The amendments accepted by the Commission relate to the following:
- changing the word "decontamination" to the "rendering the products harmless" of Article 13(1), second indent of Directive 1995/53/EC. This change is accepted by the Commission because it extends the field of application to include undesirable substances which may be created for example as a result of faults and flaws the manufacturing process (eg where inappropriate manufacturing conditions cause adverse changes in the chemical composition of the feed). Such substances are not clearly covered by the notion of contamination, which could be interpreted as applying only to things added to the feed.
- changing the expression "contamination" to "undesirable substances", modifying Article 16b(1) of Directive 1995/53/EC.
An oral amendment was accepted by the Commission which relates to Article 17a of Directive 1995/53/EC which is replaced with similar provisions which are consistent with the evolution of legislative provisions concerning Commission on-the-spot inspections in the field of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.
Lastly, the Commission is in favour of all the amendments to the common position voted by the European Parliament.