PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) LAYING DOWN THE VETERINARY RULES FOR THE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING OF ANIMAL WASTE, FOR ITS PLACING ON THE MARKET AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF PATHOGENS IN FEEDSTUFFS
Date: 1989-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural waste, animal nutrition, health control, material of animal origin, meat processing industry, veterinary inspection

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(89)  509  f i n al 

Brussels,  17  October  1989 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

laying  down  the  veterinary  rules  for  the  disposal  and  processing 

of  animal  waste,  for  i ts  placing  on  the  market  and  for  the 

prevention  of  pathogens  in  feedstuffs 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The Community must adopt the measures aimed at establishing the internal 

market during a period expiring on 31 December 1992.  The need for free 

movement of animals and animal products must be reconciled with the need to 

protect public and animal health. 

The present proposal intends to harmonize the rules for disposal of cadavers, 

slaughter offals and other animal waste in order to prevent the spread of 

pathogens into the environment and the animal production chain.  Depending on 

the type of material and the risks involved, appropriate measures should be 

taken to ensure that animal waste is destroyed or processed into harmless 

products.  For animal waste which is considered as high-risk, the Commission 

is proposing that the Member States set up a system of collection by 

designating, for each part of their territory one or more sterilization plants 

responsible for collecting high-risk material, in the defined part of the 

territory and sterilizing it. 

Such a system is at present functioning in most of the Member States and is in 

general considered as the most favourable and safest way of disposal. 

Nevertheless in some circumstances burning or burial should remain possible 

where this manner of disposal is preferred for practical reasons or when 

transport of cadavers of animals infected with epizootic diseases is too 

dangerous. 

The present proposal allows, under certain conditions, the profitable use of 

animal waste in other ways, for instance by using it for the preparation of 

petfood or technical products.  However, it should be ensured that such 

alternative ways of disposal are without special risks.  Free movement  in the 

Community of animal waste with a low-risk, when identified in an appropriate 

manner, should be possible, in order to process it in registered plants having 

adequate facilities to treat it in a safe way. 

Apart from some derogations for animal waste with a high risk, which have 

already been laid down in the proposal, it should be possible, in particular 

in order to take into account new technological developments, to lay down 

other derogations.  It is proposed that the Commission  is entrusted to lay 

down these derogations and their applicatory rules. 

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The present Community hygiene rules concerning  intra-Community trade in meat 

and trade in poultry meat, do not apply to slaughter by-products which are 

with the permission of the Member State of destination used for purposes other 

than human consumption.  As it is proposed that these slaughter by-products 

shall be processed in an approved sterilization plant or in a registered plant 

preparing petfood, pharmaceutical or technical products, and must be clearly 

identified, the present national rules should be repealed. 

To be successful in reducing the spread of pathogens in the animal production 

chain attention should be paid to the role of feedstuffs.  Feedstuffs consist 

mostly, apart from animal protein and animal fat, of other components which 

might be contaminated with pathogens.  It is, in the first place, the 

responsibility of the manufacturer of feedstuffs to ensure the microbiological 

safety of his products.  Therefore it is proposed that the manufacturer should 

take all preventive measures necessary, if necessary by subjecting feedstuffs 

to a treatment to eliminate pathogens, and should carry out microbiological 

checks at all stages of production.  To give support to industries and 

competent authorities it is also proposed that the Commission should develop 

guidelines with recommended  rules for the hygienic production of feedstuffs. 

The Commission  is proposing for the applicatory decisions the Regulatory 

Committee formula.  This choice is justified in this case by a desire not to 

disrupt the management process in the veterinary field.  It is without 

prejudice to the Commission's reference for the Consultative Management 

formula. 

This proposal appears in the timetable in the Annex to the White Paper on 

completing the internal market. 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing 

of animal waste, for its placing on the market 

and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and 

in particular Article 43 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission (1), 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), 

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), 

Whereas the Community  is to adopt measures designed to establish the inter 

nal market progressively over a period expiring on 31 December 1992; 

Whereas livestock production occupies a very important position in agriculture 

in the Community; whereas, in addition, animal waste, when not disposed of 

correctly, may spread pathogens in the environment leading to decreased 

productivity and margins in this sector; 

Whereas the presence of pathogens in products of animal origin should be pre 

vented in order to ensure safe and healthy products for the consumer; 

Whereas the free movement of products obtained by sterilization of animal 

waste should be encouraged; 

