S.L. 437.42 Art. 25Consultation of the scientific committees. 1. For European 10.10.2002), (OJ L 31, 6.4.1979) shall (a) (b) (c) 2. For apply: (a) (b) (c) The BSE hereinafter following (a) over those who seeks to in animals of BSE with taking account III or in reports on the must be kept encephala or in point the foll

The appropriate scientific committees shall be consulted on any matter within the scope of these regulations which could have an impact on public health. SCHEDULE I

SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS the purpose of these regulations, the following definitions set out in Union Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (OJ L 273, European Union Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 1.2.2002) and European Union Council Directive 79/373/EEC (OJ L 86, apply: Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 -

(i) "farmed animal" in article 2(1)(f);

(ii) "petfood" in point 41 of Annex I;

(iii) "processed animal protein" in point 42 of Annex I;

(iv) "gelatine" in point 26 of Annex I;

(v) "blood products" in point 4 of Annex I;

(vi) "bloodmeal" in point 6 of Annex I; and

(vii) "fishmeal" in point 24 of Annex I; the definition of "feedingstuff" in article 3(4) of European Union Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; the definition of "complete feedingstuff" in article 2(d) of European Union Council Directive 79/373/EEC. the purpose of these regulations, the following definitions shall also

"indigenous case of BSE" means a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy which has not been clearly demonstrated to be due to infection prior to importation as a live animal; "discrete adipose tissue" means internal and external body fat removed during the slaughter and cutting process, in particular fresh fat from the heart, caul and kidney of bovine animals, and fat from cutting rooms; "cohort" means a group of bovine animals which were -

(i) born in the same herd as the affected bovine animal, and within twelve months preceding or following the birth of the affected animal; or

(ii) reared together with the affected bovine animal at any time during the first year of their life and which may have consumed the same feed as that which the affected a bovine animal consumed during the first year of its life.

SCHEDULE II DETERMINATION OF BSE STATUS CHAPTER A

status of a Member State or a third country or of one of their regions, referred to as "country or region", shall be determined on the basis of the criteria: the outcome of a risk analysis identifying all the potential factors for the appearance of BSE referred to in Chapter B and their development time;

(b) an education programme for veterinarians, breeders and transport, trade in and slaughter bovine animals, which encourage them to report all cases of neurological manifestations adult bovine animals;

(c) the compulsory reporting and examination of all bovine showing clinical signs of BSE;

(d) a system of continuous surveillance and monitoring particular reference to the risks described in Chapter B, of the guidelines in the table of Chapter A of Schedule accordance with the appropriate international standards; number of examinations carried out and the results thereof for at least seven years;

(e) the examination in an approved laboratory of samples of other tissues collected under the surveillance system mentioned (d).

CHAPTER B The risk analysis referred to in Chapter A (a) shall be based on factors -- the consumption by bovine animals of meat and bonemeal derived from ruminants; - the importation of meat and bonemeal or greaves contaminated by a TSE or animal feed containing meat and greaves; - the importation of animals or ova, embryos potentially TSE; - the epidemiological status of the country or region in regard TSEs; - the extent of knowledge about the structure of the bovine, caprine population in the country or region; - the source of animal waste, the parameters of the processes such waste and the methods of producing animal feed. CHAPTER C Definition of categories

The BSE status of Member States or third countries or one of the shall be determined by classification into the following categories -

A. CATEGORY 1 -''Country or region free of BSE'' is a country or region where a risk on the information laid down in Chapter B has been conducted which that appropriate measures have been taken for the relevant period of time, any risk identified and -