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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152/annex-VI/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/152",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-152",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.2.1",
  "heading": "Principle",
  "text": "Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragments of animal origin which may be present in feed materials and compound feed are detected by a genetic amplification technique through PCR, targeting species-specific DNA sequences.\nThe PCR method first requires a DNA extraction step. The amplification step shall be applied afterwards to the so-obtained DNA extract, in order to detect the animal species targeted by the assay.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 51/2013 of 16 January 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/152/annex/VI/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:38.610873+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."
}