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16.—(1) The RMOP (as specified in paragraph 12) must describe the system that—
(a)enables bovine animals born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1st August 1996 to be identified and ensures that they are not slaughtered for human consumption;
(b)enables bovine animals that, in accordance with point 2(1) of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation, require BSE testing, to be identified and ensures that they are sampled in accordance with this Schedule; and
(c)enables bovine animals that, in accordance with point 2(2) of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation, require BSE testing at slaughter, to be identified and ensures that they are sampled in accordance with this Schedule.
(2) The requirements of sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c) apply only in relation to bovine animals born or reared in the United Kingdom on or after 1st August 1996.
(3) The RMOP must also describe the system that ensures that animals to which sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) applies are—
(a)batched together before slaughter separately from those not referred to in sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (c); and
(b)slaughtered in batches separately from those not referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c).
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, a bovine animal is deemed to have been born or reared in the United Kingdom before 1st August 1996 unless its cattle passport shows either that—
(a)it was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1st August 1996; or
(b)it first entered the United Kingdom on or after 1st August 1996.
17.—(1) The RMOP must show that there are—
(a)sufficient staff trained and competent in the taking, labelling, packaging and dispatch of brain stem samples;
(b)hygienic facilities for sampling; and
(c)sampling procedures that do not jeopardise the hygienic production of meat intended for human consumption.
(2) It must describe how health and safety guidelines designed to minimise the risk of exposure of staff to a TSE during brain stem sampling and packaging will be complied with.
18. The RMOP must describe the system linking the brain stem sample of each bovine animal to which paragraph 16(1)(b) and (c) of this Schedule applies, to the carcase of that animal and all parts of the body of that animal (including the blood and the hide).
19. The RMOP must describe—
(a)the system that ensures that all carcases retained in accordance with paragraph 13(1) of this Schedule are retained either in a sealed or locked chiller or on a sealed or locked rail in an unsealed chiller pending the receipt of the BSE test result;
(b)the system that ensures that the chronological order in which the animals were slaughtered can be determined; and
(c)how the occupier will ensure that there is suitable and sufficient chiller space for retaining carcases for the purposes of this Schedule.
20. The RMOP must describe the system that ensures that all parts of the body (including the blood and the hide) are retained in accordance with paragraph 13(1) of this Schedule.
21. The RMOP must describe the disposal route for all carcases and all parts of the body (including the blood and the hide) retained pending receipt of a BSE test result but disposed of before the result is received.
22. The RMOP must describe the systems in place that ensure that—
(a)brain stem samples are packaged in accordance with packaging instructions P650 of the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (version applicable on and after 1st January 2005)(1);
(b)BSE test results are received, either by fax or by other electronic means; and
(c)everything required to be disposed of in accordance with point 6(4) or 6(5) of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation or under paragraph 13(2), (3) or (4) of this Schedule is identified and disposed of accordingly.
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