Article 1U.K.

1.[F1The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers and the Scottish Ministers] shall ensure that the confirmation of swine vesicular disease and the differential diagnosis with foot-and-mouth disease are based on:

(a)the detection of clinical signs of disease;

(b)the detection of virus, antigen or genome in samples of epithelium tissue, vesicular fluid or faeces;

(c)the demonstration of a specific antibody response in serum samples,

in accordance with the procedures, sampling methods and criteria for evaluation of the results of laboratory tests laid down in the Manual annexed to this Decision.

[F22.The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Surrey, GU24 ONF may apply modifications to the laboratory tests referred to in the Manual annexed to this Decision or use different tests, provided that an equal sensitivity and specificity can be demonstrated. The sensitivity and specificity of these modified or different tests must be evaluated in the framework of the periodic comparative tests;]

[F33.For the purposes of this Decision—

(a)“the appropriate Minister” means—

(i)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(ii)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

(iii)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)“the competent authority” means the appropriate Minister for the relevant constituent part of Great Britain;

(c)“EU-derived domestic legislation” has the same meaning as in section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.]

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