# Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, Division 3.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

All bovine animals over 24 months of age which have died or been killed but which were not:
killed for destruction pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 ,
killed in the framework of an epidemic, such as foot-and-mouth disease,
slaughtered for human consumption,
shall be tested for BSE.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/III/chapter/A/division/I/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-III/chapter-A/division-I/division-3/division-3.1
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