# 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), Division 4: Where a strain is attenuated or has lost known virulence genes, then the containment required by the classification of its parent strain need not necessarily apply, subject to assessment appropriate for risk in the workplace.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This is the case, for example, when such a strain is to be used as a product or part of a product for prophylactic or therapeutic purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/54/annex/III/division/COMMUNITY/division/1/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-54/annex-III/division-COMMUNITY/division-1/division-4
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