Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/467/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down transitional measures to be applied by Cyprus and Estonia as regards on-site burning or burial of animal by-products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 160, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Estonia, agricultural by-product, agricultural waste, storage of waste, transitional period (EU), waste incineration

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/467/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down transitional measures to be
applied by Cyprus and Estonia as regards on-site burning or burial of animal by-products pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Official Journal of the European Union L 160 of 30 April 2004)

Decision 2004/467/EC should read as follows:

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 April 2004

laying down transitional measures to be applied by Cyprus and Estonia as regards on-site burning
or burial of animal by-products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/467/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002
laying down health rules concerning animal by-products
not intended for human consumption (1), derogations
may be granted regarding the disposal by on-site
burning or burial of animal by-products in restricted
circumstances. That Regulation also provides that no
derogation may be granted in respect of animals
suspected of being infected with a transmissible spongi-
form encephalopathy (TSE) or in which the presence of
a TSE has been officially confirmed.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 811/2003 of 12 May
2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards
the intra-species recycling ban for fish, the burial and
burning of animal by-products and certain transitional
measures (2) lays down implementing rules for deroga-
tions
to Regulation (EC) No
1774/2002 for the disposal of animal by-products by
on-site burning or burial.

according

granted

Cyprus and Estonia will not have operational collection
systems in place for animal by-products on 1 May 2004
which would permit those two new Member States to
comply with the rules regarding the disposal of animal
by-products under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
is necessary to lay down transitional
Therefore,
measures to permit Cyprus and Estonia to continue on-
site burning or burial of animal by-products until 1
January 2005.

it

(4)

During the transitional period Cyprus and Estonia
should take the necessary measures to avoid endangering
human or animal health and the environment. Accord-
ingly, the relevant implementing rules for derogations
granted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 for
the disposal of animal by-products by on-site burning or
burial as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 811/2003
should apply.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 688/2004 (OJ L 112, 19.4.2004,
p. 1).

(2) OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 14.

By way of derogation from Articles 4(2), 5(2) and 6(2) of
1.
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, Cyprus and Estonia may, in
respect of their own territory, for a period until 1 January
2005 permit on-site burning or burial of animal by-products.

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2.
The derogation referred to in paragraph 1 does not apply
to category 1 material referred to in Article 4(1)(a)(i) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1774/2002.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force subject to and as from the
date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

Article 2

It shall apply until 1 January 2005.

Cyprus and Estonia shall, when permitting on-site burning or
burial, as provided for in Article 1 of this Decision, take all
necessary measures to avoid endangering human or animal
health and the environment in accordance with the imple-
menting rules laid down in Articles 6 and 9 of Regulation (EC)
No 811/2003. They shall inform the Commission by 1 May
2004 of the measures taken.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission