WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/799 
25 September 2007 
 (07-4038) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
CERTIFICATION REGIME APPLICABLE FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF BOVINE ANIMALS AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL 
ORIGIN WITH REGARD TO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSIBLE 
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES  
 
Communication from the European Communities
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 19 September 2007, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities . 
 
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Table of Contents  
 
I. AIM OF THIS COMMUNICATION .....................................................................................2  
II. BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... ..2 
III. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF LIVE BOVINE ANIMALS.................................................................3  
A. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH NEGLIGIBLE BSE  RISK ....................................................................3  
B. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH CONTROLLED BSE  RISK ..................................................................4  
C. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH UNDETERMINED BSE  RISK ..............................................................4  
IV. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF PRODUCTS OF BOVINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMAL ORIGIN.................................................................................................................. ..5
 
A. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH NEGLIGIBLE BSE  RISK ....................................................................5  
B. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH CONTROLLED BSE  RISK ..................................................................5  
C. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH UNDETERMINED BSE  RISK ..............................................................6  
V. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM OF BOVINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMAL ORIGIN.................................................................................................................. ..7
 
VI. LEGISLATION MENTIONED (CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) AND LINKS 
FROM WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE..........................................................................8  
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  CERTIFICATION REGIME APPLICABLE FOR IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES 
OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN WITH REGARD TO PROVISIONS 
RELATED TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES  
 
