The Nematology Unit of ANSES Plant Health Laboratory, Rennes, France, and the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO, Plant science Nematology Group), Merelbeke, Belgium are in charge of the Nematology EURL activities. The aim of this collaboration and our efforts is to assist both the Commission and National Reference Laboratories of each member states, in implementing the relevant European Plant Health Regulations by providing them the knowledge, tools for accurate detection and identification of regulated plant-parasitic nematodes. Both partners have extensive experiences in nematode diagnosis and identification for plant-parasitic nematodes considered important threats by the European Commission. Our activities are conducted in accordance with and under a quality assurance and are accredited according to the EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard. They comply strictly with all the International, European and National regulations and legislations regarding Plant Health.