SIST EN 18029:2025
(Main)Animal health diagnostic analyses - Electronic data exchange in laboratory analysis
Animal health diagnostic analyses - Electronic data exchange in laboratory analysis
This document specifies a common data exchange format (i.e. format of the messages and the dictionary of all the items that compose the message) between the prescribers and the laboratories in the animal health sector.
This document is intended for prescribers (purchasers) and service providers in charge of collecting samples and conducting analyses (including laboratories) who are interested in computerizing and standardizing their data exchanges, particularly in the animal health sector.
This document excludes the code lists that are required for unambiguous data exchange.
Tiergesundheit - Elektronischer Datenaustausch bei Labortests
Dieses Dokument legt ein gemeinsames Datenaustauschformat (d. h. das Format der Nachrichten und den Katalog aller Elemente, aus denen die Nachricht besteht) zwischen den Verordnern und den Laboratorien im Bereich der Tiergesundheit fest.
Dieses Dokument richtet sich an Verordner (Einkäufer) und Dienstleister, die für die Entnahme von Proben und die Durchführung von Analysen zuständig sind (einschließlich Laboratorien) und die daran interessiert sind, ihren Datenaustausch zu computerisieren und zu standardisieren, insbesondere im Bereich der Tiergesundheit.
Dieses Dokument schließt die Codelisten aus, die für einen eindeutigen Datenaustausch erforderlich sind.
Analyses de diagnostic en santé animale - Échange de donnée électronique dans les analyses de laboratoire
Le présent document spécifie un format commun d’échange de données (c’est à dire le format des messages et le dictionnaire de tous les éléments qui composent le message) entre les prescripteurs et les laboratoires dans le domaine de la santé animale.
Le présent document s’adresse aux prescripteurs (donneurs d’ordre) et aux prestataires chargés de réaliser les prélèvements et analyses (dont les laboratoires) qui sont intéressés par la mise en œuvre d’une démarche d’informatisation et de standardisation de leurs échanges de données, particulièrement dans le domaine de la santé animale.
Le présent document ne couvre pas les listes de codes qui sont nécessaires à un échange de données sans équivoque.
Diagnostične analize zdravja živali - Elektronska izmenjava podatkov v laboratorijskih analizah
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Diagnostične analize zdravja živali - Elektronska izmenjava podatkov v
laboratorijskih analizah
Animal health diagnostic analyses - Electronic data exchange in laboratory analysis
Tiergesundheit - Elektronischer Datenaustausch bei Labortests
Analyses de diagnostic en santé animale - Échange de donnée électronique dans les
analyses de laboratoire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 18029:2025
ICS:
11.220 Veterinarstvo Veterinary medicine
35.240.99 Uporabniške rešitve IT na IT applications in other fields
drugih področjih
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 18029
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.220; 35.240.99
English Version
Animal health diagnostic analyses - Electronic data
exchange in laboratory analysis
Analyses de diagnostic en santé animale - Échange de Tiergesundheitsdiagnostische Analysen -
données électroniques concernant les analyses de Elektronischer Datenaustausch bei Labortests
laboratoire
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 September 2025.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 e-Labs . 8
5 Partners in the exchanges . 8
6 Scope of the exchanges. 8
7 General exchange system . 9
8 Exchange scenarios . 9
9 Simplified data diagram . 10
9.1 General. 10
9.2 Description of the exchanged files . 10
9.2.1 Request file . 10
9.2.2 Result file . 12
9.2.3 Acknowledgement file. 14
9.3 Exchange parameters . 14
9.4 Service requests . 15
9.5 Sampling location and sampler . 16
9.6 Sample . 16
9.7 Instruction . 17
9.8 Analyses. 17
9.9 Analysis results . 18
10 Data dictionary . 19
10.1 Principles . 19
10.2 Definitions and glossary . 19
10.3 Request and result messages. 20
10.3.1 General tags . 20
10.3.2 Function tags . 22
10.4 Acknowledgement message . 38
11 Management of the reference lists . 39
11.1 Reference lists . 39
11.2 The reference framework . 40
11.3 Nomenclatures . 41
12 Management of the parties . 43
12.1 General. 43
12.2 Identification of the parties . 43
12.3 Party contacts . 44
13 Points requiring attention for the implementation of the standard . 44
13.1 General. 44
13.2 Exchange scenarios . 44
13.3 Scope of exchanged data. 44
13.4 Organization of the exchanges . 45
13.4.1 General . 45
13.4.2 Implementation of an acknowledgement protocol . 45
13.4.3 Implementation of import and export controls . 45
13.4.4 Implementation of a qualification phase . 45
13.5 Communication protocol . 46
Annex A (informative) The entities in the data dictionary . 47
Bibliography . 53
European foreword
This document (EN 18029:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 469 “Animal health
diagnostic analyses”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Numerous partners are involved in animal health monitoring/surveillance, such as the competent
authorities and public establishments, and other professional organizations.
A standardized and efficient exchange of electronic information on animal health knowledge is essential.
This sharing process involves exchanging information and making sure that the information is
comparable and coherent, and it requires that the information systems of the various players in this field
are interoperable.
The use of a common language based on a standard data exchange format is the most appropriate
response to this need – one that is open and accessible to all, and uses lists of common codes.
This standardization offers numerous advantages:
— to be able to process data from a large number of laboratory tests in a short period of time, especially
in the context of a health crisis;
— to facilitate animal health data reporting and analysis;
— to guarantee interoperability within the animal health community on the laboratory test data;
— to improve data reliability and data quality.
The ultimate goal is to propose a common data exchange language (format of the messages and the
dictionary of all the items that compose the message) between the prescribers and the laboratories in the
animal health sector. This document provides only the format of the common data exchanges language.
It can be considered as the first step in the standardization of electronic data exchange in laboratory
analysis. A subsequent step could be the development of code lists.
This standardization is based on the e-Labs format, which consists of a set of files, processes and rules
allowing for the standardization of data exchanges between prescribers and laboratories. e-Labs is the
name of the messages that are proposed to be standardized in order to exchange laboratory data between
two different information systems. This name refers to e for electronic and lab for laboratories.
This standard exchange format has been developed using tools designed by UN/CEFACT (United Nations
Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business). UN/CEFACT is a United Nations organization that
promotes and establishes the interoperability of information exchanges through the definition of data
exchange format standards. These standards are available on the UN/CEFACT website [1].
UN/CEFA
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