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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-896/annex/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-896/annex/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2008/896",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 20 November 2008 on guidelines for the purpose of the risk-based animal health surveillance schemes provided for in Council Directive 2006/88/EC (notified under document number C(2008) 6787) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/896/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-896",
  "path": "annex/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Choosing between the competent authority, private veterinarians and other qualified aquatic animal health service for carrying out the inspections",
  "text": "The appropriate authority should determine whether the inspections which are part of the risk-based animal health surveillance schemes are to be carried out by the competent authority or whether private veterinarians or other qualified aquatic animal health services should also be permitted to carry them out.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex para. 3 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 7(9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/896/annex/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:38.947389+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."
}