(1) OJ No 
(2) OJ No 
(3) OJ No 

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Whereas provisions relating to* the production and placing on the market of 

fresh meat and poultry meat have been  laid down in Council Regulation  (fresh 

meat) 

and Council Regulation  (poultry meat)  * 

whereas these provisions 

do not apply to slaughter by-products which are not intended for human 

consumption; whereas it is opportune to lay down harmonized  rules for the 

trade and disposal of slaughter by-products; 

Whereas  in the context of the Community  policy of harmonizing national animal 

health and public health provisions governing trade in animals and animal 

products, it is now necessary to create a harmonized system to ensure that 

animal waste is disposed of in such a way that the risk of spreading pathogens 

is virtually eliminated; 

Whereas animal waste should be processed  in an approved and supervised 

processing plant or disposed of in another suitable manner; whereas, in 

addition,  animal  waste  associated  with  a  high  risk  should  be 

collected and transported directly to a processing plan designated by the 

Member State concerned; whereas in certain circumstances, especially when this 

is justified by distance and time of transport, the designated processing plant 

could be located  in another Member State; 

Whereas profitable alternative uses for animal waste should be encouraged; 

whereas this should be possible when it is ensured that such alternative use 

is without risk to the health of livestock or humans; 

Whereas  in order to prevent the introduction of pathogens in livestock, 

measures are also necessary to ensure the production of hygienically safe 

feedstuffs; whereas, for this purpose, the manufacturers of feedstuffs should 

monitor their production; whereas, in addition, guidelines for the hygienic 

production of feedstuffs should be developed; 

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Whereas the Commission should be entrusted with taking measures for implement 

ing this Regulation; whereas to that end procedures should be established for 

co-operation between the Commission and the Member States, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

CHAPTER I 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Article 1 

1. This Regulation lays down animal and public health requirements for the 

disposal and processing of animal waste in order to destroy pathogens which 

might be present in this material, and for the production of feedstuffs in 

such a manner as to prevent the presence of pathogens therein.  This 

Regulation includes rules for the placing on the market of slaughter 

by-products, intended for purposes other than human consumption. 

2. This Regulation shall not affect the veterinary legislation concerning the 

eradication of specific diseases. 

Article 2 

For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply : 

"animal waste" : low-risk and high-risk materials of animal or marine origin, 

including dead animals, which need to be disposed of or processed in such a 

way as to prevent the spread of animal diseases or zoonoses.  For the purposes 

of this Regulation animal excreta and table scraps are not regarded as animal 

waste; 

"low-risk materials" : slaughter by-products of animal or marine origin 

without special hazards for spreading animal diseases or zoonoses; 

"hifth-risk materials*'.: materials of animal or marine origin designated in 

this Regulation suspected or demonstrated to be a serious risk for spreading 

animal diseases or zoonoses; 

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"slaughter by-products** :  by-products of slaughter, not intended for human 

consumption, and exclusively derived from animals from which the meat has been 

approved for human consumption; 

"processing plant** : a plant in which animal waste is sterilized  in order to 

destroy pathogens; 

"petfood" : food for dogs, cats and other pet animals, prepared or partly 

prepared from meat or offals; 

"technical products" : products intended for purposes other than human or 

animal consumption; 

"feedstuffs" : feedstuffs as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Directive 

79/373/EEC (1); 

"establishment" : processing plant, petfood plant or plants where slaughter 

by-products are used for the preparation of technical products; 

"competent authority" : the authority designated by the Member State concerned, 

CHAPTER II 

RULES CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL WASTE 

AND PLACING ON THE MARKET OF THE FINAL PRODUCT 

A. HIGH-RISK MATERIALS 

Article 3 

1. The following high risk materials shall be processed  in a nearby processing 

plant, designated by the Member State in accordance with Article 4(1), or 

disposed of by burning or burial in accordance with paragraph 2 : 

a) bovine animals, domestic pigs, goats, sheep, solipeds, poultry and other 

animals kept for agricultural production, which died on the farm, 

including stillborn and unborn animals; 

(1) OJ No L 86, 06.04.1979, p. 30. 

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b) dead  animals  not  referred  to  in  (a)  but  which  are  designated  by 

the competent authority of the Member State; 

c) animals which are killed either on the farm, or after arrival at the 

processing plant, in order to eradicate epizootic diseases; 

d) animal waste originating from animals which show, during veterinary 

inspection at slaughter, clinical signs or evidence of diseases communi 

cable to humans and which are for that reason, or due to the presence of 

residues, excluded from human consumption; 

e) those parts of slaughtered animals not presented for post-mortem 

inspection, with the exception of hides, skins, hooves, feathers, wool, 

horns and similar products; 

f) meat, poultry meat, fish, fish products, game and meat products, which 

are spoiled; 

g) animals, fresh meat, poultry meat, fish, game and meat products imported 

from third countries, not complying with the veterinary requirements for 

their importation  into the Community, unless they are re-exported or 

their import  is  accepted  under restrictions laid down in Community 

provisions. 

