ACT : Commission Regulation 808/2003/EC amending Regulation 1774/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.
CONTENT : the Scientific Steering Committee issued an opinion on 16 and 17 January 2003 on the safety vis-à-vis TSEs of the use of low-capacity incineration plants and co-incineration plants for incinerating potentially TSE infected animal materials. In order to take account of that opinion, this Regulation amends the provisions of Regulation 1774/2002/EC as regards the operation of low-capacity incineration plants or co-incineration plants for the disposal of the carcasses of certain animals.
In addition, the Annexes to Regulation 1774/2002/EC should be amended in order to make a number of technical amendments to them to bring them more into conformity with the Articles of that Regulation and to clarify the rules applicable to a number of additional products.
Additional rules concerning the treatment of wastewater from premises where microbiological or other contamination risks may be present as a consequence of the handling of Category 1 or Category 2 materials are provided.
While the feed ban provided for in Council Decision 2000/766/EC remains in force, less stringent processing requirements should apply to mammalian processed animals proteins, given the exclusive destination as waste of such material which is a consequence of the ban.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 13/05/2003. The Regulation shall apply from 01/05/2003.