Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2007 of 16 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 as regards uses of former foodstuffs and the extension of the validity of the transitional measures relating to such foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, animal product, foodstuff, health control, public health, waste management

17.7.2007

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 832/2007

of 16 July 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 as regards uses of former foodstuffs and the extension of
the validity of the transitional measures relating to such foodstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

in Article 22(1)(a)
No 1774/2002.

and

(b)

of Regulation

(EC)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of
the
European Parliament and the Council of 3 October 2002
laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not
intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article
32(1) thereof,

(5)

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

opinion

the

the

of

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for a complete
revision of Community rules on animal by-products and
introduces a number of strict requirements as regards
their use and disposal. In particular, its Article 22(1)(a)
and (b) lays down general restrictions on uses of animal
by-products and processed products.

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 is amended as follows:

1. Article 3 point (c) is replaced by the following:

transport,

the collection,

Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2006 (2) on transi-
tional measures under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 as
regards
treatment, use and
disposal of former foodstuffs sets out a number of tran-
sitional measures that are due to expire on 31 July 2007.
In particular, Article 3(c) of Regulation (EC) No
197/2006 provides that Member States may authorise
former
for other
purposes, without further treatment, subject to certain
conditions set out therein.

foodstuffs to be used in feed or

‘(c) used in feed without further treatment or used for other

purposes without further treatment if:

(i) such former foodstuffs have not been in contact
with raw material of
animal origin and the
competent authority is satisfied that such use does
not pose a risk to public or animal health; and

The economic operators concerned by those transitional
measures have asked for the period of validity of such
measures to be extended, and it is appropriate to do so
in the circumstances.

(ii) in the case of use in feed, such use shall be without
prejudice to the restrictions on use laid down in
Article 22(1)(a)
(EC)
(b)
No 1774/2002.’

of Regulation

and

In the interests of clarity of Community legislation, it is
appropriate to clearly specify that the uses that may be
authorised under Article 3(c) of Regulation (EC) No
197/2006 do not affect the general restrictions set out

2. In Article 5, the date ‘31 July 2007’ is replaced by the date

‘31 July 2009’.

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
L 379,

(EC) No 2007/2006 (OJ

Commission Regulation
28.12.2006, p. 98).

(2) OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 13.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission