Indtil der forelå en endelig konklusion om medlemsstaternes BSE-risikostatus, blev alle medlemsstater foreløbigt anerkendt som lande med en kontrolleret BSE-risiko, jf. beslutning 2007/453/EF.
Pending the final conclusion on the BSE risk status of the Member States, all Member States were provisionally recognised as countries with a controlled BSE risk as laid down in Decision 2007/453/EC.