{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-III/chapter-A/division-I/division-6/division-6.5",
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  "legislation": "eur/2001/999",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999",
  "path": "annex/III/chapter/A/division/I/division/6/division/6.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "6.5",
  "heading": "Where an animal slaughtered for human consumption is found positive or inconclusive to the rapid test, at least the carcase immediately preceding and the two carcases immediately following the animal tested positive or inconclusive on the same slaughter line shall be destroyed in accordance with point 6.4.",
  "text": "By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this point, The appropriate authority may decide not to destroy the carcases mentioned in the first paragraph unless the result of the rapid test is confirmed to be positive or inconclusive by confirmatory examinations referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.1(b).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2003 of 19 December 2003 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in ovine and caprine animals."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1396 of 18 August 2016 amending certain Annexes to Regulation (No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 1 point 6.5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 4(20)(b)(ii) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/III/chapter/A/division/I/division/6/division/6.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:56:56.200083+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."
}