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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-470/article-7",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/470",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-470",
  "path": "article/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Risk management recommendations",
  "text": "The risk management recommendations shall be based on the scientific risk assessment performed in accordance with Article 6 and shall consist of an assessment of the following:\n(a) the availability of alternative substances for the treatment of the relevant species or the necessity of the substance evaluated in order to avoid unnecessary suffering for animals or to ensure the safety of those treating them;\n(b) other legitimate factors, such as the technological aspects of food and feed production, the feasibility of controls, conditions of use and application of the substances in veterinary medicinal products, good practice in the use of veterinary medicinal and biocidal products and the likelihood of misuse or illegal use;\n(c) whether or not a maximum residue limit or a provisional maximum residue limit should be established for a pharmacologically active substance in veterinary medicinal products, the level of that maximum residue limit and, where appropriate, any conditions or restrictions for the use of the substance concerned;\n(d) whether the data provided are not sufficient to allow a safe limit to be identified, or whether a final conclusion concerning human health with regard to residues of a substance cannot be established given the lack of scientific information. In either case, no maximum residue limit may be recommended.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/470/article/7",
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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."
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