diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/updates/2023_08_15_Laboratory_EORINumber.sql b/schemas/ispyb/updates/2023_08_15_Laboratory_EORINumber.sql
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+INSERT IGNORE INTO SchemaStatus (scriptName, schemaStatus) VALUES ('2023_08_15_Laboratory_EORINumber.sql', 'ONGOING');
+
+ALTER TABLE Laboratory
+    ADD EORINumber varchar(17)
+        COMMENT 'An EORI number consists of an ISO Country code from an EU Member State  (2 characters) + a maximum of 15 characters';
+
+UPDATE SchemaStatus SET schemaStatus = 'DONE' WHERE scriptName = '2023_08_15_Laboratory_EORINumber.sql';