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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689/article-13",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/689",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for surveillance, eradication programmes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-689",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Territorial scope and animal populations",
  "text": "1. The competent authority shall determine the scope of the eradication programme, including:\n(a) the territory covered; and\n(b) the targeted animal population and, as necessary, additional animal populations.\n2. The territory covered by the eradication programme referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be:\n(a) the entire territory of the Member State; or\n(b) one or several zones, provided that each zone corresponds to administrative unit(s) of at least 2 000 km2 and includes at least one of the regions established in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429.\n3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authority may define zones smaller than 2 000 km2 taking into account:\n(a) a minimum surface not significantly lower than 2 000 km2; or\n(b) the existence of natural barriers relevant to the disease profile.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/689/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:38.010272+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."
}