Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 999/20012.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies2 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 5 (BSE classification)—

(a)

in paragraph 6, for “inclusion in the list of countries or regions approved” substitute “approval”;

(b)

in paragraph 7—

(i)

omit “to change”;

(ii)

omit “from a date specified in the decision”.

(c)

after paragraph 7 insert—

“7A.

A decision under paragraph 7 must include the date from which the BSE classification for the country or region is to apply.

7B.

A decision under paragraph 7 must be set out in a document published by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Article.”.

(3)

In Annex 9 (importation)—

(a)

in Chapter B—

(i)

in Section A, in point (a), for “Commission Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(ii)

in Section B, in point (a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(iii)

in Section C, in point (a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(b)

in Chapter C—

(i)

in Section B, in points (a), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(ii)

in Section C, in paragraphs 1(a) and 5(a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(iii)

in Section D, in paragraph 5(a), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”;

(c)

in Chapter D in Section B, in paragraphs 1(a)(ii) and (iii), 1(b), and 2(a) and (b), for “Decision 2007/453/EC” substitute “this Regulation”.