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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1554/article-3",
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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/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Minimum requirements for eradication and surveillance programmes",
  "text": "The appropriate authority shall ensure that the rules on surveillance and eradication programmes, buffer zones, sampling and diagnostic methods set out in Annex I and the specific methods and detailed procedures set out in Annex II are complied with, when disease-free status is to be granted, withdrawn or restored for a constituent GB territory, or for a zone or compartment thereof for one or more of the listed diseases.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 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), 11(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 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), 11(5)(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "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."
}