2.—(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 encephalopathies(1) 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”.
EUR 2001/999; amended by S.I. 2019/170, S.I. 2019/588.