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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/article-2a",
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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": "article/2a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2a",
  "heading": "Surveillance and eradication programmes",
  "text": "(1.) Where a constituent GB territory is not known to be infected and is not declared free of one of more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Annex 1A to Regulation 1251/2008, the appropriate authority may establish a surveillance programme for achieving disease-free status for one or more of those diseases.\n(2.) A surveillance programme established in accordance with paragraph 1 must include specific requirements for surveillance, sampling and diagnostics as provided for in Annex 1.\n(3.) Where a constituent GB territory is known to be infected by one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in Annex 1A to Regulation 1251/2008, the appropriate authority may establish an eradication programme for achieving disease-free status.\n(4.) A programme established in accordance with paragraph 1 or 3 must contain—\n(a) a description of the epidemiological situation of the disease before the date of commencement of the programme;\n(b) an analysis of the estimated costs and the anticipated benefits of the programme;\n(c) the likely duration of the programme and the objective to be attained by the completion date of the programme;\n(d) a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative area in which the programme is to be applied.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2a inserted (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), 11(4)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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