# 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 11.3: A control system shall be put in place for the removal of the vertebral column as specified in point 1(a). That control system shall include at least the following measures:

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

(a)...
From 1 July 2017 , when the removal of the vertebral column is required, carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses of bovine animals containing vertebral column shall be identified by a clearly visible red stripe on the label made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority.
(b) Where applicable, specific information on the number of bovine carcasses or wholesale cuts of carcasses, from which the removal of the vertebral column is required, shall be added on the commercial document relating to consignments of meat. Where applicable, that specific information shall be added to the Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) referred to in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 in the case of imports.
(c) Butcher shops shall keep, for at least one year, the commercial documents referred to in (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/V/division/11/division/11.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-V/division-11/division-11.3
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