Division 2.1 Where an appropriate authority considers that its territory or part of its territory poses a negligible risk of classical scrapie, it must have clear and presentable evidence that:F1F2F3

a risk assessment has been conducted, and it has demonstrated that appropriate measures are currently in place and have been taken for the relevant period of time to manage any risk identified. This risk assessment shall identify all potential factors for classical scrapie occurrence and their historic perspective, in particular the:

1. (i)

   importation or introduction of ovine and caprine animals or their semen and embryos potentially infected with classical scrapie;

2. (ii)

   extent of knowledge of the population structure and husbandry practices of ovine and caprine animals;

3. (iii)

   feeding practices, including consumption of meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants;

4. (iv)

   importation of milk and milk products of ovine and caprine animals origin intended for use in feeding of ovine and caprine animals;

F4for a period of at least the preceding seven years, ovine and caprine animals displaying clinical signs compatible with classical scrapie have been tested;

for a period of at least the preceding seven years, a sufficient number of ovine and caprine animals over 18 months of age, representative of ovine and caprine animals slaughtered, that have died or have been killed for reasons other than slaughter for human consumption, have been tested annually, to provide a 95 per cent level of confidence of detecting classical scrapie if it is present in that population at a prevalence rate exceeding 0,1 per cent and no case of classical scrapie has been reported during that period;

the feeding to ovine and caprine animals of meat-and-bone meal or greaves of ruminant origin has been banned and effectively enforced in F5its whole territory for a period of at least seven years;

F6...

introductions from third countries of ovine and caprine animals and semen and embryos thereof are carried out in accordance with Chapter E or Chapter H of Annex IX.