(4)Following the adoption of the EFSA opinion, Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 was amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1972note in order to provide for a 3-year monitoring programme for CWD in cervids in certain Member States and in EEA EFTA States which have cervid populations which may have been exposed to CWD, covering the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 (the 3-year monitoring programme for CWD). The purpose of the 3-year monitoring programme for CWD is to obtain a clear picture of the epidemiological situation as regards CWD in cervids in Europe.
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