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BSE Prevention Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 36, 23 July 2001, p.1655.
Long title
Ordinance on the killing of cattle for the safeguard of human and animal health relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathies.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Cattle Slaughtering
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that once the presence of TSE has been officially confirmed, the competent authority may order the killing of the suspect animal or animals except for article 13, paragraph 1, letter c, of the Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Full text
German

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Food quality control/food safety, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX