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[F1ANNEX III U.K. MONITORING SYSTEM

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CHAPTER A U.K.

I. MONITORING IN BOVINE ANIMALS U.K.

1. General U.K.

Monitoring in bovine animals shall be carried out in accordance with the laboratory methods laid down in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3(1)(b).

2. Monitoring in animals slaughtered for human consumption U.K.
2.1. All bovine animals over 24 months of age: U.K.

shall be tested for BSE.

2.2. All bovine animals over 30 months of age: U.K.

shall be tested for BSE.

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3. Monitoring in animals not slaughtered for human consumption U.K.
3.1. All bovine animals over 24 months of age which have died or been killed but which were not: U.K.

shall be tested for BSE.

3.2. Member States may decide to derogate from the provisions of point 3.1 in remote areas with a low animal density, where no collection of dead animals is organised. Member States making use of this derogation shall inform the Commission thereof, and submit a list of the derogated areas. The derogation shall not cover more than 10 % of the bovine population in the Member State. U.K.
[F34. Monitoring in animals purchased for destruction pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 716/96 U.K.

All animals born between 1 August 1995 and 1 August 1996 killed for destruction pursuant Regulation (EC) No 716/96 shall be tested for BSE.]

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5. Monitoring in other animals U.K.

In addition to the testing referred to in points 2 to 4, Member States may on a voluntary basis decide to test other bovine animals on their territory, in particular where those animals originate from countries with indigenous BSE, have consumed potentially contaminated feedingstuffs or were born or derived from BSE infected dams.

6. Measures following testing U.K.
6.1. Where an animal slaughtered for human consumption has been selected for testing for BSE, the health marking provided for in Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC shall not be carried out on the carcase of that animal until a negative result to the rapid test has been obtained. U.K.
6.2. Member States may derogate from the provisions of point 6.1 where an official system is in place in the slaughterhouse ensuring that no parts of examined animals bearing the health mark leave the slaughterhouse until a negative result to the rapid test has been obtained. U.K.
6.3. All parts of the body of an animal tested for BSE including the hide shall be retained under official control until a negative result to the rapid test has been obtained, unless they are disposed of in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) . U.K.
6.4. All parts of the body of an animal found positive to the rapid test including the hide shall be disposed of in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, apart from material to be retained in conjunction with the records provided for in Chapter B(III). U.K.
6.5. Where an animal slaughtered for human consumption is found positive to the rapid test, at least the carcase immediately preceding the test-positive carcase and two carcases immediately following the test-positive carcase on the same slaughterline shall be destroyed in accordance with point 6.4, in addition to the test-positive carcase. U.K.
6.6. Member States may derogate from the provisions of point 6.5 where a system is in place in the slaughterhouse preventing contamination between carcase. U.K.

[F4II. MONITORING IN OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS U.K.

1. General U.K.

Monitoring in ovine and caprine animals shall be carried out in accordance with the laboratory methods laid down in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2.(b).

[F52. Monitoring in ovine and caprine animals slaughtered for human consumption U.K.
(a)

Ovine animals

Member States, in which the population of ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram exceeds 750 000 animals, shall test a minimum annual sample of 10 000 ovine animals slaughtered for human consumption in accordance with the sampling rules set out in point 4 (4) .

(b)

Caprine animals

Member States shall test healthy slaughtered caprine animals in accordance with the sampling rules set out in point 4 and the minimum sample sizes listed in Table A.

Where a Member State experiences difficulty in collecting sufficient numbers of healthy slaughtered caprine animals to reach its allotted minimum sample size, it may choose to replace a maximum of 50 % of its minimum sample size by testing dead caprine animals over the age of 18 months at the ratio of one to one and in addition to the minimum sample size set out in point 3.

Table A
a

Minimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the number of healthy slaughtered caprine animals and the prevalence of BSE in the individual Member State. They are also intended to provide achievable targets. The minimum sample sizes above 60 000 allow the detection of a prevalence of 0,0017 % with a 95 % confidence.

Member State Minimum sample size in healthy slaughtered caprine animals a
Spain 125 500
France 93 000
Italy 60 000
Greece 20 000
Cyprus 5 000
Austria 5 000
Other Member States all

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3. Monitoring in ovine and caprine animals not slaughtered for human consumption U.K.

Member States shall test in accordance with the sampling rules set out in point 4 and the minimum sample sizes indicated in table B and table C, ovine and caprine animals which have died or been killed, but which were not:

Table B
a

Minimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the ovine populations in the individual Member States and are intended to provide achievable targets. The minimum sample sizes of 10 000 , 1 500 , 500 and 100 animals will allow the detection of a prevalence of 0,03 %, 0,2 %, 0,6 % and 3 % respectively with a 95 % confidence.

