
Article 1 
In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, point 1(b) is replaced by the following:
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(b) as regards ovine and caprine animals: the skull, including the brain and eyes, and the spinal cord of animals aged over 12 months or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, or aged over 12 months as estimated by a method approved by the competent authority of the Member State of slaughter.
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 July 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER