These Regulations implement in part Council Decision 96/239/EC on emergency measures to protect against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, as amended by Commission Decision 96/362/EC.

Regulation 3 controls the despatch to other member States of meat and other products from bovine animals slaughtered outside the United Kingdom.

Regulation 4 makes provision for the Department to charge fees.

Regulations 5 to 8 contain provisions on enforcement, obstruction, offences and penalties.

Regulation 9 amends the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 and the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 so that those Regulations apply without prejudice to these Regulations.