# 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 1: The export of processed animal protein derived from ruminants, or of processed animal protein derived from both ruminants and non-ruminants, shall be subject to compliance with the following conditions:

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

(a) The processed animal protein shall be transported in sealed containers, directly from the processing plant of production to the point of exit ....
(b)The consignment must be accompanied by a duly completed commercial document made available for the time being by the appropriate authority, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated as the exit point in that document.
(c) When the consignment arrives at the point of exit, the competent authority at the border inspection post shall verify the seal of each of the containers presented at the border inspection post.
By way of derogation, based on an analysis of the risk, the competent authority at the border inspection post may decide to verify the seal of the container on a random basis.
If the seal verification is not satisfactory, the consignment must either be destroyed or must be re-dispatched to the establishment of origin.
The competent authority at the border inspection post shall inform, via the appropriate computerised information management systemor any replacement system in operation in Great Britain, the competent authority responsible for the establishment of origin of the arrival of the consignment at the point of exit and, where applicable, of the outcome of the verification of the seal and of any corrective action taken.
(d) The competent authority responsible for the establishment of origin shall carry out regular official controls to verify the correct implementation of points (a) and (b) and to verify that, for each consignment of processed animal protein of ruminant origin intended for export, the confirmation of the control carried out at the exit point was received from the competent authority of the border inspection post, through TRACES or any replacement system in operation in Great Britain.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/IV/chapter/V/section/E/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-IV/chapter-V/section-E/division-1
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