commiss recommend juli inform support applic evalu epidemiolog statu countri respect transmiss spongiform encephalopathi notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof inform publish unit kingdom support hypothesi exposur bovin spongiform encephalopathi bse agent link variant creutzfeldt jacob diseas human septemb spongiform encephalopathi advisori committe unit kingdom conclud recent research provid compel evid agent bse ident agent variant cjd human septemb advisori committe danger pathogen conclud bse agent classifi human pathogen novemb commiss adopt direct ec classifi bse anim tse agent group risk human pathogen caus cjd council march invit commiss submit propos field risk materi conclus world organis anim health oie session commiss reconfirm intent elabor wider commun propos basi articl involv council european parliament chapter oie code bse recommend account epidemiolog statu import countri zone risk assess base accept scientif methodolog show significantli higher risk exposur anim human transmiss spongiform encephalopathi tse countri epidemiolog evalu conduct common standard commun procedur give inform statu countri scientif steer committe ssc opinion januari establish list factor determin geograph risk geograph zone ssc opinion februari establish content complet dossier epidemiolog statu respect tse task countri prepar applic recognit epidemiolog statu countri respect tse facilit inform present scientif opinion evalu applic facilit data present scientif opinion commiss base approach epidemiolog statu opinion ssc commiss encourag countri submit dossier recommend recommend member state invit submit prefer octob applic recognit epidemiolog statu respect tse offici languag commun member state ensur support document accompani applic prepar present accord recommend set annex applic request addit inform address european commiss director gener consum polici consum health protect dg xxiv rue de la loi wetstraat brussel tel fax mail tse statu dg cec possibl foreseen recommend open member countri commiss servic ensur evalu dossier scientif steer committe give opinion applic commiss franz fischler member commiss annex inform submit support applic recognit epidemiolog statu data provid annual basi prefer onward applic state make effort provid comprehens consist inform data provid regard incomplet unsatisfactori replac worst case assumpt purpos risk assess inform provid structur dynam bovin ovin caprin anim popul absolut number anim speci breed aliv time slaughter ag distribut anim speci breed sex type ag distribut anim speci breed sex type time slaughter geograph distribut anim speci breed geograph distribut anim husbandri system herd size product purpos system identif capac trace anim anim trade import export trade geograph area import embryo semen made import anim embryo semen mechan slaughterhous identifi anim origin data procedur anim feed domest product meat bone meal mbm speci husbandri system proport domest produc mbm fed bovin ovin caprin anim import mbm countri origin speci husbandri system proport mbm fed bovin ovin caprin anim export mbm countri destin meat bone meal mbm ban complet descript date introduct actual implement polic complianc figur possibl cross contamin feed bovin offal sbo risk materi srm ban complet descript date introduct actual implement polic complianc figur surveil tse refer bse scrapi incid laboratori confirm case bse scrapi ag distribut geograph distribut countri origin case incid neurolog disord tse exclud clinic ground anim speci methodolog programm surveil record clinic case bse scrapi includ awar train farmer veterinarian supervisori bodi author incent report case compens reward scheme methodolog laboratori confirm record suspect case bse scrapi strain bse scrapi agent possibl involv exist system current plan target activ surveil render feed process render feed process system natur record render process plant quantit qualit paramet mbm tallow product process system geograph area render materi origin type raw materi paramet separ process line materi healthi suspect anim transport storag system mbm feed mbm bse scrapi relat cull cull criteria date introduct cull scheme subsequ modif anim cull detail point size herd anim cull