{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57/annex-III.json",
  "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/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1.. For each suspected occurrence for which a positive result in the screening test(s) has been identified according to, for the listed plant material and for all other cases, the relevant methods set out in Annex II, and confirmation or refutation by completion of the said methods is awaited, there should be retention and appropriate conservation of:\nall tubers sampled and, wherever possible, all plants sampled,\nany remaining extract and additional prepared material for the screening test(s) e.g. immunofluorescence slides,\nand\nall relevant documentation,\nuntil the completion of the said methods.\nRetention of the tubers will enable variety testing to be undertaken where appropriate.\n2.. In the case of positive confirmation of the organism, there should be retention and appropriate conservation of:\nthe material specified in paragraph 1,\na sample of the infected tomato or eggplant material inoculated with the tuber or plant extract, where appropriate,\nand\nthe isolated culture of the organism,\nuntil at least one month after the notification procedure under Article 5(2).",
  "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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/57/annex/III",
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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."
}