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For the purpose of the investigation provided for in paragraph 1, the competent authority shall ensure that: official veterinarians carry out a clinical examination of a representative sample of the kept animals of listed species for the listed disease in question; official veterinarians take appropriate samples from those kept animals of listed species and other samples for examination in laboratories designated for that purpose by the competent authority; such designated laboratories carry out examinations to confirm or rule out the presence of the listed disease in question.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.