Commission Decision 98/272/EC on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and amending Decision 94/474/EC. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 122, 24 April 1998, pp. 59–63. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Cattle Swine Sheep/goats Inspection Data collection/reporting Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Decision applies from 1 May 1998. Abstract Member States shall ensure that it is compulsory for the suspected presence of any TSE in any animal to be notified immediately to the competent veterinary authority. BSE shall be suspected in bovine animals aged over 20 months displaying behavioural or neurological signs where the disease cannot be ruled out either on the basis of response treatment or following laboratory examination. Scrapie shall be suspected in ovine and caprine animals aged over 12 months displaying behavioural or neurological signs where the disease cannot be ruled out either on the basis of response to treatment or following laboratory examination. Any animal which shows clinical signs giving rise to the suspicion of a TSE shall be placed under official movement restrictions pending the outcome of a clinical and epidemiological investigation by the competent authority. In order to give early warning of the emergence or occurrence of BSE or scrapie, each Member State shall carry out an annual programme of monitoring in accordance with the minimal requirements laid down in the Annex. The Annex attached also specifies the information that shall be contained on the annual report to be submitted by Member States to the Commission (art. 4, par. 2). Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Feedingstuffs and Surveillance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 323 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Animal health, Inspection, Slaughtering, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Decision 2000/764/EC on the testing of bovine animals for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and amending Decision 98/272/EC on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Legislation | European Union | 2000 Keyword: Animal health, Cattle, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1248/2001 amending Annexes III, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards epidemiological surveillance and testing of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Food quality control/food safety, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX