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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-54/annex-I/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2000/54",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-54",
  "path": "annex/I/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Preliminary note",
  "text": "Where the result of the risk assessment, carried out in accordance with Article 3 and Article 4(2) of this Directive, shows an unintentional exposure to biological agents, there may be other work activities, not included in this Annex, which should be considered.\n1.. Work in food production plants.\n2.. Work in agriculture.\n3.. Work activities where there is contact with animals and/or products of animal origin.\n4.. Work in healthcare, including isolation and post-mortem units.\n5.. Work in clinical, veterinary and diagnostic laboratories, excluding diagnostic microbiological laboratories.\n6.. Work in refuse disposal plants.\n7.. Work in sewage purification installations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, III, V and VI to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards purely technical adjustments."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/54/annex/I/division/1",
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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."
}