{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-177/article-2f",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-177/article-2f.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2009/177",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 31 October 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards surveillance and eradication programmes and disease-free status of Member States, zones and compartments (notified under document number C(2008) 6264) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/177/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-177",
  "path": "article/2f",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2f",
  "heading": "Suspension and restoration of exotic disease-free status",
  "text": "(1.) Where the appropriate authority has reason to believe that the condition for maintaining exotic disease-free status is no longer met in respect of their constituent GB territory, zone or compartment, the appropriate authority must undertake an investigation.\n(2.) Where the investigation required by paragraph 1 confirms that the condition for maintaining exotic disease-free status is still met, the disease-free status of the constituent GB territory, zone or compartment may be restored.\n(3.) Where the investigation confirms a significant likelihood that infection has occurred, the exotic disease-free status of the constituent GB territory, zone or compartment must be withdrawn until the condition in Article 2e(2) is once again met.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 2e, 2f inserted (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), 9(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/177/article/2f",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:16:33.164450+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."
}