{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-75/article-5",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2000/75",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-75",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The competent authority of a Member State may decide to allow the use of vaccines against bluetongue provided that:\n(a) such decision is based on the result of a specific risk assessment carried out by the competent authority;\n(b) the Commission is informed before such vaccination is carried out.\n2. Whenever live attenuated vaccines are used, Member States shall ensure that the competent authority demarcates:\n(a) a protection zone, consisting of at least the vaccination area;\n(b) a surveillance zone, consisting of a part of the Union territory with a depth of at least 50 kilometres extending beyond the limits of the protection zone.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Directive 2012/5/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards vaccination against bluetongue."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/75/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:01.443088+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."
}