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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2160/article-8",
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  "legislation": "eur/2003/2160",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2160",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Specific control methods",
  "text": "1. The appropriate authority may, by regulations—\n(a) require or permit specific control methods for the reduction of prevalence of zoonoses and zoonotic agents to be applied at the stage of the primary production of animals and other stages in the food chain;\n(b) prescribe certain specific control methods that may not be used as part of control programmes.\n(1A.) Regulations under paragraph 1(a) may, in respect of those specific control methods—\n(a) set conditions for their use;\n(b) specify documents, procedures and minimum requirements.\n2. The provisions referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and 1A do not apply to methods using substances or techniques covered by assimilated law on animal nutrition, food additives or veterinary medicinal products.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 8(1)(1A) substituted for Art. 8(1) (31.12.2020) by The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/740), regs. 1, 3(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/740), regs. 1, 3(11)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/740), regs. 1, 3(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Art. 8(2) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 68(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2160/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:49.335446+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."
}