Brussels, 03/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - On 27 October, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to the Czech Republic for failing to transpose the directive on organisms harmful to plants by 1 January 2011. The directive provides for laboratory testing on the detection of pests on plants, a task generally reserved for accredited national laboratories, to be delegated to universities, research institutes or private laboratories. By widening the scope of organisations that are allowed to...