# 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: Definition of specified risk material

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

The following tissues shall be designated as specified risk material if they come from animals whose origin is in a country or a region with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk:
(a) as regards bovine animals:
(i) the skull excluding the mandible and including the brain and eyes, and the spinal cord of animals aged over 12 months;
(ii) the vertebral column excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the spinous and transverse processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and the median sacral crest and wings of the sacrum, but including the dorsal root ganglia, of animals aged over 30 months; and
(iii) the tonsils, the last four meters of the small intestine, the caecum and the mesentery of animals of all ages.
(b) as regards ovine and caprine animals: the skull, including the brain and eyes, and the spinal cord of animals aged over 12 months or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, or aged over 12 months as estimated by a method approved by the appropriate authority.

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