Directive 1990/667 - Veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1990/667
Original proposal	COM(1989)509
CELEX number i	31990L0667

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Council Directive 90/667/EEC of 27 November 1990 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 of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC

Official Journal L 363 , 27/12/1990 P. 0051 - 0060

Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 36 P. 0031

Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 36 P. 0031

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

of 27 November 1990

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 of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC

(90/667/EEC)

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 from 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 internal 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 harmonized rules should be laid down for processing animal waste and placing on the market processed products resulting therefrom;

Whereas a distinction should be drawn between the measures to be implemented on the basis of the nature of the raw material used;

Whereas, in order to avoid any risk of dispersion of pathogens, 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 plant 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 States;

Whereas the possibility of using certain materials should be limited;

Whereas, in order to take into account certain practices, it should be possible to derogate from the processing laid down for controlled uses;

Whereas processing plants should be subject to self-supervision of their production, and in particular the observance of microbiological standards applicable to the final product;

Whereas provision should be made for a Community inspection procedure;

Whereas the products concerned should be subject to the rules for veterinary checks and any protective measures laid down by Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (4);

Whereas provision should be made for minimum rules of a transitional nature for imported products;

Whereas a cooperation procedure should be set up between the Commission and the Member States for the purposes of adopting application measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRÉCTIVE:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

• 1. 

  This Directive lays down:

(a) the animal and public health requirements for the:

i(i) disposal and/or processing of animal waste in order to destroy pathogens which might be present in such materials,

(ii) production of feedingstuffs of animal origin in such manner as to prevent the presence of any pathogens therein;

(b)

the rules for the placing on the market of animal

waste intended for purposes other than human consumption.

• 2. 

  This Directive shall not affect:

(a)

national veterinary...

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