98/168/EC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1998 amending Decision 93/70/EEC on codification for the message 'Animo' to include certain types of mammalian waste products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural waste, animal nutrition, animal product, coding, information network, intra-EU trade

3. 3. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 62/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 February 1998

amending Decision 93/70/EEC on codification for the message ‘Animo’ to include
certain types of mammalian waste products

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/168/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and
zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive
with a view to the completion of
92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,

Whereas, for quick understanding of the Animo message, Commission Decision 93/70/EEC (3),
as last amended by Decision 97/628/EC (4), lays down the codes to be used for animals and
animal products;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/735/EC of 21 October 1997 (5) lays down new provisions
governing trade in certain types of mammalian waste products; whereas,
in particular, the
Member States of export and of destination must inform each other of the nature and intended
use of the goods using the Animo computer system;

Whereas, to this end, the coding system used for live animals and animal products must be
amended to introduce the products covered by the new provisions;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

The Annex to Decision 93/70/EEC is amended as follows:

Article 1

1. In Title I, Point 12 of Chapter I.3,

‘PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN’, is replaced by:

1

2

3

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12

Processed animal protein whether intended for
use in feedingstuffs or not (meals and greaves) —
Petfoods

01 Mammalian protein for use in animal

feed,
processed in accordance with the Annex to De-
cision 96/449/EC

01 — Meat and bonemeal

02 — Blood meal

03 — Boneflour

04 — Horn meal

05 — Hoof meal

06 — Dried greaves

07 — Mixtures of these meals

47010101000000

47010103000000

47010104000000

47010105000000

47010106000000

47010108000000

47010199000000

(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 25, 2. 2. 1993, p. 34.
(4) OJ L 261, 23. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 294, 28. 10. 1997, p. 7.

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02 Processed mammalian waste not

for use

in

1

2

3

feedingstuffs

01 — Meat and bonemeal

02 — Blood meal

03 — Boneflour

04 — Horn meal

05 — Hoof meal

06 — Dried greaves

07 — Mixtures of these meals

47010301

47010303

47010304

47010305

47010306

47010308

47010399

D4

D4

D4

D4

D4

D4

D4

03 Processed animal protein of non-mammalian

origin for use in feedingstuffs

01 — Fish meal

02 — Meat
waste

and bonemeal

from poultrymeat

03 — Feather meal

04 — Mixtures of these and other meals

04 Petfoods

01 — Frozen, not heat treated

02 — Canned (heat treatment Fo

A 3,00)

03 — Semi moist

04 — Dried

05 — From processed skins

47010102000000

47010109000000

47010107000000

47010499000000

47010201000000

47010202000000

47010203000000

47010204000000

47010205000000’

2. In Title III:

— The title is replaced by:

‘List of possible uses for the live animals, semen, ova, embryos and products of animal
origin’,

— A new point, D4, is added:

‘ D4

01

Not for use as a feedingstuff — only for incineration or use as fuel

02

Not for use as a feedingstuff — only for processing’

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 17 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission