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  "long_title": "This Order, which implements the provisions relating to sheep and goats of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals (O.J. No. L355, 5.12.92, p.32), makes provision for records and other documentation concerning sheep and goats and for the marking of sheep and goats. It revokes the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1996, S.I. 1996/28.",
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