commiss decis februari lai minimum requir establish breed programm resist transmiss spongiform encephalopathi sheep notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard regul ec european parliament council lai rule prevent control erad transmiss spongiform encephalopathi amend commiss regul ec articl thereof scrapi pose consider anim health problem commun ovin caprin popul valid routin diagnost method distinguish bovin spongiform encephalopathi bse scrapi infect ovin caprin anim bse infect proven exist ovin caprin anim natur condit uncertainti bse infect ovin caprin popul present popul transmiss spongiform encephalopathi tse infect ovin caprin anim pose potenti risk public health research shown prion protein genotyp sheep confer resist scrapi evid date similar genet determin resist bse exist sheep challeng oral bse infect experiment condit opinion scientif steer committe ssc april safe sourc small rumin materi laid guidelin main point breed programm tse resist sheep ssc consid programm target popul risk risk area requir breed programm approxim frequenc arr arr sheep import breed obtain inform commiss decis ec introduc survei sheep breed member state derog requir establish breed programm accord decis breed low natur level resist local breed indigen area danger lost farm refer regul ec februari lai detail rule applic council regul ec support rural develop european agricultur guidanc guarante fund eaggf opinion ssc recommend establish certif flock neglig risk scrapi bse option recommend certif flock base full genet resist tse combin regular tse test ssc recommend comprehens list tissu ovin caprin anim consid pose risk human anim health event bse confirm consid probabl opinion consid tissu pose signific risk deriv resist semi resist anim ag month promot develop certifi flock line commiss propos council parliament amend regul ec provid legal basi regul measur contain decis meantim adopt decis transit measur measur provid decis accord opinion stand committe food chain anim health adopt decis articl definit purpos decis definit set annex commiss decis ec appli articl breed programm tse resist pure bred sheep januari basi outcom survei provid decis ec member state introduc breed programm select resist tse sheep breed nativ form signific popul territori minimum requir programm set annex member state decid particip flock owner breed programm refer paragraph voluntari april date compulsori flock high genet merit particip breed programm articl derog member state grant derog requir establish breed programm provid articl basi nation scrapi control programm submit approv accord point part chapter annex viii regul ec includ continu activ monitor dead farm ovin caprin anim flock member state commiss recognis territori free scrapi accord point part chapter annex viii regul ec base result conclus statist survei derog provid paragraph adopt accord procedur refer articl regul ec articl framework recognis tse resist statu sheep flock januari member state establish framework recognit tse resist statu sheep flock framework follow criteria set annex ii recognit tse resist statu flock framework provid paragraph consid criterion exclud presenc tse flock articl report provid commiss member state member state provid commiss report report requir breed programm provid articl april annual progress report provid time april progress made breed programm articl summari report commiss member state commiss present member state summari report receiv articl month deadlin receipt report articl review requir decis review basi report refer articl respect breed neg genet effect demonstr breed programm event april account scientif advic articl addresse decis address member state brussel februari commiss david byrn member commiss oj oj oj oj annex minimum requir breed programm resist tse sheep part gener requir breed programm concentr flock high genet merit databas establish inform ident breed number anim flock particip breed programm identif individu anim sampl breed programm result genotyp test system uniform certif establish genotyp anim sampl breed programm certifi refer individu identif number sampl carri personnel specif design purpos breed programm system identif anim sampl process sampl deliveri result establish minimis possibl human error effici system subject regular random check genotyp blood tissu collect purpos breed programm carri laboratori approv scheme compet author member state assist breed societi establish genet bank consist semen ova embryo repres prion protein genotyp rare result breed programm breed programm drawn breed take account frequenc allel breed rariti breed avoid inbreed genet drift part specif rule particip flock breed programm aim increas frequenc arr allel sheep flock reduc preval allel shown contribut suscept tse minimum rule particip flock anim flock genotyp individu identifi secur mean compulsori ram intend breed flock genotyp breed compulsori slaughter castrat month determin genotyp male anim carri vrq allel anim leav hold slaughter prohibit femal anim carri vrq allel leav hold slaughter prohibit male anim includ semen donor artifici insemin certifi programm breed flock part protect breed product trait member state decid grant derog requir point part case breed displai level arr allel survei refer decis ec danger lost farm refer articl regul ec case breed displai absenc level arr allel survei refer commiss decis ec member state decid grant derog part subject condit breed subject scrapi control programm member state inform commiss derog grant point criteria annex ii framework recognit tse resist statu flock sheep framework recognis tse resist statu flock sheep result particip breed programm provid articl satisfi criteria recognit grant level level flock flock compos sheep arr arr genotyp level ii flock flock progeni sire exclus ram arr arr genotyp member state decid grant recognit level suit nation requir regular random sampl sheep tse resist flock carri farm slaughterhous verifi genotyp case level flock anim month ag slaughterhous tse test accord annex iii regul ec