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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57/annex-II/section-VI/division-A/division-5/division-5.4/division-5.4.5",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1998/57",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57",
  "path": "annex/II/section/VI/division/A/division/5/division/5.4/division/5.4.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.4.5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Interpretation of the IF reading:\n(i) If bright fluorescing cells with characteristic morphology are found, estimate the average number of typical cells per microscope field and calculate the number of typical cells per ml of resuspended pellet (Appendix 5).\nThe IF reading is positive for samples with at least 5 × 10 3 typical cells per ml of resuspended pellet. The sample is considered potentially contaminated and further testing is required.\n(ii) The IF reading is negative for samples with less than 5 × 10 3 cells per ml of resuspended pellet and the sample is considered negative. Further testing is not required.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/63/CE of 14 July 2006 amending Annexes II to VII to Council Directive 98/57/EC on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/57/annex/II/section/VI/division/A/division/5/division/5.4/division/5.4.5",
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  },
  "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."
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