S.L. 437.42 Art. 22Transitional measures concerning specified risk material.

(1) The provisions of Schedule XI, Part A shall cease to apply immediately following the date of adoption of a decision in accordance with regulation 5(2) or (4), on which date regulation 8

shall enter into force.

(2) The results of a conclusive statistical survey carried out in accordance with regulation 5(3) during the transitional period shall be used to confirm or overturn the risk analysis conclusions referred to in regulation 5(1), while taking account of the classification criteria defined by the OIE.

(3) After consultation of the appropriate scientific committee, detailed rules concerning that statistical survey shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in regulation 24(2).

(4) The minimum criteria to be met by this statistical survey shall be those laid down in Part B of Schedule XI.