2. The competent authorities may decide that high-risk material must be 

disposed by burning or by burial, when : 

- the transport of animals infected or suspected to be infected with an 

epizootic disease to the nearest rendering plant is rejected because of 

the danger of animal health involved; 

- a wide-spread epizootic disease leads to a lack of capacity at the pro 

cessing plant; 

- the animal waste concerned originates from places with difficult access; 

- the animals are infected with or suspected to be infected with a serious 

disease, which may constitute a threat to human or animal health, and 

which could survive heat-treatment; 

- the quantity and the distance to be  covered does not  justify its 

collection. 

Burial shall be deep enough to prevent carnivorous animals from digging up 

the cadavers and shall be in dry ground.  Before burial the cadavers shall 

be covered with creoline or other substance prescribed by the competent 

authority. 

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Article 4 

1. Member States shall designate for each part of their territory one or 

more processing plants for the collection and processing of high risk 

material.  A Member State may decide to designate a processing plant in 

another Member State after agreement with that other Member State. 

2. Processing plants shall : 

(i)  be approved by the competent authority and meet the requirements of 

Annex II, Chapter I; 

(ii)  handle, process and store animal waste in accordance with Annex II, 

Chapter II; 

(iii) be checked by the competent authority in accordance with Article 10; 

(iv)  ensure that the products of processing satisfy the requirements of 

Annex II, Chapter III. 

B. LOW-RISK MATERIALS 

Article 5 

1. Low-risk materials shall be processed in an approved processing plant, in a 

petfood plant, in a plant preparing pharmaceutical or technical products or 

must be disposed of by burning or burial in accordance with Article 3(2). 

2. Processing plants processing low-risk materials shall meet the requirements 

laid down in Article 4, paragraph 2.  When low-risk materials are processed 

together with high-risk materials, the mixture is considered as high-risk 

materials. 

3. Establishments, using low-risk materials for the preparation of petfood, 

pharmaceutical or technical products shall : 

(i)  be registered by the competent authority and satisfy the conditions of 

Annex III; 

(ii) be inspected by the competent authority at regular intervals to check 

compliance with this Regulation. 

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Article 6 

The treatment which certain slaughter by-products must undergo during the 

preparation of petfood may be established in accordance with the procedure 

laid down in Article 21 insofar as this is necessary for the protection of pet 

animals or for public or animal health reasons. 

C. DEROGATIONS 

Article 7 

1. The competent authorities may exceptionally authorize thé use of : 

(i)  animal waste for scientific purposes; 

(ii) animal waste, referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1(a), (b) and (e) 

and in Article 5, for the feeding of zoo, circus and fur animals, and 

in special cases for other animals. 

2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 other exceptions 

and the conditions to be respected for their application may be established. 

D. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Article 8 

Animal waste shall be collected, transported and identified  in accordance with 

the hygiene requirements laid down in Annex I. 

Article 9 

Operators of processing plants shall adopt all measures necessary to comply 

with the requirements of this Regulation and shall, in particular : 

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- identify and control the critical points in the processing plant; 

- take samples in order to check the microbiological condition of the products 

after heat-treatment; 

- record and keep the results of the various checks and tests for presentation 

to the competent authorities for a period of at least two years; 

- give each dispatched batch a lot number in such a way that it is possible to 

trace back the period of its production.  This lot number must appear on the 

document accompanying the lot or on the label. 

Article 10 

1. The competent  authorities shall carry out, at regular intervals, inspect 

ions and random checks at the approved processing plants on : 

- their compliance with the provisions of this Regulation; 

- the microbiological condition of the products after heat treatment. 

2. The analyses and tests shall be carried out in accordance with proven and 

scientifically recognized methods, in particular those laid down in 

Community provisions or other international standards. 

Article 11 

1. Each Member State shall draw up a list of approved processing plants and 

shall give each plant an official number. The Member States shall forward 

this list to the other Member States and the Commission. 

2. If inspections reveal that not all requirements of this Regulation are 

being met the competent authority shall take appropriate action. 

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Article 12 

1. Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in so far as it is necessary to 

ensure uniform application of this Regulation, make on-the-spot checks; 

they may in particular verify whether approved establishments are actually 

complying with this Regulation.  The Commission  shall inform the Member 

States of the results of the investigations. 

A Member State in whose territory a check is being carried out shall give 

all the necessary assistance to the experts carrying out their duties. 

The general provisions for implementing this Article shall be determined in 

accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21. 

2. The Member State concerned shall take all measures necessary to take 

account of the results of the checks referred to in paragraph 1. If the 

Member State fails to take those measures, the Commission may, in accor 

dance with the procedure laid down in Article 20, prohibit the placing on 

the market of products coming from a processing plant which no longer 

complies with the provisions of this Regulation. 

Article 13 

The rules laid down in Council Regulation No 

(1), concerning vete 

rinary checks in intra-Community  trade, with a view to the realisation of the 

internal market, will apply, in particular with respect to the organisation of 

and the action to be taken following the controls carried out by the Member 

State of destination, and the safeguard measures to be applied. 

(1) C0M(88) 383 final 

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CHAPTER III 

RULES RELATING TO MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FEEDSTUFFS 

Article 14 

Manufacturers of feedstuffs shall adopt all measures necessary to avoid the 

contamination of feedstuffs with pathogens.  In particular they must : 

- establish, if necessary, the appropriate treatment by heat and pressure or 

other method to decontaminate feed components of animal, marine or vegetable 

origin; 

- identify and control the critical points in processing; 

- take measures to avoid recontamination; 

- carry out microbiological controls in accordance with Article 15. 

Article 15 

1. Manufacturers of feedstuffs shall at regular intervals carry out microbio 

logical controls. 

2. The microbiological controls shall include : 

- examination for salmonella or enterobacteriaceae in different feed compo 

nents of animal, marine or vegetable origin; 

- examination for salmonella or enterobacteriaceae  in feedstuffs; 

-  if necessary, examination of possible sources of contamination, such as 

floor sweepings, dust, containers and vehicles. 

3. When the microbiological controls reveal that feedstuffs are contaminated 

with pathogens the manufacturer shall take appropriate action, in parti 

cular the manufacturer shall : 

-  (re-)process contaminated lots; 

- intensify the controls. 

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Article 16 

The Commission may establish a recommendation with guidelines for the hygienic 

manufacturing of feedstuffs.  This recommendation may include criteria for 

sampling and microbiological criteria. 

CHAPTER IV 

FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 17 

1. The Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in 

Article 21, shall establish the detailed arrangements for the checks 

provided for in Article 10(1). 

2. The Commission, acting in accordance with the same procedure, shall 

establish the reference methods for bacteriological examinations. 

Article 18 

The Annexes to this Regulation shall be amended by the Commission, in 

accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, in order in particular 

to bring it into line with technological progress. 

Article 19 

Until the implementation of Community rules concerning the importation of 

animal waste, their products and feedstuffs from third countries, Member 

States shall apply to those importations conditions at least equivalent to 

those laid down in this Regulation.  However, import of high-risk 

materials referred to in Article 3(1)(a) to (l)(f) shall be prohibited. 

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Article 20 

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, matters 

shall be referred without delay by its Chairman, either on his own 

initiative or at the request of a Member State, to the Standing Veterinary 

Committee  (hereinafter called "the Committee") set up by Council Decision 

68/361/EEC (1). 

2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft 

of the measures to be taken.  The Committee shall deliver its opinion on 

the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to 

the urgency of the matter.  The opinion shall be delivered by the majority 

laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which 

the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission.  The 

votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee 

shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article.  The chairman 

shall not vote. 

3. The Commission  shall adopt the measures envisaged  if they are in accordance 

with the opinion of the Committee. 

4. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the 

Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission  shall, without 

delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be 

taken.  The Council shall act by a qualified majority. 

If on the expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date of referral to 

the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be 

adopted by the Commission. 

(1) 0J No L 255, 18.10.1968, p. 23. 

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Article 21 

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the 

following provisions shall apply. 

2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft 

of the measures to be taken.  The Committee shall deliver its opinion on 

the draft within the time limit which the Chairman lays down according to 

the urgency of the matter.  The opinion shall be delivered by the majority 

laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which 

the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission.  The 

votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee 

shall be weighted  in the manner set out in that Article.  The Chairman 

shall not vote. 

3. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance 

with the opinion of the Committee. 

4. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the 

Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission  shall, without 

delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be 

taken.  The Council shall act by a qualified majority. 

If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral to 

the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be 

adopted by the Commission. 

