2013/137/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 15 March 2013 authorising the use of at risk bovine animals until the end of their productive lives in Spain following official confirmation of the presence of BSE (notified under document C(2013) 1473)

1 By way of derogation from point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Spain may use bovine animals referred to in the second and third indents of point 1(a) of Annex VII to that Regulation until the end of their productive lives under the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.

2 Spain shall ensure that the bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1: (a) are permanently traceable in the computerised database provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council ; (b) are only moved from their holding under official supervision and for the purpose of destruction; (c) are not dispatched to other Member States or exported to third countries.

3 Spain shall carry out regular checks to verify the correct implementation of this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.