Article 1
1. By way of derogation from point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Germany may use bovine animals referred to in the second and third indents of point 1(a) of Annex VII to that Regulation until the end of their productive lives under the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. 2. Germany shall ensure that the bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1: (a) are permanently traceable in the computerised database provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) ; (b) are only moved from their holding under official supervision and for the purpose of destruction; (c) are not dispatched to other Member States or exported to third countries. 3. Germany shall carry out regular checks to verify the correct implementation of this Decision. 4. Germany shall keep the Commission and the other Member States informed of the use of the bovine animals as referred to in paragraph 1 through the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health. Germany shall also present related information in the annual report provided for in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.