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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-veterinary-medicines-and-residues-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780348214345",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-veterinary-medicines-and-residues-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Commission Decision 2002/657/EC",
  "text": "(1) Commission Decision 2002/657/EC implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results (notified under document number C(2002) 3044) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 1—\n(a) in the first paragraph, for “Article 15(1), second sentence, of Directive 96/23/EC” substitute “relevant retained EU law”;\n(b) in the second paragraph, omit “Community”.\n(3) In Article 2, at the end insert—\n“In this Decision—\n“appropriate authority” means—\n(a) as regards England, the Secretary of State;\n(b) as regards Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n(c) as regards Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n“relevant retained EU law” means—\n(a) as regards England and Scotland, the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015;\n(b) as regards Wales, the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2019.”.\n(4) In Article 3, in the words before point (a)—\n(a) for “Member States” substitute “appropriate authority”;\n(b) for “Directive 96/23/EC” substitute “relevant retained EU law”.\n(5) In Article 4, in the words before point (a), for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”.\n(6) In Article 5—\n(a) for “Member States” substitute “appropriate authority”;\n(b) for “Directive 96/23/EC” substitute “relevant retained EU law”.\n(7) Omit Articles 7 and 10.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2019/569 (W.125)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}