(1)In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote establishing a European centre for disease prevention and control (‘ECDC’), the ECDC operates dedicated networks on surveillance (‘dedicated networks’) which together constitute the network for epidemiological surveillance referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371. Since the activities of the dedicated networks form the foundation for communicable disease surveillance and ultimately prevention and control at Union level, the procedures for their operation should be effective, efficient and consistent across networks.