# 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 6: Measures concerning laceration of tissues

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

In addition to the prohibition laid down in Article 8(3) against the use, in parts of the United Kingdom with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk, of laceration, after stunning, of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity, or by means of gas injection into the cranial cavity, in bovine, ovine or caprine animals whose meat is intended for human or animal consumption, that prohibition shall also be applicable in parts of the United Kingdom with a negligible BSE risk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/V/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-V/division-6
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