The amendments made by these Regulations have effect to allow the export to certain premises in France of carcasses of older sheep containing spinal cord, which is "specified risk material". These amendments work by disapplying specified regulations. These regulations introduce a new requirement regarding the marking of those sheep carcasses containing spinal cord which is specified risk material which are intended for export whole direct to listed premises. A further new regulation (reg. 19A) imposes requirements with respect to the arrival of the carcasses concerned at the listed premises to which it was intended they should be transported. Amendments are also made to regulation 17 concerning the transportation of unmarked carcasses of sheep and goats and regulation 19 of S.I. 1997/2965 regarding possession of unmarked carcasses of sheep and goats.