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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1997-278/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1997/278",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 11 April 1997 mending Decisions 95/160/EC, 95/161/EC and 95/168/EC concerning the methods to be used for microbiological testing (Text with EEA relevance) (97/278/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1997-278",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Annex I to Decision 95/161/EC, point 4 is replaced by the following:\n‘4.\nMicrobiological test for examination of the samples\nMicrobiological testing of the samples for salmonella should be carried out to the standard of the International Organization for Standardization ISO 6579:1993 or revised editions, or by the method described by the Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL method No 71, fourth edition, 1991) or revised editions.\nWhere the results of analysis are contested between Member States the standard of the International Organization for Standardization ISO 6579:1993 or revised editions should be regarded as the reference method.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1997/278/article/2",
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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."
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