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The Scottish Executive issued a consultation on 27 June 2005 to seek comments from interested organisations on our proposals to consolidate the TSE (Scotland) Regulations which would replace the existing TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002.
The new TSE Regulations would consolidate and update the existing TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002; reduce repetition in the Regulations; restructure certain provisions; and address a number of other issues, in particular enforcement of feed controls and the appeals procedures. Stakeholders' comments we received on the consultation " BSE testing to facilitate trade in cattle aged over thirty months for human consumption" which was sent out on 7 March will also be considered during this exercise.
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Contents
Covering Letter
Introduction
Summary of issues for comment
Feeding stuffs and feed enforcement
Other major proposed changes in the 2005 Regulations
Possible Additional Measures
Discussion
Feed Ban issues
Slaughter and compensation criteria
Implementation of EUTSE Regulation, Annex IV
Implementing measures needed to enforce the Regulation
Scope of 'farmed animals' definition
Horse-feed manufacture Possession of processed animal proteins on livestock premises
Due Diligence' provisions
Feed samples submitted to laboratories in connection with the feed ban
Mammalian MBM in agricultural fertilisers
Bovine tallow in calf milk replacers
Clean-down inspection requirement
Reject Pet food
Cross-contamination of feed ingredients
DRAFT COMMISSION REGULATION (SANCO/3027/2004)
Note on the current controls on fishmeal
DRAFT Partial RIA
List of consultees
We wrote an additional letter to consultees on 26 July 2005 to invite views on some additional provisions to be added to the proposed consolidated TSE (Scotland), further changes to the interim TSE Amendment Regulations and the EU TSE Roadmap. The letter can also be viewed in PDF format.