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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-I/part-1/division-II/division-II.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1554",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1554 of 11 September 2015 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for surveillance and diagnostic methods (notified under document C(2015) 6188) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554",
  "path": "annex/I/part/1/division/II/division/II.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "II.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Organs to be sampled:\nThe tissue material to be examined is spleen, anterior kidney, and either heart or encephalon. When sampling broodstock ovarian or seminal fluid may also be examined.\nIn case of small fry, whole fish less than 4 cm long can be minced with sterile scissors or a scalpel after removal of the body behind the gut opening. If a sample consists of whole fish with a body length between 4 cm and 6 cm, the viscera including kidney shall be collected.\nOrgan pieces from a maximum of 10 fish may be pooled.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1554/annex/I/part/1/division/II/division/II.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:14.330569+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."
}