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These Regulations amend the Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (Scotland) Regulations 2000.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations removes provisions relating to the obligation placed on primary purchasers of milk to submit samples for testing to approved laboratories. Milk sampling was discontinued on 1st April 2011 as more than five years has elapsed since Scotland was declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis by the Commission Decision of 23rd June 2003 (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p.74). Therefore, the requirement under Annex D, paragraph F(d) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p.1977) no longer applies.

Regulation 3 of these Regulations contains a saving provision to ensure that a person in charge of an approved laboratory maintains a record of test results until 31st March 2012.