the draft Implementing Regulation, will be sent

to the nominated Member States’ representative(s) directly.

We would be grateful to receive your nominations by Friday 25 September 2026. Please

send your nominations to [email protected].

Antonio PARENTI

c.c.: SANTE CONSULT B2

Annex : Draft agenda of the meeting of the Committee on serious cross-border

threats to health, 3 November 2026 (14:00 – 15:30, CET)

Electronically signed on 03/08/2026 10:24 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121