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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-89/annex-IV/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2001/89",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-89",
  "path": "annex/IV/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The functions and duties of the Community reference laboratory for classical swine fever are:\n(a) to coordinate, in consultation with the Commission, the methods employed in the Member States for diagnosing classical swine fever, specifically by:\nstoring and supplying cell cultures for use in diagnosis,\ntyping, storing and supplying strains of classical swine fever virus for serological tests and the preparation of antisera,\nsupplying standardised sera, conjugate sera and other reference reagents to the national laboratories in order to standardise the tests and reagents employed in the Member States,\nbuilding up and holding a classical swine fever virus collection,\norganising periodic comparative tests of diagnostic procedures at Community level,\ncollecting and collating data and information on the methods of diagnosis used and the results of tests carried out,\ncharacterising isolates of the virus by the most up-to-date methods available to allow greater understanding of the epizootiology of classical swine fever,\nkeeping abreast of developments in classical swine fever surveillance, epizootiology and prevention throughout the world,\nretaining expertise on the virus causing classical swine fever and other pertinent viruses to enable rapid differential diagnosis,\nacquiring a thorough knowledge of the preparation and use of the products of veterinary immunology used to eradicate and control classical swine fever;\n(b) to make the necessary arrangements for training or re-training experts in laboratory diagnosis with a view to harmonising diagnostic techniques;\n(c) to have trained personnel available for emergency situations occurring within the Community;\n(d) to perform research activities and whenever possible coordinate research activities directed towards an improved control of classical swine fever.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/89/annex/IV/division/2",
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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."
}