Article 22 

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 

all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

ANNEX I 

HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION 

OF ANIMAL WASTE 

1. Animal waste shall be collected and transported to the establishments in 

suitable containers or vehicles in such a way as to prevent leakage.  The 

containers and vehicles must be adequately covered. 

2. Vehicles and reusable containers shall be maintained  in a clean condition. 

3. The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to control the 

movement of high-risk materials, if necessary by requiring the keeping of 

records or of documents which shall accompany these materials during their 

transportation to the place of disposal, or by sealing. 

4. During transportation low-risk materials shall be accompanied by a document 

indicating : 

a) the origin; 

b) name or nature of the animal waste; 

c) the quantity. 

When not transported directly in bulk from the slaughterhouse to a process 

ing plant the information referred to in point  a), b ), c) and the words 

"Inedible, not for human consumption" shall also be indicated on a label 

attached to the container, cartons or other packaging material in letters 

of at least 2 cm high. 

ANNEX II 

HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING PLANTS 

Chapter I : Approval requirements for processing plants 

1. Buildings and facilities shall meet the following requirements : 

a) the premises of the processing plant shall be adequately separated from 

the public highway and other premises such as slaughterhouses.  Premises 

for the processing of high-risk material shall not be at the same site 

as slaughterhouses, unless in a completely separated building; 

unauthorised persons and animals shall have no access to the plant; 

b) the plant shall have a clean and an unclean section, adequately 

separated.  The unclean section shall have a covered place to receive 

the animal waste and shall be constructed in such a way that it is easy 

to clean and disinfect.  Floors must be laid in such a way as to 

facilitate the draining of liquids.  It shall have adequate lavatories, 

changing rooms and washbasins for staff. 

In the unclean section, where appropriate, there shall be adequate faci 

lities for deskinning or dehairing of animals and a storage room for 

hides; 

c) a sufficient capacity and steam production is required for the process 

ing of animal waste in accordance with Chapter II. 

d) the unclean section shall, if appropriate, contain equipment to reduce 

the size of animal waste and equipment for loading the crushed animal 

waste into the processing unit; 

e) a closed processing installation is required in which the animal waste 

must be processed in accordance with Chapter II.  This installation must 

be fitted with : 

»• 

- measuring equipment to check temperature and pressure at critical 

points; 

- recording devices to record continuously the results of measurements; 

- an adequate safety system to prevent insufficient heating; 

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f) to exclude recontamination the installations and facilities for the 

unloading of the processing  installation, further processing of the 

heated material and the storage of the final products shall be 

adequately separated from the unclean section. 

2. The processing plant shall have adequate facilities to clean and disinfect 

the containers in which animal waste is received and vehicles in which it 

is tranported. 

3. Adequate facilities shall be provided to disinfect wheels of vehicles 

transporting high-risk material immediately before they leave the site. 

4. A waste water disposal system which meets hygienic requirements is required, 

5. The processing plant shall have its own laboratory or make use of the ser 

vices of a laboratory equipped to make the essential analyses and in parti 

cular to check conformity with Chapter III. 

Chapter II : Hygiene requirements relating to operations 

1. Animal waste shall be processed as soon as possible after arrival.  It 

shall be stored properly until processed. 

2. Containers and vehicles used for the transport of animal waste must be 

cleaned, washed and disinfected after each use. 

3. Persons working in the unclean section shall not enter to the clean section 

without changing their working clothes and foot-gear.  Equipment and 

utensils shall not be taken from the unclean section into the clean section. 

4. Waste water originating in the "unclean" area in a processing plant dealing 

with high-risk materials shall be decontaminated in a sterilisation unit or 

by chemical means. 

5. Preventive measures against rodents, insects or other vermin shall be sys 

tematically taken. 

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6. Animal waste shall be processed under the following conditions : 

a) before heating, if appropriate, the materials must be crushed to reduce 

the size of particles; 

b) animal waste must be processed in such a way that after processing the 

products satisfy the microbiological standards laid down in Chapter III. 

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 the F -value 

o 

which must be achieved in the centre of the largest particle shall be 

laid down.  The most important parameters of the procedure shall be 

recorded continuously by reliable methods, providing evidence of 

sufficient heating. 

7. Installations and equipment shall be kept in a good state of repair and 

measuring equipment must be calibrated at regular intervals. 

8. The finished products shall be stored at the processing plant in such a way 

as to exclude recontamination. 

9. Hides shall be salted over a period of at least 8 days using salt with 5 % 

soda added. 

