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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-106/annex/chapter-VI/division-C/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2002/106",
  "legislation_title": "2002/106/EC: Commission Decision of 1 February 2002 approving a Diagnostic Manual establishing diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for evaluation of the laboratory tests for the confirmation of classical swine fever (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 381)",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is applied to detect virus genome in blood, tissues or organ samples. Small fragments of viral RNA are transcribed into DNA fragments which are amplified by PCR to detectable quantities. Since this test detects only a genome sequence of the virus, the PCR may be positive, even when there is no infectious virus present (e.g. in autolysed tissues or samples from convalescent pigs).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:18:36.246374+00:00"
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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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