{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-II/part-1/division-I/division-I.4/division-I.4.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/annex-II/part-1/division-I/division-I.4/division-I.4.2.json",
  "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/II/part/1/division/I/division/I.4/division/I.4.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "I.4.2",
  "heading": "Homogenisation of organs",
  "text": "In the laboratory, the fish tissue in the tubes shall be completely homogenised, either by stomacher, blender or mortar and pestle with sterile sand, and subsequently suspended in the original transport medium.\nIf a sample consists of a whole fish less than 4 cm long, it shall be minced with sterile scissors or scalpel after removal of the body behind the gut opening. If a sample consists of a whole fish with body length between 4 cm and 6 cm, the viscera including kidney shall be collected. If a sample consists of a whole fish more than 6 cm long, the tissue specimens shall be collected as described in point I.1. The tissue specimens shall be minced with sterile scissors or scalpel and homogenised as described in the first paragraph of this point and suspended in transport medium.\nThe final ratio between tissue material and transport medium shall be adjusted in the laboratory to 1:10.",
  "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/II/part/1/division/I/division/I.4/division/I.4.2",
    "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."
}