 I. AIM OF THIS COMMUNICATION 
1. The aim of this communication is to clarify whic h is the certification regime (i.e. models of 
certificates) that should be accompanied by an additional BSE attestation.  Following recent simplification in the European Communities (EC)  legislation (see G/SPS/GEN/742) including the 
adoption of the BSE risk categorization system of countries established by the World Organisation for 
Animal Health (OIE), the European Commission, with  a view to avoid trade disturbances, decided to 
maintain the present certification regime until an update of the EC models of the import certificates is made.  Heading VI provides a clear reference to the corresponding legislation. 
II. BACKGROUND 
2. In its Communication G/SPS/GEN/489 (dated 18 May 2004) the European Communities 
informed its trade partners about the introduction of TRACES, a new automated system designed to 
improve the management of animal movement s both from outside and within the European 
Communities by reducing administrative formalitie s for imported products.  To make this system 
operative, the European Communities informed  in communication G/SPS/GEN/742 (dated 1 
December 2006) of an extensive simplification cons olidating numerous certificates in two single texts 
and deleting more than one hundred legal acts.  The two simplifying acts, with enforcement date of 1 
May 2007 are: 
(a) Commission Decision 2006/696/EC of 28 August 2006 laying down a list of third 
countries from which poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks, meat of poultry, ratites 
and wild game-birds, eggs and egg products and specified pathogen-free eggs may be 
imported into and transit through the Community and the applicable veterinary 
certification conditions, a nd amending Decisions 93/342/EEC, 2000/585/EC and 
2003/812/EC  (OJ L295 25.10.2006 p.1-76);  and 
(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending 
Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regar ds implementing measures for certain 
products of animal origin intended fo r human consumption and repealing certain 
implementing measures  (OJ L320, 18.11.2006 p. 13-45).   
3. Subsequently, on 25 June 2007 the European Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No. 
722/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and 
eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, (OJ L 164, 26.6.2007, p. 7–23)   
notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/72/Add.2 (dated 4 May 2 007) bringing into line the EC categorization 
system of countries according their BSE risk with OIE, listing all countries under the categories of 
"negligible BSE risk", "controlled BSE risk" or "undetermined BSE risk" and introducing trade rules 
according to each risk category.  This Regulation en tered into force on 1 July 2007.  On 29 June 2007 
a categorization of countries according to  their BSE risk status was made:  Commission Decision 
2007/453/EC of 29 June 2007 establishing the BSE status  of Member States or third countries or 
regions thereof according to their BSE risk  (OJ L172, 30.06.2007 p. 84-86).   
4. Following the entry into force of these new lega l acts, the EC models of import certificates 
require amendment to include the additional BSE at testations.  Nevertheless, awaiting the update of 
the EC models of the import certificates and in order to prevent any disturbance to trade flows, the European Commission decided to maintain the certif ication regime in place, provided that current  G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  models of certificates are accompanied by the additi onal BSE attestations as defined in Chapter B, C 
and D of annex IX to Regulation (EC)  No. 999/2001 and detailed thereafter. 
5. The models of certificates that should be accompanied by an additional BSE attestation are 
defined by the followings texts: 
(a) Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 Decemb er 1976 drawing up a list of third 
countries from which the Member States aut horize imports of bovine animals, swine 
and fresh meat  (OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15–17) as last amended; 
(b) Commission Decision 2005/432/EC of 3 June 2005 laying down the animal and 
public health conditions and model certificates for imports of meat products for 
human consumption from third count ries and repealing Decisions 97/41/EC, 
97/221/EC and 97/222/EC  (OJ L 151, 14.6.2005, p. 3–18) as last amended; 
(c) Commission Decision 2000/572/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down animal and 
public health conditions and veterinary certific ation for imports of minced meat and 
meat preparations from third countries and repealing Decision 97/29/EC  (OJ L 240, 
23.9.2000, p. 19–24) as last amended; 
(d) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down 
implementing measures for certain products  under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of 
the European Parliament and of the C ouncil and for the organisation of official 
controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council and amending Regulatio ns (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 
854/2004  (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27–59) as last amended; 
(e) Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the Eur opean Parliament and of the Council of 
3 October 2002 laying down health rules c oncerning animal by-pr oducts not intended 
for human consumption  (OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1–95) as last amended. (For this 
last one, it shall be noted that no specific modification is foreseen to integrate the 
additional BSE attestation in certificates);  and 
(f) EC member States models of certificates defined in accordance with Council 
Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public 
health requirements governing trade in and im ports into the Community of products 
not subject to the said requirements laid  down in specific Community rules referred 
to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC  (OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49–68) laying down the import requirements for 
lard and rendered fats. 
6. According to commodities concerned, the rules that will apply are indicated under headings 
III to V below.  The legislation mentioned is listed in heading VI. 
III. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF LIVE BOVINE ANIMALS. 
A. 
COUNTRY OR REGION WITH NEGLIGIBLE BSE  RISK  
7. Imports of bovine animals from a country or a region with negligible BSE risk shall be 
subject to the presentation of an animal health certificate attesting that: G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  (a) the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region classified in 
accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 as a country or region 
posing a negligible BSE risk; 
(b) the animals are identified by a permanent id entification system enabling them to be 
traced back to the dam and herd of orig in, and are not exposed bovine animals as 
described in Chapter C, part I, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II;  and 
(c) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were 
born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous  case if born after the date of the feed ban. 
B. 
COUNTRY OR REGION WITH CONTROLLED BSE  RISK  
8. Imports of bovine animals from a country or a region with controlled BSE risk shall be 
subject to the presentation of an animal health certificate attesting that: 
(a) the country or region is classified in acco rdance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk; 
(b) the animals are identified by a permanent id entification system enabling them to be 
traced back to the dam and herd of orig in, and are not exposed bovine animals as 
described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II;  and 
(c) the animals were born after the date from wh ich the ban on the feeding of ruminants 
with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derive d from ruminants had been effectively 
enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the 
date of the feed ban. 
C. COUNTRY OR REGION WITH UNDETERMINED BSE  RISK  
9. Imports of bovine animals from a country or a re gion with an undetermined BSE risk shall be 
subject to the presentation of an animal health certificate attesting that: 
(a) the country or region has not been categorized in accordance with Article 5(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 or has been categorized as a country or region with 
