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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-422/annex/chapter-VII/division-B/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2003/422",
  "legislation_title": "2003/422/EC: Commission Decision of 26 May 2003 approving an African swine fever diagnostic manual (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1696)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-422",
  "path": "annex/chapter/VII/division/B/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Quality control on sensitivity and specificity of each batch of ELISA reagents must be regularly performed by the the National Reference Laboratory, making use of a panel of reference sera This panel shall include:\nsera from pigs in the early phase of ASF virus infection (less than 17 days post infection),\nsera from convalescent pigs (more than 17 days post infection).\nThe ELISA to be used for the serological diagnosis of ASF must detect all reference sera from the convalescent pigs. All results obtained with the reference sera must be reproducible. It is recommended all positive sera from the early phase are also detected. The results obtained with the reference sera from pigs in the early phase of infection give an indication of the sensitivity of the ELISA.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex Ch. 7 s. B substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 8(8)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:18:22.461284+00:00"
  },
  "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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