Chapter III : Requirements concerning the products after processing 

1. In the case of high-risk materials, samples of the product, directly taken 

after completion of the sterilization process, must be free from 

heat-resistent spores of bacteria (Clostridium perfringens absent in 1 g). 

2. Samples of the final products from both low-risk and high-risk material 

taken during storage at the processing plant shall comply with the follow 

ing standard : 

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Salmonella in 25 g : n = 5, c = 0, m = 0, M = 0 

2 

enterobacteriaceae  : n = 5, c = 2, m = 10, M = 3x10  in 1 g. 

where : 

n « number of sample units comprising the sample; 

m » threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered 

satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all sample units does not 

exceed m; 

M » maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered 

unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more sample units is 

M or more; 

c * number of sample units the bacterial count of which may be between m 

and M, the sample still being considered acceptable if the bacterial 

count of the other sample units is m or less. 

ANNEX III 

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS PREPARING PETFOOD. 

PHARMACEUTICAL OR TECHNICAL PRODUCTS 

Establishments using,animal waste for the preparation of petfood, 

pharmaceutical or technical products shall satisfy the following conditions to 

be registered by the competent authorities : 

a) they shall have adequate provisions to store and to treat the animal waste 

in a safe way; 

b) they shall have adequate arrangements to destroy unused animal waste 

remaining after the production of petfood, technical products or 

pharmaceuticals, or they must sent it to a processing plant or to an 

incinerator. 

F I N A N C I AL 

S T A T E M E NT 

(PVET/EN/0020) 

Concerning; 
Draft proposal for a Council Regulation  laying down the veterinary rules for the 
disposal and processing of anisal waste,  its placing on the larket and for the 
prevention of pathogens  in feedstuffs. 

1.  Budget  heading 

III B 

Item 

382 

Title 

Inspection  In Agriculture 

2. 

Legal  basis 
Article 43 of the Treaty. 

3. 

Classification  ;  Non-coipuIsory expenditure 

4.  Purpose / description of the seasure 

Verification of the application of the Regulation (Art. 12) 

5.  Method of calculation 

5.1. Fors of expenditure : Mission  expenses 

5.2. Conunlty contribution : 100  X 

5.3. Calculation 

200 lisslon days per year at ECU 170 per day (current cost of inspections) 
ECU 34,000 per year. 

6. 

Financial  Implication as regards operating appropriations 

6.1. Schedule of appropriations (ECU •llllon) 

Year 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 
Following years 

C.A./P.A. 
0.034 
0.034 
0.034 
0.034 
0.034 

Total 

0.170 

6.2. Financing during current year : NIL 

7.  Observations : 

This proposal  also calls for 1 additional  A7/6 post. 
The Budget Couittee will  decide under which  Ites this expenditure will be charged 
when the 1990 draft budget  Is drawn up. 

IMPACT SUR L'ACTIVITE ECONOMIQUE 

Désignation de la 

Projet de proposition de Règlement du Conseil arrêtant les 

proposition 

règles sanitaires relatives à l'élimination et à la 

transformation des déchets animaux, à leur mise sur le 

marché et à la protection des aliments des animaux contre 

les agents pathogènes. 

Objectifs 

Cette proposition vise à harmoniser les règles concernant 

l'élimination des déchets animaux, les échanges de 

sous-produits d'abattage destinés à d'autres usages que la 

consommation humaine et à la lutte contre les agents 

pathogènes des aliments des animaux en vue de protéger la 

santé des personnes et des animaux et de modifier les 

conditions d'importation  actuellement en vigueur dans les 

Etats membres. 

Effets sur l'activité  : Cette proposition définit tout d'abord les exigences 

économique 

sanitaires relatives à l'élimination des déchets animaux 

et aux échanges de sous-produits d'abattage. 

Cette partie de la proposition a été conçue de telle 

manière que son effet sur les entreprises  commerciales 

puisse être considéré comme faible étant donné que la 

proposition inclut, à tout prendre, les systèmes 

actuellement en vigueur dans les divers Etats membres en 

les. déclarant équivalents. 

La seconde partie de la proposition  institue des mesures 

de contrôle microbiologiques des aliments des animaux sur 

le lieu de production.  Les dépenses relatives à ces 

mesures seront limitées et largement compensées étant 

donné qu'elles remplacent les coûts engagés par l'acheteur 

en vue de vérifier la qualité de l'aliment et sa 

conformité avec les exigences sanitaires à l'importation. 

L'impact global sur l'activité économique devrait être 

faible. 

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ISBN 92-77-54349-3 

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