41According to Article 7(1) of that regulation, animal by-products are categorised into specific categories on the basis of the level of risk they present to public and animal health. Specifically, the regulation establishes three categories, under Articles 8, 9 and 10, covering Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 material respectively. Animal by-products fall by definition into one of those three categories. Accordingly, material which the EU legislature considered low risk is in Category 3 while the material in Category 1 and Category 2 poses a high risk to public and animal health, with Category 1 material posing the highest risk.
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