LIFTING OF THE BAN ON BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

In view of the Data-Based Export Scheme (DBES) stipulated in the
Commission Decision 98/692/EC and the revised recommendation of the 1999
Office International des Epizooties Animal Health Code on Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (OIE Code on BSE), the importation of beef and
beef products from the United Kingdom shall be allowed subject to the
presentation of an international certificate attesting that:

1.   the meat destined for export has been deboned and contains no
tissues listed in the first paragraph of Article 3.2.13.15 (of OIE Code
on BSE) nor nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during a deboning
process;

2.   the meat products destined for export are derived from
deboned meat and contain tissues listed in the first paragraph of
Article 3.2.13.15 nor nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during a
deboning process, nor mechanically separated meat from skull and
vertebral column of bovine animals;

3.   a system is in operation enabling the fresh meat and meat
products destined for export to be traced back to the establishments
from which they are derived;

4.   ante-mortem inspection is carried out on all bovines;

5.   the cattle from which the meat or meat products destined for export originate:

a.      was born and raised in the UK after 1 August 1996 and
had remained in herds in which no case of BSE had been confirmed for at
least seven years;

b.      is 6 to 30 months old at the time of slaughter;

c.       is not the offspring of a BSE case or suspect BSE case at the time of slaughter;

d.      has been clearly identifiable throughout its life, its
date of birth and the identity of its mother is known, all movements are
recorded either on a cattle passport or a computerized cattle tracing
system; and

e.      its mother has not developed BSE or is not suspected of
having BSE and has lived for at least six months after the birth of the
animal whose meat is intended for export.

6.         the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and
greaves derived from ruminants has been banned and the ban has been
effectively enforced.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 20 Jan. 2000

(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Secretary