# 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 8.2

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

By way of derogation from the requirements of point 8.1, nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authority from deciding to apply at the slaughterhouse an alternative control system for the harvesting of bovine head meat, leading to an equivalent reduction in the level of contamination of head meat with central nervous system tissue. A sampling plan using an appropriate laboratory test to detect central nervous system tissue shall be in place to verify that the measures to reduce contamination are properly implemented. ...

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/annex/V/division/8/division/8.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/annex-V/division-8/division-8.2
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