CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 3Definitions
1
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
a
TSEs: all transmissible spongiform encephalopathies with the exception of those occurring in humans;
b
placing on the market: any operation the purpose of which is to sell live animals or products of animal origin covered by this Regulation to a third party F3..., or any other form of supply against payment or free of charge to such a third party or storage with a view to supply to such a third party;
c
d
starting materials: raw materials or any other product of animal origin out of which, or with the help of which, the products referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) are produced;
e
f
category: one of the classification categories referred to in Chapter C of Annex II;
g
specified risk material: the tissues specified in Annex V; unless otherwise indicated, it does not include products containing or derived from those tissues;
h
animal suspected of being infected by a TSE: live, slaughtered or dead animals, which show or have shown neurological or behavioural disorders or a progressive deterioration of the general condition linked to impairment of the central nervous system and for which the information gathered on the basis of a clinical examination, response to treatment, a post-mortem examination or an ante or post-mortem laboratory analysis do not allow an alternative diagnosis to be established. Bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSE) shall be suspected in bovine animals which have produced a positive result from a rapid test specifically for BSE;
i
holding: any place in which animals covered by this Regulation are held, kept, bred, handled or shown to the public;
j
sampling: the taking of samples, ensuring a statistically correct representation, from animals or their environment, or from products of animal origin, for the purpose of establishing a disease diagnosis, familial relationships, for health surveillance, or for the monitoring of the absence of microbiological agents or of certain materials in products of animal origin;
k
fertilisers: any substance containing products of animal origin utilised on land to enhance growth of vegetation; it may include digestion residues from bio-gas production or composting;
F2l
rapid tests: the screening methods listed in Annex X, for which the results are known within 24 hours;
m
alternative test: the tests referred to in Article 8(2) which are used as an alternative to the withdrawal of specified risk materialF2;
F1n
mechanically separated meat or ‘ MSM ’ : the product obtained by removing meat from flesh-bearing bones after boning, using mechanical means resulting in the loss or modification of the muscle fibre structure;
o
passive surveillance: the reporting of all animals suspected of being infected by a TSE and, where TSE cannot be excluded by clinical investigation, the laboratory testing of such animals;
p
active surveillance: the testing of animals not reported as suspected of being infected by a TSE, such as emergency slaughtered animals, animals with observations at ante mortem inspection, fallen stock, healthy slaughtered animals and animals culled in connection with a TSE case, in particular in order to determine the evolution and prevalence of TSE in a country or region thereof.
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constituent nation: one of the following nations of the British Islands: England, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Scotland or Wales;
r
OIE: the World Organisation for Animal Health.
F8s
“national reference laboratory”: a laboratory designated in accordance with Article 100 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
F71A
In this Regulation, “appropriate authority” means:
a
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
c
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
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1B
But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:
a
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
b
relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
2
The specific definitions set out in Annex I shall also apply.
3
Where the terms in this Regulation are not defined in paragraph 1 or Annex I, the relevant definitions given in Regulation (EC) No 1760/20009 and those given in or pursuant to Directives 64/432/EEC10, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 91/68/EEC11 shall apply insofar as reference is made to them in this text.