Member State population of ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram Minimum sample size of dead ovine animals a
> 750 000 10 000
100 000 - 750 000 1 500
40 000 - 100 000 500
< 40 000 100
Table C
a

Minimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the caprine populations in the individual Member States and are intended to provide achievable targets. The minimum sample sizes of 10 000 , 3 000 , 1 000 and 200 animals will allow the detection of a prevalence of 0,03 %, 0,1 %, 0,3 % and 1,5 % respectively with a 95 % confidence.]

Member State population of goats which have already kidded and goats mated Minimum sample size of dead caprine animals a
> 750 000 10 000
250 000 - 750 000 3 000
40 000 - 250 000 1 000
< 40 000 100 % up to 200
4. Sampling rules applicable to the animals referred to in points 2 and 3 U.K.

The animals shall be over 18 months of age or have more than two permanent incisors erupted through the gum.

The age of the animals shall be estimated on the basis of dentition, obvious signs of maturity, or any other reliable information.

The sample selection shall be designed with a view to avoid the over-representation of any group as regards the origin, age, breed, production type or any other characteristic.

Multiple sampling in the same flock shall be avoided, wherever possible.

The Member States shall put in place a system to check, on a targeted or other basis, that animals are not being diverted from sampling.

The sampling shall be representative for each region and season.

However, Member States may decide to exclude from the sampling remote areas with a low animal density, where no collection of dead animals is organised. Member States making use of this derogation shall inform the Commission thereof, and shall submit a list of those remote areas where the derogation applies. The derogation shall not cover more than 10 % of the ovine and caprine population in the Member State concerned.

5. Monitoring in infected flocks U.K.

From 1 October 2003 , animals over 12 months or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, and which are killed for destruction in accordance with the provisions of Annex VII, point 2(b)(i) or (ii) or point 2(c), shall be tested based on the selection of a simple random sample, in accordance with the sample size indicated in the following table.

Number of animals over 12 months or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, killed for destruction in the herd or flock Minimum sample size
70 or less All eligible animals
80 68
90 73
100 78
120 86
140 92
160 97
180 101
200 105
250 112
300 117
350 121
400 124
450 127
500 or more 150

Where possible, the killing and subsequent sampling shall be delayed until the result of primary molecular testing carried out for the further examination of positive scrapie cases under the provisions of Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2.(c)(i) is known.

6. Monitoring in other animals U.K.

In addition to the monitoring programmes set out in points 2, 3 and 4, Member States may on a voluntary basis carry out monitoring in other animals, in particular:

7. Measures following testing of ovine and caprine animals U.K.
7.1. Where an ovine or caprine animal slaughtered for human consumption has been selected for TSE testing in accordance with point 2, its carcase shall not be marked with the health marking provided for in Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC until a negative result to the rapid test has been obtained. U.K.
7.2. Member States may derogate from point 7.1. where a system approved by the competent authority is in place in the slaughterhouse ensuring that all parts of an animal can be traced and that no parts of the animals tested bearing the health mark can leave the slaughterhouse until a negative result to the rapid test has been obtained. U.K.
7.3. All parts of the body of a tested animal, including the hide, shall be retained under official control until a negative result has been obtained to the rapid test, except for animal by-products directly disposed of in accordance with Articles 4(2)(a), (b) or (e) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. U.K.
7.4. Except for the material to be retained in conjunction with the records provided for in Chapter B, Part III of this Annex, all parts of the body of an animal found positive to the rapid test, including the hide, shall be directly disposed of in accordance with Articles 4(2)(a), (b) or (e) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. U.K.
8. Genotyping U.K.
8.1. The prion protein genotype shall be determined for each positive TSE case in sheep. TSE cases found in resistant genotypes (sheep of genotypes which encode alanine on both alleles at codon 136, arginine on both alleles at codon 154 and arginine on both alleles at codon 171) shall immediately be reported to the Commission. Where possible, such cases shall be submitted for strain-typing. Where strain-typing of such cases is not possible, the herd of origin and all other herds where the animal has been kept shall be subjected to enhanced monitoring with a view to finding other TSE cases for strain-typing. U.K.
8.2. In addition to the animals genotyped under the provisions of point 8.1., the prion protein genotype of a minimum sample of ovine animals shall be determined. In the case of Member States with an adult sheep population of more than 750 000 adult animals, this minimum sample shall consist of at least 600 animals. In the case of other Member States the minimum sample shall consist of at least 100 animals. The samples may be chosen from animals slaughtered for human consumption, from animals dead-on farm or from live animals. The sampling should be representative of the entire ovine population. U.K.

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III. MONITORING IN OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES U.K.

Member States may on a voluntary basis carry out monitoring for TSEs in animal species other than bovine, ovine and caprine animals.] ]

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