As a consequence of the EURL evaluation, the Commission stated that EURLs with overlapping or similar responsibilities should agree upon their work more closely. The agreement with the Commission is also indispensable. For this reason at least one meeting of the 4 EURLs for residues and a representative of the European Commission is necessary per year. Moreover, an additional exchange among the EURLs with respect to an agreed strategy, increased efficiency and exploiting synergy effects is required.