BSE: Legislation
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[Domestic Legislation]
[European Legislation]
Domestic Legislation
Regulation (EC) 999/2001 and its amendments (see the European Legislation [hyperlink to European Legislation section of this page] section of the website) set out the requirements for the monitoring, control & eradication of TSEs as well as the controls on feedingstuffs and specified risk material (SRM) in relation to TSEs. The European legislation is directly applicable and is administered and enforced by the following domestic legislation:
- The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008 - in force 7 August 2008;
- The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1226 (W.117)) - in force 3 May 2006;
- The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (Scottish S.I. 2006/530) - in force 24 November 2006;
- The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2006 (S.R. 2006/202) - in force 3 May 2006.
[Domestic Legislation] [European Legislation]
European Legislation
General
The articles and annexes of Regulation
(EC) 999/2001 
(311 KB), and its amendments, set out the requirements for the monitoring,
control and eradication of TSEs and the controls on feedingstuffs and
SRM. Currently there are over 25 amendments
(11 KB) to Regulation (EC) 999/2001; links to the five most recent amendments
are given below:
Regulation
(EC) 688/2006
(336 KB), amending Annexes III and XI of the Regulation;
Regulation
(EC) 657/2006
(49 KB), amending Annexes III and XI of the Regulation and repealing Decisions
98/256/EC, 98/351/EC and 1999/514/EC to allow:
- Exports of boneless meat and meat products from UK bovines, born after 31 July 1996, slaughtered after 15 June 2005;
- Exports of bone-in meat from UK bovines, born after 31 July 1996, slaughtered after the Regulation came into force.
Regulation
(EC) 339/2006 (33
KB), amending Annex XI of the Regulation;
Regulation
(EC) 253/2006
(45 KB), amending Annexes VII and X of the Regulation;
Regulation
(EC) 1974/2005
(50 KB), amending Annexes X and XI of the Regulation.
Additional legislation on Feedingstuffs
Commission
Regulation (EC) 1292/2005
(60KB) amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament
and of the Council as regards animal nutrition.
Commission
Recommendation 2005/925/EC (379
KB), provides in its Annex III a risk assessment model to be used in the
design of a risk-based strategy for official monitoring purposes (i.e.
to determine the number of visits and level of sampling to be undertaken
at particular types of premises), and a standard reporting model for Member
States to use for reporting their official inspection activities to the
Commission for 2005.
Commission
Directive 2003/126/EC
(169 KB) replaced Directive 98/88/EC to provide an updated method of microscopy
analysis used to determine constituents of animal origin for the official
control of feedingstuffs.
Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS)
The OCDS was an exceptional market support measure providing for disposal of, and compensation for, cattle born or reared in the UK before August 1996. It replaced the Over Thirty Month Scheme on 23 January 2006 and closed on 31 December 2008.
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31 December, 2008