# 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, Article 9: Products of animal origin derived from or containing ruminant material

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

1. The products of animal origin listed in Annex VI shall be produced using production processes approved in accordance with regulations made by the appropriate authority.
2. Bones of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from countries or regions with a controlled or undetermined BSE risk shall not be used for the production of mechanically separated meat (MSM). ...
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3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply, in the light of the criteria set out in point 5 of Annex V, to ruminants which have undergone an alternative test which has been approved by the appropriate authority, and is listed in Annex X, where the results of the test were negative.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/999/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-999/article-9
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