Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/2007 of 4 December 2007 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance )

In Annex VII, Chapter A, point 2.3, the following point (f) is added: ‘(f) Where the frequency of the ARR allele within the breed or holding is low, or where it is deemed necessary in order to avoid inbreeding, a Member State may decide to delay the destruction of animals as referred to in point 2.3 (b)(i) and (ii) for up to five breeding years.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 28 September 2007.