undetermined BSE risk; 
(b) the animals are identified by a permanent id entification system enabling them to be 
traced back to the dam and herd of orig in, and are not exposed bovine animals as 
described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4)(b)(iv) of Annex II;  and 
(c) the animals were born at least two years after the date from which the ban on the 
feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants 
had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous 
case if born after the date of the feed ban.  G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  IV. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF PRODUCTS OF BOVINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMAL ORIGIN 
10. The following products of bovine, ovine and cap rine animal origin, as defined by Regulation 
(EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of  the Council listed below shall be subject to the 
conditions laid down in Sections B, C and D depe nding on the BSE risk category of the country of 
origin: 
(a) fresh meat, 
(b) minced meat and meat preparations, 
(c) meat products, 
(d) rendered animal fats, 
(e) greaves,  and 
(f) gelatine. 
A. 
COUNTRY OR REGION WITH NEGLIGIBLE BSE  RISK  
11. Imports of products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin referred to in Section A from a 
country or a region with a negligible BSE risk shall be subject to the presentation of an animal health 
certificate attesting that: 
(a) the country or region is classified in acco rdance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk; 
(b) the animals from which the products of bovine , ovine and caprine animal origin were 
derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in the country with negligible 
BSE risk and passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections;  and 
(c) if in the country or region there have been BSE indigenous cases: 
(i) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of 
ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had 
been enforced;  or 
(ii) the products of bovine, ovine and capri ne animal origin do not contain and 
are not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine animals. 
B. 
COUNTRY OR REGION WITH CONTROLLED BSE  RISK  
12. Imports of products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin referred to in Section A from a 
country or a region with a controlled BSE risk shall be subject to the presentation of an animal health 
certificate attesting that: 
(a) the country or region is classified in acco rdance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk; G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  (b) the animals from which the products of bovine , ovine and caprine animal origin were 
derived passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections; 
(c) animals from which the products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin destined 
for export were derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed  by the same method or slaughtered by 
laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-
shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;  and 
(d) the products of bovine, ovine and caprine an imal origin do not contain and are not 
derived from specified risk material as de fined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 
999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or 
caprine animals. 
13. By way of derogation from point 1(d) carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no 
more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contai ning no specified risk material other than the 
vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia, may be imported. 
14. When removal of the vertebral column is not required, carcasses or wholesale cuts of 
carcasses of bovine animals containing vertebral colu mn shall be identified by a blue stripe on the 
label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. 
15. The number of bovine carcasses or wholesale cuts  of carcasses, from which the removal of 
the vertebral column is required as well as the number  where the removal of the vertebral column is 
not required, shall be added to the document refe rred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 
136/2004 in the case of imports. 
C. 
COUNTRY OR REGION WITH UNDETERMINED BSE  RISK  
16.  Imports of products of bovine, ovine and caprine  animal origin referred to in Section A from 
a country or a region with an undetermined BSE risk, shall be subject to the presentation of an animal 
health certificate attesting that: 
(a) the animals from which the products of bovine , ovine and caprine animal origin were 
derived have not been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants 
and have passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections; 
(b) the animals from which the products of bovine , ovine and caprine animal origin were 
derived have not been slaughtered after st unning by means of gas injected into the 
cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rodshaped instrument introduced 
into the cranial cavity; 
(c) the products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin are not derived from: 
(i) specified risk material as defined in Annex V; 
(ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process; 
(iii) mechanically separat ed meat obtained from bones of bovine, ovine or caprine 
animals.  G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  17. By way of derogation from point 1(c), carcasses, half carcasses or half carcasses cut into no 
more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contai ning no specified risk material other than the 
vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia, may be imported. 
18. When removal of the vertebral column is not required, carcasses or wholesale cuts of 
carcasses of bovine animals containing vertebral column  shall be identified by a clearly visible blue 
stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000. 
19. Specific information on the number of bovine carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses, from 
which removal of the vertebral column is required and from which removal of the vertebral column is 
not required shall be added to th e document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 
136/2004 in the case of imports. 
V. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM OF BOVINE, OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMAL ORIGIN 
20. This Chapter shall apply to the following anim al by-products and processed products derived 
therefrom of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin as referred to in Regulation (EC) No. 
1774/2002: 
(a) rendered fats, 
(b) pet food, 
(c) blood products, 
(d) processed animal protein, 
(e) bones and bone products, 
(f) category 3 material, and 
(g) gelatine. 
21. Imports of animal by-products and processed pr oducts derived therefrom of bovine, ovine and 
caprine animal origin shall be subj ect to the presentation of an animal health certificate attesting that: 
(a) the animal by-product does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material 
as defined in Annex V or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of 
bovine, ovine or caprine animals; 
(b) the animals from which this animal by-produc t is derived, have not been slaughtered 
after stunning by means of gas injected into  the cranial cavity or killed by the same 
method or slaughtered by laceration of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument in troduced into the cranial cavity, 
or 
(c) the animal by-product does not contain a nd is not derived from bovine, ovine and 
caprine materials other than those derived from animals born, continuously reared and slaughtered in a country or region cl assified in accordance with Article 5(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk. G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  VI. LEGISLATION MENTIONED (CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) AND LINKS FROM 
WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE 
(Note: If available, the link leads to  the latest consolidated version). 
Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 dr awing up a list of third countries from 
which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat  (OJ L 
146, 14.6.1979, p. 15–17) 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31979D0542:EN:HTML
  
Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public 
health requirements governing trade in and impo rts into the Community of products not 
subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A 
(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regar ds pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC  (OJ L 62, 
15.3.1993, p. 49–68). Latest consolidated  version available from the link below 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site /en/consleg/1992/L/01 992L0118-20060101-en.pdf   
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 
2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and 
regarding the labelling of beef and beef produc ts and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 
820/97  (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1–10). Latest c onsolidated version available from the link 
below http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2000/R/020 00R1760-20070101-en.pdf
   
Commission Decision 2000/572/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down animal and public 
health conditions and veterinary certificati on for imports of minced meat and meat 
preparations from third count ries and repealing Decision 97/29/EC  (OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 
19–24) Latest consolidated version available from the link below http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2000/D/02000 D0572-20050101-en.pdf
  
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 
laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible 
spongiform encephalopathies  (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1–40). Latest consolidated version 
available from the link below  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2001/R/020 01R0999-20070119-en.pdf
  
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 
2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not  intended for human 
consumption  (OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1–95). Latest consolidated version available from the 
link below  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2002/R/020 02R1774-20070101-en.pdf    
Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 of 22 January 2004 laying down procedures for 
veterinary checks at Community border inspecti on posts on products imported from third 
countries  (OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11–23)  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/oj/2004/l_021/l_021 20040128en00110023.pdf   
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 
2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 
55–205). Latest consolidated version available from the link below.   
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2004/R/020 04R0853-20070101-en.pdf     G/SPS/GEN/799 
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  Commission Decision 2005/432/EC of 3 June 2005 laying down the animal and public health 
conditions and model certificates fo r imports of meat products for human consumption from 
third countries and repealing Decisions  97/41/EC, 97/221/EC and 97/222/EC  (OJ L 151, 
14.6.2005, p. 3–18) Latest consolidated  version available from the link below 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2005/D/02005 D0432-20070301-en.pdf    
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of  5 December 2005 laying down implementing 
measures for certain products under Regula tion (EC) No 853/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and for the or ganisation of official controls under Regulation 
(EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of th e Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) 
No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of  the Council and amending Regulations (EC) 
No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004  (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27–59). Latest consolidated 
version available from the link below http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/consleg/2005/R/020 05R2074-20061125-en.pdf
  
Commission Decision 2006/696/EC of 28 August 2006 laying down a list of third countries 
from which poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks, meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-
birds, eggs and egg product s and specified pathogen-free eggs  may be imported into and 
transit through the Community and the app licable veterinary certification conditions, and 
amending Decisions 93/342/EEC, 2000/585/EC and 2003/812/EC  (OJ L 295, 25.10.2006, p. 
1–76)  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/oj/2006/l_295/l_295 20061025en00010076.pdf
  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) 
No 2074/2005 as regards implementing meas ures for certain products of animal origin 
intended for human consumption and re pealing certain implementing measures  (OJ L320, 
18.11.2006, p. 13–45) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/oj/2006/l_320/l_320 20061118en00130045.pdf
  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 722/2007 of 25 Ju ne 2007 amending Annexes II, V, VI, VIII, 
IX and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible 
spongiform encephalopathies  (OJ L 164, 26.6.2007, p. 7–23) 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/oj/2007/l_164/l_164 20070626en00070023.pdf
  
Commission Decision 2007/453/EC of 29 June 2007 establishing the BSE status of Member 
States or third countries or regions thereof according to  their BSE risk  (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, 
p. 84–86) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/e n/oj/2007/l_172/l_172 20070630en00840086.pdf
  
 
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