Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 16 U.K. Placing on the market of products of animal origin

1. The following products of animal origin derived from healthy ruminants shall not be subject to restrictions on placing on the market or, if need be, export pursuant to this Article, to Annex VIII, Chapters C and D, and to Annex IX, Chapters A, C, F and G:

(a) products of animal origin covered by Article 15, in particular semen, embryos and ova;

[F1 (b) milk and dairy products, hides and skins, and gelatine and collagen derived from hides and skins.]

[F1 2. Products of animal origin imported from a third country with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall come from healthy bovine, ovine and caprine animals which have not been subjected to a laceration of the central nervous tissue or gas injection into the cranial cavity as referred to in Article 8(3).

3. Food products of animal origin containing material obtained from bovine animals originating in a country or region with an undetermined BSE risk shall not be placed on the market unless they come from animals which:

(a) were born eight years after the date from which the prohibition on the feeding to ruminants of animal protein derived from mammals was effectively enforced; and

(b) were born, raised and have stayed in herds with a certified history of freedom from BSE for at least seven years.

Furthermore, food products of ruminant origin shall not be [F2 imported from a country or region] with an undetermined BSE risk.

This prohibition shall not apply to products of animal origin listed in Annex VIII, Chapter C, and fulfilling the requirements of Annex VIII, Chapter C.

They must be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by an official veterinarian certifying that they have been produced in conformity with this Regulation.]

4. When an animal is moved from a country or a region to country or region included in another category, it shall be classified in the highest category of the countries or regions in which it has stayed over twenty-four hours unless adequate guarantees can be provided certifying that the animal has not received feedingstuffs from the country or region classified in the highest category.

[F3 5. Products of animal origin for which this Article lays down specific rules must be accompanied by such animal health certificate or commercial document as may be made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority.]

6. For the purpose of import F4 ..., products of animal origin shall comply with the conditions laid down in Annex IX, Chapters A, C, F and G.

[F5 7. The appropriate authority may by regulations provide—

(a) that the provisions of this Article be extended to other products of animal origin; and

(b) for rules for implementation of this Article.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Words in Art. 16(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(12)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Art. 16(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 4(13)(a) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 16(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(12)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Art. 16(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 4(13)(b) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)