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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-569/annex-III/part-B/division-B/division-9/division-9.3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/569",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/569 of 16 April 2020 establishing a common format and information content for the submission of the information to be reported by Member States pursuant to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU (notified under document C(2020) 2179) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-569",
  "path": "annex/III/part/B/division/B/division/9/division/9.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "9.3",
  "heading": "Animals found dead",
  "text": "9.3.1. With respect to animals that are found dead, severity shall be determined by reference to whether the death is the result of factors related to the procedure that the animal was undergoing. If not related (such as in the case of death due to deficiencies in equipment or environmental controls; inappropriate husbandry practices; unrelated disease and infections), the actual reported severity shall reflect the most severe effects experienced by that animal during the course of the procedure (excluding the experience preceding the death).\n9.3.2. If the death is related to the procedure, the actual reported severity shall be ‘severe’ unless an informed decision can be made that the severity can be assigned a lesser category.",
  "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/2020/569/annex/III/part/B/division/B/division/9/division/9.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:17.611205+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."
}