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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284/annex/division-INTRODUCTION/division-5/division-5.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/284",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for plant protection products, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-284",
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  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.1",
  "heading": "Tests on vertebrate animals shall be undertaken only where no other validated methods are available.",
  "text": "Alternative methods to be considered shall include in vitro methods and in silico methods. Reduction and refinement methods for in vivo testing shall also be encouraged to keep the number of animals used in testing to a minimum.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/284/annex/division/INTRODUCTION/division/5/division/5.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:45.647621+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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