S.L. 437.42 Art. 1Title, scope and applicability.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Prevention, Control and Eradication of Certain Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is the implementation of European Parliament and European Union Council Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. These regulations provide rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in animals. It shall apply to the production and placing on the market of live animals and products of animal origin and in certain specific cases to exports thereof.

(3) These regulations shall not apply to -

(a) cosmetic or medicinal products or medical devices, or to their starting materials or intermediate products;

(b) products which are not intended for use in human food, animal feed or fertilisers, or to their starting materials or intermediate products;

(c) products of animal origin intended for exhibition, teaching, scientific research, special studies or analysis, provided those products are not eventually consumed or used by humans or by animals other than those kept for the research projects concerned;

(d) live animals used in or intended for research.