Annex III of Directive 90/679/EEC is amended as follows:

1. Under the heading 'VIRUS', the group 'Retroviridae' is amended as follows:

(a) The following agents are reclassified from group 3 to group 3 (**):
- Human immunodeficiency viruses,
- Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV), types 1 and 2.

(b) The SIV virus is added and is classified as group 3 (**).

(c) Footnote reference '(h)' after the word 'Retroviridae' is repositioned after the letters 'SIV'.

2. The wording of footnote '(h)' which follows the list of viruses is replaced by the following:
'At the present there is no evidence of disease in humans caused by the other retroviruses of simian origin. As a precaution containment level 3 is recommended for work with them.'

3. Under the heading 'PARASITES', the following agents are reclassified from group 3 to group 3 (**):
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Echinococcus vogeli
Leishmania brasiliensis
Leishmania donovani
Plasmodium falciparum
Taenia solium
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.

4. At the end of the list under the heading 'PARASITES', the following indication is added:
'(**) See paragraph 8 of the introductory notes.'

5. The following agents are added and are classified as group 2:
- under the heading 'BACTERIA':
'Streptococcus suis'
- under the heading 'PARASITES':
'Cyclospora cayetanensis'.