»Rådet fastslog i sine konklusioner af 14. maj 1996, at spørgsmålet om TSE (smitsomme spongiforme encephalopatier) er et problem for folkesundheden, og fandt det nødvendigt at træffe alle passende forholdsregler for at udelukke risikoen for eventuel overførsel af BSE (bovin spongiform encephalopati),
'Whereas the Council, in its Conclusions of 14 May 1996, stated that the issue of TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) constitutes a problem in the field of public health and considered it neces­sary that all appropriate measures be taken to elim­inate the risk of possible transmission of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy),