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Risk Management Programme: Notices/Specifications

The risk management programme specifications have now been signed and came into effect on 1 July 2008.

The content of original two risk management programme specifications that applied to dairy and other animal products has been harmonised. Due to legal constraints, the harmonised requirements are now contained within two specifications and a policy statement. These are entitled:

Animal Products (Risk Management Programme Specifications) Notice 2008

Animal Products (Requirements for Risk Management Programme Outlines) Notice 2008

Statement of Policy: Operator Responsibilities during Registration of a Risk Management Programme (Version 1)

The original RMP specifications will remain in force until 1 December 2008. Operators may use the original or the new specifications when developing new programmes or significantly amending existing programmes (but not a combination of new and old). After 1 December 2008 these programmes must meet the requirements of the new specifications.

Existing operators will have until 1 August 2009 to amend their RMP to meet the new specifications. This is considered a minor amendment. Changes to the existing RMP resulting from this minor amendment will be checked at the next scheduled verification post 1 August 2009.

All three documents must be complied with in relation to risk management programmes.

• Animal Products (Risk Management Programme Specifications) Notice 2008 [PDF 85K ]
• Animal Products (Requirements for Risk Management Programme Outlines) Notice 2008 [PDF 63K ]
• Animal Products Act 1999 Statement of Policy: Operator Responsibilities during Registration of a Risk Management Programme (Version 1) [PDF 52K] Policy Statement

RMP Specification Comparison Table