2003/322/EC: Commission Decision of 12 May 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the feeding of certain necrophagous birds with certain category 1 materials (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1494)

• Coming into Force: 12 May 2003,01 May 2003
• End of Effective Date: 03 March 2011
• Celex Number: 32003D0322
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2003/322/oj
• Published date: 13 May 2003
• Date: 12 May 2003
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel de l’Union européenne, L 117, 13 mai 2003,Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L 117, 13 de mayo de 2003

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2003/322/EC: Commission Decision of 12 May 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the feeding of certain necrophagous birds with certain category 1 materials (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1494)

Official Journal L 117 , 13/05/2003 P. 0032 - 0034

Commission Decision

of 12 May 2003

implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the feeding of certain necrophagous birds with certain category 1 materials

(notified under document number C(2003) 1494)

(Only the Spanish, Greek, French, Italian and Portuguese texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/322/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 23(2)(d) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides the possibility for Member States to authorise the feeding of endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material after consultation of the European Food Safety Authority, by derogation to the restrictions applicable to the use of animal by-products laid down in that Regulation.

(2) The Scientific Steering Committee issued an opinion on 7 and 8 November 2002 on the safety of necrophagous birds being possible transmitters of TSEs.

(3) According to that scientific opinion, practices of feeding on carcases of animal species susceptible to TSE should not lead to an artificial increase of the number of potential TSE-transmitting sources, and their possible spread. Also, feeding programmes of wild species such as necrophagous birds should not become an alternative way of disposal of fallen ruminant stock posing a TSE risk nor of specified risk material.

(4) Feeding of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material may, therefore, be considered permissible on the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee.

(5) Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal have submitted requests for the authorisation of feeding of certain species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.

(6) Those requests...