{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-III/chapter-A/division-II/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-III/chapter-A/division-II/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2001/999",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999",
  "path": "annex/III/chapter/A/division/II/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Monitoring in ovine and caprine animals not slaughtered for human consumption",
  "text": "The appropriate authorities shall test, in accordance with the sampling rules set out in point 4 and the minimum sample sizes indicated in Table A and Table B, ovine and caprine animals which have died or been killed, but which were not:\nkilled in the framework of a disease eradication campaign, or\nslaughtered for human consumption.\nTable A\nMinimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the ovine populations ... and are intended to provide achievable targets.\n...Population of ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram\nMinimum sample size of dead ovine animals\n> 750 000\n10 000\n100 000 - 750 000\n1 500\n40 000 - 100 000\n100 % up to 500\n< 40 000\n100 % up to 100\nTable B\nMinimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the caprine population ... and are intended to provide achievable targets.\n...Population of goats which have already kidded and goats mated\nMinimum sample size of dead caprine animals\n> 750 000\n10 000\n250 000 - 750 000\n1 500\n40 000 - 250 000\n100 % up to 500\n< 40 000\n100 % up to 100",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2003 of 19 December 2003 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in ovine and caprine animals."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 36/2005 of 12 January 2005 amending Annexes III and X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in bovine, ovine and caprine animals (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2007 of 26 June 2007 amending Annexes I, III, VII and X to 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 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 2 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(22)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 2 point 3 Table A omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(22)(b)(iii) (as inserted by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 20(2)(j)(ii))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 2 point 3 Table A substituted (31.12.2020) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(22)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 2 point 3 Table B omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(22)(b)(iii) (as inserted by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 20(2)(j)(ii))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Ch. A Pt. 2 point 3 Table B substituted (31.12.2020) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(22)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Minimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the ovine populations ... and are intended to provide achievable targets."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Minimum sample sizes are set to take account of the size of the caprine population ... and are intended to provide achievable targets."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}